Georgia Pulse


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    Burr & Forman Adds Real Estate Boutique Founder In Atlanta

    Burr & Forman LLP has brought on the managing partner at Hughes Real Estate Law LLC as counsel in its Atlanta office, strengthening its real estate practice with a commercial real estate attorney who has in-house experience.

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    ABA Urges Attys To Guard Confidentiality In Withdraw Motions

    The American Bar Association on Wednesday advised attorneys that they must leave information about their representation of a client out of any motions they file to withdraw as their counsel unless they have an explicit exception to existing confidentiality rules or the client's consent.

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    High Billers At McKool Smith To Pocket Extra Bonus Money

    McKool Smith is the latest BigLaw firm to announce extra cash for attorneys who went above and beyond with billable hours in 2025, according to an internal memo obtained by Law360 Pulse.

  • King & Spalding Atty Dies In Mountain Climbing Accident

    People at King & Spalding LLP are mourning after an appellate attorney from the firm and a mountain guide fell to their deaths climbing New Zealand's tallest mountain.

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    The Top In-House Hires Of November

    Elon Musk's xAI has a new but familiar general counsel, while several sports groups — including the New York Mets, PGA of America and the SEC college athletic conference — also brought on new legal leaders in November.

  • Accusers Seek To Revive Katt Williams Suit Over Judicial Bias

    Four women whose suit against comedian Katt Williams was tossed by a Georgia federal judge on a finding that the claims related to a 2016 altercation outside a nightclub were time-barred, asked the court Tuesday to reconsider on the basis that the judge is hostile to their lawyer and did not render an impartial decision.

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    Sheppard Mullin To Offer Larger Bonuses To Busy Associates

    Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP associates who labored past 2,000 hours in 2025 can expect to see a little extra in their upcoming bonus checks, according to an internal memo obtained by Law360.

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    Longtime Home Depot Atty Rejoins King & Spalding In Atlanta

    A former King & Spalding LLP attorney has rejoined the firm's Atlanta office as a partner following more than 20 years in-house with Home Depot as associate general counsel, the firm announced Tuesday.

  • Judge-Shopping Sanctions Order Must Stand, 11th Circ. Told

    The Alabama federal judges who sanctioned a trio of civil rights attorneys for allegedly judge shopping are defending that outcome, telling the Eleventh Circuit the controversial process was above board and rejecting the "scheming" attorneys' claims that they simply wanted to ensure they received a randomly assigned judge.

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    FisherBroyles Brings On IP Firm Owner In Atlanta

    FisherBroyles LLP has brought on an experienced intellectual property attorney in its Atlanta office, strengthening its national IP practice with her more than two decades of experience as a registered patent attorney handling IP matters. 

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    Pierson Ferdinand Adds Atty Trio In Ga., NY, Texas

    Pierson Ferdinand LLP announced Monday that it has added three partners across its Atlanta, Austin, Texas, and New York offices, further growing its litigation and corporate practices.

  • Med Mal Judge DQ Sought Over Conflict Of 'Epic Proportions'

    A Florida couple say their medical malpractice suit against a Georgia healthcare provider shouldn't have been dismissed by a Georgia federal judge, arguing the judge has a conflict of interest of "epic proportions" through her brother and sister-in-law.

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    State High Courts See Little Progress In Improving Diversity

    State supreme courts have seen minimal improvements in the racial and gender diversity of their jurists, as new justices have been disproportionately white and male, with even less progress made in seating justices with varied professional experiences, according to a recent report.

  • 11th Circ. Denies Trump Bid To Revive Clinton, DNC RICO Suit

    The Eleventh Circuit on Wednesday upheld the dismissal of President Donald Trump's amended lawsuit alleging a racketeering conspiracy between Hillary Clinton and the Democratic National Committee to derail his 2016 campaign with false accusations of Russian collusion, saying the complaint didn't state any claims. 

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    Akerman Matches 2023 Partnership Class With 15 Additions

    Akerman LLP announced Tuesday that it has promoted 15 lawyers to its partnership, the same number it promoted to partner in 2023 and five fewer than it tapped in 2024.

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    Magic Circle Firms Enchant Associates With Top-Tier Bonuses

    U.S. associates at Linklaters LLP and Clifford Chance LLP have a lot to be thankful for this holiday season, as the Magic Circle firms Wednesday became the latest to match the BigLaw standard for this year's associate bonuses.

  • Hall Booth Bulks Up In Georgia With 15 Atty Hires

    Georgia-based Hall Booth Smith PC announced the addition of 15 new attorneys across its home state, including an experienced litigator who has spent over 25 years working on a wide range of liability, employment and medical malpractice matters.

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    Ga. Prosecutor Drops Election Case Against Trump, Allies

    A Georgia prosecutor on Wednesday officially dropped the racketeering case against President Donald Trump and others accused of attempting to overturn the state's 2020 presidential election results.

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    More Info Sought As Search For Missing Atty Comes Up Short

    Georgia authorities have suspended their nearly two-week daily search and rescue efforts for Charles M. Hosch, co-founder of Dallas boutique Hosch & Morris PLLC, who was last seen on a hike on the Appalachian Trail on Veterans Day, but vowed to follow up on any information that could help them find Hosch.

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    How GCs Are Turning Litigation Into Strategic Profit Tool

    For most general counsel, litigation has meant playing defense to guard their corporations against outside threats. In 2025, however, a growing number have been taking on roles as quarterbacks seeking to score large policy or financial victories for their companies.

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    Weil Matches Year-End And Special Bonuses For Associates

    Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP on Tuesday joined a cadre of other firms in matching the BigLaw standard for this year's associate bonuses.  

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    Legal Workflow Co. Onit Acquires LawBase

    Legal workflow company Onit Inc. announced Tuesday its acquisition of case management and matter management platform LawBase.

  • JAMS Expands Footprint In Atlanta With Modern Office

    Alternative dispute resolution provider JAMS has relocated its Atlanta office to a larger 9,963-square-foot space in the city after seeing more in-person proceedings than virtual ones this year.

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    Wargo French Brings Back Corporate Ace From In-House Role

    Wargo French Singer has brought back an of counsel in Atlanta after her stint as chief operating officer and chief legal officer of cannabis-focused insurance company Frontier Risk Group.

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    5 BigLaw Firms Match Prevailing Year-End, Special Bonuses

    BigLaw continues to dole out extra cash for attorneys just in time for the holidays, with five more firms matching the year-end and special bonuses previously announced by their peers.

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Expert Analysis

  • A Scientific Path For Improving Diversity At Law Firms Author Photo

    Law firms could combine industrial organizational psychology and machine learning to study prospective hires' analytical thinking, stress response and similar attributes — which could lead to recruiting from a more diverse candidate pool, say Ali Shahidi and Bess Sully at Sheppard Mullin.

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    Ask A Mentor: How Can Associates Seek More Assignments? Author Photo

    In the first installment of Law360 Pulse's career advice guest column, Meela Gill at Weil offers insights on how associates can ask for meaningful work opportunities at their firms without sounding like they are begging. 

  • Legal Sector Regulatory Reform Is Key To Closing Justice Gap Author Photo

    In order to improve access to justice for those who cannot afford a lawyer, states should consider regulatory innovations, such as allowing new forms of law firm ownership and permitting nonlawyers to provide certain legal services, says Patricia Lee Refo, president of the American Bar Association.

  • Law Firm Biz Development Tips For The Pandemic Era Author Photo

    Jessica Starr and Monica Ulzheimer at Alston & Bird look at four areas where business development and other law firm administrative teams can take a leadership role in driving practice growth at a time when attorney interactions with clients and peers are limited.

  • Opinion

    Reflections On My 1st Judicial Election Amid Racial Tensions Author Photo

    Former Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Robert Benham looks back at the racial barriers facing his first judicial campaign in 1984, and explains how those experiences shaped his decades on the bench, why judges should refrain from taking political stances, and why he was an early supporter of therapeutic courts that deal with systemic problems.

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