January 2, 2026 – Westlaw Today recently featured Partners Robert Hussle and David Thunhorst discussing key M&A trends from 2025 and what dealmakers can expect in 2026, including continued aggressive antitrust enforcement and the growing role of AI-driven transactions. “The ‘new’ deal trends in 2025 are really a renewed focus on tried-and-true deal features used to bridge valuation caps and reduce the need for additional capital to support M&A activity. As such, in 2025 we saw more deals with earnouts and equity rollovers than we have seen in recent years. While it appears that valuations are becoming more normalized, we… Read more

December 30, 2025 – American City Business Journals recently featured Partner William Russell on the challenges closely held business owners face in succession planning. “You’ve hit upon the biggest issue with closely held business owners. It’s not taxes. It is how to structure and make decisions to leave their assets for the benefit of their family in a way that is going to work for their family,” Russell said. “Business owners become frozen because they can’t get all the resolution that they want within their family.” To read the full article, click here (subscription may be required).

September 25, 2025 – Atlanta Business Chronicle recently featured Partner Thomas Hong on being named the first managing partner of Smith, Gambrell & Russell’s Atlanta office. “I’ve spent my entire legal career at Smith Gambrell, and while we have grown tremendously since I started, more than a third of our Atlanta attorneys have been with the firm for over 20 years. We are an important part of the fabric of this city. And I’m excited to continue to build on that legacy by ensuring that this office is known as a place where talent thrives and we continue to be… Read more

September 17, 2025 – Law360 Real Estate Authority featured insights from real estate professionals, including Partner Richard Traub, on the Federal Reserve’s decision to cut interest rates by 0.25%. “With today’s quarter-point rate cut, the Fed made a clear bet on job creation, but it didn’t go all-in. This was the bare minimum markets expected — more of a strategic jab than a knockout swing,” Traub noted. To read the full article, click here (subscription may be required).

September 17, 2025 – Daily Report recently featured Counsel Todd Heffner’s article on the challenges of associate training and the importance of embracing “hard problems” in legal practice. “Just because it’s a hard problem with no obvious answer doesn’t mean that you have to go at it completely alone. It just means that you have to own the problem. As you tackle this hard problem, it’s best to think of your journey in three phases: gaining competency, becoming indispensable, and operating as if you are already a partner,” Heffner explained. To read the full article, click here (subscription may be required).

September 3, 2025 – Law360 recently featured Partner Erin Spritzer on her move to Smith Gambrell’s Atlanta office, where she joins the Litigation and White Collar, Government and Internal Investigations practices. “I am excited to be joining a team of former federal prosecutors, including practice group leaders Tom Bever and Tony Cochran, both of whom have successfully transitioned from government to private practice,” Spritzer said. “I enjoyed my time working for the DOJ and, after nine years, I am looking forward to a new challenge by returning to private practice.” To read the full article, click here (subscription may be… Read more

August 21, 2025 – Clay Today recently featured Counsel Lawsikia Hodges on her appointment to the Florida Bar’s Special Committee on the Sustainability Initiative for Attorneys. “I’m grateful to be a part of something bigger than myself where we are going to be focused on creating a better and sustainable legal profession for future generations of attorneys in Florida,” Hodges said. To read the full article, click here (subscription may be required).

September 6, 2025 – The Hill recently featured Counsel Jeffery Cross on the DOJ’s antitrust win against Google. Cross explained that the court’s data-sharing requirement is the “most important element to restore competition,” while noting that “even a monopolist gets to compete, as long as it’s competition on the merits.” To read the full article, click here (subscription may be required).

September 5, 2025 – Forbes recently featured Counsel Jeffery Cross on Google’s antitrust case. “To me, the overarching theme of Judge Mehta’s ruling is that Google should be allowed to continue to compete,” Cross explained, noting that under U.S. law, “a monopoly is not illegal,” especially if it’s earned fairly. To read the full article, click here (subscription may be required).

August 8, 2025 – American City Business Journals recently featured Partner William Russell on the impact of the new federal tax-and-spending bill, which permanently sets the estate and gift tax exclusion at $15 million per person. Russell emphasized, “Business owners become frozen because they can’t get all the resolution that they want within their family… It’s different for each family.” To read the full article, click here (subscription may be required).