ATLANTA (April 14, 2021) – Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP (SGR) is pleased to announce that Partner Justice Leah Ward Sears (Ret.) has been honored with the Anti-Defamation League Southeast’s 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award given during the virtual 24th Annual ADL Jurisprudence Awards on April 13, 2021. The award, which honors her lifetime devotion to the pursuit of justice and the well-being of the community, was presented to Justice Sears by fellow SGR Partner Arthur “Jay” Schwartz as part of the 2021 Jurisprudence Luncheon virtual ceremony. Additional ADL Jurisprudence Awards honorees included Walter Jospin, who received the Elbert P. Tuttle… Read more

ATLANTA (March  17, 2021) – Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP (SGR) is pleased to announce that Partner Justice Leah Ward Sears (Ret.) has been appointed chair of the 2021 Federal Nominations Advisory Commission for Georgia by Georgia United States Senators Reverend Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff. The 16-person commission, comprised of individuals from diverse backgrounds and careers, will review candidates on an ongoing basis for the positions of U.S. district court judge, U.S. attorney and U.S. marshal positions in all three of Georgia’s federal districts. The senators will take the commission’s findings under advisement before making their final appointment recommendations… Read more

ATLANTA (March 11, 2021) – Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP (SGR) is pleased to announce the attorneys that have been selected to the 2021 New York-Metro: Women’s Edition Super Lawyers list. The SGR attorneys in the New York office selected to the 2021 New York-Metro: Women’s Edition Super Lawyers list and their specified areas of practice: Dana L. Mark (Estate & Probate) Lisa A. Smith (Real Estate) Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual… Read more

ATLANTA (March 8, 2021) – Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP (SGR) is pleased to announce the addition of Partner Alex Khoury as Director of e-Discovery at the firm. Mr. Khoury joins SGR from Balch & Bingham LLP where he was a member of the Litigation Practice and chair of the Electronic Discovery and Data Management Practice. He has managed e-Discovery in a wide variety of matters, including product liability, banking, environmental, intellectual property, mass tort, and class action litigation, as well as internal and governmental investigations, including various State Attorneys General and US Attorney’s Offices, the United States Department of… Read more

ATLANTA (February 18, 2021) – Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP (SGR) is pleased to announce Partners James Bikoff and Bruce McDonald have been recognized on World Trademark Review 1000 list (WTR 1000) of the world’s leading trademark professionals of 2021. Additionally, SGR has been recognized as a firm for enforcement and litigation in the Washington, D.C. Metro area. Now in its eleventh year, the WTR 1000 shines a spotlight on the firms and individuals that are deemed outstanding in this critical area of legal practice. The WTR 1000 remains the only standalone publication to recommend individual practitioners and their firms… Read more

ATLANTA (January 28, 2021) – Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP (SGR) is pleased to announce that Partner Justice Leah Ward Sears (Ret.) has been selected to the 2021 Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America, an annual elite list distinction in the legal profession covering the best of the best in all practice areas. This year’s list, which is 40 percent female and 25 percent inclusive, includes plaintiffs’ lawyers, voting rights advocates, litigators and dealmakers. The 2021 Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America will be published in Lawdragon Magazine in the fall. A retired Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice, Justice Sears… Read more

ATLANTA (January 22, 2021) – Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP (SGR) is pleased to announce the addition of Partner Matthew Leigh to the firm’s Global Transport Practice in London effective January 25, 2021. He joins SGR from Hogan Lovells where he was a member of the Corporate & Finance Practice. With extensive experience in aviation finance, Mr. Leigh grows the firm’s UK office. Mr. Leigh focuses on structured asset finance and leasing, acting on behalf of banks, financial institutions, lessors, and operators in a range of jurisdictions. He has substantial experience with big-ticket cross border transactions, with a particular focus… Read more

ATLANTA (January 21, 2021) – Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP (SGR) is pleased to announce the attorney that has been selected to the 2021 Southern California Super Lawyers list. 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 attorney in the Los Angeles office selected to the 2021 Super Lawyers list and her specified area of practice: Linda S. Koffman (Real Estate) Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas… Read more

ATLANTA (January 15, 2021) – Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP (SGR) is pleased to announce that the firm served as legal counsel to Flip Electronics, LLC (Flip), an authorized specialty distributor of electronic components, in its investment transaction with O2 Investment Partners (O2), a Midwestern private equity firm. O2’s significant investment will help finance the continued aggressive expansion of Flip’s robust platform. Flip is the third platform investment for O2’s most recent fund, O2 Investment Partners Fund III. Based in Roswell, Georgia, Flip Electronics serves as a critical supply chain partner to both electronic component manufacturers and end customers across… Read more