Alston & Bird and Troutman Sanders were on opposite sides of the deal table on the recent sale of a Cobb County office building, according to attorneys at the law firms.
Earlier this month, Cousins Properties Inc. sold a 188,000-square-foot building on Windy Hill Road to Genuine Parts Co. for $12.5 million.
The building was erected in 1984 and is located in Wildwood Office Park, situated in a heavily wooded area along the Chattahoochee River.
Troutman partner John Griffin advised Cousins on the deal, he said. Alston associate Catherine Morgen said she was primary outside counsel to Genuine Parts, along with partner Jay Farris. They worked with Genuine Parts General Counsel Scott C. Smith.
Genuine Parts will occupy some of the building, but it won’t use it as its primary corporate headquarters, Griffin said. Genuine Parts’ headquarters building is located in the nearby Circle 75 Parkway complex. Genuine Parts is the largest member of the National Automotive Parts Association, the namesake of the NAPA Auto Parts retail chain.
With the sale of the property, Cousins has now ended its affiliation with the Wildwood Office Park. Since 2004, Cousins has sold the buildings it owned in the development to multiple buyers, including CB Richard Ellis Group Inc., said Cousins spokesman Matt Gove. Cousins sold its last remaining properties in the development this year. Additionally, Cousins in March 2007 moved its corporate headquarters out of Wildwood Office Park to the 191 Peachtree tower in downtown Atlanta.