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Banking & Finance: Regulatory

Tennessee

6 Years Ranked

About

Provided by Adam G Smith

USA

Practice Areas

Adam Smith is a partner in the firm's Mergers and Acquisitions practice group. Adam represents clients across industries in connection with corporate, merger and acquisition, and securities matters. A significant portion of his practice involves the representation of regulated financial institutions. Adam counsels both publicly traded and privately held banks and bank holding companies, and other financial services companies, with respect to mergers and acquisitions; public and private offerings of debt and equity securities; corporate governance, regulatory, and compliance matters; and general day-to-day corporate and operational issues. Adam has advised financial institutions on billions of dollars of M&A transactions. He also has experience with the formation of new banks and bank holding companies.

Adam serves as a co-lead of the firm’s Financial Services industry group.

Adam is recognized by Chambers USA, America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, The Best Lawyers in America®, and Super Lawyers for his work in the areas of Banking and Finance and Mergers and Acquisitions.

Professional Memberships

American Bar Association; Tennessee Bar Association; Nashville Bar Association

Publications

Co-author, “Strategic Growth in a Challenging Environment,” Bank Director, 8 December 2023

Author, "Leveraging Technology for Growth," BankDirector.com, 24 February 2023

Author, Memo to the Partner: Proposed Anti-Dilution Provision, 8 TRANS. TENN. J. BUS. L. 433, (2007)

Author, Case Commentary, 6 TRANS. TENN. J. BUS. L. 223, (2005)

Personal

University of Tennessee, J.D., summa cum laude, 2006 - Order of the Coif, Phi Kappa Phi, Articles Editor for Transactions: The Tennessee Journal of Business Law; Middle Tennessee State University, B.B.A., summa cum laude, 2003

Education

University of Tennessee College of Law

J.D.

2006

Middle Tennessee State University

B.B.A.

2003

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Banking & Finance: Regulatory - Tennessee

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Adam Smith of K&L Gates is noted for his strength in banking regulatory matters. He also offers experience in banking M&A, assisting his clients with both a local and national scope.

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