SGR Forms Religious Institutions Practice

ATLANTA (June 2, 2009) — Law firm Smith, Gambrell & Russell has formed a Religious Institutions practice group to provide religious organizations and their affiliate entities legal counsel dedicated to understanding their unique needs.

This practice, composed of an interdisciplinary team of attorneys, will advise churches, synagogues, mosques, temples and their entities on a broad range of issues, including:

Entity Formation, Governance Evaluation and Structure
Tax and Tax Exemptions
Corporate Finance
Real Estate Transactions and Financing
Labor and Employment
Intellectual Property
Land Use and Zoning Issues
Construction Law
Daycare Regulations
Endowments and Gift Planning

For more information on SGR’s Religious Institutions practice, please contact Michèle L. Battle at 404-815-3643, mbattle@sgrlaw.com.