John Parkerson Panelist at Emory Law School Program

Attorney John E. Parkerson, Jr. served as a panelist at Emory Law School’s “Exploring Opportunities in International Law” lunch & learn program on January 30th. The program was sponsored by the World Affairs of Atlanta Young Leaders,

John Parkerson featured in Global Atlanta

John E. Parkerson, Jr. was featured in Global Atlanta. He wrote a book review. See the review below. George W. Bush, “41:  A Portrait of My Father” My son, Justin, gave me the new book by George W. Bush for my birthday a few weeks ago.  I

HBS Hosted Chinese Business Delegation

Hall Booth Smith, P.C. (HBS), together with The University of Georgia’s Carl Vinson Institute of Government, on November 10 hosted a fourteen person delegation representing chief executives of state-owned enterprises of China’s Shaanxi Provi

John Parkerson Selected as Finalist for the Governor’s International Award as Individual of the Year

John Parkerson, international attorney with our Atlanta office, has been selected as a finalist to receive the Governor’s International Award as Individual of the Year.  The award recognizes an individual’s contributions to advancement of i

Data Protection Weekly

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