Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP

Legal Services | Georgia, USA
tel: +1 404 233 7000 | fax: +1 404 365 9532
1600 Atlanta Financial Center, | 3343 Peachtree Road, NE | Atlanta | Georgia | 30326 | USA

Main Contacts

Seslee S. Smith

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Partner

Overview

Morris, Manning, & Martin is a full-service, Am Law 200, law firm with both national and international reach. We dedicate ourselves to the constant pursuit of our clients' success. By combining market-leading legal services with a total understanding of our client's needs, we are able to maximize effectiveness, efficiency, and opportunity while providing optimal value for our clients.

Client-Centered Enterprise
MMM is more than a full-service law firm, we are what our clients need us to be. We are their counsel, their advisors, and, most of the time, their friends. At the end of the day, our clients' successes are the only true measure of our success. Therefore, we pursue a client-focused strategy to ensure that we have, and continue to develop, leading lawyers in fields of importance to our clients. Our end goal is to provide exceptional value for each client, which means understanding existing laws, as well as, issues on the horizon; navigating regulatory obstacles; providing access to complementary parties, such as investment banks or accounting firms; remaining vigilant in our pursuit of cost effective, quality counsel; and building long-term relationships.

Industry Leadership
A good business lawyer needs to be more than just a legal expert; he or she must also be an ally in helping clients build their companies and achieving their strategic objectives. Morris, Manning, & Martin's lawyers have earned a national reputation for our commitment to excellence from serving as a leading national real estate transactions firm, to defending Fortune 50 companies in nationwide class action litigations, to working with emerging companies to build equity and grow their business, to looking beyond today and developing practices to benefit our clients' future needs. We are able to anticipate and address the rapid changes in financial markets, technologies, regulations, and operations that affect our clients. Our lawyers work to obtain the best legal outcome that fosters both short term and long term prosperity for their client's business.

Diversity in the Workplace
As a firm that serves a wide array of regional, national and international companies and institutions, Morris, Manning, & Martin understands that having a diverse complement of lawyers and staff gives our clients a greater breadth of perspective. As a firm, we pride ourselves on including various personnel opinions and backgrounds to provide our clients with well-rounded representation. Achieving the Mansfield Certification, a national certification that measures whether firms affirmatively consider at least 30 percent women and attorneys of color for leadership and governance roles, recognizes our initiative in action.

Firm Spirit
MMMPact, our firm's social responsibility program, embodies an integral part of our firm's identity. Consisting of five established programs: Civic Leadership Initiative, Community Involvement Initiative, Diversity Initiative, Pro Bono Initiative, and Women's Initiative. MMMPact provides the platform to demonstrate pride in our work, each other, our communities and our clients. It is our goal to have all of the firm's lawyers, paralegals and staff, contribute 50 hours toward an MMMPact program within a calendar year. This goal reflects not only our leadership's commitment to excellence and prominence in nonprofit work, but also the hard work and dedication of everyone at the firm.

Year this Office was Established: 1976
Lawyers Worldwide: 242
Languages: Cantonese, French, German, Japanese, Mandarin, Portuguese, Spanish

Notable

Areas of Practice

Professionals

Associates

Of Counsel

Gene  Degnan

Gene Degnan

Attorney

Other

Elizabeth  Altmeyer

Elizabeth Altmeyer

Marketing and Business Development Coordinator
Emma K. Peterson

Emma K. Peterson

International Trade Analyst

Articles

Simon Malko Talks With Bloomberg Law About How His Own Experiences Helped Change Mental Health At MMM

Managing Partner Simon Malko talked to Bloomberg’s Vivia Chen about how his own experiences dealing with stress and anxiety inspired him to make mental healthcare more accessible to everyone at the firm.   He shared, “When I became a managing partner [in 2019], I had a lot of anxiety. I was dealing with a lot at work and the stress of raising two kids at home. I had an awful lot on my plate, and I was struggling with managing it all. Most lawyers, if they’re honest, have these issues...

Shuttered Venue Operators Grant

The Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) is a new federally-funded program providing emergency assistance for eligible venues adversely affected by COVID-19. The program, administered by the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Office of Disaster Assistance, will offer over $16 billion in grants to shuttered venues, providing economic relief to eligible entities. This legal update summarizes the requirements and additional information related to the grant application process...

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Press

MMM Represents TMGOC Ventures In Development Of The Ritz Carlton Hotel And Residences In Savannah, GA

Charleston, South Carolina and Boca Raton, Florida–October 23, 2023— Morris, Manning & Martin advised TMGOC Ventures in its development of the new Ritz Carlton Hotel and Residences in Savannah, GA. The development will include turning two buildings on East Bryan Street into a mixed-use Ritz Carlton. The plans call for just over 100 hotel rooms and about 20 residences at two of the tallest buildings in downtown Savannah. The Ritz will connect two buildings: 2 E. Bryan St. and 14 E. Bryan St. The 108-year-old, 15-story, stone-faced building at 2 E. Bryan St., is a contributing resource in the Historic District, formerly known as the Savannah Bank and Trust...

MMM Represents Medxoom In Their Acquisition By Allied Benefit Systems

ATLANTA–July 18, 2023— Morris, Manning & Martin advised Medxoom in their acquisition by Allied Benefit Systems.Allied Benefit Systems, LLC (Allied), one of the nation's largest healthcare administrators for employee benefit plans, and its majority equity holder, funds managed by Stone Point Capital LLC, today announced the acquisition of Medxoom, Inc. (Medxoom), an industry leading digital benefits platform. Medxoom's state-of-the-art technology is utilized by health plans, benefits consultants, employer groups, and third-party administrators throughout the country to optimize their member's experience and manage their healthcare benefits...

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