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<b><i>Case Study:</i></b> Implementing a New Platform to Increase Productivity During a Down Economy
Pro Bono Partnership of Atlanta (“PBP-ATL”) provides free business legal services to Atlanta-based nonprofit organizations that serve low-income or disadvantaged individuals. With a volunteer network of more than 1,500 attorneys representing many corporations and law firms in Atlanta, including Coke, GE, AT&T, Southern Company, UPS, Kilpatrick Townsend, K&S and Sutherland, PBP-ATL is one of the largest legal pro bono organizations of its kind in the Southern United States. In 2010, volunteers managed more than $2.3 million worth of transactional legal matters in areas such as tax, corporate, real estate, contracts, intellectual property, employment and technology.
The number of matters handled by PBP-ATL has consistently grown over the years. The recent economic slowdown has placed added demands on many of Atlanta's non-profit organizations, and the incoming requests for PBP-ATL's legal services have increased. The troubled economy also caused a reduction in our volunteer numbers, but given the network of dedicated attorneys still capable of volunteering their legal expertise, the rise in requests should have been manageable, at least in theory. The reality however, was quite the contrary.
Bankruptcy Sales: Finding a Diamond In the Rough
There is no efficient market for the sale of bankruptcy assets. Inefficient markets yield a transactional drag, potentially dampening the ability of debtors and trustees to maximize value for creditors. This article identifies ways in which investors may more easily discover bankruptcy asset sales.
Judge Rules Shaquille O'Neal Will Face Securities Lawsuit for Promotion, Sale of NFTs
A federal district court in Miami, FL, has ruled that former National Basketball Association star Shaquille O'Neal will have to face a lawsuit over his promotion of unregistered securities in the form of cryptocurrency tokens and that he was a "seller" of these unregistered securities.
Why So Many Great Lawyers Stink at Business Development and What Law Firms Are Doing About It
Why is it that those who are best skilled at advocating for others are ill-equipped at advocating for their own skills and what to do about it?
Blockchain Domains: New Developments for Brand Owners
Blockchain domain names offer decentralized alternatives to traditional DNS-based domain names, promising enhanced security, privacy and censorship resistance. However, these benefits come with significant challenges, particularly for brand owners seeking to protect their trademarks in these new digital spaces.
Coverage Issues Stemming from Dry Cleaner Contamination Suits
In recent years, there has been a growing number of dry cleaners claiming to be "organic," "green," or "eco-friendly." While that may be true with respect to some, many dry cleaners continue to use a cleaning method involving the use of a solvent called perchloroethylene, commonly known as perc. And, there seems to be an increasing number of lawsuits stemming from environmental problems associated with historic dry cleaning operations utilizing this chemical.