
Lucky for us, Sean didn’t choose to spend his life on the golf course after he beat Tiger Woods one day at a national Junior Golf tournament. Today, Sean continues to score holes-in-one on the golf course as a hobby and in the legal field for his clients. Sean Altschul is a true pro in all areas of real estate. The New York Times has quoted Sean on multiple occasions, and he is the author of “Hidden Issues Emerge in Commercial Property Acquisitions,” published by Real Estate Weekly. He has developed a deep and broad understanding of Real Estate transactional… Read more

Ms. Anderson represents clients in all phases of litigation, with a particular focus on critical and dispositive trial motions in complex cases and appellate practice. Her experience includes the representation of large companies, small businesses, and individuals in a wide range of state and federal commercial matters, including antitrust, real estate, class action, product liability, breach of contract and other complex disputes. Ms. Anderson previously served on the Freeborn & Peters LLP Executive Committee and Professional Review Committee. She received her B.A. from the University of Florida, with honors, and her J.D. from Columbia University School of Law. She has… Read more

Ms. Atkinson’s practice is dedicated to advising health care industry clients on a wide range of corporate, regulatory, and compliance matters. As former Corporate Counsel for Saint Joseph’s Health System (now Emory/St. Joseph’s), Ms. Atkinson advised the CEO, other senior managers, the Chief of the Medical Staff, and the Boards of one of the nation’s top acute care hospitals and its affiliated real estate and management entities, employed physician group, charitable foundation, and indigent care program. Among her other duties, Ms. Atkinson guided the creation and implementation of the Health System’s initial compliance program (including serving as counsel to the Compliance Committee)… Read more

Mr. Barab represents lenders, agents for syndicated lenders, factors and borrowers in connection with all legal aspects of financing accounts receivable (including both factoring and lending transactions), revolving lines of credit, equipment and other term loans, syndicated loans, leveraged buyouts, acceptance financings and participations, both secured and unsecured. His lender clients include AgFirst Farm Credit Bank (and agricultural credit associations in AgFirst’s farm credit district) and Commercial Factors of Atlanta, Inc. He also represents issuers, beneficiaries and customers in letter of credit transactions and other parties in connection with a variety of commercial transactions, including those involving sales and leases… Read more

For almost 30 years, Mr. Baratta has partnered with companies to understand their business and develop efficient, practical solutions to their insurance and environmental problems. He also represents clients in virtually all areas of environmental and health and safety law, including brownfield remediation and redevelopment, permitting, compliance, enforcement and cost recovery. Mr. Baratta believes that a thorough understanding of the facts and data particular to each case is the key to effective representation. He works hard at the outset to gather pertinent facts, research applicable law and understand the client’s goals. Then, along with the client, he develops a strategy… Read more

Mr. Barlow’s practice concentrates in the areas of aircraft finance, commercial and corporate aircraft acquisitions and leasing, airline representation, aviation law, and general corporate representation. Mr. Barlow manages SGR’s Austin, Texas office. Mr. Barlow has represented U.S. and Ireland based aircraft leasing companies in aircraft and engine lease transactions, purchase and lease back transactions, and purchase and novation transactions in the U.S., Europe, Asia, and South America. He has also represented numerous U.S. and foreign commercial airlines and private equity funds in complex aircraft and engine financing and acquisition transactions including Predelivery Payment (PDP) financings, EETC offerings, export credit agency… Read more

Sasha’s practice initially started in litigation and crossed over into a multidisciplinary litigation and transactional practice with three key areas of concentration that include complex real estate, general corporate, and intellectual property practices. Sasha serves domestic and foreign clients, real estate developers and sponsors, real estate investors, lenders, startups and emerging companies, venture capital funds, high net worth individuals, and nonprofit entities. Sasha serves as an outside general counsel to a variety of companies in the real estate, education, technology, retail, and other fields. In addition, Sasha is passionate about art and photography both personally and professionally. Sasha routinely represents… Read more

Adrian advises clients on international asset finance and leasing transactions, with a particular emphasis on the aviation industry. With over 30 years of experience in private practice, Adrian has worked on an extensive range of transactions, generally spanning several jurisdictions. Adrian’s in-depth knowledge of transactions involving commercial aircraft includes ECA-supported financings, sale and leaseback transactions, operating leases, aircraft sales and acquisitions, pre-delivery payment financings and tax-based leasing structures, as well as commercial lending arrangements and restructurings. He has represented leasing companies, export credit agencies, banks and operators and, as a result, Adrian has developed a good all-round perspective on what… Read more

Mr. Bell’s primary practice area is franchise and distributor litigation. Mr. Bell regularly represents franchisors in litigation and arbitration matters across the United States. Mr. Bell also handles other complex commercial litigation matters. Bell was a member of the Order of the Coif, Order of the Barristers and served as Articles and Comments Editor on the University of Miami Inter-American Law Review. Mr. Bell served as a member of the University of Miami Moot Court Board as well as the 1994 University of Miami International Law Moot Court Team. In 2009, he was selected for inclusion in the Georgia Super… Read more

Moty represents clients in a broad range of business and commercial transactions, with a concentration on corporate and corporate-real estate transactions, mortgage lending, purchase and sale transactions, venture capital transactions, mergers and acquisitions, commercial and corporate finance transactions, and general corporate representation. Moty serves domestic and foreign clients, including multinational corporations, real estate investment companies, real estate developers and sponsors, real estate investors, private equity funds, venture lending funds, startups and emerging companies, entrepreneurs, as well as other private companies and individuals. Prior to joining Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP, Moty was a partner at an international boutique law firm… Read more