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. […]
Category: Law
Posted inBusiness, Law
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 […]
Posted inBusiness, Law, Politics
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 […]
Posted inBooks, Diplomacy, Law
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 […]
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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 […]
Posted inLaw
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 […]
Posted inLaw, Politics
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 […]
Posted inBusiness, Immigration, Law, Sponsored Post
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 […]
Posted inBusiness, Education, Law, Sponsored Post
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 […]
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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 […]