Our litigators have successfully defended both individual and class action claims alleging a wide variety of consumer protection laws including the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”), the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”) and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) as well as claims alleging deceptive trade practices and invasion of privacy. We are experienced in handling litigation in both state and federal courts across the country. We have successfully defended consumer claims at trial, garnered favorable settlements and defeated class action and single action claims in early motions practice. We also advise clients on matters of compliance with all… Read more
Practices
An SGR area of practice.
Cooperative and Condominium Practice
SGR proudly represents over 150 cooperatives and condominiums in the New York area. Our clients include some of the city’s finest buildings and range in size from 300+ units to 3. Collectively, our attorneys have decades of experience dealing with cooperative and condominium issues. The goals of our practice are to provide economical and efficient assistance, keeping it simple where possible while at the same time providing innovative approaches when appropriate, and giving all of our clients the benefit of our experience and sophisticated skills. When litigation is necessary, clients can rest assured knowing that our attorneys have successfully handled… Read more
Copyright Law
In addition to copyright law, Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP provides the full spectrum of intellectual property services to its clients, including in the fields of trademark and patent prosecution, trade dress protection, copyright, and rights of publicity counseling, licensing and litigation. SGR has robust capabilities in copyright law, and in the related art law, publishing and entertainment fields. Copyright is the right to control the display, reproduction, performance, publication, modification, adaptation, distribution, creation of derivative works, and initial sale of a creative work. Copyright protects works of authorship, such as books, letters, photographs, films, audio recordings, designs, artwork, web… Read more
Corporate Governance
Smith, Gambrell & Russell LLP has assisted its clients for many years in establishing and maintaining industry-specific compliance and corporate governance programs. In this age of government expectation of effective compliance programs and cooperation in government investigations, companies must have ready access to lawyers who can formulate best practices systems and programs to provide guidance in unanticipated times of crisis, such as the unexpected appearance of law enforcement officers with a search warrant in hand. The Corporate Governance Practice Group brings together experts from the Firm’s various disciplines, including antitrust, corporate, employment, environmental, health care, immigration, trade, litigation, intellectual property,… Read more
Corporate Law
Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP assists businesses in implementing plans for all aspects of their operations and commercial transactions. Our clients range from large publicly-held corporations to middle-market enterprises to small closely-held companies, including multi-generational family businesses. For all of them, we offer full-service legal advice to help them achieve their full potential. We represent both general and limited partnerships, joint ventures, limited liability companies and businesses operating as sole proprietorships throughout their entire life cycle, including acquisitive growth strategies and exits. Our legal team includes former CEOs, business executives and general counsel, allowing us to bring business experience to… Read more
Customs & Border Protection (CBP) Intellectual Property Remedies
Counterfeit and infringing products as well as falsified medicines seek entry into the United States at very high levels. Recent increases primarily through sales by third-party sellers on online platforms have accelerated dramatically due to the pandemic and the increasing number of consumers who purchase products from online marketplaces. One of the most efficient and cost-effective remedies for trademark and copyright owners to prevent these products from entering the United States is to take advantage of enforcement remedies offered by the US customs and border patrol (CBP) The CBP has the authority under the Code of Federal Regulations to inspect… Read more
Customs & International Trade
In today’s global marketplace, goods and services are crossing borders at an ever-increasing rate. With every cross-border transaction, complex government regulations are triggered which require careful attention. Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP offers a wide array of expertise in the area of customs and international trade to address the regulatory aspects of exporting and importing. With executives keenly focused on the need to integrate supply chain and operations management into key business decisions, customs and international trade matters have risen to the forefront of C-suite concerns. Once viewed as purely “logistics” issues, regulations governing the import and export of merchandise,… Read more
Cybersecurity and Data Privacy
SGR’s Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Practice is focused on assisting our clients with implementing industry best practices for data privacy and security matters as well as meeting related compliance obligations under federal and state laws. Because concerns over privacy and data security continue to grow as businesses and consumers conduct more of their activities using online means and with electronic devices, compliance obligations arise in numerous settings and for companies in virtually every industry segment. Cybersecurity matters with which we regularly assist our clients include: Data breach assessments Employee privacy and monitoring issues Coordination of federal and state data breach incident responses State and federal… Read more
Distressed Debt
SGR’s bankruptcy practice has since become one of the leading bankruptcy practices in the Southeast, having extensive experience in non-judicial financial reorganization and bankruptcy representation of creditor and equity committees, secured and unsecured creditors, debtors, DIP lenders, equity security holders, indenture trustees and purchasers of companies or assets out of bankruptcy. This background, together with our experience in commercial lending transactions and general representation of commercial financial institutions as well as a broad range of business enterprises, enables us to provide a full spectrum of bankruptcy and creditors’ rights services to our clients. In addition, due to the diverse experience… Read more
EB-5 Immigrant Investment
Smith, Gambrell & Russell’s EB-5 Immigrant Investment Group includes attorneys from multiple practice areas who have experience in immigration, securities, finance, tax, real estate, and corporate law. The EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program provides Lawful Permanent Residence (“green cards”) to foreign nationals who invest from $500,000 to $1,000,000 in U.S. ventures and create or save 10 full-time jobs for U.S. workers. In particular, through the use of Regional Centers and investments in Targeted Employment Areas, the EB-5 program provides significant opportunities for foreign nationals and domestic businesses, with the overall effect of stimulating the U.S. economy. This team works closely with foreign investors, developers, lenders,… Read more