About Brian Smith
Brian Smith is an attorney. He’s a partner at Freeborn & Peters LLP.
Freeborn & Peters is a full-service law firm headquartered in Chicago, Ill. with offices in New York City, Tampa, Fl., Richmond, Va., and Springfield, Ill. It offers an array of legal services, including litigation, corporate law, real estate law, bankruptcy and government and regulatory law. Other areas of expertise include insurance and reinsurance, private equity and venture capital, food and beverage, and transportation. The firm was founded in 1983.
Smith is a member of the firm's executive committee and a co-leader of its corporate practice group, where he helps companies anticipate, negotiate and implement strategies involved in all types of capital events. He advises clients on: the structuring of joint ventures, the formation of investment funds, reorganizations, the acquisition and selling of businesses and transactions involving private equity groups.
Before joining the firm, Smith was an attorney at Schwartz & Freeman / Michael Best & Friedrich. He previously worked for the Internal Revenue Service’s office of chief counsel. He began his career as a tax consultant at Arthur Andersen.
Smith has an accounting degree from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business, and a law degree from the Indiana University School of Law.
Company
Freeborn & Peters
Address
311 South Wacker Drive, Chicago
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