Mr. Carballo concentrates his practice in complex civil and commercial disputes before trial and appellate courts and arbitration panels throughout the country. With more than 35 years of experience, he is an accomplished trial and appellate lawyer, having tried hundreds of cases before judges and juries and represented clients in appeals in state and federal courts. His litigation experience covers areas involving breach of contract, fraud and other business torts, breach of fiduciary duty, employment litigation, unfair competition, defamation, intellectual property, class action litigation, real estate and construction litigation, professional malpractice, transportation litigation, environmental litigation, insurance coverage litigation and white… Read more
Ms. Carrasco practices in all major aspects of employee benefits, compensation and ERISA, including qualified and nonqualified plans, fiduciary issues, welfare benefit plans, and executive compensation. She also has experience with respect to employee benefit and executive compensation issues in connection with mergers and acquisitions, including post-closing integration of benefit plans. Ms. Carrasco was recognized for exceptional pro bono service in 2009 by the Supreme Court of Florida and the Young Lawyers Division of the Florida Bar, in conjunction with the Jacksonville Area Legal Aid, Inc. Ms. Carrasco received her B.S. degree in Zoology from the University of Florida. She… Read more
Mr. Carrel’s practice focuses on representing public and private companies, land owners, developers and investors and helping them secure land use and zoning approvals, public incentives, local regulatory and siting approvals, as well as performing zoning due diligence. Among Mr. Carrel’s projects, he has helped obtain numerous approvals for the data centers, underground fiber optic conduit paths and for the siting of wireless communications facilities and has written about the process from siting to completion. He frequently represents clients before local plan commissions, zoning boards and city councils. Mr. Carrel previously acted as an interim national land use attorney for… Read more
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
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 all phases of complex commercial litigation in state and federal courts across the country in a wide range of contract, business tort, and employment cases. Contract – she has substantial experience in breach of contract litigation, including relating to supplier and vendor agreements, purchase agreements, franchise agreements, and restrictive covenant agreements. Business Tort – she regularly litigates claims of fraud, trade secrets, sexual assault, intentional inflection of emotional distress, defamation, false light, and other related business torts. Employment – she has defended against countless employment claims, including Title VII, ADEA, FLSA, and retaliatory discharge claims…. 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
