Feven Alemu advises clients on a wide range of corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, health care, and general corporate matters. Prior to joining Smith, Gambrell & Russell as an Associate, Feven was a summer associate with the firm. She is an Atlanta native, and earned her J.D., with honors, from Emory University School of Law, where she served on the Emory Corporate Governance and Accountability Review as an Executive Managing Editor. While in law school, she participated in the Health Law Certificate Program and served as Annual Scholarship & Awards Reception Chair for the Black Law Students Association. Feven… Read more
Ms. Allen is a litigator in SGR’s New York office who focuses her practice on complex commercial litigation. While at SGR, Ms. Allen has represented corporate clients in a wide range of cases, including contract disputes, class actions, and other commercial matters. In addition to her broader commercial litigation practice, Ms. Allen works in SGR’s Insurance and Reinsurance Practice Group and has experience with complex coverage disputes and reinsurance arbitration. Ms. Allen also maintains an active labor and employment practice and has represented employers in federal and state court actions involving employment contract disputes, discrimination and wrongful termination claims, and… Read more
Mr. Buchanan focuses his practice on complex civil and commercial litigation in trial and appellate courts. He has experience in all phases of litigation, from drafting substantive pleadings and motions, managing discovery, negotiating favorable settlements, taking cases to trial, and briefing cases on appeal. Before joining SGR, Mr. Buchanan practiced at a boutique Indiana-based firm where he litigated cases involving contract disputes, real estate transactions, property taxation, and insurance coverage. He has an extensive background in appellate litigation, having briefed over two dozen appeals before the Indiana Court of Appeals, Indiana Supreme Court, and U.S. Court of Appeals for the… Read more
Before joining Smith Gambrell, Ms. Caldwell was a Summer Associate with the firm in 2024 and also interned with Delta Air Lines’ legal department, where she supported corporate and regulatory matters involving large-scale operations. During law school, she gained practical litigation experience through externships with the Federal Defender Program’s Capital Habeas Unit and the Western Circuit Public Defender’s Office, and as a Judicial Intern for Judge Eric Norris in the Athens-Clarke County Superior Court. These roles strengthened her advocacy skills and familiarity with complex procedural matters that inform her work in construction litigation. Ms. Caldwell earned her J.D., cum laude,… Read more
Camille first joined the firm as a Summer Associate, then later as a Law Clerk, where she honed her skills in legal research, motion practice, and drafting opinion letters across diverse practice areas. Camille now serves as an associate and contributes to a broad range of matters with experience spanning intellectual property, labor and employment, construction, and commercial litigation. Camille earned her J.D. from Fordham University School of Law, where she served on the Fordham Law Moot Court Board as a Kaufman Associate Editor and was a member of the Fordham International Law Journal. She also participated in the Fashion… Read more
Ms. Carlisle is located in the Firm’s Jacksonville and Tampa offices and focuses her practice in complex commercial litigation, to include contract, business, and insurance disputes, real property litigation, trust and estate matters, and appellate practice. Ms. Carlisle previously worked as a Summer Associate for the Firm and as a Summer Clerk at the University of North Florida Office of the General Counsel. Ms. Carlisle earned her J.D. from the University of Florida Levin College of Law, where she was a member of the John Marshall Bar Association, a Legal Writing Teaching Assistant, served as the Director of Communications of… Read more
Mr. Duffy represents domestic and international clients in a wide variety of corporate and transactional matters, including mergers and acquisitions, securities offerings, private equity and venture capital financing and general corporate representation. Mr. Duffy earned his Juris Doctor (J.D.), cum laude, from the University of Georgia School of Law, where he served on the Georgia Law Review as a Managing Board Symposium Editor and a Member of the Editorial Board. While in law school, he worked as a Legal Research Teaching Assistant for Professor Amy Taylor. He also earned his Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) in Finance, magna cum laude,… Read more
Ms. Evans is a UK qualified transaction lawyer providing advice to aircraft leasing companies, airlines and aviation industry participants on all aspects of the buying, selling, leasing and financing of commercial, corporate and private aircraft in a wide range of jurisdictions. Prior to joining SGR she served as a paralegal in the London offices of two other international law firms. Ms. Evans holds a B.A. in English Literature and a Graduate Diploma in Law, as well as a post-graduate certificate in International Business from St. Mary’s University, Twickenham.
Christina has experience within the intellectual property sector, including patent, trademark, and IP technology law, as well as corporate law, focusing on mergers and acquisitions, international law, and antitrust law. She has worked drafting and completing transactions as well as litigating issues. She has experience reviewing commercial and IP agreements, drafting due diligence reports, writing legal briefs, writing and reviewing licensing agreements, terms of services, terms of use, and contract conditions. She has a background with U.S., Australian, and German law. Before joining SGR, Christina worked for multiple renowned national and international law firms, having lived, and worked in Munich,… Read more
