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DOJ Probe Leads To Discovery Delay In Cement Antitrust Suit

Written by Christopher Cole - Law360 | Jan 22, 2019 | News

A Georgia federal judge delayed discovery by six months Tuesday in a suit accusing cement and concrete producers of creating cartels in the Southeast after the U.S. Department of Justice said an ongoing government criminal probe needs to play out first. U.S. District Judge Eleanor L. Ross signed an order pushing back discovery […]

Dismissed From Election Contest, Secretary of State Counsel Still Exert Influence

Written by R. Robin McDonald - Fulton County Daily Report | Jan 16, 2019 | News

Attorneys for Georgia’s secretary of state won a dismissal of their client from a lawsuit contesting the election of Republican Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan, but the lawyers haven’t left the legal playing field. Despite winning a dismissal for their client last week, counsel for Georgia’s secretary of state are still […]

UC-Berkeley Elections Expert Says Georgia’s Lt. Governor Contest Is ‘In Substantial Doubt’

Written by R. Robin McDonald - Fulton Daily County Reporty | Jan 8, 2019 | News

A hearing on a motion to dismiss the election lawsuit is scheduled for Wednesday morning. An analysis of votes cast in the Georgia lieutenant governor’s race this past November suggest the results certifying Republican Geoff Duncan as the winner “are in substantial doubt,” according to a professor of statistics at […]

Robbins Lawyer Goes Back to Work for Kemp as Executive Counsel

Written by R. Robin McDonald - Fulton County Daily Report | Jan 7, 2019 | News

The Robbins Law Group and the governor’s office are trading lawyers. Robbins partner David Dove will become Gov.-elect Brian Kemp’s top lawyer, while outgoing Gov. Nathan Deal’s executive counsel, Carey Miller, will join the Robbins firm. After spending a year working at The Robbins Firm in Atlanta, attorney David Dove is going […]

Buckhead Jeweler Sues Rapper Young Thug Over $115K debt

Written by Chelsea Prince - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution | Nov 28, 2018 | Press

With his criminal charges still pending in DeKalb County, Atlanta rapper Young Thug is facing a new civil lawsuit alleging he owes more than $115,000 to a Buckhead jeweler. Icebox, the self-proclaimed hip-hop jeweler located on Peachtree Road, is suing the rapper to collect the debt. Attorneys for the business […]

Kemp’s Transition Team Includes Some Lawyers

Written by Meredith Hobbs - Daily Report Online | Nov 19, 2018 | News

Gov.-elect Brian Kemp released the full 41-member list of his transition team for governor on Monday, after earlier tapping his campaign manager, Tim Fleming, as chief of staff and David Dove of politically connected firm The Robbins Law Group as transition team director. The list is crowded with former aides, […]

Democratic, Republican Legal Teams Prepare to Square Off Over Ballot Disputes

Written by R. Robin McDonald - Daily Report Online | Nov 5, 2018 | News

Eighteen years after the 2000 election was litigated into a win for George W. Bush, the shadow of that historic race has prompted Georgia’s Democratic and Republican parties once again to marshal legal teams. As early as 2002, Atlanta attorney Randy Evans (now U.S. ambassador to Luxembourg) and Stefan Passantino (who recently […]