Pamela G. Smith joined the international law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP as a shareholder in its global Litigation practice. She will be based out of the Chicago office.
Smith is a trial lawyer with more than 20 years of experience advising publicly traded companies, directors, and officers and defending them against alleged violations of the securities laws and alleged breaches of fiduciary duties asserted by shareholders, whistleblowers, auditors, and government regulators, including the Securities & Exchange Commission and the Department of Justice. Her practice encompasses a wide range of industries including aerospace, financial institutions, health care, manufacturing, software, telecommunications and retail.
“We are happy to welcome Pam to our securities litigation team,” said Paul T. Fox, co-managing shareholder of the Chicago office. “Pam’s extensive experience and skills will broaden an already talented practice group, and provide added value to our clients.”
In private actions, Smith has defended clients in federal securities class actions alleging violations of various sections of the Securities Act and of the Securities Exchange, as well as in shareholder direct class actions, shareholder derivative actions, and Mergers and Acquisitions litigation. She has also conducted internal investigations and advised boards of directors and special committees of boards regarding their fiduciary duties and best practices. Before government regulators, Smith has led the defense of clients being investigated for securities, commodities, and criminal violations by the SEC, DOJ and the Commodities Futures Trading Commission. Recently, Smith secured a “no action” determination from the SEC, after it had provided her with Wells notice of its intent to file fraud charges against her client.
Smith earned her B.S. from Northwestern University, and her J.D. from Loyola University Chicago School of Law.
