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Michael Smith

44-020-3023-5170 michaelsmith@paulhastings.com

Work Department

Corporate Department

Position

Michael Smith is a Structured Credit partner in the London office of Paul Hastings. Mr. Smith’s practices focuses on structured finance, securitization, capital markets and derivatives.

Education

• Heriot Watt University (BA)
• Aberdeen University (LLB)

Top Tier Firm Rankings

• Finance > High yield
• Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: M&A and acquisition financing
• Dispute resolution > International arbitration
• Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
• Industry focus > TMT

Firm Rankings

• Finance > Acquisition finance
• Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
• Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
• Finance > Securitisation
• Real estate > Commercial property: investment
• Finance > Derivatives and structured products
• TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech
• Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
• Investment fund formation and management > Fund finance
• Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £250m)
• Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
• Real estate > Property finance
• Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
• Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
• Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
• Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
• Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
• Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
• Corporate and commercial > M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals, £750m+
• Employment > Employers
• Dispute resolution > International arbitration
• Industry focus > TMT