Clinton H. Smith

Clint Smith is a partner in the Corporate Practice Group and a member of the firm’s corporate, securities, and executive compensation team. He represents public and private company clients, both large and small, in a range of industries. Clint counsels clients in all areas of corporate securities and capital markets law, including initial public offerings, registered debt and equity offerings, exempt offerings under Regulation D, Section 4(a)(2) and other exemptions, and compliance with Blue Sky Laws. He also represents clients with their ongoing disclosure, reporting, and filing obligations, including compliance with the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 16, and Schedule 13 ownership reporting. With experience representing clients in their dealings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ, and FINRA, he also offers counsel in the areas of corporate governance and shareholder meetings, mergers and acquisitions, finance, and commercial contracts. Clint is an adjunct lecturer in Law at Tulane University Law School, where he teaches an upper-level practical skills course on reporting obligations of publicly traded companies.