NEW YORK, Ny. (November 20, 2024) – Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP is proud to announce that New York Associate Carly Allen has been recognized with the 2024 Rookie of the Year Award by the National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC). Ms. Allen was honored at the NIJC’s Justice Celebration: A Night of Recognition on November 19th. The event celebrated the dedication of more than 2,000 pro bono partners and volunteers whose life-changing work supports immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers. Working alongside Partner Gia Colunga, Ms. Allen exhibited extraordinary dedication in representing a client seeking asylum. The client and his young… Read more

ATLANTA, Ga. (November 7, 2024) – Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP is pleased to announce that the Firm has again been named to the 2025 Best Lawyers® list of Best Law Firms® ranked nationally and in Atlanta, Austin, Charlotte, Chicago, Jacksonville, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City, Tampa, and Washington, D.C., including 46 “Tier 1” rankings. For this 15th Edition, Smith Gambrell has been honored with elevated tier status and recognition in several practice areas. The 2025 rankings are based on Best Law Firms’ proven methodology that relies on qualitative and quantitative data on legal skillset, achievements, and client successes… Read more

ATLANTA (November 4, 2024) – Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP is pleased to share that the Firm rose from 81st to an impressive 46th place among the top 100 firms in Law360’s 2024 Practice Footprint Rankings. Smith Gambrell’s overall score jumped from 66.8 and 81st place in 2023 to 77.6 and 46th place in 2024, reflecting our strengthened influence across key areas in U.S. litigation, mergers and acquisitions and securities matters. Law360’s rankings are based on relative performance in four categories: geographic reach in litigation, litigation volume across 10 practice areas, completed public deal value and completed offerings value. The… Read more

ATLANTA (October 28, 2024) – Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP is pleased to announce the Firm’s 2025 Chambers UK and Legal 500 UK rankings. Partner Adrian Beasley has been selected for inclusion in the 2025 edition of Chambers UK Guide, ranked in Band 3 in Asset Finance: Aviation Finance. For The Legal 500 UK 2025, SGR’s Global Transport Practice has been recognized in Tier Four in London for Transport Finance & Leasing and Transport Aviation. Additionally, in The Legal 500 UK 2025 in Finance: Transport Finance & Leasing, Adrian is recognized as a Leading Individual, along with individual mentions for… Read more

ATLANTA (October 22, 2024) – Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP (SGR) is pleased to announce that eight firm attorneys have been named to Lexology Index (formerly Who’s Who Legal): Transport 2024, recognized as Global Leaders in Transport – Aviation Finance. Partners Peter Barlow, Joshua Gentner, Jason Huff, Marc Latman, Donald Mitchell, Thomas Stalzer, Jeffrey Tenen, and Howard Turner were among the 1,278 practitioners from 714 firms in 73 jurisdictions listed in the Transport practice area for 2024. Lexology Index: Transport is a one-stop guide to the most prominent aviation and shipping lawyers across the world. The individuals listed in this… Read more

LONDON, U.K. (October 15, 2024) – Smith, Gambrell & Russell LLP (SGR) is pleased to announce the arrival of Anastasia Katsea and Dibyabrata Borah to the Firm’s London office. Ms. Katsea is a UK qualified Associate in the Corporate Practice and a member of the Firm’s Global Transport Practice. Her practice focuses on all aspects of aviation transactions, including advising banks, equity investors and leasing companies on various financing, acquisition and leasing matters. Prior to joining SGR, Anastasia worked as an asset finance paralegal in the London office of another US law firm. Mr. Borah is a Legal Project Manager… Read more

ATLANTA (October 11, 2024) – Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP (SGR) is pleased to announce that the Firm advised the Brightly Network on the strategic sale of Bluprint Oncology, Cogency, Verascity, and Blendworks to Petauri. These Brightly Network companies are a suite of medical communications agencies that specialize in oncology, hematology, and rare diseases across medical and commercial strategy, engagement, and education. The SGR legal team was led by Rett Peaden, Partner in the Corporate Practice in the Firm’s Atlanta office, Erin McCallum, Partner in the Corporate Practice in the Firm’s Atlanta office, Julie Sebastian, Partner in the Corporate Practice… Read more

ATLANTA (October 2, 2024) – Smith, Gambrell & Russell LLP (SGR) is pleased to announce the arrival of Edward Christian, a Partner in the firm’s Corporate Practice and member of the Global Transport Group in the firm’s New York and Atlanta offices. Mr. Christian focuses his practice on complex financing, investment fund, and M&A transactions, particularly within the rail, aviation, and broader transportation sectors. He also provides counsel on general corporate and bankruptcy matters, bringing extensive experience to both distressed and high-value transactions. With over 25 years of experience, Mr. Christian has advised a broad spectrum of clients, including lenders,… Read more

ATLANTA (October 1, 2024) – Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP (SGR) is pleased to announce that the Firm advised SBB Cargo AG in connection with the tender and the procurement of a total of up to 129 new mainline locomotives from Stadler Rail Valencia, part of the Stadler Rail Group. The SGR team advised the client on structuring of the tender, tendering, evaluation of offers, drafting and negotiation of the documentation relating to purchase of the locomotives and all related issues. The procurement is part of a long-term strategy to renew all SBB freight rolling stock – including shunting locomotives… Read more

ATLANTA (September 30, 2024) – Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP (SGR) is pleased to announce that the Firm advised Brown & Watson Company, Inc. in its successful sale to Rogers Group, Inc. Based in Butler, Georgia, Brown & Watson is a third-generation family-owned and operated natural silica sand provider. Rogers Group is the largest privately owned construction aggregate company in the United States, headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. “We are pleased to have assisted our client on this successful sale,” said Rett Peaden, Partner in the Corporate Practice in the Firm’s Atlanta office. “There were unique issues involved due to the… Read more