May 29, 2025 – Crain’s Chicago Business recently featured Counsel Jeffery Cross on GTCR’s constitutional challenge to the FTC’s attempt to block its $627 million acquisition of Surmodics. Cross noted that such arguments have become common but are unlikely to succeed, stating, “It has become standard practice now to file a counterclaim to attack the FTC as unconstitutional.” To read the full article, click here (subscription may be required).

May 27, 2025 – Daily Report recently featured Partner Justice Leah Ward Sears on her appointment as interim president of Emory University, beginning in September 2025. A longtime Emory alumna and trustee, Justice Sears called the opportunity “a full circle moment,” while firm managing partner Stephen Forte praised the appointment as a reflection of her “intellect, vision, and commitment to public service.” To read the full article, click here (subscription may be required).

May 14, 2025 – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution recently interviewed Stephen O’Day on the challenges of toxic substance litigation and why these cases are so difficult to win despite high-profile verdicts. O’Day noted, “It takes, potentially, three or four different kinds of scientific and medical evidence. A doctor has to not only rule in defendants’ chemical but also rule out other potential causes for the same illness. Usually, there are numerous possible causes for an illness.” To read the full article, click here (subscription may be required).

May 13, 2025 – Air Finance Journal recently interviewed Marc Latman on the Trump administration’s Section 232 investigation into whether imported aircraft and parts pose a national security risk. Latman warned that retaliatory tariffs from key trade partners could severely impact U.S. aviation exports, noting, “These countries would likely, as China has already done, put in place reciprocal tariffs on U.S.-manufactured aircraft, aircraft engines, and aircraft parts, hurting U.S. manufacturers’ access to those countries.” To read the full article, click here (subscription may be required).

April 28, 2025 – AdWeek recently interviewed Jeffery Cross on the Justice Department’s push for Google to share its search data as part of proposed antitrust remedies. Cross emphasized, “The better the query and the more efficient the search, the more users will be attracted. The more users and the more user data, the better the quality. It’s a network-effect feedback loop.” To read the full article, click here (subscription may be required).

March 26, 2025 – Forbes recently featured an interview between Smith Gambrell Partner Moritz Masberg and The German American Trade Association (GATA), highlighting key insights on the current landscape for German-speaking companies entering the U.S. market. In the interview, Moritz addressed both the opportunities and challenges companies face—from political uncertainty and tariff threats to the strategic benefits of the U.S. market, including scale, consumer demand, and legal infrastructure. He emphasized the importance of proper planning around structure, liability, and location, particularly for mid-sized firms. “Whichever way you look at it, the U.S. remains a market that cannot be ignored as the… Read more

April 3, 2025 – Atlanta Business Chronicle recently interviewed Edward “Jack” Hardin, founder and chairman emeritus of the Gateway Center and co-chair of the United Way’s Regional Commission on Homelessness, on efforts to address homelessness in Atlanta’s urban core. “Homelessness is a mismatch between the cost of housing and the resources available to people who want to be housed,” said Hardin, who emphasized the Gateway Center’s role as the “front door” to critical services for those in need. To read the full article, click here (subscription may be required).

March 28, 2025 – ESG Dive recently interviewed Stephen O’Day on the SEC’s decision to withdraw its defense of the climate-risk disclosure rule. O’Day noted that “there are 18 states and the District of Columbia signed on as intervenors in the case that could decide to continue the rule’s defense in the agency’s absence.” To read the full article, click here (subscription may be required).

March 7, 2025 – Bloomberg Law recently interviewed Stephen O’Day on the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in City and County of San Francisco v. EPA, which shifts more regulatory responsibility onto the EPA while the agency faces workforce cuts. O’Day stated, “Those amorphous things will be allowed to go on until there is a water quality standard or an effluent limit for those kinds of discharges. Microplastics are another where there aren’t any standards now. Water quality can be affected because the backstop to the specific effluent limits is being removed.” To read the full article, click here (subscription may… Read more

February 19, 2025 – ESG Dive recently interviewed Stephen O’Day on the ongoing legal challenges surrounding the SEC’s climate risk disclosure rule. O’Day said, “The intervenors in the case could decide to continue to defend the Biden-era rule,” even as the SEC signals it may not defend it in court. The article also highlights House Financial Services Chair French Hill’s concerns that the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) creates a “non-tariff barrier” that disproportionately impacts U.S. companies. To read the full article, click here (subscription may be required).