Michelle E. Edwards

Michelle Edwards is Counsel in the Atlanta office of Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP.

She is a member of the Corporate practice. Ms. Edwards has extensive experience in the areas of corporate technology/intellectual property law, mergers and acquisitions, technology outsourcing transactions, corporate partnering, sponsorship and joint marketing arrangements, intellectual property licensing and negotiating complex contracts, in the technology, healthcare technology and logistics sectors. Ms. Edwards also has completed many transactions in the corporate finance area, including representing both borrowers and lenders in syndicated and single bank credit facilities, including asset based lending transactions, various senior and subordinated acquisition financings, equipment leasing transactions and reorganizations and workouts.

Prior to joining Smith, Gambrell & Russell, Ms. Edwards was Senior Counsel at McKesson Information Solutions, LLC, where her practice consisted of structuring and negotiating complex domestic and international healthcare technology transactions involving intellectual property, software, and outsourcing. Ms. Edwards also managed domestic and international mergers and acquisitions completed by McKesson in both the healthcare and technology sectors.

Ms. Edwards attended the University of Mississippi where she received her B.B.A. in Banking and Finance. She received her J.D. degree from Georgia State University in 1995.

Ms. Edwards is a member of the Georgia Bar Association and the Atlanta Bar Association.