/pulse/georgia-pulse?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Georgia Pulse Copyright 2025 saąúĽĘ´«Ă˝. en-US Fri, 19 Dec 2025 16:18:11 +0000 /pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2424137?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2424137 Foley Hoag's handling of a suit challenging the proposed White House ballroom and Vedder Price's work on a $2 billion transaction with Goldman Sachs lead this edition of Law360 Pulse's Spotlight On Mid-Law Work, recapping the top matters for Mid-Law firms from Dec. 4 to 19. Fri, 19 Dec 2025 14:36:42 +0000 /pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2424161?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2424161 Five firms lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the D.C. Circuit reinstated an order that blocked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency from freezing grants for climate change projects. Fri, 19 Dec 2025 14:17:53 +0000 /pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2423660?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2423660 The legal industry had another action-packed week with a mega law firm merger announcement and eye-popping year-end bonuses at a handful of elite boutiques. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz. Fri, 19 Dec 2025 11:25:05 +0000 /pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2423768?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2423768 The real estate law firm Goggans Stutzman Hudson Wilson & Mize LLP announced that it has opened a new office in Athens, Georgia, to be led by a partner with more than 25 years of experience in commercial and residential real estate matters. Fri, 19 Dec 2025 09:00:26 +0000 /pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2423363?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2423363 In 2025, Mid-Law firms were under increasing pressure to grow, with mergers typically being the most attractive option, leading to several high-profile mergers of midsize, midmarket and regional firms being acquired and numerous Mid-Law firms themselves absorbing smaller firms amid ongoing industry consolidation. Thu, 18 Dec 2025 16:32:54 +0000 /pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2423810?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2423810 The Judicial Nominating Commission of Georgia has recommended candidates to Gov. Brian Kemp to fill vacancies in the state courts of Bryan, DeKalb, Henry and Spalding counties, and the superior courts of the Alapaha, Augusta, Brunswick and Douglas Judicial Circuits. Thu, 18 Dec 2025 16:04:06 +0000 /pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2423838?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2423838 Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP have promoted 18 attorneys to its partnership level — a class that is half the size of last year's 36 elevations. Thu, 18 Dec 2025 15:44:04 +0000 /pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2422438?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2422438 An experienced CEO and chief compliance officer, who most recently was a Connecticut-based partner at Garris Horn LLP, has taken on the general counsel role at digital mortgage exchange Maxex in Atlanta. Thu, 18 Dec 2025 12:47:09 +0000 /pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2421644?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2421644 As the year winds down and the pace of work slows, attorneys should reflect on what did and didn’t work to generate business in 2025, and start mapping out their 2026 business development plan now to set themselves up for success, says Ezra Crawford at Crowell. Wed, 17 Dec 2025 16:38:26 +0000 /pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2423329?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2423329 Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP announced Wednesday that a lawyer with Krevolin & Horst LLC — who previously served as the first general counsel for the global beverage company Celsius Holdings Inc. — will join its Atlanta office as the firm is set to complete its merger with Morris Manning & Martin LLP on Dec. 31. Wed, 17 Dec 2025 16:12:54 +0000 /pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2421133?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2421133 Though firm leaders feel the most urgency about retaining rainmakers now, during compensation season, effective retention strategies are preemptive and year-round efforts anchored in meaningful support, tactical execution and credible follow-through, says Tom Orewyler at TO Comms. Wed, 17 Dec 2025 15:35:12 +0000 /pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2423156?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2423156 Glenn Agre Bergman & Fuentes LLP told its associates in a memo last week that it would be issuing year-end bonuses ranging from $15,000 to $115,000 and special bonuses ranging from $6,000 to $25,000 based on seniority, with the chance to receive premiums above the year-end bonuses based on "​​extraordinary dedication and/or performance." Wed, 17 Dec 2025 13:27:56 +0000 /pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2421029?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2421029 Fulton County, Georgia, District Attorney Fani Willis came out swinging Wednesday at Republican lawmakers investigating her unsuccessful racketeering prosecution of President Donald Trump, deriding the probe as "foolishness" and a "damn joke." Tue, 16 Dec 2025 16:21:50 +0000 /pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2422681?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2422681 Susman Godfrey LLP announced on Tuesday that it is topping New York's bonus scale with payouts that range from a median of $120,000 for first-year associates to a median of $280,000 for the most senior associates. Tue, 16 Dec 2025 15:37:34 +0000 /pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2422464?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2422464 A Georgia lawyer and ex-solicitor general has been denied an early exit from a suit alleging that he double-billed a former client, as a state court rejected the attorney's claims that the suit was mere cover for a long-running feud with a local judge. Tue, 16 Dec 2025 15:12:14 +0000 /pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2421032?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2421032 Trust is the foundation of any great client relationship, but it isn’t built overnight or maintained passively — rather, counsel must consistently show up in small but important ways to become the trusted partner clients rely on when judgment matters most, says Andrew Dick at The L Suite. Tue, 16 Dec 2025 14:13:28 +0000 /pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2421427?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2421427 Legal software firm Aderant announced this week that it has launched a partnership with legal artificial intelligence platform Harvey aimed at streamlining how law firms and legal professionals manage "the practice and business of law." Tue, 16 Dec 2025 13:14:45 +0000 /pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2415203?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2415203 The number of U.S. legal industry jobs remained level in November after inching up just 300 positions in October from the previous month, according to preliminary data released Tuesday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Tue, 16 Dec 2025 13:02:56 +0000 /pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2421659?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2421659 It was a busy year for courts in Georgia, with a federal judge ordering the state's corrections system to continue providing hormone therapy to transgender people in prison, and prosecutors deciding to drop the historic racketeering case against President Donald Trump and his allies. Here, Law360 recaps the biggest legal developments to come out of Peach State courts in 2025. Mon, 15 Dec 2025 19:31:54 +0000 /pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2422184?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/georgia-pulse/articles/2422184 A Colorado woman accused a Georgia law firm Friday of charging her over $40,000 for debt settlement and credit repair services despite doing little to settle her debts or improve her credit score — before the firm dropped her as a client entirely.