But most firms in the region reported a drop by up to double digits in final months before midterms. www.​law.​com/dailyreportonline/2026/10/22/alston--bird-king--spalding-nelson-mullins-among-southeast-firms-reporting-over-1m-from-dc-lobbying-in-q3/

The case was docketed in early 2020, shortly before Georgia's courts shut down and world travel ground to a near-standstill because of the COVID-19… www.​law.​com/dailyreportonline/2026/10/22/in-dekalb-county-the-battle-behind-a-rare-mesothelioma-case-and-a-contested-5m-verdict/

An Atlanta litigator and a licensed Georgia senator convinced a Fulton County State Court jury to award a $4 million medical-malpractice verdict to a client permanently injured after… www.​law.​com/dailyreportonline/2026/10/22/fulton-jury-returns-4m-verdict-over-infected-finger/

A Miami attorney representing one of the businesses allegedly victimized said all lawyers should be paying attention to the small wave of cases, so they don't… www.​law.​com/dailyreportonline/2026/10/21/2-south-florida-law-firms-defrauded-wave-of-litigation-across-2-states/

"Our advisers believe that private equity investment is increasingly likely and could meaningfully disrupt the traditional capital… www.​law.​com/dailyreportonline/2026/10/21/freeman-mathis--gary-eyeing-funding-options-amid-expected-pe-cash-infusion-into-defense-firms-/

Experts say business management expertise and the need for lawyers to bill hours make professional staff worth the overhead increase. www.​law.​com/dailyreportonline/2026/10/21/midsize-firms-embrace-outside-hires-for-c-suite-freeing-top-lawyers-for-revenue-generation/

A Gwinnett County State Court jury has awarded nearly $200,000 in attorneys fees against Liberty Mutual General Insurance Co. after the insurer denied a… www.​law.​com/dailyreportonline/2026/10/21/savannah-litigator-wins-197k-in-fees-after-liberty-mutual-rejects-12k-claim/

"From our perspective, the Tennessee order is a positive development," said Nesheba Kittling, senior vice president of loss prevention for the Attorneys' Liability Assurance Society. www.​law.​com/dailyreportonline/2026/10/20/tennessee-supreme-court-rejects-pe-law-firm-ownership/

Judge Emory Palmer ruled defense counsel failed to comply with court-ordered discovery deadlines. www.​law.​com/dailyreportonline/2026/10/20/judge-sanctions-georgia-lawyers-over-discovery-delays/

“I am not sure that I have lived through as seismic a change in the nature of the practice as I'm living through right now, said GC David Roth of Bradley Arant. www.​law.​com/dailyreportonline/2026/10/20/ai-boom-compounds-law-firm-gcs-risk-assessment-workloads/