ATLANTA and CHICAGO (April 1, 2023) – Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP and Freeborn & Peters, LLP announced today that they have completed their combination, effective April 1, creating a global Am Law 150 law firm operating under the Smith Gambrell Russell name. The combined firm is led by SGR managing partner and executive committee chair, Stephen M. Forte, with legacy SGR and Freeborn partners serving in other key leadership roles, including on the combined firm’s executive and compensation committees. The legacy firms – with a shared strategic vision and complementary high-value, top-tier markets and practice areas – announced on January 24 that their respective partnerships had voted unanimously to approve the combination.
With strong transactional and litigation platforms, the combined SGR has nearly 400 attorneys in 14 domestic and global offices. Based on 2022 metrics, the combined firm would have ranked approximately 132 on the 2022 Am Law 200 and 116 on the NLJ 500.
