ATLANTA (December 1, 2017) – Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP (SGR) is pleased to announce that effective January 1, 2018, the firm will open an office in Los Angeles through its combination with California business law firm Rodi Pollock Pettker Christian & Pramov (Rodi Pollock). Established in 1969, Rodi Pollock is a full service, business law firm whose attorneys possess broad-based, multidisciplinary backgrounds in nine major practice areas. Eleven attorneys, including Anne K. Edwards, Elizabeth B. Blakely, Henry P. Pramov Jr., Patrick J. Cain, Walter T. Killmer Jr., Robert C. Norton, John D. Pettker, Dominique Y. Tauzin, Robert A. Yahiro,… Read more

ATLANTA (December 1, 2017) – Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP (SGR) is pleased to announce that Attorneys Greg Kirsch, Perry McGuire, Darren Rowles, Andy Thompson and Matt Warenzak have been recognized as Georgia Trend’s 2017 Legal Elite. The Legal Elite is a list of Georgia’s top attorneys in the state selected from 16 different practice areas, as nominated and chosen by their peers. Mr. Kirsch is a Partner 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 development, patent opinions, post-grant patent office proceedings, licensing,… Read more

ATLANTA (November 7, 2017) – Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP (SGR) is pleased to announce that firm client, Heritage Growth Partners LLC (Heritage), has been recognized with a 2017 ACG Atlanta Deals of the Year Award for its growth recapitalization investment deal of East West Manufacturing, LLC. The award was presented on November 2 at the Atlanta History Center. Through the Deals of the Year Awards, the Atlanta Chapter of The Association for Corporate Growth® (ACG), a global professional organization with the mission of Driving Middle-Market Growth®, recognizes transactions completed from January 2016 through June 2017 that had a major… Read more

ATLANTA (November 6, 2017) – Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP (SGR) is pleased to announce the addition of six new attorneys to the firm: J. Alexander Brock, R. Danielle Burnette, Samuel L. Chapman, Cassandra R. Daum, Nicholas P. Flint, and Nicole L. Kalkines. Alex Brock is an Associate in SGR’s Atlanta Zoning, Planning and Land Use Practice where his work includes re-zonings, variances, special or conditional use permits, special exceptions, subdivision approvals and all other permitting. Prior to joining SGR, Mr. Brock worked as a civil engineer engaged in the civil design, hydrology design, and regulatory permitting of commercial, industrial… Read more

ATLANTA (October 20, 2017) – Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP (SGR) is pleased to announce the publication of Seizing Serendipity, the first biography written about the professional and personal journey of SGR Partner and Retired Chief Justice Leah Ward Sears. In celebration of the book release, SGR will host a book signing and fireside chat with Justice Sears and the book’s author Professor Rebecca Shriver Davis on Thursday, November 2, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in SGR’s Midtown Atlanta office. Ms. Sears is a Partner in SGR’s Litigation Practice. Among her many roles at the law firm, she is… Read more

ATLANTA (October 18, 2017) – Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP (SGR) is pleased to announce that Partner Roger Juan Maldonado has been nominated as the 2018 President of the New York City Bar Association (City Bar). The election, which also includes voting on the new officers and members of the Executive Committee, will take place at the City Bar’s annual meeting on May 15, 2018. Currently, Mr. Maldonado is Chair of the City Bar’s Task Force on Puerto Rico, and has served as a Vice President and member of the Executive Committee, and as Chair of the Council on Judicial… Read more

ATLANTA (October 18, 2017) – Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP (SGR) is pleased to announce the law firm served as legal counsel to international consultancy firms IFOK GmbH (IFOK) and Meister Consultants Group, Inc. (MCG) in the sustainability management firms’ acquisition by Cadmus Group LLC (Cadmus), a leading consultant in energy, homeland security and all-hazard preparedness, climate, the natural and built environments, sustainable transportation, public health, and international development. Servicing clients in the U.S. and across the globe as part of the Meister Group, MCG and IFOK were formed to drive innovative solutions to complex challenges facing clients in sustainability,… Read more

ATLANTA (October 16, 2017) – Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP (SGR) is pleased to announce that Jacksonville attorney Richard Rivera received the American Bar Association (ABA) Young Lawyers Division Star of the Year Award for 2017. The award was presented at the 2017 Annual Meeting held in New York. The honor was awarded to 12 nationwide recipients from among more than 160,000 members of the Young Lawyers Division for exemplary performance of duties in service to the public and the ABA. Mr. Rivera received the award for his work as Co-Chair of the Young Lawyers Division Litigation Committee during the… Read more