Atty. Jake B. Smith
Jake B. Smith advises clients on business transactions and related tax matters, including tax-free and taxable mergers and acquisitions, complex joint ventures, private equity acquisitions and sales, venture capital, real estate transactions, and sophisticated business agreements for limited liability companies, partnerships, and corporations.
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Jake B. Smith is a Shareholder based in Phoenix, Arizona, practicing at Greenberg Traurig, LLP. They have 22+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 2004. Their practice focuses on business and tax. Admitted to practice in New York (2004) and Arizona (2008). Educated at New York University School of Law (LL.M. Taxation, 2004) and University of Kansas (B.A. Golden, 2000). Serands clients in Phoenix, AZ and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Jake B. Smith advises clients on business transactions and related tax matters, including tax-free and taxable mergers and acquisitions, complex joint ventures, private equity acquisitions and sales, venture capital, real estate transactions, and sophisticated business agreements for limited liability companies, partnerships, and corporations
- Jake regularly counsels clients on private equity transactions, including the formation of private equity funds and corresponding acquisitions
- Jake serves as outside general counsel to a variety of companies in various industries, including health care (including, Copa Health, Arizona’s largest behavioral health care provider), real estate, start-ups, payment processors and SaaS
- Lastly, in addition to advising companies in a broad range of industries, Jake has wide-ranging experience with structuring and negotiating complex joint ventures (including real estate joint ventures and otherwise)
- Concentrations •Mergers and acquisitions •Partnership and corporate taxation •Private equity funds •Venture capital and private placements •Real estate joint ventures •Corporate law Recognition & Leadership Awards & Accolades •Listed, The Best Lawyers in America •Tax Law, 2024-2026 •Corporate Law, 2026 •Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, “Southwest Super Lawyers Rising Stars” •Honoree, “Arizona’s Finest Couples,” 2012
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Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
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Tax attorneys handle IRS audits, tax debt, international tax, estate planning, and tax court litigation.
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Why local counsel matters in Arizona
Practicing law in Arizona. Legal matters in Arizona are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Phoenix are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Arizona state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Arizona brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Arizona courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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