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Atlanta celebrity chef/restaurateur Kevin Rathbun: Ex-partners seek more than they should receive in buyout

Written by Jessica Saunders - Atlanta Business Chronicle | Mar 22, 2018 | News

Atlanta celebrity chef and restaurateur Kevin Rathbun says his former partners are seeking more in exiting their profitable restaurants than they are entitled to receive. Rathbun on March 16 answered the complaint filed in Fulton County Superior Court by Cliff Bramble and Kirk Parks, who owned minority interests in some […]

DeKalb residents complain nearby UPS center violating noise laws

Written by Tia Mitchell - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution | Mar 14, 2018 | News

The din is continuous outside Phillip King’s home. But it gets worse at peak times, when shift changes increase the number of truck entering and leaving the UPS distribution center. When King’s neighbors come home from work in the evening, they are met with the crashing, beeping and drumming sounds. […]

Ex-partners, Atlanta restaurateur Kevin Rathbun in legal dispute over partnership buyout

Written by Byron E. Small - Atlanta Business Chronicle | Feb 28, 2018 | News

Atlanta celebrity chef and restaurateur Kevin Rathbun and two of his former partners are in a legal dispute over the terms for dissolving their partnership. In a complaint filed Feb. 13 in Fulton County Superior Court, former Rathbun partners Cliff Bramble and Kirk Parks contend their decision to leave management roles in some of Rathbun’s restaurants […]

U.S. District Judge William Duffey Jr. to Take Senior Status

Written by R. Robin McDonald - Daily Report Online | Jan 3, 2018 | News

U.S. District Judge William Duffey Jr. will take senior status July 1, but a committee reporting to Georgia’s U.S. senators is already searching for his replacement. After 14 years on the federal bench in Atlanta, U.S. District Judge William Duffey Jr. will take senior status later this year, according to […]

No additional votes for Norwood in Atlanta mayoral runoff recount

Written by Stephen Deere and Dan Klepal - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution | Dec 14, 2017 | News

Even though a recount on Thursday produced no additional votes for Mary Norwood, the Atlanta mayoral candidate still challenged the outcome of the Dec.-5 runoff, citing votes from recently annexed parts of the city that she argues should not have been counted. “We will move on to the next step in […]

Norwood, Bottoms Lawyer Up in Mayoral Runoff Aftermath

Written by Meredith Hobbs - Daily Report Online | Dec 7, 2017 | News

Vincent Russo Jr. of the Robbins Firm is representing Mary Norwood as she squares off with Keisha Lance Bottoms over the close election results. Bottoms has turned to Robert Highsmith Jr. of Holland & Knight and others. Meanwhile, Bottoms has retained Robert Highsmith Jr. of Holland & Knight, R. Lawton […]

Governor Adds Three to Judicial Nominating Commission

Written by Jonathan Ringel - Daily Report Online | Nov 21, 2017 | News

Governor names three former staffers to Judicial Nominating Commission. Gov. Nathan Deal on Tuesday named three of his former staffers to the Judicial Nomination Commission, which recommends candidates for the governor to consider when filling open judgeships. Deal named Ryan Teague, David Werner and Thomas Worthy to the panel. Teague, […]