ATLANTA (August 15, 2024) – Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP (SGR) is pleased to announce that 32 of the Firm’s attorneys have been included in the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America in the category’s fifth year.
Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America recognizes lawyers who are earlier in their careers for their outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States. Lawyers recognized in “Ones to Watch” are divided by geographic region and practice areas. For the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, more than 23 million votes were analyzed, which resulted in more than 80,000 leading lawyers included in the milestone 31st edition.
The following attorneys have been named to 2025 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America in their respective practice areas and cities:
Atlanta, GA
J. Alexander Brock, Commercial Litigation
Amy Buice, Commercial Litigation
Sasha Greenberg, Commercial Litigation; Labor and Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
Heiko Gruenwald, Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Todd Heffner, Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Litigation – Construction
Austin Hemmer, Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
Sheena K. Khawaja, Real Estate Law
Tawny Mack, Construction Law; Litigation – Construction
Erin Peterson McCallum, Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Transportation Law
Jamey A. Medlin, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Jacob Obande, Construction Law; Corporate Law
Monica P. Witte, Commercial Litigation
Stephen A. Youngblood, Commercial Litigation
Chicago, IL
Joel B. Bruckman, Insurance Law
Harry Leipsitz, Real Estate Law
Charlotte, NC
Mickey Jett, Transportation Law
Jacksonville, FL
Cassie R. Daum, Commercial Litigation; Labor and Employment Law – Employee
Richard Rivera, Commercial Litigation
Jackie A. Van Laningham, Commercial Litigation
Los Angeles, CA
Theodore H. Dokko, Commercial Litigation
New York, NY
Amanda Attenasio, Real Estate Law
Danielle M. Comanducci, Real Estate Law
Daniel S. Goldstein, Commercial Litigation
Edward Heppt, Commercial Litigation
Daniel Q. Horner, Construction Law; Litigation – Construction
Richard Kalinowski, Construction Law; Litigation – Construction
Morgan Manley, Commercial Litigation
Melissa Salsano, Construction Law; Litigation – Construction
Tampa, FL
Ian J. Dankelman, Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law
Sarah A. Gottlieb, Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent
Michael A. Kolcun, Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Banking and Finance
Washington, DC
John P. Pennington, Litigation – Intellectual Property
To view SGR’s list of the attorneys named to 2025 The Best Lawyers in America® list, click here.
About Best Lawyers®
Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers recognitions are compiled based on an exhaustive Purely Peer Review® evaluation. More than 123,000 industry leading lawyers are eligible to vote (from around the world), and we have received more than 20 million evaluations on the legal abilities of other lawyers based on their specific practice areas around the world. Visit www.bestlawyers.com for more information.
About Smith Gambrell Russell
SGR is a full–service, international law firm that advises regional, national and global businesses on a wide range of legal matters. The Firm’s nearly 350 attorneys provide legal counsel in more than 50 specialized practice areas, including corporate transactions, litigation, intellectual property, aviation, banking, real estate, insurance/reinsurance, construction, employment law, international law, and employee benefits and executive compensation. Founded in 1893, SGR has 14 domestic and international offices, including Atlanta; Austin; Charlotte; Chicago; Jacksonville, FL; London; Los Angeles; Miami; Munich; New York; Southampton; Springfield, IL; Tampa, FL; and Washington, D.C.