Firm News

Date: May 18, 2017

TIECON Charter Member and KPPB LAW Founding Partner Sonjui Kumar (Corporate Law) helped TIECON judge 56 entries from Georgia Universities for its annual Southeast University Business Plan Competition last month. Congratulations to all the people who shared their creative ideas and competed this year. A big congratulations to competition’s finalist, Weav3D (Georgia Tech & Emory University)! TIECON SE is the marquee program for entrepreneurs in the Southeast. TIECON is a non-profit, global community welcoming entrepreneurs from all over the world. TIECON believes in the power of ideas to change the face of entrepreneurship and growing business through our five pillars; mentoring, networking, education, incubating and funding. TIE was founded in 1992 by a group of successful entrepreneurs and is currently the world’s largest entrepreneurial organization fostering the next generation of entrepreneurs

Date: May 11, 2017

Founding Partner Sonjui Kumar (Corporate Law) and new associate Alice Wei (Commercial Real Estate Transactions) participated in SouthEasts 2017 in Atlanta on May 10. The annual fundraising event benefits the programs for the non-profit organization, Asian Americans Advancing Justice in Atlanta (AAAJ-A). KPPB LAW is a long-time supporter of AAAJ-A.

Date: April 25, 2017

Partner Sonjui Kumar (corporate law/governance) recently participated in a panel presentation with industry counterparts, John Lewis and Jeffrey Thompson, during The State Bar of Georgia Diversity Program’s 2017 Business Development Symposium, a CLE event. Chris Chan moderated the panelists. The panelists shared insights to help attorneys develop business and build a practice in today’s market. The program was the first of two parts. For more CLE information, visit www.gabar.org

Date: April 24, 2017

GAPABA event attendance reached a record high during it’s 2017 GAPABA Annual Partners/Counsel Luncheon. KPPB LAW Partners Samir Patel (Commercial Real Estate Transactions & Finance) and Roy Banerjee (Litigation) participated and helped congratulate all the association’s new partners and of counsels. View all the photos from the GAPABA event

Date: April 11, 2017

Bankruptcy Attorney Gai Lynn McCarthy volunteered with the newly launched Pro Se Assistance Project, part of the Georgia State Law Center for Clinical Education at Georgia at Georgia State University College of Law. The new center, which launched last fall, aims to fill a void in the community by offering resources to learn how to prevent bankruptcy and to help debtors navigate the bankruptcy legal process. Read the full article here. Gai Lynn, who frequently presents on bankruptcy legal issues, previously presented on bankruptcy issues during the Cobb County Bar Association Bankruptcy Section’s Continuing Legal Education event.

Date: April 10, 2017

All of us believe in and work toward a society where individuals with disabilities are assured the opportunity to participate and grow within our communities. This participation is vital to our society, and also to the health of our economy. The purpose of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is to make sure that individuals with disabilities have the same rights and opportunities as everyone else. The ADA prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all areas of public life, including any public or private area that is accessible and open to the public. These areas can also be regarded as places of public accommodations. Places of public accommodations include facilities such as hotels, gas stations, convenience stores, restaurants, shopping centers, laundromats, dry cleaners, and more. Today, this diverse group of consumers makes up a significant portion of America’s growing market for businesses, which means proper steps must be made to avoid liability for failure to comply with the ADA. Read more of this article here, written by KPPB LAW’s founding partner Roy Banerjee.