Background
Smythe, Christopher O. was born on February 27, 1968 in Lynchburg, Virginia, United States.
Smythe, Christopher O. was born on February 27, 1968 in Lynchburg, Virginia, United States.
Washington and Lee University (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1990). University of Virginia (Juris Doctor, 1993).
Worked at Parker, Poe, Adams & Bernstein Limited liability partnership (Charlotte, North Carolina) specializing in Administrative and Regulatory, Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Arbitration, Banking, Bankruptcy, Insolvency and Reorganization, Biotechnology, Computer, Construction, Copyright, Corporate, Education, Employee Benefits and Compensation Plans, Employment, Environmental, Estate Planning and Administration, Governmental Contracts and Procurement, Governmental Relations, Health Care, Immigration, Insurance, Intellectual Property, International Trade and Investment, Land Use and Zoning, Lending and Finance, Limited Liability Companies and Partnerships, Litigation, Malpractice Defense, Mergers and Acquisitions, Municipal, Products Liability, Public Finance, Real Estate (Commercial and Residential), Securities, Tax Exempt Organizations, Taxation, Technology Management and Licensing, Telecommunications, Trademark, Transportation, Utilities Regulation. Admitted to the bar, 1993, North Carolina. Order of the Coif. Law Clerk to the Honorary John A. MacKenzie, Senior United States.
District Court Judge, Eastern District of Virginia, 1993-1994.
Parker, Poe, Adams & Bernstein Limited liability partnership is one of the oldest and largest firms in the Carolinas. From its Raleigh, Charlotte, Spartanburg and Columbia offices it serves a region recognized as an emerging center for business and industry.
Our European office is located in Frankfurt, the banking, business and commercial capital of continental Europe. Foreign information contact Irvin West. Hankins III, Managing Partner, or Sara H. Schreibman, Development Director, 704-372-9000.
Member: American Bar Association.