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Attorney Smith has an extensive background in corporate law, economics and finance. She was a partner at Baker McKenzie, one of the largest international law firms in the world, before entering the corporate world in 1991 where she was vice president and general counsel of GE Plastics. From 1998 to 2014 she served as the chief legal officer (general counsel and secretary) of four global public companies, Owens Corning, International Paper, PepsiCo, and Delhaize Group (now Ahold Delhaize). In 2016, she started her own law firm, primarily focused on commercial and corporate matters. She also
expanded her practice to include alternative dispute resolution, representing a public company retailer as its national claims and settlement counsel, and becoming an arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association.
She also represented clients with family law disputes, developing a matrimonial practice, utilizing her financial and corporate background to assist in dividing complex marital estates. She became a Certified Financial Analyst and has achieved success for her clients in the courtroom and through the effective negotiation of divorce agreements. This work has become her passion, and has, as of May 2019, joined the Law Offices of Edward Nusbaum P.C. as a partner.
Education
University of Miami Law School
Juris Doctor
Graduated with Honors
John M. Olin Fellow in Law and Economics
University of Oxford
M.Phil. Economics
Rhodes Scholar
(New York, Lady Margaret Hall, 1977)
Vassar College
Bachelor of Arts, Economics
Graduated with Highest Honors
and Departmental Distinction
Omicron Delta Epsilon, President
Phi Beta Kappa
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Attorney Smith was one of the founding directors of BluePath Service Dogs, Inc.™. She is passionate about BluePath's mission, and the important role this not-for-profit organization plays in providing service dogs to children with autism.
