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Articles written by Shannon Wilder

The Storyteller's Story

Atlanta's Ira Genberg isn’t just one of the top lawyers in the country; he’s the next Scott Turow

Ira Genberg, senior partner and head of the construction law and litigation department at Smith, Gambrell & Russell, was recently named one of the top 75 lawyers in the country, according to a poll of in-house counsels at Fortune 1000 companies. Asked why he thinks he deserves the accolade, he’s blunt: “I don’t know that I do,” he says. Asked why he thinks they think he deserves the accolade, he’s a little more forthcoming. “Their personal experience with me,” he says. “I …

Unconventional Wisdom

Lovita Tandy did what everyone told her not to do — and became partner at age 32

Lovita Tandy can tell you what to do with your conventional wisdom.   Like any young associate, Tandy dedicated the first part of her career to logging long hours. Lane Dennard, who mentored Tandy from the time she joined King & Spalding until his retirement in 2003, and with whom she worked on behalf of the Coca-Cola Co., Wendy’s and the American Red Cross, calls her “one of the most outstanding young lawyers” he has known.   But she found herself facing a decision familiar to many …

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