SMITH - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Partner / Jacksonville
- Partner in the Corporate Practice
Adam Buss is a Partner in the Corporate Practice group of Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP.
Mr. Buss is the co-author of "Instruments, Techniques, and Transactions: Gifting Stock Options," The Journal of Corporate Taxation, Summer 1996 and "Instruments, Techniques and Transactions: Clouds Gathering Over Corporate Equity Split-Dollar Insurance Plans," The Journal of Corporate Taxation, Autumn 1996.
Mr. Buss is a long time volunteer of Take Stock in Children, a non-profit organization that provides college scholarships and mentors for deserving low-income students from minority families. He is also actively involved in the youth mentoring organization Big Brothers Big Sisters and has tutored underprivileged high-school students in algebra through the Daniel Foundation.
Job Titles:
- Partner
- Solicitor - England & Wales / Partner
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- Associate / Atlanta Charlotte
- Associate in the Construction Litigation Practice of Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP
Mr. Andre's practice focuses on a variety of areas of construction law, including arbitration, litigation, and project oversight. Mr. Andre advises businesses in a wide range of legal, compliance, regulatory, and strategic issues. With experience in complex disputes, Mr. Andre devotes his practice to helping businesses of all stripes successfully avoid disputes where possible and navigate the incumbent legal and commercial risks when disputes arise.
Mr. Andre frequently writes on topics relating to construction dispute resolution, construction contracting, manufacturing, trade sanctions, and other topics intersecting with the construction industry. Mr. Andre has been published in publications including the Atlanta Business Chronicle and SGR's quarterly magazine, Trust the Leaders.
A proud Hoosier, Mr. Andre received his B.A., summa cum laude with distinction, in Political Science from Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Indiana. While at Wabash, he was elected to both Phi Beta Kappa and Lambda Pi Eta. Mr. Andre received his J.D. from the Duke University School of Law. He is a member of the State Bars of Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.
Job Titles:
- Jacksonville Office Administrator
- Jacksonville Office Administrator / London
Job Titles:
- Solicitor - England & Wales / Associate
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- Office Administrator
- Office Administrator / Miami
Job Titles:
- Solicitor - England & Wales / Senior Associate
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- Counsel / Jacksonville
- Counsel in the Corporate Practice of Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP
Mr. Kirschner's main practice areas are corporate, corporate governance, finance, mergers and acquisitions and other business transactions.
Mr. Kirschner was selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® and in Chambers USA in 2008 and 2009.
Mr. Kirschner is also a shareholder of Kirschner & Legler, P.A. Prior to the formation of that firm in 2001, Mr. Kirschner was a partner in Holland & Knight, LLP and, subsequently, Of Counsel to LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae, LLP in Jacksonville, Florida. Prior to 1998, Mr. Kirschner was a Partner with Kirschner, Main, Graham, Turner & Demont, also of Jacksonville, Florida. Since 2002, he has served as a Director of Florida Physicians Insurance Company (FPIC) Insurance Group, Inc., a publicly-owned medical professional liability company based in Jacksonville. He currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors.
Mr. Kirschner received his B.A. degree from Lehigh University. He earned his J.D. degree from New York University. Mr. Kirschner is a member of the New York and Florida Bar Associations.
Job Titles:
- Partner
- Solicitor - England & Wales / Partner
Job Titles:
- Counsel
- Counsel / New York
Marsha is a member and current President of the International Intellectual Property Society. She is also a member of the International Trademark Association, where she served on the editorial board of the Trademark Reporter and is also a past Chairman of the Trademark Practice Committee of the New York Intellectual Property Society.
Job Titles:
- New York Office Administrator / Southampton
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- Partner / Atlanta
- Partner in the Corporate Practice of Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP
- President of the Atlanta Legal Aid Society
Mr. Patterson specializes in real estate and municipal bond finance law. He has served as lead bond counsel in connection with the issuance of bonds by the state of Georgia. He also has represented several governmental authorities and entities, particularly in matters relating to housing and redevelopment.
Mr. Patterson has served as President of the Atlanta Legal Aid Society, President of the Gate City Bar Association, Chairman of the Judicial Commission of the City of Atlanta, member of the State Bar of Georgia Committee on Specialization and Recertification and the Formal Advisory Opinion Board, as well as a member of the State Bar of Georgia Board of Examiners where he served as Chairman in 2002.
Mr. Patterson has served as Vice Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of Fisk University, Nashville, Tennessee. He has served as President of the Board of Directors of the Sadie G. Mays Nursing Home; President of the Intergenerational Resource Center; a member of the Board of Trustees of the Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky; Penn Cultural Center, Frogmore, South Carolina; Leadership Atlanta; Chairperson of the Church Council of Cascade United Methodist Church and the Board of Directors of The Heritage Fund of the Atlanta Medical Association, Inc. Mr. Patterson has also served as the Chairman of the Legal Redress Committee of the Atlanta Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) of which he is a life member. He is also a life member of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. He is also a member of Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, Kappa Boulé and serves as its General Counsel. In addition to his full-time legal practice, Mr. Patterson is an Adjunct Professor of Law at the Clark Atlanta University School of Education.
Mr. Patterson is listed in editions of Who's Who in American Law, Who's Who in the South and Southwest, Who's Who in the World and Who's Who in America.
Mr. Patterson began his career as a partner in the law firm of Jackson, Patterson & Parks founded by Maynard Jackson, former Mayor of the City of Atlanta.
Mr. Patterson graduated from Fisk University with honors in 1965 with a major in History. He matriculated at Harvard Law School in September 1965 where he graduated in 1968.
Mr. Patterson was a founding member of the Harvard Black Law Students Association in 1967. He is a member of the State Bar of Georgia.
P. Andrew Patterson is a Partner in the Corporate Practice of Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP.
Job Titles:
- Partner / New York Miami
- Partner and Head of the New York Real Estate
Sean A. Altschul is a Partner and Head of the New York Real Estate Practice of Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP.
Sean Altschul is a true pro in all areas of real estate. The New York Times has quoted Sean on multiple occasions, and he is the author of "Hidden Issues Emerge in Commercial Property Acquisitions," published by Real Estate Weekly.
He has developed a deep and broad understanding of Real Estate transactional matters as a result of representing numerous property owners, real estate developers, investment management companies, real estate equity and opportunity funds, multi-generational real estate families, and a wide array of investors regarding the acquisition, sale, and financing of shopping centers, multi-family properties, commercial, retail, and industrial buildings, vacant land, restaurants, mixed-use buildings, condominium units, cooperative apartments, and private homes.
Additionally, Sean has extensive experience with all aspects of leasing transactions, representing landlords, tenants, and subtenants with a myriad of property types throughout the United States, including office buildings, warehouses, restaurants, retail space as well as regional malls (anchor and mall tenants), and neighborhood shopping centers. When it comes to lending, Sean is equally accomplished and has represented all types of borrowers and institutional and private lenders on a wide variety of loan facilities, including senior and mezzanine loans, construction financing, asset-based transactions, restructurings, and the disposition of distressed debt. He has mastered all phases of mortgage foreclosure and is also highly skilled in negotiating workout agreements for loans that are in default.
In cooperative and condominium law, Sean has represented numerous sponsors of offering plans in the conversion process to condominium ownership and has served as general counsel to several cooperative and condominium housing corporations. Sean has been heavily involved with overseeing apartment corporations' commercial leases, construction contracts, and refinancing of underlying mortgages. His knowledge also extends to general corporate matters, including matters relating to tenant stockholders, board members, managing agents, contractors, superintendents, building employees, and others.
Sean is a member of the Real Property Law Section and Cooperatives and Condominium Committee of the New York State Bar Association. Sean is also a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers. He has served as a guest lecturer on timely real estate-related issues for various business organizations. He is also a frequent contributor to The New York Times. Sean was named a New York Rising Star in 2013 and 2014.
Sean received his A.B. from Washington University in St. Louis in 1996 and his J.D. from the University of Miami School of Law in 1999, where he earned the Cali Excellence for Future Achievement Honor. He is admitted to practice in New York and Florida.
Put simply, Sean's counsel is above par, and he's more than ready to tee up and help you with any Real Estate legal matter you'd like to take on.
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