About the Practice
Smith Gambrell & Russell has long assisted manufacturers in many industries with a wide variety of legal issues encountered by a manufacturing business. Drawing upon experienced lawyers in each of our 15 domestic and international offices and from over 50 practice groups, we routinely help each of our manufacturing clients address the many legal issues faced by their business.
SGR’s Manufacturing Practice is supported by a deep bench of attorneys who regularly advise manufacturers across the full lifecycle of their operations. Within the past year, nearly 90 percent of our attorneys have worked with a manufacturing client across all of our departments. Our lawyers work in integrated, cross‑disciplinary teams spanning corporate, labor and employment, employee benefits and executive compensation, environmental, litigation, intellectual property, real estate, site selection, advertising, products liability, warranties, antitrust, and tax as well as warranty and distribution issues, allowing us to align legal strategy with business realities.
We represent all types of manufacturers, including both middle‑market companies and global enterprises. Our current manufacturing client base spans a wide array of industries, including automotive and mobility, electronics, energy, building materials, machinery, food production, chemicals, natural resources, consumer products, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and pulp and paper. Manufacturers represent a meaningful share of the firm’s overall revenue, highlighting the sector’s strategic importance and underscoring the depth and durability of our client relationships.
SGR’s Manufacturing Practice delivers strong domestic reach alongside growing inbound international work, particularly in advising foreign manufacturers entering the U.S. market. We support site selection initiatives across key U.S. industrial regions while also providing guidance on cross‑border transactions, global supply chains, international employment matters, and regulatory compliance for manufacturers.
This combination of scale, industry focus, and cross‑disciplinary depth positions our firm as a trusted legal partner to manufacturers at every stage of growth. We have a long track record of assisting manufacturing companies across diverse industries with the full spectrum of legal issues inherent in setting up in, operating, expanding, and protecting a manufacturing business. We deliver coordinated, practical counsel tailored to the commercial realities of our clients. This integrated approach allows us to help manufacturers manage risk, seize opportunity, and support their operations both domestically and internationally.
Key Contact(s)
- Head of the Antitrust & Trade Regulation Practice; Co-Head of the Manufacturing Practice

