Mickey L. Jett

Partner / Charlotte | Atlanta

Mickey L. Jett is a Partner in the Global Transport Practice of Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP.

Full Bio

Mr. Jett represents financial institutions, lenders and lessors in leveraged finance, secured and unsecured lending transactions and equipment finance transactions with an emphasis on business aircraft and rail equipment.

Mr. Jett holds a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish from Georgia State University and a J.D. degree from The Catholic University Columbus School of Law, where he graduated magna cum laude and served as Production Editor on the Catholic University Law Review.
Representative Experience
- Represented the lessor in a $140 million lease transaction involving new railcars.
- Represented the purchaser and borrower in $325 million aircraft acquisition and financing transactions involving nine foreign jurisdictions.
- Represented the seller in $90 million sale and assignment transactions of portfolios of railcars and related leases.
- Represented the lender group in a $200 million helicopter financing, including assets in four foreign jurisdictions.
Bar Admissions

North Carolina
Education
Undergraduate
- Georgia State University
Law School
- Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law
Recognitions

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America, Transportation Law, Charlotte (2023-2026)
Rising Star Associate: Transport: Rail and Road – Finance, Legal 500 US, (2020)
Next Generation Lawyer: Transport: Rail and Road - Finance, Legal 500 US, (2019)
Next Generation Lawyer: Transport: Rail and Road - Finance, Legal 500 US, (2018)
Next Generation Lawyer: Asset Finance and Leasing, Legal 500 US, (2017)
Nominated for the 2013 Library of Congress Burton Award
Publications and Speaking Engagements

The Reach of the Schoolhouse Gate: The Fate of Tinker in the Age of Digital Social Media, The Catholic University Law Review, Vol. 61, 2012.
SGR Publications
Press