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THE BESTOF THE
ATL LAW BLOG
Wilbert GroupThe
Wilbert Group brings you the biggestnews of 2016 from Atlanta’s biggestlaw firms, as first reported onatllawblog.com
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January
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Freshly minted partners from dozens of
ATLANTA LAW FIRMS assume their new titles.
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Jonathan Eady succeeds Glenn Hendrix as managing
partner of Arnall Golden Gregory. Hendrix becomes the
firm’s new chairman.
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A Sutherland team led by Dorothy Black Franzoni represents
Consolidated Edison Development with its $227 million purchase of Alamo 7.
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KING & SPALDING advises TSYS on its acquisition of
TransFirst for $2.35 billion.
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February
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Charlotte-based Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein opens an Atlanta office by recruiting a
McGuireWoods team.
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Sutherland partners
THOMAS BUNDY III and
ALLEGRA LAWRENCE-HARDY bolt to start their own litigation
firm, Lawrence & Bundy.
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OGLETREE, DEAKINS elects
C. MATTHEW KEEN as managing shareholder.
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Leah Ward Sears, the (then) Schiff Hardin partner and former Chief Justice of the Georgia Supreme
Court, is mentioned as a possible candidate
for the high court vacancy following
Justice Antonin Scalia’s death.
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Morris, Manning & Martin ranks as the top Atlanta-based firm – and sixth in the nation – based
on the percentage of attorneys honored by Chambers USA.
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March
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A trio of firms –
TROUTMAN SANDERS, JONES DAY
and
GIBSON DUNN & CRUTCHER – provides counsel to Southern Company
on its planned acquisition of PowerSecure International.
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King & Spalding advises Douglas Emmett on the acquisition of four office
buildings in West Los Angeles for approximately $1.34 billion.
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Lewis Brisbois partner
SCOTT MASTERSON leads the successful defense against a man who said his
exposure to asbestos included in Union Carbide products
caused his mesothelioma.
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King & Spalding counsels Carmike Cinemas’ definitive merger agreement with AMC Entertainment
in a $1.1 billion deal.
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Long-time Troutman Sanders partner
CHARLIE HAWKINS sets up his own law firm, The Hawkins Firm LLC.
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Former Sutherland partner Bennett Kight pleads not guilty
to charges of stealing over $2 million from elderly clients.
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April
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Fisher Phillips opens an office in Sacramento; hires
STEVE MAURO as chief operating officer.
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King & Spalding advises credit card processor
Total System Services on the sale of $1.5 billion in senior
notes to underwriters.
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Troutman Sanders counsels Snyder’s-Lance in its $1.9 billion merger with Diamond Foods.
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ALSTON & BIRD secures a major win for client
GENUINE PARTS in the Delaware Supreme Court.
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May
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SMITH, GAMBRELL & RUSSELL
represents SASCO Chemical Group in its acquisition by Arsenal Capital Partners.
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W. HUNTER HOLIDAY, a longtime corporate and
securities partner at Alston & Bird, is named
general counsel of North Highland Co.
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Holland Knight’s Robert Highsmith opens Game 3 of the Eastern Conference NBA semifinals by singing the national anthem.
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Bryan Cave’s C. Scott Greene
becomes a fellow of the American College of
Trial Lawyers.
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KUTAK ROCK announces that
Atlanta public finance partner
DAVID AMSDEN has been elected as the firm’s
new vice chair.
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Fisher & Phillips ditches the ampersand
and rebrands as Fisher Phillips.
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ARNALL GOLDEN GREGORY
joins the ranks of Atlanta-based Am Law 200 firms for the first time.
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June
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Ogletree Deakins is named by Law360 as the No. 1 firm for
black attorneys.
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IP firm Finnegan relocates its Atlanta office to
Atlantic Station in Midtown.
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DLA Piper’s Ceasar Mitchell announces he’s
running for Mayor of Atlanta.
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SMITH, GAMBRELL & RUSSELL
serves as legal counsel to
HERITAGE GROWTH PARTNERS
in a growth recapitalization of East West Manufacturing.
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DLA Piper advises ClearView Group in its
acquisition of Ebony and Jet magazines from Johnson
Publishing Company.
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Associate pay jumps $20,000 at several of
Atlanta’s largest law firms.
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July
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KILPATRICK TOWNSEND leads Atlanta-based firms in
The American Lawyer’s annual pro bono ranking of the
200 top-grossing U.S. firms.
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Dentons recruits Edward Lindsey, former majority
whip in the Georgia House of Representatives.
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Fisher Phillips opens an office in New York City.
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Greenberg Traurig’s Joel Katz and Bobby Rosenbloum
are recognized by Billboard magazine as two of the music
industry’s top lawyers.
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King & Spalding beefs up its
national public affairs capabilities through a strategic alliance with former Washington mayor Anthony Williams.
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August
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Smith, Gambrell & Russell advises Cherry Street Energy
on the first solar energy procurement agreement
under HB 57.
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KING & SPALDING advises Post Properties on its $3.88 billion acquisition by Mid-America Apartments
Communities.
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Jones Day advises Randstad on its $429 million acquisition of
Monster Worldwide.
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FISHERBROYLES adds a team of five lawyers
from Lewis Brisbois.
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Baker Donelson senior managing
shareholder Linda Klein is
named president of the American Bar Association.
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Robert “Bo” Strauss and Morris Little of
TAYLOR ENGLISH DUMA advise a Russian freight airline
consortium on an $8 billion deal.
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September
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Sutherland represents Rockland Capital and affiliate
Redback Power in acquiring the Victoria Power Station.
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PAUL HASTINGS advises Carey Watermark Investors 2 in its acquisition of the Renaissance Atlanta
Midtown Hotel.
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TROUTMAN SANDERS counsels Canada’s
Cynapsus Therapeutics in its $624 million sale to
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals.
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Polsinelli moves to
larger digs at One Atlantic
Center.
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SMITH, GAMBRELL & RUSSELL
lures Leah Ward Sears, former chief justice of the Georgia Supreme Court,
from Schiff Hardin.
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Dentons announces Jeff Haidet
will become U.S. chair.
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October
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Alston & Bird advises RREEF Management on its
purchase of the Las Olas City Centre office property in Fort Lauderdale
for $220 million.
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KING & SPALDING represents EndoChoice Holdings
with its acquisition by Boston Scientific for $210 million.
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BakerHostetler recruits Ron Gaither and his clients, including the
Atlanta Braves, from Schiff Hardin.
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