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Spain’s Pérez-Llorca Eyes Americas Growth Via Mexico Merger

The international ambitions of Spain’s Pérez-Llorca have led the firm to Mexico, the fourth-largest economy in the Americas and a challenging legal market to penetrate. The firm hopes that what will set it apart in Mexico is its mode of entry—a combination with one of the country’s largest domestic law…

Federal Lawsuit Alleges Delayed Elections for Ga. PSC Are Unconstitutional

Two groups on Wednesday sued to overturn a law extending the elected terms of Georgia’s public service commissioners, saying it violates the state constitution for the five Republicans to be allowed to serve terms longer than six years. Georgia WAND Education Fund, Georgia Conservation Voters Education Fund and Brionte McCorkle,…

‘Repeated Discovery Abuses’ Lead to Default Liability Judgment

A Fulton County State Court judge has entered a default liability judgment against an orthopedic surgeon after determining Dr. James L. Chappuis of the Spine Center Atlanta & Affiliates withheld discovery in an underlying medical-malpractice case brought against him. “[B]ecause of the spoliation and the willful and repeated discovery abuses,…

Blockchain Domains: New Developments for Brand Owners

Blockchain technology has revolutionized numerous industries, including finance, supply chain management and digital identity verification. One of its latest frontiers relates to the domain name system (DNS). Blockchain domain names offer decentralized alternatives to traditional DNS-based domain names, promising enhanced security, privacy and censorship resistance. However, these benefits come with…