Rich Cicchillo focuses his practice on domestic and international mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures. He also has extensive experience in intellectual property development and licensing transactions. Mr. Cicchillo is certified in commercial and business French by La Chambre de commerce et de l'industrie de Paris.

Although he advises mid-market and large-cap companies in a variety of industries, Mr. Cicchillo has significant experience in the building products, industrial equipment, aerospace and defense, and telecommunications industries. He frequently advises companies from French-speaking countries on their U.S. investments and operations, and has represented the French Consulate in Atlanta for many years. Mr. Cicchillo has advised a number of investment fund principals in connection with their arrangements with financial sponsors and joint venture partners – both on fund formation and upon exit.

Mr. Cicchillo joined the firm in October 1994 and became a partner in 2001. He is the team leader of the firm's Mergers & Acquisitions and Securities practice, and recently completed a four-year term as a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. In 2012, Mr. Cicchillo was recognized in The Best Lawyers in America^® for Corporate and Mergers & Acquisitions Law for the fifth consecutive year. He is listed in the 2009, 2010 and 2011 editions of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business for Corporate/M&A. He was also recognized as one of Georgia Trend’s 2008 “Legal Elite” for Business Law. Mr. Cicchillo was named a Georgia “Super Lawyer” in the areas of Corporate and International Law in 2008 and Mergers & Acquisitions in 2012 and the three years immediately preceding by SuperLawyers magazine. He was named as a top “Dealmaker” of 2008 by the Atlanta Business Chronicle. In 2011, Mr. Cicchillo was recommended by Legal 500 US in the area of Mergers & Acquisitions and Buyouts. He is AV^® rated by Martindale Hubbell.*

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