PARTNER
Viraj P. Deshmukh
Viraj advises clients through every stage of the business lifecycle, taking a comprehensive “cradle-to-grave” approach. His practice spans entity formation and governance through sale and liquidation, and includes work in mergers and acquisitions, commercial real estate transactions, employment matters, and general contract review and drafting.
He began his career as a litigator and has significant experience representing clients in complex disputes before state, federal, and appellate courts across the country. This litigation background allows Viraj to approach corporate advisory work with a practical mindset, helping clients anticipate challenges and reach commercially sound resolutions.
Selected Matters
Represented Atlanta based creative agency in sale of business to private equity buyer for an undisclosed amount (January 2026)
Represented seller in sale of hospitality brokerage for an undisclosed amount (December 2025)
Represented seller in $13 million sale of healthcare-related software (November 2025).
Insights
Purchase and Sale Agreements Negotiation, presenter on America's Commercial Real Estate Show with Bull Realty and Atlanta Bar Association, 2025.
Navigating a Trustee’s Post-Lien Avoidance Request for a Monetary Judgment, Real Property Law Section Newsletter, State Bar of Georgia, 2018.
Value of Net Operating Losses to the Bankruptcy Estate, Association of Insolvency & Restructuring Advisors Journal, 2013.
Deepening Insolvency as a Method for Calculation of Damages, Commercial and Business Litigation Newsletter, American Bar Association, 2013.
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Business Formation and Advisory
Mergers and Acquisitions
Commercial Agreements & Transactions
Banking and Finance
Commercial Real Estate
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St. John’s University School of Law, LL.M. (Bankruptcy), 2014
Georgia State University College of Law, J.D., 2013, cum laude
Berry College, B.S., 2010, cum laude
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Georgia, 2014
Florida, 2015
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Real Estate Section of the Atlanta Bar Association (Member-At-Large 2024-2026; Chair 2026-2027)
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Super Lawyers Rising Stars 2023-2026