Javier Gonzalez advises domestic and international clients on merger and acquisitions and business transactions, serving as counsel on a broad range of commercial and corporate matters. Javier’s work is focused on the Latin American (LATAM) market, helping US Hispanic-owned businesses, and US businesses with a global presence. With more than 20 years of experience, Javier counsels clients across a variety of industries, including manufacturing, distribution and franchising, food manufacturing and logistics, and construction. His work frequently involves helping businesses enter new markets or expand existing operations through cross-border strategies, corporate structuring, acquisitions, and day-to-day corporate governance and commercial contracting. Javier’s… Read more
Ms. Gordon has nearly 18 years of experience in the legal field, first as a paralegal and then as an attorney. Her practice centers largely on business litigation but has also included healthcare law, products liability, antitrust, estate litigation, and many others. She joins Smith Gambrell as part of its white collar criminal defense practice group, along with Tom Bever, Tony Cochran and Emily Ward. Ms. Gordon’s practice consists largely of drafting and filing pleadings and motions, legal research, discovery, and preparing for depositions, hearings, trials, arbitrations, and mediations. She also works with clients responding to government subpoenas and civil… Read more
Martin Guizzardi is a transactional attorney qualified to practice in New York State. He has experience counseling Italian and U.S. private and public companies in joint ventures, complex commercial transactions, corporate law, mid-market domestic M&A, international M&A, and international strategic planning. Martin works as a business partner to clients’ senior management in planning and implementing international expansion activities, with the bulk of his experience being in manufacturing and commercial operations. Martin has assisted hundreds of Italian companies in planning and establishing manufacturing and commercial operations in the U.S., most notably, through the negotiation of joint ventures with U.S. partners, the… Read more
Jeff D. Harris is Counsel in the Litigation Practice and concentrates his practice in business litigation and alternative dispute resolution, especially in matters relating to construction, commercial real estate, corporate and partnership disputes, professional liability and fiduciary duties. His 45 years of business litigation experience is complemented by having served as de facto general counsel for a major client and having a substantial role, on behalf of the owner or contractor, in the redevelopment of major projects in Chicago, including Navy Pier, Marina City and Prudential Plaza. As a result, he brings a combination of legal and business acumen to… Read more
For over 40 years Mr. Hartmann has handled and served as lead trial attorney on a variety of complex business and employment litigation matters. He has successfully tried to verdict dozens of jury and non-jury commercial cases in federal and state courts throughout the country, as well as appeals, arbitrations and mediations. Commercial Loans: Mr. Hartmann represents secured lenders in the enforcement of commercial loan agreements in various contexts such as work-outs, foreclosures, receiverships, lender liability and prepayment premiums. Insurance: Mr. Hartmann represents life insurance companies in litigation involving sales practices, disputes with agents, and policies including claim disputes, rescissions and… Read more
Ms. Hodges has nearly 17 years of public service experience representing local government clients in all facets of government operations. As the former Deputy General Counsel of the Office of General Counsel, City of Jacksonville, she has previously offered invaluable counsel to a wide array of City of Jacksonville, Duval County, governmental entities, including the Jacksonville Mayor, 19-member Jacksonville City Council, special districts, independent authorities, and various local government boards and commissions. Her practice spans across a broad spectrum of local government law and transactional work, encompassing real estate and public finance transactions, government procurement, budget ordinances, economic development and… Read more
Mr. Holland is an experienced counsel and legal executive who has served for over 25 years as general counsel and CLO to two global companies. He has led a wide manner of corporate and advisory matters and is specially suited to understand the business realities of legal matters and fiscal imperatives of those who must decide them. Mr. Holland’s experience includes mergers and acquisitions, commercial and class action litigation, executive compensation, employment disputes, restrictive covenant and trade secrets matters, corporate investigations and board advisory. For over a decade, Mr. Holland was general counsel to Adecco Group North America, the $5… Read more
With a 25+ year legal career spanning litigation, labor and employment law, risk management, commercial, and corporate law, Andrew has excelled in handling complex legal challenges for large organizations. Serving most recently as Interim General Counsel and SVP / Associate General Counsel for one of America’s leading food distributors, he led a 75-member legal team, negotiated significant corporate and commercial transactions, managed a diverse litigation portfolio, quarterbacked the company’s response to COVID-19, and worked closely with the board and executive team. Prior to that, Andrew served as VP / Deputy General Counsel for one of country’s largest retailers, where he… Read more
As a member of the Litigation and Labor and Employment practice groups, Mr. Jones assists clients nationwide in a wide range of labor and employment law. He represents employers in claims regarding employment discrimination, wage and hour, employment contracts, and unfair labor practices. Mr. Jones also assists clients in counseling, due diligence, and policy development as well as drafting employee handbooks and policy manuals, employment contracts, severance agreements, and non-competition agreements. Mr. Jones received his B.A. in History with a minor in Religious Studies from Franklin and Marshall College. He went on to earn his J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of… Read more
Mr. Kirschner’s main practice areas are corporate, corporate governance, finance, mergers and acquisitions and other business transactions. Mr. Kirschner was selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® and in Chambers USA in 2008 and 2009. Mr. Kirschner is also a shareholder of Kirschner & Legler, P.A. Prior to the formation of that firm in 2001, Mr. Kirschner was a partner in Holland & Knight, LLP and, subsequently, Of Counsel to LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae, LLP in Jacksonville, Florida. Prior to 1998, Mr. Kirschner was a Partner with Kirschner, Main, Graham, Turner & Demont, also of Jacksonville, Florida…. Read more
