Drew M. Slone

Drew Slone is an Associate in the Corporate Practice of Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP.

Ms. Slone's practice is concentrated in public finance, economic development and bonds. She has served as bond counsel, disclosure counsel, underwriter's counsel and trustee's counsel for tax-exempt and taxable financings, including general obligation bonds, revenue bonds and tax anticipation notes. Ms. Slone has also served as company counsel for tax-exempt financings for 501(c)(3) organizations and as counsel to several Georgia development authorities. Ms. Slone has additional experience with economic development bond transactions and incentives negotiation. Ms. Slone also has experience representing corporate clients in mergers and acquisitions and representing financial institutions.

Ms. Slone is a member of the Junior League of Atlanta and volunteers with Grady Hospital, the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation and the Pro Bono Partnership. Ms. Slone is a graduate of the 2012 Class of Leadership Dekalb. She was a member of the 2009 class of the Atlanta Women's Foundation's Destiny Fund, a leadership development program for women identified as emerging philanthropists. Slone is also a member of the Board of Directors of Girls on the Run Atlanta and the Board of Directors of the Feminist Women's Health Center, where she serves as Development Chair.

Prior to joining Smith, Gambrell & Russell, Ms. Slone worked as staff in the Kentucky Legislative Research Commission and in the Office of the Speaker of the House of Representatives in North Carolina.

Ms. Slone received her B.A. degree, magna cum laude, in Political Science from Transylvania University. She earned her J.D. degree, with honors, from the University of North Carolina, where she was Senior Staff for the North Carolina Law Review. Ms. Slone is a member of the State Bar of Georgia, the National Association of Bond Lawyers and the Georgia Government Finance Officers Association.