Following the revelations that former Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed doled out hundreds of thousands worth of dollars of bonuses to city employees on his way out of office, the Atlanta City Council’s Finance Executive Committee announced that it will conduct a review of the situation and whether it violated the city’s Code of Ordinances or state law. As city officials continue to unravel the tangled final days of Reed’s administration, steps to seek transparency have the City Council’s ship RISING…
Atlanta law firm’s major merger
One of Georgia’s most prominent law firms is getting even bigger – with the announcement that Troutman Pepper is merging with Locke Lord, effective at the start of 2025. The newly formed Troutman Pepper Locke will have more than 1,600 attorneys in 33 offices in the United States and two in Europe, with a meaningful presence in all 10 of the largest U.S. legal markets. The renamed, expanded firm is RISING…
