Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP Partner Gregory Kirsch Named to the Executive Committee of the Georgia Intellectual Property Alliance (GIPA)

ATLANTA (July 13, 2026) – Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP (“SGR”) is pleased to announce that Gregory J. Kirsch has been named to the Executive Committee of the Georgia Intellectual Property Alliance (GIPA). GIPA’s stated goal is to “provide the leadership and resources to make Georgia a global model for the most diverse, efficient, and effective intellectual property ecosystem to facilitate the creation, protection and enablement of intellectual property for the economic and social well-being of our citizens and improved quality of life in our communities”

Mr. Kirsch, Head of the firm’s Intellectual Property Practice, has served as a board member of GIPA for many years, and SGR is a long-term sponsor of the organization. Most recently, SGR hosted the GIPA Startup Awards Pitch Competition & Ceremony in May 2026. SGR’s Intellectual Property Practice includes 55 IP practitioners, several of whom are involved in GIPA, including Senior Counsel Jamie Graham who serves as a Program Leader.

At Smith Gambrell & Russell, our Intellectual Property (IP) Practice makes it our mission to protect your innovations. We help individuals and entities of all sizes – from emerging growth ventures to small and medium enterprises, the Fortune 500, and universities – develop, prosecute, commercialize, and defend their intellectual property in jurisdictions around the globe. Our Chambers-ranked practice is comprehensive, covering the entire life cycle of an innovation and IP. Clients come to us to secure patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets, and enforce those assets when they’re infringed. Our 28 patent professionals have technical and scientific expertise and educational backgrounds across the full range of engineering and scientific fields, including a number with graduate degrees. Drawing on our extensive market knowledge and business acumen, we also assist clients in securing optimal possible deal terms when licensing, acquiring, or selling their intellectual property. Learn more about the IP Practice here: https://www.sgrlaw.com/capabilities/ip.

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Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP is a full-service, international law firm that advises regional, national and global businesses on a wide range of legal matters. The Firm’s more than 400 professionals provide legal counsel in more than 50 specialized practice areas, including corporate transactions, litigation, intellectual property, aviation, banking, real estate, insurance/reinsurance, construction, employment law, international, and employee benefits and executive compensation. Founded in 1893, Smith Gambrell has 15 domestic and international offices, including Atlanta; Austin; Charlotte; Chicago; Houston; Jacksonville; London; Los Angeles; Miami; Milan; Munich; New York; Southampton; Tampa; and Washington, D.C.

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