Both of our litigators, Mike Reeves and Ben Byrd, have been recognized as Georgia Super Lawyers for 2017. Their primary area of practice is Business Litigation. Mike has received this recognition many times. This year marks the first time Ben Byrd has been included in the list of Super Lawyers. He was included among Georgia Rising Stars in 2014.
There is a general feeling among transactional lawyers that corporate shareholders are becoming more and more likely to assert their right to “dissent” from a corporate transaction and liquidate their shares. While it is hard to prove or disprove whether this feeling is accurate, it is nevertheless useful to understand the nature of the right to dissent and to examine some of the issues these claims present in litigation.
Are you using criminal background checks as part of your hiring process? If so, your use of them is subject to federal law. We can show you how to avoid some common – and dangerous – pitfalls when using background checks to safeguard your business.
If you are served with legal papers, you must stop normal activities and take immediate action. What you must do and when you must do it depends on a number of variables.
