“Slow Growth”: Embracing Project Management August 5th, 2010MMM Tech Law Video Channel General Counsel/In-House Attorneys, Legal Project Management An increasing number of law firms are discovering that the development of a project management system can improve productivity, but some remain hesitant to take the plunge. This Law Technology News article offers tips for encouraging your firm to embrace project management. Read More
Lawyers as Accidental Project Managers August 4th, 2010MMM Tech Law Video Channel Legal Project Management, MMM Articles Lawyers as Accidental Project Managers (The Case for Project Management in the Practice of Law) By Grant W. Collingsworth You’re sitting at the closing table for an important corporate acquisition. You’ve been working on this Read More
Georgia Appellate Court Finds Hawks-Thrashers Sale Verbal Agreement Binding July 30th, 2010MMM Tech Law Video Channel Appellate Court, Breach of Contract, Contracts, General Counsel/In-House Attorneys, Hawks, Thrashers, Turner Broadcasting The Georgia Court of Appeals upheld a decision to hold Turner Broadcasting System to its apparent verbal agreement to transfer ownership of the Hawks and Thrashers franchises, ordering the payment of the original $281-million award. Facts: During the course of negotiations with Texas business man David McDavid, Turner entered into a Letter of Intent that precluded binding negotiations without a signed agreement. However, that contract had expired by the time Turner representatives purportedly said “we have a deal” in continued verbal negotiations. McDavid had prepared a press release to announce the purchase when Turner retracted the offer, prompting McDavid to sue Read More