Amanda Attenasio provides transactional real estate services, including representation of purchasers and sellers in residential and commercial real estate matters from contract to closing, as well as issues associated with these transactions, including financing and title matters. Mrs. Attenasio also assists with leasing and refinancing residential and commercial properties. Mrs. Attenasio also handles the representation of condominiums and cooperative housing corporations as transfer agent and general counsel. Mrs. Attenasio received her Juris Doctor Law degree from Seton Hall University School of Law with a concentration in Health Law. She graduated magna cum laude from Seton Hall University with a Bachelor’s Degree in… Read more
William is an asset finance and leasing lawyer specializing in the aviation sector. His experience includes advising financial institutions and aircraft lessors on complex cross-border transactions. His practice encompasses a wide range of aviation-related matters including aircraft and engine financings, warehouse financings, the restructuring of existing leasing arrangements, security arrangements spanning multiple jurisdictions, and aircraft portfolio trading. Prior to joining SGR, William was a member of the Transportation and Space group of Milbank LLP. William has previously spent eight months seconded to a global aircraft lessor headquartered in Saudi Arabia.
Joseph has experience conducting legal research and factual investigations into commercial matters, corporate governance affairs, and post-judgment collection actions. He possesses experience in all phases of litigation and arbitration matters. Joseph has briefed and argued federal appellate cases; prepared briefing on dispositive and other motions in state and federal court; and conducted and defended depositions in complex commercial matters. He has also participated in arbitrations, as well as in multiple mediations resulting in settlements. Prior to joining the firm Joseph worked as an associate for a litigation boutique that handled trial and appellate work at both the state and federal… Read more
Mr. Leventhal is based in the New York office of SGR, qualified in New York and English law, and works in the finance and leasing sector, specializing primarily on structured and asset finance and leasing in the aviation sector. His experience includes acting for banks, export credit agencies and operating lessors on a range of cross-border finance and leasing transactions, including export credit supported financings, cross-border leasing, pre-delivery financings, tax-based structures, and joint venture leasing transactions. Prior to working at SGR, Mr. Leventhal worked for six years in the aircraft finance and leasing practice of a major international law firm… Read more
Ms. Mahaffy’s practice focuses on assisting clients in a wide range of labor and employment law matters. She represents and advises employers on labor and employment compliance and claims involving employment discrimination, wage and hour, employment contracts, and unfair labor practices. Ms. Mahaffy received her B.S., cum laude, in Political Science from Florida State University. She went on to earn her J.D., cum laude, from the University of Florida Levin College of Law. During law school, Ms. Mahaffy served as the Executive Forum Editor of the University of Florida Journal of Law and Public Policy, the Vice President of Administrative… Read more
Aleksandra Puścińska is an Associate in the Corporate Practice and member of the Global Transport Practice at Smith Gambrell Russell. Ms. Puścińska’s practice involves acting for leasing companies, airlines and other aviation industry participants in aviation transactions, including aircraft and engine acquisition, finance and leasing. She has a broad experience advising clients on regulatory matters related to commercial and business aviation. Ms. Puścińska earned her Law with European Legal Studies LL.B. from King’s College London, U.K. and spent one year of her undergraduate degree studying law abroad at Universiteit Leiden, the Netherlands. She holds a Master’s Degree (LL.M.) in Air… Read more
Sabrina represents businesses, fiduciaries, and individuals in complex civil and commercial disputes, guiding matters from inception through resolution. She also has extensive experience routinely serving as outside general counsel for a multitude of clients in the construction and real estate industries. Sabrina began her legal career as an Assistant State Attorney for the Fourth Judicial Circuit, where she tried thirteen cases from jury selection through verdict, gaining substantial courtroom experience early in her practice. Prior to joining Smith, Gambrell & Russell, she practiced commercial litigation at a national law firm and later expanded her practice at a local boutique firm,… Read more
Ms. Stangle’s practice primarily focuses on the purchase, sale, leasing, and financing of aircraft and aircraft engines. Prior to joining SGR, Ms. Stangle clerked for the Honorable C. Ashley Royal in the United States District Court in the Middle District of Georgia. Ms. Stangle was born and raised in Athens, Georgia. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and her J.D. from the University of Georgia School of Law. While attending law school, Ms. Stangle was the President of the Equal Justice Foundation, an Online Editor on the Managing Board of the Georgia… Read more
Mr. Vickery’s practice focuses on serving the needs of clients in commercial litigation. He represents clients in contract disputes, business torts, and class actions. He also provides guidance on regulatory compliance. Mr. Vickery earned his undergraduate degree in History, with honors, from the University of Chicago. He received his J.D. from Vanderbilt University Law School, where he was the Elliott Cheatham Scholar for his class. During law school, he clerked for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia, and Vanderbilt awarded Mr. Vickery the Carl J. Ruskowski Clinical Legal Education Award for his representation of clients before the… Read more
Ms. Weatherholtz has extensive experience structuring and closing complex commercial real estate finance transactions, including balance sheet loans, CMBS loans, bridge loans, construction loans, mortgage and mezzanine loans, ranging from $5 million to $925 million, and secured by apartment buildings, self-storage facilities, hotels, offices and industrial portfolios. She advises multinational financial institutions, commercial banks, life insurance companies, and CMBS lenders. Her practice also involves representing real estate developers acquiring land for development, and representing landlords in negotiating leasing transactions.
