Andrew P. Kaiser

University of Georgia School of Law. J.D., 1992
Duke University. A.B., 1989

Andrew joined the firm as a partner in 2004 after practicing law in Atlanta for twelve years with Atlanta law firms Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP and Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Williams & Martin, LLP. Andrew focuses his practice on corporate law, including entity organization, mergers and acquisitions and general business matters, commercial real estate and estate planning. Andrew provides dedicated legal counsel to entrepreneurs, professionals and businesses in a variety of industries.

Andrew has handled a broad range of transactions, including asset sales, mergers, stock acquisitions and joint venture agreements. Representative clients include restaurant franchisees, motor vehicle dealerships, medical professionals, real estate brokers, software developers, construction companies and distributors of equipment and materials. In addition to closing particular transactions, Andrew counsels clients on a continuing basis regarding employment matters, including restrictive covenants, protection of proprietary information and equity incentive plans, shareholders agreements, choice of entity and general tax matters. Andrew has extensive experience in areas of particular importance to owners of family businesses, including succession planning and minimization of estate taxes.

In the area of commercial real estate, Andrew has represented real estate developers and other businesses in a wide variety of real estate transactions, including land acquisitions for the development of master planned residential communities, the sale of shopping center outparcels throughout the Southeast, the purchase and sale of industrial/warehouse properties, and numerous §1031 exchange transactions. Andrew also represents landlords and tenants in negotiating office, shopping center and industrial property leases. He has recently closed real estate transactions including the acquisition of raw land and development of three medical office buildings, purchase of a site for a recreational vehicles dealership, sale of a Buckhead parcel for construction of a residential tower and representation of a container manufacturer in the lease of 65,000 square feet of warehouse space.

Andrew has authored articles in trade publications and spoken to various business and civic groups regarding estate planning and other legal issues of interest to business owners.