Joseph A. Smith, Partner of Feldman Weinstein & Smith LLP, is widely recognized as the leading expert in the field of Private Investments in Public Equity (PIPEs), where he developed and perfected many of the most commonly used PIPE transaction structures including the equity line of credit, the overnight shelf takedown and the self-liquidating debenture. He also has over twenty years of experience representing small and mid-cap public and private companies in all phases of their development, from formation through IPO and subsequent merger and acquisition activity, and broker-dealers with their regulatory issues.

Joe spent two years as a Managing Director and registered principal with Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc., structuring and placing PIPE transactions with the leading team in that business. Joe's prior legal affiliations include partnerships with Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. and Campbell & Fleming, P.C. in New York, and associations with Jeffer Mangels Butler & Marmaro, Gaston & Snow and Lillick & Charles, all in San Francisco. Joe has undergraduate and MBA degrees from University of California, Berkeley and a law degree from UCLA.

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E-mail: jsmith@feldmanweinstein.com