Editor’s Letter

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Welcome to this sixth issue of Trust the Leaders 2.0 – an entirely digital version of the magazine of Smith Gambrell Russell.

I am pleased to bring this issue to you from our new offices at 1105 West Peachtree Street in midtown Atlanta. The brand new 1105 building (which, come the first of the year, we will share with one other tenant – Google) is a beautiful, modern space full of vibrancy and collaborative energy that will inspire us to continue to provide our clients with the very best in legal services. We look forward to your visit.

As we welcome a gradual emergence from the pandemic, this issue of TTL 2.0 endeavors to envision what the post-pandemic world will look like for our clients and their businesses. To guide us on this mission, we’ve enlisted Pat Cain, our talented SGR partner and the head of SGR’s Los Angeles office, to curate the issue. In the pages that follow, Pat has compiled from clients and colleagues a diverse array of articles on various subjects – employment, real estate, international, business development, and personal stories – that trace our shared experiences of the recent past and how they have shaped a future that, in many respects, will be very different from how things were only a couple of years ago. We hope you enjoy the issue.

Now entering “sweater weather” and edging ever closer to the end of this year, we wish each of you and your loved ones a safe, happy and peaceful holiday season, and best wishes for a bright and promising 2022.

Dana M. Richens Editor-in-Chief editor@sgrlaw.com