Our Newest Capital Immigrants
During the past several years, international companies have made major investments in Alabama, helping to transform the state’s economic landscape. For...
Interview: Robert Cunningham of Cunningham Bounds
Robert Cunningham is one of two Alabama trial lawyers on the panel of 15 that comprise the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee—the group of lawyers representing...
Top White Collar Cop Inspects Dodd-Frank
We talked recently with the state’s top securities regulator about the Dodd-Frank Financial Reform Act, designed—with many policy details still to be...
Oil Spill Panel Unloads
The national panel charged with assessing the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill issued its report last month, calling for widespread reforms in...
A Voice in the Ear of the Legislature
Lobbyist might not top the list of Career Day aspirations, but Beth Marietta Lyons sees her natural progression from lawyer to Goat...
Drummond Sues Plaintiff Lawyer in Death Case
Birmingham-based Drummond Co. has filed suit against a noted labor lawyer, claiming that the attorney defamed the company by saying in legal...
Pine Trees v. Classrooms
A federal judge has ruled that Alabama’s long-challenged property tax structure might inherently widen the gap between the state’s haves and have-nots, ...