Newsroom - August 2009

Armando Basarrate has been re-elected to serve on the Board of Directors of the Georgia Hispanic Bar Association (GHBA). Armando has been a member of the GHBA Board of Directors since 2003. The GHBA seeks to advance the standing of Hispanic attorneys in the Georgia legal community. Additionally, the GHBA seeks to promote diversity in public and private legal organizations and departments, facilitate the continuing legal education of its members, foster the exchange of ideas and information between Hispanic lawyers, educate the Hispanic community on its legal rights and duties, and promote the recruitment and retention of Georgia Hispanic students in law schools.

Upcoming Events

9/30/2010 - Jay Rankin will be teaching a class on intercreditor issues, use of cash collateral and post-petition financing in bankruptcy at Emory University School of Law on September 23, September 30 and October 21, 2010.

10/18/2010 - Eric Taylor will be speaking at the 5th Annual Advanced Forum on Residential Mortgage Litigation & Regulatory enforcement in Dallas for the American Conference Institute on October 18 and 19, 2010. Eric is giving two speeches: "Regulatory and Legislative Responses to the Turmoil in the Residential Mortgage Industry"; and "Master Class on Insurance Coverage and Litigation Issues in Subprime Mortgage Litigation."

12/7/2010 - Ed Dobbs will participate in the Atlanta Bar Association's annual Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Year in Review at the Capital City Club.

1/26/2011 - Eric Taylor will be conducting a two hour breakout session on the topic "The Current MDL Practice Landscape - What Is and Isn’t Working for Defendants?" at the 10th Annual Conference on Consumer Finance Class Actions & Litigation on January 26, 2011 in New York City.

During the conference, Eric is also a panelist, and will be discussing the topic "Managing the Current and Future Waves of Discriminatory and Predatory Lending/Servicing Cases" on January 27, 2011.