Kilpatrick Stockton LLP

Kilpatrick Stockton LLP is a full-service international law firm with more than 500 attorneys in nine offices across the globe: Atlanta and Augusta, GA; Charlotte, Raleigh and Winston-Salem, NC; Columbia, SC; New York, NY; Washington, DC; London, England and Stockholm, Sweden. Kilpatrick Stockton's delivery of innovative business solutions provides results-oriented counsel for corporations, from the challenging demands of financial transactions and securities to the disciplines of intellectual property management. Collaboration among Kilpatrick Stockton's corporate, tax, employment and employee benefit attorneys provides knowledgeable and proactive guidance for companies at every stage of the business life cycle.

Georgia Makes Significant Changes to Its Mechanic's Lien Statute
R. Lee Mann, June 21, 2008
Due to the slowdown in the economy and the threat of non-payment, contractors are increasingly becoming concerned about preserving their ability to receive payment for supplying labor or materials to a project.

Supreme Court Finds Anti-Retaliation Claims Cognizable Under Section 1981
June 19, 2008
Most federal antidiscrimination laws, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Americans with Disabilities Act, contain provisions expressly prohibiting employers from retaliating against employees and applicants who complain about or file claims alleging unlawful discrimination.

New Georgia Law Allows Employees to Store Guns in Cars at Work
June 18, 2008
A new Georgia law has expanded the areas in which licensed gun owners may carry concealed weapons. On May 14, 2008, Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue signed the "Business Security and Employee Privacy Act" into law.