ATLANTA (April 8, 2019) – Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP (SGR) is pleased to announce the addition of Partner Michael Riesen and Counsel Indhira LaPuma to the firm’s Intellectual Property (IP) Practice in the Atlanta office. “SGR is excited to welcome Mike and Indhira to the firm’s Intellectual Property Practice,” said Greg Kirsch, Head of the firm’s IP Department. “Mike and Indhira both add extensive patent and technical expertise to our large and growing IP group, along with creative approaches to practice management and automation. They bring with them an impressive roster of clients, from small start-ups to well-known technology… Read more

ATLANTA (April 11, 2019) – Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP (SGR) is pleased to announce that firm partner Matthew Warenzak has been named to UGA’s Innovation District External Advisory (IDEA) Board. The IDEA Board was formed to ensure that as the university’s future Innovation District is developed, the initiative incorporates input from the local business community and private sector. As UGA’s campus of the future, the Innovation District will make the university a more powerful driver of economic development in Georgia due to its integrated facilities which will offer spaces and amenities designed to inspire collaboration, discovery, innovation, and entrepreneurship…. Read more

ATLANTA (March 26, 2019) – Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP (SGR) is pleased to announce that the firm served as legal counsel to The We’re Group in its lease negotiations with Newsday Media Group for the Long Island newspaper’s new headquarters location on Long Island in New York. Leasing 130,000 square feet, Newsday has signed a 15-year lease for office space in The We’re Group’s 6 and 8 Corporate Center Drive buildings located in Melville, New York. With 20 properties located on Long Island, The We’re Group has an extensive portfolio of medical and office buildings, including 6 and 8… Read more

ATLANTA (March 4, 2019) – Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP (SGR) is pleased to announce that the firm served as legal counsel to Aviation Capital Group (ACG), a leading aircraft operating lessor, in its financing transaction for one Boeing 747-8F aircraft delivered to AirBridgeCargo (ABC) Airlines, one of the world’s leading air cargo carriers. This financing for ABC is the first aircraft transaction funded under ACG’s new Aircraft Financing Solutions (AFS) program, which complements ACG’s operating lease business by offering customers access to cost effective aircraft financing solutions. Among operating lessors, ACG believes it has created a unique aircraft financing… Read more

ATLANTA (February 1, 2019) – Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP (SGR) is pleased to announce that effective today, the firm has merged with Mazursky Constantine LLC, one of the largest law firms in the Southeast that focuses solely on employee benefits, executive compensation and ERISA litigation. The Mazursky Constantine team brings years of experience in employee benefits, executive compensation and ERISA litigation. Twelve attorneys, including partners Don Mazursky, Randall Constantine, Glenn Infinger, David Putnal, Emily Friedman, Toby Walls, Teri Forehand King, Kelly Meyers, and Angela Roberts will join SGR as a result of the merger. Also joining from Mazurky Constantine… Read more

ATLANTA (January 30, 2019) – Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP (SGR) is pleased to announce the attorney that has been selected to the 2019 Super Lawyers list for Southern California. The SGR attorney in the Los Angeles office selected to the 2019 Super Lawyers list and his specified area of practice: John D. Pettker (Estate Planning & Probate) 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 selections are made using a patented multiphase process that includes… Read more

ATLANTA (January 29, 2019) – Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP (SGR) is pleased to announce that the firm served as legal counsel to Georgia Pain and Wellness Center, a medical management services organization, in its acquisition by Fulcrum Equity Partners, an Atlanta-based growth equity firm focused on providing expansion capital to rapidly growing technology and healthcare companies. The SGR legal team included Partner John C. Ethridge, Jr., along with Partner Rett Peaden and associates Jonathan Hurt and Nick Flint, all in the Atlanta Mergers and Acquisitions Practice. About Georgia Pain and Wellness Center Founded in 2014 and based in Lawrenceville,… Read more

ATLANTA (January 24, 2019) – Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP (SGR) is pleased to announce that Partner and New York City Bar Association President Roger Juan Maldonado has been selected as one of The Responsible 100 for 2018 by City and State New York magazine. Mr. Maldonado was recognized at an awards luncheon on December 18 at Sony Hall in New York in appreciation for his leadership of the New York City Bar Association (City Bar) where he works to ensure the rule of law applies to all. The Responsible 100 honors New York’s most outstanding responsible executives, thought leaders,… Read more

ATLANTA (January 22, 2019) – Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP (SGR) is pleased to announce the firm served as legal counsel to Campus Realty Advisors, LLC in its joint venture to acquire four student housing projects located in Washington, Texas, Tennessee, and Georgia. The purchase expands Campus Realty’s student housing operations into a national footprint. SGR also assisted with the acquisition financing obtained through a combination of equity from the joint venture participants, which also includes T2 Capital Management and Realiance International Real Estate Partners. Serving the Central Washington University community, The Verge at Ellensburg is a 192-apartment unit student… Read more