Richard S. Smith, Jr.
Richard S. Smith, Jr. is the current chair of the firm's Securities Law Practice Group and a former chair of the firm's Corporate Department. He practices in the areas of general corporate and securities law matters, with an emphasis on business formations, venture capital financings, mergers and acquisitions, public offerings and private placements of debt and equity securities, joint ventures and other general business transactions. He represents numerous closely held businesses, as well as several large, publicly held corporations.
Mr. Smith currently serves as a member of the Secretary of State's Business Advisory Committee, and he previously served as a member of three Advisory Committees to the Connecticut Law Revision Commission, one of which was established to consider and recommend legislation with respect to the adoption of the Uniform Unincorporated Nonprofit Association Act, one of which was established to draft legislation with respect to the complete recodification of the banking laws of the State of Connecticut, and the last of which was established to consider and recommend legislation with respect to professional corporations.
