ATLANTA (December 1, 2021) – Smith Gambrell Russell (SGR) is pleased to announce that partners Gregory Kirsch and Gregory Smith have been recognized as Georgia Trend’s 2021 Legal Elite. The Legal Elite is a list of Georgia’s top attorneys in the state selected from 15 different practice areas, as nominated and chosen by their peers. Mr. Kirsch was recognized in Intellectual Property, and Mr. Smith was recognized in Real Estate/Construction. Mr. Kirsch is a Partner in and the Department Head of SGR’s Intellectual Property Practice. His practice encompasses the entire range of patent law, including patent procurement, strategic patent portfolio… Read more

ATLANTA (November 16, 2021) – Smith Gambrell Russell (SGR) is pleased to announce the firm served as legal counsel to Big V Property Group in its acquisition of The Markets at Town Center, a shopping center located in the popular St. John’s retail district of Jacksonville, Florida. The transaction closed November 15, 2021. Totaling 254,089 square feet, The Markets at Town Center consists of four multi-tenant buildings and five free standing single tenant buildings that sit on 44.1 acres. The grocery-anchored shopping center features Sprouts Farmers Market, Nordstrom Rack, REI, Ulta, and West Marine. The Markets at Town Center is… Read more

ATLANTA (October 25, 2021) – Smith Gambrell Russell (SGR) is pleased to announce its partnership with Cristo Rey Atlanta Jesuit High School’s Corporate Work Study Program (CWSP) for the 2021-2022 school year. This is the seventh year SGR has served as a Job Partner with the program which helps students envision a future that includes a college degree and a successful professional career and equips them with the knowledge and skills needed to realize that vision. SGR is one of 125 companies serving as a Cristo Rey Atlanta Job Partner through the program, which welcomed its first class in 2014…. Read more

ATLANTA (November 4, 2021) – Smith Gambrell Russell (SGR) is pleased to announce that the firm has again been named to the 2022 U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” list ranked nationally and in Atlanta, Jacksonville, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City, and Washington, D.C., including 24 “Tier 1” rankings. For this 12th Edition, SGR has been honored with recognition in several additional practice areas. Firms included in the 2022 “Best Law Firms” list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. Achieving a tiered ranking signals a unique combination of quality law… Read more

ATLANTA (October 21, 2021) – Smith Gambrell Russell (SGR) is pleased to announce that the firm served as legal counsel to Hicks Electric & Utility Company, Inc. (HESCO), a leading full line distributor of electrical, utility, and Datacom products, in its sale to Winsupply Inc., a leading supplier of residential and commercial construction industrial supplies and materials in the United States. The transaction closed on September 30, 2021. With headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, HESCO has grown to become one of the 250 largest distributors in the U.S. Through the sale, HESCO becomes part of the Winsupply Family of Companies, and… Read more

ATLANTA (October 19, 2021) – Smith Gambrell Russell (SGR) is pleased to announce that it served as legal advisor to Atalaya Capital Management LP (Atalaya), a private credit and special opportunities investment manager based in New York, in its $53 million combined equity and debt financing transaction with Profound Commerce, an acquirer and operator of Amazon third-party businesses. The proceeds of the credit facility will be used to acquire additional e-commerce brands as a part of Profound Commerce’s category-focused strategy and to expand Profound Commerce’s operating platform. “We are honored to represent Atalaya in this significant transaction in the e-commerce… Read more

ATLANTA (October 15, 2021) – Smith Gambrell Russell (SGR) is pleased to announce that Jacksonville attorney Dion Bass has been selected to the Leadership Jacksonville Class of 2022, the city’s foremost leadership think tank. Leadership Jacksonville is a yearlong program that challenges adult leaders from diverse sectors of the community to develop a heightened understanding of the community’s key issues and how they can work together to improve them. Since the first class in 1976-1977, more than 2300 alumni have completed the program. The Leadership Jacksonville organization educates established and emerging leaders about the community’s key issues, connects program participants… Read more

ATLANTA (September 30, 2021) – Smith Gambrell Russell (SGR) is pleased to announce the attorneys that have been selected to the 2021 New York-Metro Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists. Each year, no more than five percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor. The SGR attorneys in the New York office selected to the 2021 Super Lawyers list and their recognized areas of practice: Moty Ben Yona (Real Estate) Alon Harnoy (International) Marc D. Latman (Aviation and Aerospace) Roger Juan Maldonado (Business Litigation) Dana L. Mark (Estate… Read more

ATLANTA (September 20, 2021) – Smith Gambrell Russell (SGR) is pleased to announce that attorney Victor Metsch has been chosen from among 2,000 volunteers to receive a City Bar Justice Center (CBJC) 2021 Outstanding Pro Bono Service Award. Mr. Metsch was selected by the Director of the Neighborhood Entrepreneur Law Project (NELP) as that project’s most outstanding volunteer of 2021. CBJC, the largest division of the City Bar Fund which is the nonprofit affiliate of the New York City Bar Association (City Bar), furthers access to justice by addressing unmet civil legal needs of New Yorkers struggling with poverty and… Read more