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Bankruptcy (29)

Date	Title	Comments
2008-12-23	Parker Hudson works Eva-tone bankruptcy case for secured lender	0
2008-12-05	Fashion boutique Blue Genes in Atlanta files for bankruptcy	0
2008-11-20	Ga. state senator takes advice from longtime counsel on Chevy offer	0
2008-11-14	Michael Vick's Sugarloaf mansion, horses and yachts on the block	1
2008-11-06	Atlanta wine retailer The Grape files for Ch. 11 bankruptcy	1
2008-10-28	Hartman Simons and Sutherland work on gas bankruptcy sale	0
2008-10-22	Paul Hastings advising lender in Texas trucker's bankruptcy case	0
2008-10-20	Kilpatrick advises Mitsubishi in S.C. car dealer's bankruptcy	0
2008-10-14	South Ga. maker of monstrous all-terrain vehicles goes bankrupt	0
2008-10-08	Pay dispute appears to land lubricant maker in bankruptcy	0
2008-10-08	Creditors, directors line up lawyers in AtheroGenics bankruptcy	0
2008-09-29	Creative Loafing files for Ch. 11 bankruptcy in Florida	0
2008-09-29	Big Chevy dealer picks Burr & Forman for bankruptcy filing	0
2008-09-17	Another big Waffle House franchisee files for bankruptcy	59
2008-09-17	PoGo advises hedge funds on AtheroGenics bankruptcy petition	0
2008-09-16	Troutman Sanders advising Bank of China in Lehman bankruptcy	0
2008-09-12	Waffle House taps TN, FL lawyers in franchisee bankruptcy	0
2008-08-27	Birmingham bankruptcy would be nation's biggest muni default	0
2008-08-26	Crescent Moon diner has avoided paying taxes, creditor alleges	6
2008-08-15	Decatur diner Crescent Moon files for Ch. 11 bankruptcy	5
2008-08-13	Greenberg Traurig assists longtime plastics client on restructuring	1
2008-08-05	Economy is bad for some, but good for the bankruptcy bar	0
2008-08-01	Alston & Bird is co-counsel on IndyMac's California liquidation	1
2008-07-30	Stratus bankruptcy reels in King & Spalding, Morris Manning	0
2008-07-08	Michael Vick, autographed collectibles peddler clash over money	0
2008-07-08	Atlanta Falcons seek return of $3.75 million bonus from Vick	0
2008-06-30	Homebuilders' woes mean big work for bankruptcy bar	0
2008-06-17	Jones Day counsel to Georgia Gulf in debt-payments dispute	0
2008-05-20	Northwest Airlines Risks Repeat Bankruptcy Court Trip	0

Corporate Governance (7)

Date	Title	Comments
2008-08-08	Hedge fund taps Nelson Mullins for advice on Post proxy battle	0
2008-07-31	McKenna's Luis Aguilar sworn in as SEC commissioner	0
2008-07-23	Luis Aguilar's SEC swearing-in to take place in Atlanta, not D.C.	0
2008-06-30	Stockton fends off activist investor, getting an assist from old arrest	0
2008-06-27	InBev wants to remove Billy Payne from Anheuser-Busch board	0
2008-06-02	Homebuilders' legal wrangling plows new ground, Oxendine says	0
2008-05-22	Ga. homebuilders to wage proxy battle for control of insurance company	0

Defense contractors (5)

Date	Title	Comments
2008-11-26	King & Spalding works on $45 mln transatlantic technology deal	0
2008-09-22	Harris Corp. replaces fallen Lehman Brothers in S & P 500 Index	0
2008-08-12	Burr & Forman advises military trainer Omega on Cubic buyout	0
2008-07-10	Federal government contractors catch the eye of investment groups	0
2008-06-20	PoGo lines up Lockheed deal for Atlanta defense contractor	0

Delaware law (2)

Date	Title	Comments
2008-06-27	InBev wants to remove Billy Payne from Anheuser-Busch board	0
2008-06-17	Jones Day counsel to Georgia Gulf in debt-payments dispute	0

Economic development (3)

Date	Title	Comments
2008-12-23	VW taps Balch's Leath for counsel on Chattanooga site selection	0
2008-09-26	Danish companies side with Hunton for U.S. expansion plans	0
2008-06-19	Arnall Golden arranges Korean invasion of Middle Georgia	0

Energy (7)

Date	Title	Comments
2008-10-28	Hartman Simons and Sutherland work on gas bankruptcy sale	0
2008-10-13	Troutman ignites $300 mln securities sale for Wisconsin Electric	0
2008-10-02	Coal miner's stock sale squeaks through before market collapse	0
2008-09-12	Georgia grease collector capitalizes on craze for biofuels	0
2008-08-15	Private equity drops out of Alston & Bird natural gas deal	0
2008-08-11	Troutman digs in with Virginia coal miner on securities sales	0
2008-06-06	King & Spalding does Islamic work in London, too, not just from Middle East offices	0

Financial Institutions (23)

Date	Title	Comments
2008-12-23	Parker Hudson works Eva-tone bankruptcy case for secured lender	0
2008-12-22	Morgan Keegan expands with Atlanta investment bank acquisition	0
2008-12-08	South Carolina banks keep feeding work to Nelson Mullins	0
2008-11-26	South Georgia bank gets $52 million from Treasury's TARP plan	0
2008-11-19	Kilpatrick helps United Community Banks on Treasury equity deal	0
2008-11-18	Private investment company seeks advice from Alston on IPO	0
2008-11-06	SunTrust, rumored merger candidate, dumps fuel charge-card biz	0
2008-10-28	PoGo assists South Carolina bank on avoiding SEC requirements	1
2008-10-07	Omni exits North Carolina with sale of branches to Capital Bank	0
2008-09-24	Atlanta airport hotel project benefits from innovative financing	0
2008-09-19	Paul Hastings finance lawyer Molen: Credit deals must be 'airtight'	0
2008-09-17	Lawyers say Glass-Steagall repeal not to blame for Wall Street woes	2
2008-09-16	Troutman Sanders advising Bank of China in Lehman bankruptcy	0
2008-09-15	Sutherland, Rogers & Hardin watching Merrill Lynch buyout	0
2008-08-05	Fannie, Freddie bailout is a 'rip-off' but necessary, litigator says	1
2008-08-01	Alston & Bird is co-counsel on IndyMac's California liquidation	1
2008-07-29	Alston & Bird advising shuttered mortgage lender IndyMac Bank	0
2008-07-17	Global Payments taps Nelson Mullins, King & Spalding on deals	0
2008-07-10	Nelson Mullins' Ryan: regulators expect some banks to fail this year	0
2008-07-01	Alston handles underwriting work on Ala., Fla. banks' offerings	0
2008-06-23	SEC nominee Aguilar supports new rules, staff to monitor banks	0
2008-06-20	Saudi Arabia office reels in new client for King & Spalding	1
2008-06-10	Feds target Atlanta credit-card marketer CompuCredit in probe	0

Food Manufacturing & Distribution (5)

Date	Title	Comments
2008-09-04	New Chinese law shouldn't stop Coca-Cola deal, lawyers say	0
2008-08-12	Paul Hastings bakes $200 mln deal for TurboChef Technologies	0
2008-07-09	Jones Day's Spainhour boosts Flowers' carb intake with 2 deals	0
2008-06-25	Kraft consults Sutherland on lopping taxes off Post cereals deal	0
2008-05-29	Hunton bags deal on behalf of Danish pastry maker	0

General Corporate (18)

Date	Title	Comments
2008-12-04	CIT Group turns to Smith Gambrell on Mexicana aircraft lease	0
2008-10-28	PoGo assists South Carolina bank on avoiding SEC requirements	1
2008-10-27	Alabama rural phone carrier boosts financing for expansion plan	0
2008-10-15	Boxer shorts maker reshuffles financing with Morris Manning help	0
2008-10-10	Truckers shun big law firms for Indiana and Nebraska boutiques	0
2008-10-08	Burr advises Atlanta risk manager Ivox on strategic alliance	0
2008-09-19	Paul Hastings finance lawyer Molen: Credit deals must be 'airtight'	0
2008-09-04	Who's Who publishes select group of M&A lawyers from Atlanta	0
2008-09-02	Automobile dealers fall on hard times, have limited options	1
2008-08-29	Aguilar votes in favor of open access to foreign investments	0
2008-07-23	Former Gold Kist attorney taps Alston for work at new company	0
2008-07-17	Global Payments taps Nelson Mullins, King & Spalding on deals	0
2008-07-15	Paul Hastings advises CD, DVD maker on reorganization	0
2008-07-10	Federal government contractors catch the eye of investment groups	0
2008-06-17	Jones Day counsel to Georgia Gulf in debt-payments dispute	0
2008-06-17	King & Spalding is counsel to Landry's special committee	0
2008-06-06	Baker Donelson's Kolber advises Goldman on Grady Hospital loan	0
2008-05-27	Braves' Smoltz finds another reason to work on his putting	0

Government Investigations & Special Matters (10)

Date	Title	Comments
2008-11-13	SEC drops probe of oven maker's stock options backdating	0
2008-10-21	Star-crossed road of Innotrac nears end with deal agreement	0
2008-09-25	Cahill Gordon's David Kelley advises Beazer on SEC settlement	0
2008-07-31	McKenna's Luis Aguilar sworn in as SEC commissioner	0
2008-07-23	Luis Aguilar's SEC swearing-in to take place in Atlanta, not D.C.	0
2008-06-28	Senate confirms McKenna's Luis Aguilar to SEC	0
2008-06-26	Senate banking committee confirms Aguilar to SEC	0
2008-06-23	SEC nominee Aguilar supports new rules, staff to monitor banks	0
2008-06-10	Feds target Atlanta credit-card marketer CompuCredit in probe	0
2008-06-06	Alston one of many firms advising on Cablevision settlement	0

Healthcare (10)

Date	Title	Comments
2008-11-13	Baker Donelson inks deal for River's Edge on selling acne meds	0
2008-09-16	Alston connects Swedish healthcare company with Datascope	0
2008-09-02	Japanese drugmaker snags Sciele Pharma in billion-dollar deal	1
2008-07-25	GE taps King & Spalding for regulatory work on Vital Signs deal	0
2008-07-25	PoGo's Miller rings up third deal for Theragenics of Gwinnett	1
2008-07-21	Three firms work on Piedmont deal for cardiologist group	0
2008-06-30	Stockton fends off activist investor, getting an assist from old arrest	0
2008-06-12	Smith Gambrell scans Israeli landscape for business clients	0
2008-06-06	Baker Donelson's Kolber advises Goldman on Grady Hospital loan	0
2008-06-05	Spell Pless is counsel on dropped purchase of Conyers hospital	0

Hedge funds (1)

Date	Title	Comments
2008-09-17	PoGo advises hedge funds on AtheroGenics bankruptcy petition	0

Insurance (8)

Date	Title	Comments
2009-01-05	Locke Lord helps insurance broker with Oregon expansion	0
2008-12-04	Private equity fund Stone Point sells ZC Sterling to Australian firm	0
2008-11-11	Ebix likes to make deals, Healthaxis rejection notwithstanding	0
2008-11-05	Bryan Cave sizes up stock offering for St. Louis insurance client	0
2008-10-14	Aflac may bid for some of AIG's Japanese life insurance business	0
2008-10-08	Burr advises Atlanta risk manager Ivox on strategic alliance	0
2008-06-02	Homebuilders' legal wrangling plows new ground, Oxendine says	0
2008-05-22	Ga. homebuilders to wage proxy battle for control of insurance company	0

Intellectual Property (8)

Date	Title	Comments
2008-12-04	Latex developer preps stock offering for venture capital investor	0
2008-11-13	Baker Donelson inks deal for River's Edge on selling acne meds	0
2008-09-26	Danish companies side with Hunton for U.S. expansion plans	0
2008-09-09	Procter & Gamble adds Atlanta's Nioxin to its medicine cabinet	0
2008-09-02	Japanese drugmaker snags Sciele Pharma in billion-dollar deal	1
2008-07-21	Baker Donelson, Sutherland advise on tire company's merger	1
2008-06-13	Cohen Pollock lawyers get hip with shirt maker's investment	0
2008-06-13	Red Hat settles patent infringement suit with FireStar Software	0

International (20)

Date	Title	Comments
2008-12-23	VW taps Balch's Leath for counsel on Chattanooga site selection	0
2008-12-04	Private equity fund Stone Point sells ZC Sterling to Australian firm	0
2008-12-04	CIT Group turns to Smith Gambrell on Mexicana aircraft lease	0
2008-11-26	King & Spalding works on $45 mln transatlantic technology deal	0
2008-09-26	Danish companies side with Hunton for U.S. expansion plans	0
2008-09-16	Troutman Sanders advising Bank of China in Lehman bankruptcy	0
2008-09-16	Alston connects Swedish healthcare company with Datascope	0
2008-09-04	New Chinese law shouldn't stop Coca-Cola deal, lawyers say	0
2008-09-03	Skadden advises Coca-Cola Co. on $2.4 billion China deal	1
2008-09-02	Japanese drugmaker snags Sciele Pharma in billion-dollar deal	1
2008-08-29	Aguilar votes in favor of open access to foreign investments	0
2008-08-28	PoGo assists Ga. water tank firm on $220 mln French buyout	0
2008-07-31	CFIUS approval delayed on ChoicePoint-Reed Elsevier $3.4 bln deal	0
2008-07-17	Global Payments taps Nelson Mullins, King & Spalding on deals	0
2008-06-23	Morris Manning handles SAP deal for Alpharetta software maker	0
2008-06-20	Saudi Arabia office reels in new client for King & Spalding	1
2008-06-19	Arnall Golden arranges Korean invasion of Middle Georgia	0
2008-06-12	Smith Gambrell scans Israeli landscape for business clients	0
2008-06-06	King & Spalding does Islamic work in London, too, not just from Middle East offices	0
2008-05-29	Hunton bags deal on behalf of Danish pastry maker	0

IPO (3)

Date	Title	Comments
2008-12-04	Latex developer preps stock offering for venture capital investor	0
2008-11-18	Private investment company seeks advice from Alston on IPO	0
2008-05-22	PoGo heads West to advise Arizona water utility on IPO plans	0

Joint Ventures (4)

Date	Title	Comments
2008-09-11	Atlanta student housing developer expands in Ohio, Texas	0
2008-09-09	Caraustar exits wallboard joint venture with Temple-Inland	0
2008-07-17	Global Payments taps Nelson Mullins, King & Spalding on deals	0
2008-05-30	Sprint Nextel's WiMAX joint venture draws quick legal challenge	0

Labor & Employment Law (5)

Date	Title	Comments
2008-12-02	Greenberg Traurig negotiates contract for video game developer	0
2008-11-18	Rogers & Hardin helps on CFO contract for baby-products maker	0
2008-08-20	King & Spalding negotiates CFO contract for Concurrent	0
2008-07-01	Schrutt, Greenberg Traurig extend sports yakker's contract	0
2008-06-26	Delta pilots used in-house lawyers for Northwest pilots deal	0

Litigation (14)

Date	Title	Comments
2008-11-14	Michael Vick's Sugarloaf mansion, horses and yachts on the block	1
2008-11-13	Baker Donelson inks deal for River's Edge on selling acne meds	0
2008-11-07	Atlanta court reporter expansion fueled by Accel-KKR investment	0
2008-10-28	Hartman Simons and Sutherland work on gas bankruptcy sale	0
2008-10-21	Star-crossed road of Innotrac nears end with deal agreement	0
2008-09-29	Creative Loafing files for Ch. 11 bankruptcy in Florida	0
2008-09-15	Sutherland, Rogers & Hardin watching Merrill Lynch buyout	0
2008-08-11	Troutman digs in with Virginia coal miner on securities sales	0
2008-07-08	Michael Vick, autographed collectibles peddler clash over money	0
2008-07-08	Atlanta Falcons seek return of $3.75 million bonus from Vick	0
2008-06-17	Jones Day counsel to Georgia Gulf in debt-payments dispute	0
2008-06-13	Red Hat settles patent infringement suit with FireStar Software	0
2008-06-10	Feds target Atlanta credit-card marketer CompuCredit in probe	0
2008-05-30	Sprint Nextel's WiMAX joint venture draws quick legal challenge	0

News Summaries (11)

Date	Title	Comments
2008-10-14	Aflac may bid for some of AIG's Japanese life insurance business	0
2008-09-08	Biggest U.S. Hummer dealer to close as SUV sales plummet	0
2008-08-29	Aguilar votes in favor of open access to foreign investments	0
2008-07-29	Alston & Bird advising shuttered mortgage lender IndyMac Bank	0
2008-06-28	Senate confirms McKenna's Luis Aguilar to SEC	0
2008-06-26	Delta pilots used in-house lawyers for Northwest pilots deal	0
2008-06-23	SEC nominee Aguilar supports new rules, staff to monitor banks	0
2008-06-13	Red Hat settles patent infringement suit with FireStar Software	0
2008-06-10	Feds target Atlanta credit-card marketer CompuCredit in probe	0
2008-06-06	Alston one of many firms advising on Cablevision settlement	0
2008-05-20	Northwest Airlines Risks Repeat Bankruptcy Court Trip	0

Outsourcing (3)

Date	Title	Comments
2008-11-25	Kilpatrick helps AT&T win $346 million technology contract	0
2008-07-10	Federal government contractors catch the eye of investment groups	0
2008-05-23	Outsourcing lawyers busy reviewing HP, EDS contracts	0

Private Equity (26)

Date	Title	Comments
2008-12-04	Private equity fund Stone Point sells ZC Sterling to Australian firm	0
2008-11-18	Private investment company seeks advice from Alston on IPO	0
2008-11-07	Atlanta court reporter expansion fueled by Accel-KKR investment	0
2008-11-06	SunTrust, rumored merger candidate, dumps fuel charge-card biz	0
2008-10-21	Private equity deals have ceased across the board, Baltz says	0
2008-10-15	Boxer shorts maker reshuffles financing with Morris Manning help	0
2008-10-01	Western U.S. bridge builder considers Texas fund buyout offer	1
2008-09-23	Union Street SPAC rejects proposed buy of Archway Marketing	0
2008-09-22	Alston private equity client awaits shareholders' vote on Archway	0
2008-08-22	Cox papers for sale, could Atlanta Journal-Constitution be next?	0
2008-08-18	McKenna Long sticks to longtime private equity client River Capital	0
2008-08-15	Private equity drops out of Alston & Bird natural gas deal	0
2008-07-15	Alston packages agreement to sell paper mills to private equity fund	0
2008-07-10	Nelson Mullins' Ryan: regulators expect some banks to fail this year	0
2008-07-07	Kilpatrick Stockton advises Landmark on Weather Channel deal	0
2008-07-03	Bloomberg M&A law ranking doesn't correlate to law firm billings	9
2008-06-18	Skadden advises Atlanta auto-technology company on SPAC deal	0
2008-06-13	Cohen Pollock lawyers get hip with shirt maker's investment	0
2008-06-12	Nelson Mullins nails down sale of kitchen-countertop business	0
2008-06-11	Four Atlanta firms net work on Brown Trucking private-equity deal	0
2008-06-09	Kilpatrick Stockton advises IDG on 'de facto auction'	0
2008-06-06	King & Spalding does Islamic work in London, too, not just from Middle East offices	0
2008-05-21	Atlanta's Spectrum Brands sells pet business for $692.5M	0
2008-05-19	Cumulus Signals That Its $1.3 Billion Take-Private Deal is Dead	0
2008-05-16	New Fund Could Help Atlanta Shed 'Underbanked' Label, Paul Hastings' Pascual Says	0
2008-05-15	McKenna Long hears Crickets chirping in private equity buy	0

Public Finance (6)

Date	Title	Comments
2009-01-05	Hunton and McKenna work on converting Hapeville Ford plant	0
2008-09-24	Atlanta airport hotel project benefits from innovative financing	0
2008-08-27	Birmingham bankruptcy would be nation's biggest muni default	0
2008-08-08	King & Spalding, Sutherland work on Gwinnett water bond sale	0
2008-06-06	Baker Donelson's Kolber advises Goldman on Grady Hospital loan	0
2008-06-03	Hunton & Williams' Selby advises on BeltLine $120M bond sale	0

Q & A (6)

Date	Title	Comments
2008-10-21	Private equity deals have ceased across the board, Baltz says	0
2008-09-19	Paul Hastings finance lawyer Molen: Credit deals must be 'airtight'	0
2008-08-05	Fannie, Freddie bailout is a 'rip-off' but necessary, litigator says	1
2008-07-10	Nelson Mullins' Ryan: regulators expect some banks to fail this year	0
2008-06-06	King & Spalding does Islamic work in London, too, not just from Middle East offices	0
2008-05-28	Morris Manning's Butler: Atlanta hotel boom busier than ever	0

Real Estate (24)

Date	Title	Comments
2009-01-05	Hunton and McKenna work on converting Hapeville Ford plant	0
2008-12-23	VW taps Balch's Leath for counsel on Chattanooga site selection	0
2008-12-09	Seyfarth and Ferguson McManamy work Georgia State football deal	3
2008-12-03	Jekyll remake gets assist from King & Spalding, Hunter Maclean	0
2008-11-25	Cousins sells Windy Hill office building to Genuine Parts	1
2008-11-17	Assisted living facility sale gets assist from Alston & Bird lawyers	1
2008-11-17	Jones Day advises Tivoli on Mandarin hotel development plans	0
2008-11-14	Michael Vick's Sugarloaf mansion, horses and yachts on the block	1
2008-09-30	Troutman lawyers help ink big leases for Atlanta landlords	0
2008-09-24	Atlanta airport hotel project benefits from innovative financing	0
2008-09-22	Market upheaval doesn't faze PoGo client Omega Healthcare	0
2008-09-11	Atlanta student housing developer expands in Ohio, Texas	0
2008-08-22	Troutman, Schiff Hardin take sides on Newell Rubbermaid lease	0
2008-08-21	McGuireWoods racks up multiple deals for apartment owner	0
2008-08-15	Decatur diner Crescent Moon files for Ch. 11 bankruptcy	5
2008-08-08	Hedge fund taps Nelson Mullins for advice on Post proxy battle	0
2008-06-30	Homebuilders' woes mean big work for bankruptcy bar	0
2008-06-19	Arnall Golden arranges Korean invasion of Middle Georgia	0
2008-06-17	Atlanta building's $3.3 mln sale comes with corn dogs, no mustard	0
2008-06-09	Alston's Walker firms up deal for Regent on 3344 Peachtree tower	0
2008-06-03	Hunton & Williams' Selby advises on BeltLine $120M bond sale	0
2008-05-29	Luring Costco to mall is tricky, Hartman Simons' Sandler says	1
2008-05-28	Morris Manning's Butler: Atlanta hotel boom busier than ever	0
2008-05-15	McKenna Long hears Crickets chirping in private equity buy	0

Sale-leaseback (0)

Date	Title	Comments

Securities Offerings (15)

Date	Title	Comments
2008-12-23	Delta Air and other carriers embark on 'continuous' sale of stock	0
2008-12-08	South Carolina banks keep feeding work to Nelson Mullins	0
2008-12-04	Latex developer preps stock offering for venture capital investor	0
2008-11-26	South Georgia bank gets $52 million from Treasury's TARP plan	0
2008-11-07	New GC leads on Coca-Cola Enterprises $1 bln securities sale	0
2008-11-05	Bryan Cave sizes up stock offering for St. Louis insurance client	0
2008-10-13	Troutman ignites $300 mln securities sale for Wisconsin Electric	0
2008-10-13	Jones Day advises MPS Group on planned $64.6 mln stock sale	0
2008-10-10	Truckers shun big law firms for Indiana and Nebraska boutiques	0
2008-10-02	Coal miner's stock sale squeaks through before market collapse	0
2008-09-22	Market upheaval doesn't faze PoGo client Omega Healthcare	0
2008-08-26	McKenna navigates tight time frame for US Airways stock sale	0
2008-08-11	Troutman digs in with Virginia coal miner on securities sales	0
2008-07-01	Alston handles underwriting work on Ala., Fla. banks' offerings	0
2008-05-22	PoGo heads West to advise Arizona water utility on IPO plans	0

SPACs (4)

Date	Title	Comments
2008-09-23	Union Street SPAC rejects proposed buy of Archway Marketing	0
2008-09-22	Alston private equity client awaits shareholders' vote on Archway	0
2008-06-18	Skadden advises Atlanta auto-technology company on SPAC deal	0
2008-05-14	KilStock does SPAC-tastic work for Marietta's Pro Brand International	0

Sports & Entertainment (8)

Date	Title	Comments
2008-12-09	Seyfarth and Ferguson McManamy work Georgia State football deal	3
2008-12-02	Greenberg Traurig negotiates contract for video game developer	0
2008-11-14	Michael Vick's Sugarloaf mansion, horses and yachts on the block	1
2008-07-15	Paul Hastings advises CD, DVD maker on reorganization	0
2008-07-08	Michael Vick, autographed collectibles peddler clash over money	0
2008-07-08	Atlanta Falcons seek return of $3.75 million bonus from Vick	0
2008-07-01	Schrutt, Greenberg Traurig extend sports yakker's contract	0
2008-05-27	Braves' Smoltz finds another reason to work on his putting	0

Strategic Buyers (64)

Date	Title	Comments
2009-01-05	Locke Lord helps insurance broker with Oregon expansion	0
2008-12-23	Atlanta medical transcriber expands with acquisition of Ohio firm	0
2008-12-22	Morgan Keegan expands with Atlanta investment bank acquisition	0
2008-12-04	Private equity fund Stone Point sells ZC Sterling to Australian firm	0
2008-11-26	King & Spalding works on $45 mln transatlantic technology deal	0
2008-11-20	Ga. state senator takes advice from longtime counsel on Chevy offer	0
2008-11-18	Atlanta sign-maker relies on Texas law firm for merger advice	0
2008-11-17	Assisted living facility sale gets assist from Alston & Bird lawyers	1
2008-11-11	Ebix likes to make deals, Healthaxis rejection notwithstanding	0
2008-11-11	Aaron Rents unloads furnishings unit to Warren Buffett's Cort	0
2008-11-07	Atlanta court reporter expansion fueled by Accel-KKR investment	0
2008-11-07	Taylor Busch links Atlanta's Numerex to Texas GPS tracker	0
2008-10-28	Hartman Simons and Sutherland work on gas bankruptcy sale	0
2008-10-27	Alabama rural phone carrier boosts financing for expansion plan	0
2008-10-21	Star-crossed road of Innotrac nears end with deal agreement	0
2008-10-14	Aflac may bid for some of AIG's Japanese life insurance business	0
2008-10-10	Truckers shun big law firms for Indiana and Nebraska boutiques	0
2008-10-07	Omni exits North Carolina with sale of branches to Capital Bank	0
2008-09-30	Atlanta GC leans on Gibson Dunn relationship for deal advice	0
2008-09-16	Alston connects Swedish healthcare company with Datascope	0
2008-09-15	Sutherland, Rogers & Hardin watching Merrill Lynch buyout	0
2008-09-12	Georgia grease collector capitalizes on craze for biofuels	0
2008-09-09	Procter & Gamble adds Atlanta's Nioxin to its medicine cabinet	0
2008-09-09	Caraustar exits wallboard joint venture with Temple-Inland	0
2008-09-08	Big tobacco merger pulls in tax lawyers from Sutherland	0
2008-09-04	New Chinese law shouldn't stop Coca-Cola deal, lawyers say	0
2008-09-03	SW Georgia John Deere dealer expands into the Carolinas	0
2008-09-03	Skadden advises Coca-Cola Co. on $2.4 billion China deal	1
2008-09-02	Automobile dealers fall on hard times, have limited options	1
2008-09-02	Japanese drugmaker snags Sciele Pharma in billion-dollar deal	1
2008-08-28	PoGo assists Ga. water tank firm on $220 mln French buyout	0
2008-08-26	Conferencing firm takes advice from Nelson Mullins on deal	0
2008-08-22	Cox papers for sale, could Atlanta Journal-Constitution be next?	0
2008-08-15	Private equity drops out of Alston & Bird natural gas deal	0
2008-08-13	Greenberg Traurig assists longtime plastics client on restructuring	1
2008-08-13	AirDefense advised by King & Spalding on Motorola buyout	0
2008-08-12	Burr & Forman advises military trainer Omega on Cubic buyout	0
2008-08-12	Paul Hastings bakes $200 mln deal for TurboChef Technologies	0
2008-08-05	Economy is bad for some, but good for the bankruptcy bar	0
2008-07-31	CFIUS approval delayed on ChoicePoint-Reed Elsevier $3.4 bln deal	0
2008-07-25	GE taps King & Spalding for regulatory work on Vital Signs deal	0
2008-07-25	PoGo's Miller rings up third deal for Theragenics of Gwinnett	1
2008-07-21	Three firms work on Piedmont deal for cardiologist group	0
2008-07-21	Baker Donelson, Sutherland advise on tire company's merger	1
2008-07-09	Jones Day's Spainhour boosts Flowers' carb intake with 2 deals	0
2008-07-07	Kilpatrick Stockton advises Landmark on Weather Channel deal	0
2008-07-03	Bloomberg M&A law ranking doesn't correlate to law firm billings	9
2008-06-27	Online ad company ViTrue stakes out NYC post with UGENmedia	0
2008-06-27	InBev wants to remove Billy Payne from Anheuser-Busch board	0
2008-06-26	Delta pilots used in-house lawyers for Northwest pilots deal	0
2008-06-25	Amazon.com snaps up Fabric.com to expand into sewing supplies	0
2008-06-25	Kraft consults Sutherland on lopping taxes off Post cereals deal	0
2008-06-23	Morris Manning handles SAP deal for Alpharetta software maker	0
2008-06-20	PoGo lines up Lockheed deal for Atlanta defense contractor	0
2008-06-19	Computer-leasing deal nets new business line for U.S. Micro	1
2008-06-17	Atlanta building's $3.3 mln sale comes with corn dogs, no mustard	0
2008-06-12	Smith Gambrell scans Israeli landscape for business clients	0
2008-06-11	Wachtell Lipton strings up $900 mln deal for Superior Essex	0
2008-06-05	Spell Pless is counsel on dropped purchase of Conyers hospital	0
2008-06-03	Sullivan & Cromwell wins M&A job for ICE on Creditex deal	0
2008-05-29	Hunton bags deal on behalf of Danish pastry maker	0
2008-05-21	Seyfarth Shaw seals Florida software company's sale to Silicon Valley rival	0
2008-05-21	Atlanta's Spectrum Brands sells pet business for $692.5M	0
2008-05-20	Carlton Fields' Gold Says Capital Gains Tax Worries Driving Some M & A Deals	0

Subprime Mortgage Markets (4)

Date	Title	Comments
2008-09-17	Lawyers say Glass-Steagall repeal not to blame for Wall Street woes	2
2008-08-05	Fannie, Freddie bailout is a 'rip-off' but necessary, litigator says	1
2008-08-01	Alston & Bird is co-counsel on IndyMac's California liquidation	1
2008-07-29	Alston & Bird advising shuttered mortgage lender IndyMac Bank	0

Tax (3)

Date	Title	Comments
2009-01-05	Hunton and McKenna work on converting Hapeville Ford plant	0
2008-08-26	Crescent Moon diner has avoided paying taxes, creditor alleges	6
2008-06-25	Kraft consults Sutherland on lopping taxes off Post cereals deal	0

Technology Transactions (24)

Date	Title	Comments
2008-11-26	King & Spalding works on $45 mln transatlantic technology deal	0
2008-11-25	Kilpatrick helps AT&T win $346 million technology contract	0
2008-11-07	Atlanta court reporter expansion fueled by Accel-KKR investment	0
2008-11-07	Taylor Busch links Atlanta's Numerex to Texas GPS tracker	0
2008-09-30	Atlanta GC leans on Gibson Dunn relationship for deal advice	0
2008-09-25	Internet commerce software developer raises $5 million	0
2008-08-26	Conferencing firm takes advice from Nelson Mullins on deal	0
2008-08-20	King & Spalding negotiates CFO contract for Concurrent	0
2008-08-13	AirDefense advised by King & Spalding on Motorola buyout	0
2008-08-11	Angel investors now want convertible debt, DLA Piper's Leavitt says	0
2008-07-29	Florida battery maker leans on Morris Manning in financing round	0
2008-07-28	Siavage counsels Brightree on Battery Ventures' investment	0
2008-07-23	Former Gold Kist attorney taps Alston for work at new company	0
2008-07-10	Federal government contractors catch the eye of investment groups	0
2008-06-27	Online ad company ViTrue stakes out NYC post with UGENmedia	0
2008-06-25	Amazon.com snaps up Fabric.com to expand into sewing supplies	0
2008-06-23	Morris Manning handles SAP deal for Alpharetta software maker	0
2008-06-19	Computer-leasing deal nets new business line for U.S. Micro	1
2008-06-18	Skadden advises Atlanta auto-technology company on SPAC deal	0
2008-06-13	Red Hat settles patent infringement suit with FireStar Software	0
2008-05-30	Sprint Nextel's WiMAX joint venture draws quick legal challenge	0
2008-05-23	Outsourcing lawyers busy reviewing HP, EDS contracts	0
2008-05-21	Seyfarth Shaw seals Florida software company's sale to Silicon Valley rival	0
2008-05-14	KilStock does SPAC-tastic work for Marietta's Pro Brand International	0

Transportation (15)

Date	Title	Comments
2008-12-23	Delta Air and other carriers embark on 'continuous' sale of stock	0
2008-12-23	VW taps Balch's Leath for counsel on Chattanooga site selection	0
2008-12-04	CIT Group turns to Smith Gambrell on Mexicana aircraft lease	0
2008-11-20	Ga. state senator takes advice from longtime counsel on Chevy offer	0
2008-10-22	Paul Hastings advising lender in Texas trucker's bankruptcy case	0
2008-10-20	Kilpatrick advises Mitsubishi in S.C. car dealer's bankruptcy	0
2008-10-10	Truckers shun big law firms for Indiana and Nebraska boutiques	0
2008-09-29	Big Chevy dealer picks Burr & Forman for bankruptcy filing	0
2008-09-08	Biggest U.S. Hummer dealer to close as SUV sales plummet	0
2008-09-02	Automobile dealers fall on hard times, have limited options	1
2008-08-26	McKenna navigates tight time frame for US Airways stock sale	0
2008-06-26	Delta pilots used in-house lawyers for Northwest pilots deal	0
2008-06-11	Four Atlanta firms net work on Brown Trucking private-equity deal	0
2008-06-03	Hunton & Williams' Selby advises on BeltLine $120M bond sale	0
2008-05-20	Northwest Airlines Risks Repeat Bankruptcy Court Trip	0

Venture Capital (8)

Date	Title	Comments
2008-12-04	Latex developer preps stock offering for venture capital investor	0
2008-09-25	Internet commerce software developer raises $5 million	0
2008-08-11	Angel investors now want convertible debt, DLA Piper's Leavitt says	0
2008-07-29	Florida battery maker leans on Morris Manning in financing round	0
2008-07-28	Siavage counsels Brightree on Battery Ventures' investment	0
2008-06-27	Online ad company ViTrue stakes out NYC post with UGENmedia	0
2008-06-23	Morris Manning handles SAP deal for Alpharetta software maker	0
2008-05-21	Seyfarth Shaw seals Florida software company's sale to Silicon Valley rival	0

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