Background
Smith, Jack L. was born in 1947 in Buffalo, New New York
Smith, Jack L. was born in 1947 in Buffalo, New New York
Davidson College (Bachelor of Arts, 1968). Cornell University (Juris Doctor, 1971).
Worked at Holland & Hart Limited Liability Partnership (Denver, Colorado) specializing in Advanced Technology, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Banking and Finance, Bankruptcy, Business Transactions, Commercial Litigation (Trials and Appeals), Construction, Corporate Finance, Environmental, Estate Planning and Administration, Healthcare and Hospitals, Intellectual Property, International, Labor/Employment and Employee Benefits, Legislative, Oil/Gas and Minerals, Patents, Product Liability/Torts and Insurance, Project Finance, Public Land, Public Utilities and Energy Regulation, Real Estate, Securities, Tax, Telecommunications, Water, White Collar Crime. Admitted to the bar, 1971, Colorado. Note and Comment Editor, Cornell Law Review, 1970-1971.
Chairman, Bankruptcy Subsection, Colorado Bar Association, 1987-1989.
Member, Board of Contributors, The Bankruptcy Strategist, 1983. Member, Business Bankruptcy Committee, American Bar Association.
Member, American Bankruptcy Institute. Holland & Hart regularly helps companies from around the world with investments and business transactions both inside and outside of the United States, including mergers and acquisitions, natural resources development and financing, telecommunications, technology transfers, export sales, imports, protection of intellectual property, multinational financing, foreign investment law, joint ventures, immigration and tax matters.
Areas of International Service include: foreign investments, mergers and acquisitions, multinational joint ventures, licensing and technology transfer, commercial representation (agents and distributors), patent, trademark and copyright protection, export and re-export controls, direct investment, tariff and customs matters, immigration, international tax advice, international financing and Euro-currency lending, agricultural exports and international estate and financial planning.
The firm is also well known for its expertise in arbitration, negotiation, dispute resolution and litigation.
Member, Board of Contributors, The Bankruptcy Strategist, 1983. Member, Business Bankruptcy Committee, American Bar Association. Member, American Bankruptcy Institute.