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
One Year In, Trump’s ‘America First’ Immigration Approach Slows Access to Skilled Labor
Editor’s note: This sponsored commentary was written by Kevin Miner, a partner at Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP, whose Atlanta office is a Global Atlanta annual sponsor. As we approach the end of the first year of the Trump administration, employers are beginning to feel the practical effects of its “America First” approach Read more
Employing Foreign Graduates: What Companies Should Know
Editor’s note: The following is a sponsored commentary by Fragomen associate Janora L. Hawkins. With President Donald Trump focused on raising the skill level of immigrants entering the U.S., many lawmakers agree that some low-hanging fruit exists in the form of foreign graduates coming out of U.S. universities. American companies, especially in the high-tech and Read more
Q&A: Keeping Data Safe in the Age of Monster Breaches
Editor’s note: Breaches happen all the time in the world of digital commerce, but a hack of Atlanta-based Equifax earlier this year was not your normal, run-of-the-mill data heist. One distinguishing factor was the size of the breach, which was said to have exposed personal records of more than 146 million Americans — nearly half Read more
When Laws Fail: UGA Law Student Asseses Ghana’s Domestic Violence Act
Editor’s note: The following is a commentary piece written by Zack Lindsey, a second-year law student at the University of Georgia who participated in the global externship program this summer. Disclosure: The law school’s Dean Rusk Center for International Law, which runs the program, is a Global Atlanta advertiser. Ten years ago, Ghana passed the Read more
Georgia Republican Named Luxembourg Ambassador
Dentons LLP attorney James Randolph “Randy” Evans, a wheel in the Georgia Republican Party, has been nominated as U.S. ambassador to the wealthy European enclave of Luxembourg. The posting had been rumored since July, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, but the White House made it official Thursday, Sept. 21. The appointment is subject to Senate confirmation. Read more
UGA Law to Host Timely Conference on Future of Trade Deals
Trade policy was once the largely unseen domain of seasoned negotiators operating behind closed doors. But since the U.S. elections in 2016, the often-esoteric issue has been shoved firmly into the political limelight. As Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton duked it out on the national stage, their stances on the 12-country Trans-Pacific Partnership — an Read more
Q&A: How Not to Run Afoul of U.S. Bribery Laws in Foreign Deals
Editor’s note: While bribery has changed in the digital age, the seemingly endless stream of leaks showing government corruption and business complicity means that it’s here to stay. Few Americans would consider the outright offer of cash to a foreign leader. More concerning for most companies are the gray areas where in their zeal to win Read more
International Bar Association: ‘Rule of Law’ Threatened on Both Sides of the Atlantic
Despite the Rome Declaration that was signed on March 25 by 27 leaders of the European Union to celebrate the EU’s founding 60 years ago, Mark Ellis, executive director of the London-based International Bar Association, fears that the most “civilized experiment of the 20th century” is on the verge of extinction. Should a founding member Read more
