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 is a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. In 2013, Mr. Cicchillo was recognized in The Best Lawyers in America^® for Corporate and Mergers & Acquisitions Law for the sixth consecutive year. He is listed in the 2012 and the three years immediately preceding editions of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business for Corporate/M&A. He was also recognized as one of Georgia Trend’s “Legal Elite” in 2008 for Business Law and again in 2012 for Corporate Law. Mr. Cicchillo was named a Georgia “Super Lawyer” in the areas of Corporate and International Law in 2008 and Mergers & Acquisitions in 2013 and the four years prior by SuperLawyers magazine. In 2011 and 2012, 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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