Rinnai Corporation, manufacturer of the number-one selling brand of tankless gas water heaters in North America, announced Perry McGuire has joined the organization as its Vice President and General Counsel. McGuire comes to Rinnai from Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP where he was a partner in corporate group and practiced general corporate law with an emphasis on franchise, M&A and governmental affairs.  McGuire had been an external legal partner with Rinnai for over five years. 

He has successfully counseled businesses at every level of the business cycle, including merger/divestiture, and he helped businesses navigate the governmental landscape as a registered lobbyist.  McGuire previously worked for Chick-fil-A Inc. as a corporate attorney and is a former state Senator who was a 2006 candidate for Attorney General of Georgia.