Le Cabinet Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP est un cabinet d’avocats en droit international et américain. Nous intervenons auprès d’une clientèle de particuliers et d’entreprises, que ce soit au niveau fédéral et étatique (Etat-Unis), ou au niveau international. Nos équipes d’avocats offrent un conseil juridique de qualité, qu’il s’agisse d’une mission de conseil ou de représentation au contentieux, dans plus de 45 domaines du droit : notamment en droit des sociétés et commercial, droit de la propriété intellectuelle, droit de l’aviation, droit bancaire, droit de la construction, droit du travail. Droit des Affaires Notre cabinet Smith, Gambrell & Russell a été… Read more
Practices
An SGR area of practice.
Fund Formation
At SGR, we specialize in guiding clients through all stages of the fund formation process, from initial structuring to operations and ongoing compliance, with a deep understanding of both domestic and international markets. Our fund formation practice encompasses a diverse range of private fund types, including private equity funds, venture capital funds, real estate funds, aviation, rail, intermodal, and infrastructure funds, hedge funds, debt funds, fund of funds, and various hybrid fund structures. Our team is particularly adept at advising fund sponsors, managers, and investors on a broad range of formation, registration, operations, tax, and compliance issues. This includes expertise… Read more
German Practice
Ziel unserer internationalen Praxisgruppe ist die erstklassige Beratung und Betreuung von Unternehmen aus deutschsprachigen und anderen europäischen Ländern in allen relevanten wirtschaftsrechtlichen Angelegenheiten in den USA. Mit unserer fachlichen, kulturellen und sprachlichen Kompetenz stehen wir ausländischen Unternehmen als zuverlässiger Begleiter und Ansprechpartner in den USA unterstützend zur Seite. Die anwaltliche Tätigkeit für unsere Mandanten umfasst alle Aspekte des Wirtschaftsrechts. Wir sprechen Ihre Sprache und verstehen Ihre Bedürfnisse, seien sie rechtlicher oder wirtschaftlicher Natur und nehmen uns deren erfolgreicher Umsetzung durch Beratung auf allen Ebenen Ihrer Geschäftstätigkeit an. Leistungsangebot Unsere deutschsprachige Praxis Zu unserer internationalen Praxisgruppe gehören deutschsprachige, in den USA… Read more
Global Immigration & Mobility
Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP’s Global Immigration & Mobility practice provides corporations and their people with strategic legal support and solutions. Recognizing the ever-increasing opportunities for non-U.S. based companies to establish operations here, as well as the continuing push for U.S. companies to expand globally, we have tailored our practice and its resources to offer expertise in all manner of inbound immigration, outbound immigration, and transnational immigration – the movement of a company’s personnel and talent across the globe efficiently, legally and cost-effectively. A key to the success of a business is to have the right talent and best people on board, no matter where in the world they currently… Read more
Global Supply Chains and Onshoring
Recent world events dramatically highlight how global supply chains can leave counties vulnerable to disruptions in the flow of manufactured products. Whether medical supplies, energy, electronics or mechanical goods, the disruptive impact of shortages of critical goods is more apparent today than ever before. As a result, the United States is revaluating the economic and national security risks that can result from overreliance on imported of manufactured goods and materials. Federal and state leaders are encouraging greater domestic production of critical goods and materials (known as “onshoring” or “reshoring”), through various policy and legal methods, including executive orders and changes… Read more
Global Transport Practice
The Global Transport (Aviation) Practice of Smith Gambrell commenced in 1927 with its representation of the predecessor to Eastern Airlines and began to prosper alongside the ascent of Eastern Airlines. For over 60 years, Smith Gambrell served as Eastern’s general external legal counsel and represented the airline in virtually all aspects of its business until its sale to Texas Air in 1989. During the years since its inception, Smith Gambrell’s Global Transport Industry Group has greatly broadened its industry representation to include other airlines, finance, and operating lessors, financiers, aviation equipment owners, managers and investors, aviation joint ventures and joint… Read more
Governmental Affairs
Our Governmental Affairs practice has extensive dealings with various government entities, including service within the government. Our expertise covers a number of governmental issues, such as: Compliance with legislation and regulations Filing public comments on proposed regulations Bond offerings and public finance Campaign contributions Representation before federal and state agencies and commissions Appeals of adverse governmental rulings Lobbying Antitrust Customs and trade Immigration Labor Public-Private partnerships Clients look to SGR’s Governmental Affairs Practice to help them navigate the often complex bureaucracies at all levels of government, thus avoiding unnecessary delays in their business operations and mitigating adverse consequences, such as… Read more
Government and Regulatory Law
While advising on complex regulatory issues across many of our practice groups, Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP maintains one of the most widely respected legislative and government relations practices in Illinois. We represent a broad array of clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to small businesses on critical legislative and regulatory issues pending in both the state capitol and before local governments. Led by experienced government and regulatory law attorneys, we concentrate exclusively in representing businesses as legal counsel and registered lobbyists before the Illinois General Assembly, as well as state agencies and local governments. We are regularly retained to… Read more
Government Procurement
The federal government of the United States is the single largest purchaser of services and goods in the world. In 2017, the federal government paid more than $500 billion to government contractors. State and local governments accounted for additional hundreds of millions in payments to government contractors. SGR’s Government Procurement Practice is far-reaching and possesses a wide range of experience in successfully representing clients involved in or contemplating government contracts. Our industry expertise and focus line up with the areas that are among the largest percentage of the federal government’s contract spending, including defense, energy, and health care. Trusted Advisors… Read more
Health Care
Regulatory compliance alone has created increasingly rigid and pervasive guidelines in all areas of health care, particularly pertaining to physician compensation and investments as well as to the operations of hospitals, nursing homes, and other patient care providers. At the same time, heightened competitive pressures have hastened consolidation within the industry, primarily through mergers and acquisitions, increasing the business and legal complexity of the industry exponentially. At Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP, our attorneys keep pace with and anticipate these changes. We provide both transactional and regulatory representation to health care industry clients, partnering with them to keep them both… Read more