Mr. Catalano focuses his practice on intellectual property litigation as well as IP-adjacent commercial litigation. His experience includes patent, copyright, trade secret, trademark, and unfair competition disputes before federal courts, arbitrators, the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and the International Trade Commission. He also has in-depth experience related to patent licensing, including the licensing of standards-essential patents on fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory (FRAND) terms. His FRAND-related experience includes patent valuation, assessments of licensing terms for individual patents as well as patent portfolios, and litigation and alternative dispute resolution, including related affirmative defenses and rate setting proceedings. Clients trust Mr…. Read more
Ed has over 25 years of experience advising clients across various sectors, including transportation, finance, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and investment funds. His practice spans domestic and international jurisdictions, with a focus on complex financial transactions, restructurings, and regulatory compliance. Ed has represented a broad array of clients including lenders, borrowers, lessors, lessees, investment funds, portfolio companies, and other stakeholders in multifaceted financing arrangements. His work covers syndicated and structured financings, alternative and unitranche facilities, debtor-in-possession financings, and Shariah-compliant financial products like Mudarabah and Ijara. In the Global Transportation sector, Ed is a trusted advisor to aviation, rail, and intermodal… Read more
Mr. Clarke has significant experience in employment law, encompassing employment discrimination and litigation, employment contracts, employee handbooks and policies, termination and separations, hiring practices, wage and hour issues, unemployment compensation and other aspects of the employer/employee relationship governed by state and federal laws. He regularly counsels clients on compliance issues and dispute avoidance. When litigation becomes necessary, Mr. Clarke regularly represents employers in employment litigation matters pending in state and federal courts. He represents clients in matters pending before the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Georgia Department of Labor and the Wage and Hour Division of the United… Read more
Mr. Clay has extensive experience representing local, regional and national financial institutions, private equity firms, investment advisors and developers in a variety of commercial financing transactions. His practice focuses on real estate related financings, including acquisition, development, bridge, construction, and permanent financings, and include both single-lender loans and syndicated, participated or club deal loans. The real estate projects Mr. Clay has worked on include raw land developments, office buildings, shopping centers, hotels, industrial developments, warehouse facilities, mixed use projects, multifamily and other residential communities. Mr. Clay also represents financial institutions and customers of financial institutions in non-real estate related debt… Read more
Anthony (Tony) L. Cochran is a Partner in the Litigation Practice of Smith Gambrell Russell LLP. During the 45 years he has been practicing law in Atlanta, Mr. Cochran has represented many individuals and businesses on a wide variety of complex matters. He has tried dozens of jury trials in many areas of the law (both civil and criminal, federal and state), bench trials (in federal and state courts), administrative and regulatory hearings (before both federal and state agencies and boards), and medical peer review hearings at hospitals. His unique experience allows him to handle parallel civil, administrative and criminal… Read more
Ms. Colunga represents clients in complex commercial litigation cases in state and federal courts across the country on a wide range of contract, employment, and business tort issues. She also manages internal investigations for corporations on these same issues. Contract – she has substantial experience in breach of contract litigation, including relating to supplier, vendor, purchase, franchise, and restrictive covenant agreements. Employment – she has defended against countless employment claims, including Title VII, ADEA, FLSA, and retaliatory discharge claims. Business Tort – she regularly litigates claims of fraud, trade secrets, sexual assault, intentional inflection of emotional distress, defamation, false light,… Read more
Mr. Constantine specializes in litigation, litigation avoidance and executive compensation. He has extensive experience in employee benefits litigation involving: Single and multiemployer pension and welfare plans; Nonqualified plans; and A wide array of fiduciary, administrative and benefits issues. Mr. Constantine has represented clients before most of the Circuit Courts of Appeal and the U.S. Supreme Court and has been lead counsel in employee benefits litigation throughout the United States. In the executive compensation area, Mr. Constantine represents both companies and senior management. He is currently counsel to CEOs at a number of major league sports franchises and also represents senior… Read more
Mr. Costigan’s primary area of concentration is reinsurance and insurance coverage disputes involving workers compensation, property and casualty, and professional liability lines of business. His reinsurance coverage experience includes representation of reinsurers and cedents in resolving disputes over the cession of workers’ compensation losses, allocation of continuing losses, number of occurrences, pre-hearing security, follow the fortunes doctrine, and coverage of declaratory judgment expenses. He has conducted depositions or appeared in legal proceedings in England, France, Bermuda, and Switzerland in connection with international arbitrations. Mr. Costigan’s insurance coverage experience involves representation of insurers with regard to a wide array of issues… Read more
Mr. Crane is a deal lawyer who represents private equity, venture capital and family office–backed companies, focusing on acquisition and sale transactions. He gets involved at all stages in the business growth and succession process, from acquisition, capital raising, financing and growth equity transactions, strategic partnering and joint ventures, to pre-sale and succession planning. Mr. Crane works with entrepreneurs and companies from inception through closing of realization transactions. He also frequently represents the portfolio companies of his private equity, emerging growth and other clients in a wide range of transactions and legal matters, including equity-based compensation plans, manufacturing, distribution and… Read more
Mr. Crofton assists clients with all aspects of the design, construction, and renovation of new and existing facilities. He has assisted clients with project development and construction-related legal matters since 1990. He represents a variety of clients, including Fortune 100 and other trans-national companies, with construction projects in the United States, Central America and the Caribbean, Europe and Asia. His practice encompasses pre-construction planning and transactional services, dispute avoidance and risk mitigation during construction and post-construction dispute resolution. » Project Construction Counseling Mr. Crofton assists clients with projects ranging from energy, commercial and industrial, food and beverage, resort and hospitality, and… Read more
