Michael Smith is a partner in King & Spalding’s Business Litigation Practice Group, focusing on securities and shareholder litigation. Mr. Smith joined King & Spalding in 1983 and has been a partner of the firm since 1990. He served as a member of the firm’s Policy Committee from 2007 - 2009.
Mr. Smith has litigation experience in a wide range of securities and shareholder litigation matters, including securities fraud class action litigation, shareholder derivative actions, audit committee and other independent committee investigations, SEC enforcement actions, partnership disputes, proxy contests and corporate takeover litigation, and other related business tort litigation. He has appeared in courts throughout the southeastern United States, and in New York, Delaware, California, the District of Columbia, Maryland, Massachusetts, Illinois, Minnesota and Texas.
Mr. Smith is a frequent speaker and writer on securities litigation topics. His recent speaking engagements and publications in this area have included:
- “U.S. Supreme Court Limits Primary Liability Under Rule 10b-5 - Janus Capital Group Decision,” Financial Fraud Law Report, September 2011
- "Roundtable: Risks Facing Directors and Officers," Financier Worldwide Magazine, August 2011
- “Loss Causation Issues After Supreme Court HalliburtonDecision,” The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, July 2011
- “Regulatory Issues Impacting Director and Officer Liability,” 2011 Professional Liability Underwriters Society D&O Conference, New York, February 2011
- “The Board’s Role in Internal Investigations,” BNA Securities Regulation & Law Report, November, 2010
- “Internal Investigations,” ICLE 16th Annual Securities Litigation Seminar, October 2010
- “Critical Legal Issues Being Addressed by Corporate Boards,” Association of Corporate Counsel CLE Jamboree, September 2010
- “Director Liability Case Study: Bank of America/Merrill Lynch Merger,” Lead Director Network, March 2010
- “Recent Trends in Director Liability,” Southeast Audit Committee Network, January 2010
Mr. Smith obtained his law degree, cum laude, from Harvard Law School.
