ALSTON & BIRD, LLP v. HATCHER MANAGEMENT

S20G1419.

862 S.E.2d 295 (2021)

ALSTON & BIRD, LLP v. HATCHER MANAGEMENT HOLDINGS, LLC.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided: August 10, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Robbins , Jason Alloy , Jeremy U. Littlefield , Robbins Ross Alloy Belinfante Littlefield LLC, 500 14th Street, NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30318, for Appellant.

Mark David Johnson , Judson Herben Turner , Gilbert Harrell Sumerford & Martin, P.C., P.O. Box 190, 777 Gloucester St, Ste 200, Brunswick, Georgia 31521-0190, Rocco Eugene Testani , Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan, LLP, 999 Peachtree Street, N.E., Suite 230, Atlanta, Georgia 30309-3996, for Amicus Appellant.

Harmon W. Caldwell, Jr. , Harry W. MacDougald , Jeremy Mark Moeser , Christine O'Connell Dial Buckler , Lauren Jill Miller , Caldwell, Carlson, Elliott & Deloach, LLP, Two Ravinia Drive, Suite 1600, Atlanta, Georgia 30346, for Appellee.

Michael James Eshman , Eshman Begnaud, LLC, 315 W. Ponce De Leon Avenue, Suite 775, Decatur, Georgia 30030, Jonathan Andrew Pope , Hasty Pope LLP, 211 East Main Street, Canton, Georgia 30114, for Amicus Appellee.

Philip Michael Thompson , Ellis Painter Ratterree & Adams LLP, 2 East Bryan Street, 10th Floor, Savannah, Georgia 31401, for Other Party.


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