Lauren R. Smith
Law Clerk
Ms. Smith is part of the Firm’s Business Transactions department, focusing her practice on corporate governance, securities, mergers and acquisitions, contracts, finance and real estate matters.
- P 602.262.5831
- F 602.495.2643
- lsmith@jsslaw.com
- Phoenix, AZ
- Corporate governance
- Securities
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Contracts
- Finance
- Real Estate Transactions
- Intellectual Property
- Estate Planning
J.D., Arizona State University, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law (2020)
- magna cum laude
- Order of the Coif
- Note and Comment Editor, Arizona State Law Journal
- Willard H. Pedrick Scholar
B.S., Marketing and B.A., Business Law, Arizona State University (2017)
- summa cum laude
- Sports Business Certificate
Biography
Ms. Smith is part of the Firm’s Business Transactions department, focusing her practice on corporate governance, securities, mergers and acquisitions, contracts, finance and real estate matters. She graduated summa cum laude from Arizona State University with a B.S. in Marketing and a B.A. in Business Law. She is a recent graduate of Arizona State University, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law where she earned her J.D., magna cum laude. There, she was involved with the Arizona State Law Journal as a Note and Comment Editor. In 2019, Smith worked at Jennings Strouss as a Summer Associate. Prior to that, she worked as a Legal Intern for JDA Software.
Media and Presentations
Articles
- Author, “Time to Join the Playing Field: A Proposal for Legalizing Sports Betting in Arizona,” Arizona State Law Journal Online, Vol 52 Issue 1 (Spring 2020)
- Contributor, “A State-by-State Guide to Commercial Real Estate Leases,” published by Aspen Publishers (2020)
Honors and Awards
- CALI Award, Legal Method and Writing (2017), Professional Responsibility (2018), and Advanced Legal Research (2020)
