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Scott Smith

Scott C. Smith

Partner
(415) 995-5892

Intro

Scott's practice emphasizes investment and tax law and focuses on providing retirement systems and other institutional investors with transactional and tax advice and counsel concerning their investment activities. He has assisted with the development, implementation and administration of investment programs for many of his clients. Scott’s clients in this area have included over a dozen different public retirement systems, two of the largest universities on the West Coast, Fortune 100 companies, private retirement systems and tax exempt organizations. For these clients, Scott has reviewed and negotiated the terms of investments in well over 250 different funds.

Scott has experience with both U.S. and offshore funds of virtually every type found on the market today, including venture capital, leveraged buy out, mezzanine, real estate, hedge funds and commodity pools. He has extensive knowledge of the market for these types of funds and has assisted numerous clients in obtaining the best investment terms possible while ensuring that sound investment policies and fiduciary obligations are observed.

Scott also has significant experience counseling corporations, partnerships, nonprofits and entrepreneurs in connection with all aspects and phases of their business and operations. Scott holds an LL.M. in taxation, enabling him to advise his clients on complex federal and state tax matters when they arise. His work often involves a complex tax planning component.

In addition to working with institutional investors as described above, Scott has been on the other side of the table and represented venture capital, private equity, real estate and hedge funds in connection with fund formations and their investments. Scott has acted as fund formation and/or investment counsel to Fintan Partners, Good Capital, Mindful Investors, TBL Capital and Patient Capital Collaborative.

Scott works regularly with the firm's Employee Benefits Group which has substantial experience with public and private retirement systems. The result is a special understanding of the issues that face private and public sector retirement systems in connection with their investment activities.

Education

LL.M. University of Houston ( 1996 )
J.D. University of Houston ( 1995 )
M.A. University of Southern California ( 1994 )
B.A. California State University, Fresno ( 1990 )

Admissions and Courts

California
Texas

Bar Association of San Francisco

State Bar of California, Partnerships & Limited Liability Companies Committee

Association For Corporate Growth

Investors' Circle

Bar Association of San Francisco

State Bar of California, Partnerships & Limited Liability Companies Committee

Association For Corporate Growth

Keiretsu Forum