Patience has paid off for a west Georgia solo practitioner whose had her sights set on rising to the bench. After being bypassed twice for an appointment to the Georgia Court of Appeals, Gov. Brian Kemp has appointed Carolyn “Tippi” Cain Burch of The Burch Firm in Columbus to the Chattahoochee Judicial…

On Tuesday, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe launched its Online Safety Resource Center, a website that provides knowledge resources for clients impacted by privacy laws that protect minors online. These resources include an interactive state-by-state regulatory tracker of such laws, as well as articles and videos about the related legal and…

More than two weeks after Jeff Davis secured 57.1% of the statewide vote to replace retiring Presiding Judge M. Yvette Miller on the Georgia Court of Appeals next year, a judge has agreed to hear a challenge seeking to stay certification of Davis’ election. Following the recusal of at least two other Atlanta…

The U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform late last month released a new report on so-called “nuclear” verdicts—those with damages awards of more than $10 million. The report pulled together data from 1,288 verdicts from Jan. 1, 2013, and Dec. 31, 2022, in wrongful death and personal injury cases.  The…

In the case Earth, Wind & Fire IP LLC. v. Substantial Music Group LLC., a Florida federal court has determined that the alumni band, Legacy Reunion of Earth Wind & Fire Alumni, committed trademark infringement against the original band Earth, Wind & Fire. The Nominative Fair Use doctrine took a prominent…

International firms advised multinational clients on large M&A transactions in May as well as working on funding deals in Mozambique, Kenya, Egypt, South Africa and Tanzania. Baker McKenzie and Portuguese law firm PLMJ are advising Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) on a $1.1 billion deal with Lisbon-based multinational Galp…