Background
Smith, Mark W. was born on October 5, 1955 in Camp Pendleton, California, United States.
Smith, Mark W. was born on October 5, 1955 in Camp Pendleton, California, United States.
Swarthmore College (Bachelor of Arts, with high honors, 1977). University of Chicago (Juris Doctor, 1981).
Worked at Latham & Watkins. Admitted to the bar, 1982, California. Member, 1979-1980 and Associate Editor, 1980-1981, University of Chicago Law Review.
Law Clerk to the Honorary Mary M. Schroeder, United States.
Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1981-1982. Company-Author: with Paul H. Dawes, "The Demand Requirement and the Special Litigation Committee in Derivative Actions," 26 Review
Securities & Commodities Regular 77, 1993; "Sample Jury Instructions in Civil Antitrust Cases," American Bar Association, 1987.
(Resident).
Member, 1979-1980 and Associate Editor, 1980-1981, University of Chicago Law Review. Law Clerk to the Honorary Mary M. Schroeder, United States. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1981-1982.