Joshua D. Smith Associate

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Biography

Josh Smith joined McAfee & Taft in 2005 and practices in the areas of commercial transactions, corporate and securities law, and taxation.  He has represented clients in mergers and stock and asset acquisitions and sales of all sizes as well as various other transactions, including private equity and venture capital investments, real estate transactions, public and private securities offerings, complex 1031 like-kind exchanges, commercial lending transactions, general corporate governance, and regulatory compliance matters.

Josh graduated from the University of Oklahoma College of Law with highest honors.  His law school credits include being named to the Order of the Coif, serving on the judiciary committee of the Oklahoma Law Review and receiving the Paul and Jo Ann Sharp Law Review Award, and earning American Jurisprudence awards in Property, Securities Regulation, Commercial Law and Professional Responsibility.  He was also honored with the Oklahoma Bar Association's Corporate Law Section Award in 2003.

Josh is the author of "Habeas Corpus: Expired Conviction, Expired Relief:  Can the Writ of Habeas Corpus Be Used to Test the Constitutionality of a Deportation Based on an Expired Conviction?" 58 Oklahoma Law Review (2005).

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