Smith Gambrell & Russell, LLP

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Smith, Gambrell & Russell provides its clients the legal expertise of a full service business law powerhouse with the agility of a leading specialty firm. Its 190 attorneys and 150 support personnel serve clients around the globe from offices in Atlanta, Frankfurt, Jacksonville and Washington, D.C.

The firm’s more than 45 specialized practice areas range from corporate law to international law, real estate, employer services, intellectual property, litigation and tax and estate planning, as well as several industry practices such as aviation, construction, financial services and timber.

International Reach The firm’s international clients include Avianca S.A. in Colombia, The Morgan Crucible Company in the United Kingdom, Matsushita Electric in Japan, Metso Paper in Finland and Evonik Degussa in Germany. In the United States, the firm has worked with AT&T, AirTran Airways, Wachovia, Wells Fargo Bank, Hormel Foods, The Nature Conservancy, InterContinental Hotels and Winn-Dixie Stores, among many others.

Leading Legal Minds This year 14 of the firm’s attorneys were selected for inclusion on the 2008 Georgia Super Lawyers® list. The list includes Thomas Asselin, partner in the firm’s construction section; Lisa Ballentine, partner in the litigation department; Stephen Forte, managing partner and chairman of the firm’s executive committee; Ira Genberg, partner and head of the construction law and litigation section; Michael Haber, partner in the bankruptcy/creditors’ rights section; Dale Lischer, partner in the intellectual property section; J. Rodgers Lunsford III, partner in the intellectual property section; James Monacell, partner in the corporate section; James Morgan Jr., partner in the tax section; Stephen O’Day, partner in charge of the environmental law practice; Thomas Rhodes, who heads the firm’s antitrust and trade regulation practice; David Santi, partner and leader of the tax section; Robert Schwartz, partner in the corporate section; and Kathryn Zickert, partner and leader of the zoning, planning and land use practice group.

History of Success Since 1893, Smith, Gambrell & Russell has provided swift, expert and cost-effective counsel to leading companies in the Southeast, the United States and the world.

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