About

Smith Anderson has grown to become the largest business and litigation law firm headquartered in North Carolina’s world-renowned Research Triangle region. We provide a full range of legal services to a diverse group of regional, national and international companies ranging in size from large public companies to emerging growth businesses. Over 100 years of practicing law has grounded our firm’s culture and provided us the insight necessary to help our clients succeed. For more information, please visit www.SmithLaw.com. 

We serve clients including individuals, start-ups, university spinouts, public companies, and tech-focused private equity and venture capital firms. 

Services include: 

•Data use and privacy services: policies/procedures, breach response, investigations, disputes, risk management, transfer 

•SBIR/STTR/Government contract and sub-contract formation, administration, FAR/DFARS compliance, teaming arrangements 

•Private/public acquisitions/M&A, leveraged buy-outs, divestitures, joint ventures, strategic alliances 

•AgTech research, development, software, licensing, collaboration, trade secrets, IP, trademark, copyright, patent enforcement 

•Commercial real estate, land use, leasing, OSHA, construction, requests for equitable adjustment, renewable energy 

•Portfolio company and private equity acquisitions, add-ons, control and minority investments, buyouts, and dispositions 

•Angel, debt, mezzanine and alternative financings; Regulation A; crowdfunding 

•Domestic and international patent and trademark preparation and prosecution, trademark opposition and cancellation proceedings, strategic patent enforcement programs

•Litigation and complex contract disputes; arbitration; mediation; risk management counseling 

•Corporate law and governance, contracts, tax, securities compliance, employment, benefits and compensation, ERISA