The Atlanta-based law firm of Wasserman West has added to its Latin American expertise, recruiting an Argentine attorney with vast deal-making experience as the country’s economic prospects brighten. Maria Fernanda Farall joins the Latin America-focused firm from her previous position running the Atlanta office of a boutique firm based in Buenos Aires. Before that, she worked in Atlanta Read more
UN Official: Risk of Nuclear Conflict Grows As Diplomacy Declines
In a tense world running short on diplomacy, the likelihood of nuclear war could be on the rise for the first time since the Cold War, a top United Nations official warned this week in Atlanta. “The danger of nuclear conflict — either by design, accident or miscalculation — seems to be growing,” said Izumi Read more
Atlanta Firm Focuses on Middle East Business, International Transactions
Editor’s note: This is a sponsored post announcing Atlanta-based Elkhalil Law’s backing of Global Atlanta’s Middle East and North Africa coverage, which now reaches about 500 readers every month with a specialized email newsletter. Subscribe here. Elkhalil Law is the latest sponsor of Global Atlanta’s coverage of the Middle East and North Africa, becoming the exclusive partner Read more
Korean Legal Pioneer in Atlanta Dies at Age 52
Han C. Choi, 52, who as managing partner of the Atlanta office of the Ballard Spahr law firm led its Korea Initiative, died March 16. A memorial service for Mr. Choi will be held at 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 15, at First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta, 1328 Pechtree Street NE, Atlanta, Ga. Born in Read more
Squires Patton Boggs Opens Atlanta Office
Squires Patton Boggs, one of the world’s largest law firms, has planted its flag in Atlanta, hiring away three partners from Dentons, another giant that entered Atlanta just a few years ago through an acquisition.
France’s Southeast U.S. Rep Switches Party and Forms Law Firm With Political Ally
The twists and turns of French electoral politics send out repercussions as far as Atlanta where the law partners Dominique Lemoine and Frederic Lefebvre have abandoned their allegiance to France’s Republican party in a move partially motivated in response to France’s National Front far-right party, which is following policies made popular in the U.S. by Read more
Books 2017: How the Irish and American Supreme Courts Grew Up Together
Book: The Supreme Court Author: Ruadhán Mac Cormaic Review by: Shane Stephens, consul general of Ireland in Atlanta I picked up this worthy-looking book during my summer holidays in the West of Ireland to address my lack of knowledge about a core part of the Irish State. But a duty quickly became an obsession. I Read more
Books 2017: Justice as a Bellwether of Human Well-Being
Book title : Justice: What’s the Right Thing to Do? Author : Michael J. Sandel Review by: Ahmet Bozer, former executive vice president of the Coca-Cola Co. and president of Coca-Cola International Since the 2007-08 financial crisis, I have been thinking that we are in transition from one human era to another. Events throughout 2017 Read more
Head of Arbitration Center to Step Down, Return to International Law Practice
The head of the Atlanta Center for International Arbitration and Mediation is leaving the post to return to practicing international law. Shelby Grubbs will become a managing member in Miller & Martin PLLC’s Atlanta office, where he will lead its international commercial dispute resolution practice. Mr. Grubbs was the first leader for the center, which was Read more
Atlanta Customs Office Ordered to Speed Up Release of Trump ‘Travel Ban’ Documents
A federal court in Atlanta on Wednesday ordered the local U.S. Customs and Border Protection office to speed up the release of documents related to the treatment of travelers during the early days of President Donald Trump’s so-called travel ban. The ACLU of Georgia sued to gain quicker access to what it says are more than 17,100 pages of documents, Read more
