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Yesterday, Caplan Cobb LLP's Sarah Brewerton-Palmer spoke with WSB-TV about two bills moving through the Georgia legislature that would restrict the public’s ability to obtain information about cyberattacks and data breaches of government systems. Watch the interview here: https://tinyurl.com/9fp38vje

Congratulations to Caplan Cobb LLP lawyers Mike Caplan, James Cobb, Julia Blackburn Stone, and Sarah Brewerton-Palmer for their selection to Georgia Super Lawyers magazine’s 2021 list of Super Lawyers and Rising Stars. https://tinyurl.com/bkevghbb

Caplan Cobb is excited to welcome Cameron Roberts as an Associate of the firm. Cameron’s practice will focus on complex business litigation, class actions, and appeals. Read more about Cameron here: https://caplancobb.com/people/cameron-roberts/

Caplan Cobb LLP congratulates Mike Caplan for again being named to Georgia Trend magazine’s list of the Legal Elite in Georgia for 2020. As a result of this peer-nomination process, Mike has been recognized as a top lawyer in the practice area of Business Law. The list of honored recipients can be found in the December 2020 issue of Georgia Trend: https://editions.mydigitalpublication.com/publication/

Caplan Cobb LLP is proud to announce its recognition by the University of Georgia Alumni Association as a 2021 Bulldog 100 honoree. The Bulldog 100 list recognizes the 100 fastest growing businesses owned or led by UGA alumni. Read the announcement at https://alumni.uga.edu/b100/.

Caplan Cobb is pleased to announce that effective January 1, 2021, Julia Blackburn Stone will become a partner of the firm. Julia’s practice focuses on complex business litigation, securities law, healthcare and pharmaceutical litigation, and federal and state appeals. Read more about Julia at: https://caplancobb.com/people/julia-blackburn-stone/

Caplan Cobb attorney Sarah Brewerton-Palmer will moderate the October 9th Georgia First Amendment Foundation virtual training: Law Enforcement and the First Amendment. This will be a discussion among reporters, attorneys, and law enforcement officials about citizen recordings of police activity and the public’s right to obtain body camera footage. Read more and register here: tinyurl.com/yyxg7dgj

The Media Law Resource Center has published an article by Caplan Cobb attorney Sarah Brewerton-Palmer. In the article, titled Supreme Court Invalidates TCPA Amendments, Expands Skepticism of Content-Based Commercial Regulations, Sarah discusses the recent decision in Barr v. American Association of Political Consultants, Inc., which struck down a portion of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act on First Amendment grounds. https://www.medialaw.org/imag/medialawletter/august2020.pdf

Caplan Cobb is pleased to announce that Mike Caplan and James Cobb have been listed in the 2021 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the category of commercial litigation. According to Best Lawyers , their selection process is based entirely on peer review and seeks to determine the consensus opinion of leading attorneys about their colleagues in the same practice area. We are honored to receive this recognition.

For the third time in our six-year history, Caplan Cobb has been named a finalist for the Atlanta Business Chronicle’s Best Places to Work award. We are honored to receive this recognition, and we congratulate all of the Atlanta-area companies who made the list. https://tinyurl.com/y3tgp2en

Caplan Cobb is honored to be named Best Business Litigation Boutique Georgia by US Business News Legal Elite Awards 2020. https://tinyurl.com/y6mvbd9k.

On behalf of Bob Trammell, Minority Leader of Georgia’s House of Representatives, Caplan Cobb lawyers Sarah Brewerton-Palmer and Jarred Klorfein successfully challenged an unconstitutional sign ordinance in the City of Luthersville, Georgia. The ordinance violated the First Amendment by restricting the display of political yard signs, but not other types of signs. After Caplan Cobb got involved, Luthersville agreed to stop enforcing the ordinance. https://tinyurl.com/y9utv79d

On Monday, WALB News sat down with Caplan Cobb attorney Sarah Brewerton-Palmer to talk about whether the Valdosta police’s recent arrest of a protester holding a sign containing profanity violated the First Amendment. Read or watch the interview at https://tinyurl.com/y82g7ow7.

A recent decision from the Georgia Supreme Court means that more litigants will now be able to recover their attorneys’ fees. Read our summary of the decision to see how this could affect your cases going forward: https://tinyurl.com/y8lvkzs2

As everyone adjusts to life during the coronavirus pandemic, social distancing measures are forcing government entities to hold meetings virtually. In partnership with the Georgia First Amendment Foundation, Caplan Cobb attorney Sarah Brewerton-Palmer has provided guidance about how to hold virtual meetings that comply with Georgia's Open Meetings Act and ensure public access to the governmental process. https://tinyurl.com/rw9xu5n

Caplan Cobb is excited to celebrate the beginning of our seventh year. We are deeply grateful to our clients and colleagues who helped make the past year a success. Read about our recent activities and wins at https://tinyurl.com/t2rf2nc.

Congratulations to Caplan Cobb lawyers Mike Caplan, James Cobb, Julia Blackburn Stone, and Sarah Brewerton-Palmer for their selection to the 2020 list of Georgia Super Lawyers and Rising Stars! Additionally, James and Mike were once again awarded the AV Preeminent rating by Martindale-Hubbell. It's an honor to be recognized with so many other lawyers we respect and admire. https://tinyurl.com/wwdeql4

Caplan Cobb congratulates Mike Caplan and James Cobb, who have been named to Georgia Trend Magazine’s list of the Legal Elite in Georgia for 2019. Both Mike and James are recognized as top lawyers in the practice areas of Business Law and General Practice/Trial Law. The list of honored recipients can be found in the December 2019 issue of Georgia Trend at https://tinyurl.com/w3t2zbn.

Caplan Cobb had a great time supporting the Atlanta Legal Aid Society at the Run for Justice on Saturday. It was a beautiful morning to support a worthy cause. We look forward to participating again next year!

The American Bar Association recently published an article by Caplan Cobb associate Ashley Brown. In the article, titled Employment Law Update: Tread Carefully When Requesting Information About Past Pay, Ashley discusses recent legislation from around the country regulating what can and cannot be asked of candidates in job interviews. https://tinyurl.com/yxrtpla5.

This week, Sarah Brewerton-Palmer’s article summarizing a recent Eleventh Circuit decision on defamation claims stemming from Facebook posts was published in the Media Law Resource Center's monthly newsletter. Read the full article here: https://tinyurl.com/y2jc3wto