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Julie A. Sebastian
Partner / AtlantaJulie Sebastian is a Partner in the Corporate Practice of Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP.
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Full Bio
Julie Sebastian has substantial experience in mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance. Julie regularly represents buyers and sellers in their extraordinary corporate transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures. With a practical approach to find business-oriented solutions, Julie consistently leads her clients to successful closings without sacrificing legal protections. Julie understands the unique position of founders and corporate leaders undertaking a significant transaction and enjoys guiding her clients through the complexities of the deal lifecycle. Julie has helped buy and sell companies in a wide range of industries, including technology, personnel services, manufacturing, and financial services.
Julie has spent her entire 20+ year career at Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP and is the co-leader of its M&A Practice Group and is the Chair of its Inclusion Committee. Outside of the office, Julie is an avid sports fan and enjoys spending time with her family and friends.
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Representative Experience
- Represented the Adecco Group, a global staffing company in the sale of a legal consulting business and various staffing businesses to both strategic and private equity buyers.
- Represented a publicly traded company in its acquisition of various entities providing human resources services.
- Represented a global steel manufacturer in the sale and acquisition of various entities and assets.
- Represented a foreign manufacturing entity in its acquisition of a US manufacturing entity to enhance its US manufacturing capacity.
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Bar Admissions
Georgia -
Education
Undergraduate- Hope College
Law School- University of Tennessee
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Recognitions
The Best Lawyers in America®, Atlanta, Corporate Law (2023-2026) -
SGR Publications
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Press
- Smith Gambrell Russell Advises the Brightly Network on Successful Sale
- The Best Lawyers in America® Recognizes 105 SGR Attorneys in 2025 Edition
- SGR Partners Recognized in IFLR1000 Leading Lawyers for 2023
- The Best Lawyers in America® Recognizes 102 SGR Attorneys in 2024 Edition
- Smith Gambrell Russell Partners Recognized in IFLR1000 Leading Lawyers for 2022
- Best Lawyers in America Recognizes 91 SGR Attorneys in 2023 Edition
- Smith Gambrell Russell Represents Client Valmet in Acquisition of Coldwater
- Smith Gambrell Russell Represents The Adecco Group in Sale of Legal Solutions Business to Consilio
- Smith Gambrell Russell Represents HESCO Supply in Sale to Winsupply
- Smith, Gambrell & Russell Represents Account Control Technology Holdings, Inc. in Sale to Transworld Systems Inc., Forming Largest Accounts Receivable Management Company in U.S.
- Smith, Gambrell & Russell Partners Recognized in IFLR1000 Financial and Corporate and M&A Rankings for 2020
- Smith, Gambrell & Russell Client, the Adecco Group, Completes $612 Million Sale of Soliant Health to Olympus Partners
- Smith, Gambrell & Russell Represents Internet Provider GigaMonster in Significant Capital Raise through Majority Investment from Barings
- Smith, Gambrell & Russell Represents The Adecco Group in Agreement to Sell Soliant Health to Olympus Partners for $612 Million
- Smith, Gambrell & Russell Represents Republic National Distributing Co. in Joint Venture Partnership with Young’s Market Company
- Smith, Gambrell & Russell Represents Internet Provider GigaMonster in Acquisition of Amtech Communications
- Smith, Gambrell & Russell Represents Internet Provider Gigamonster in $45 Million Capital Raise and Merger with Fibersphere Communications
- Smith, Gambrell & Russell Partners Recognized IFLR1000 Elite Dealmakers for 2018
- Smith, Gambrell & Russell Represents The Adecco Group in Sale of Remaining Interest in Beeline
- Smith, Gambrell & Russell Represents the Adecco Group in Acquisition of BioBridges
- Smith, Gambrell & Russell Represents Adecco Group in Sale of OnForce to WorkMarket
- Smith, Gambrell & Russell Represents Client, Gerdau, in Sale of Atmosphere Annealing and NitroSteel to Z Capital
- Smith, Gambrell & Russell Represents Adecco Group in Beeline Merger with IQNavigator
- Smith, Gambrell & Russell Represents SASCO Chemical Group, Inc. in Acquisition