ATLANTA (January 2, 2025) – Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP is pleased to announce the election of Alexander Brock, Cassie Daum, Nicole Kalkines, Jacob Obande, Morgan Manley, Melissa Salsano, Rachel Thomasen and Stephen Youngblood to its partnership effective January 1, 2025. “We proudly welcome Alex, Cassie, Nicole, Jacob, Morgan, Melissa, Rachel and Stephen to our partnership,” said Stephen M. Forte, Smith Gambrell’s chairman and managing partner. “These fine lawyers ensure capable succession in key practice areas and we look forward to their continued positive impact on our clients and the firm.” Mr. Brock is a partner in the Zoning, Planning and… Read more
ATLANTA (December 16, 2024) – Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP is pleased to announce that the Firm advised CHG-Meridian in the successful acquisition of the leasing business of Meridian Group International, Inc., a leading provider of managed services for cloud, infrastructure, and IT security. The CHG-MERIDIAN Group is a leading global technology2use company in the IT, industrial, and healthcare sectors with more than 1,400 employees worldwide. The company develops, finances, and manages customized technology solutions based on the principle of usage over ownership. This acquisition expands the group’s U.S. presence. “We are proud to have worked on the transaction to… Read more
ATLANTA (December 2, 2024) – Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP is pleased to announce that Partners Gregory Kirsch and Gregory Smith have been recognized as Georgia Trend magazine’s 2024 Legal Elite. The Legal Elite, which has been recognizing lawyers for more than two decades, 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 Law and Mr. Smith in Real Estate/Construction Law. Gregory J. Kirsch is a Partner and the Head of the Intellectual Property Practice. Mr. Kirsch serves as patent counsel… Read more
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
