Overview
Theo Smith is a member of the firm's Corporate section, where he focuses on mergers and acquisitions, business contracts, entity formation, antitrust HSR filings, public securities SEC and FINRA compliance, corporate finance and private securities offerings, licensing, regulatory compliance, and corporate governance.
Mr. Smith is also a member of the firm's International section, where he focuses on EAR and ITAR export controls compliance, U.S. Treasury OFAC sanctions, imports, commercial trade agreements, foreign entity formation and governance, international manufacturing and licensing agreements, international regulatory compliance, and data privacy.
Mr. Smith currently serves on the Board of Governors of 47G and the Board of Directors of Stepping Stones International. He speaks Mandarin and has lived in Beijing and Taipei.
Experience
Adjunct professor, Brigham Young University-Idaho, China International Relations and Geopolitics
Student practitioner, Kirkland & Ellis Corporate Clinic, where he drafted and negotiated contracts on behalf of Fortune 500 corporate legal departments
Legal extern, Commodity Futures Trading Commission — Division of Enforcement
Summer clerk, Uniform Law Commission — National Headquarters
Judicial extern clerk, The Honorable John Z. Lee, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
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Practice Areas
- Business Disputes
- Business Formation, Structure, and Exit Strategies
- Contracts
- Corporate
- Cybersecurity and Data Privacy
- Employment Contracts and Agreements
- Equipment Leasing
- Export Controls, Sanctions, and Compliance
- General Counsel Services
- International
- Lending and Finance
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Purchase and Sale Transactions
- Securities Law
- Shareholder Disputes