Edwin E Smith

Has published 20 articles for Law Elite Network.

Partner at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, with offices in New York and Boston.

Chairs the firm’s Finance Area.

Holds degrees from Yale University and Harvard Law School.

Member of the American Law Institute and the executive committee of the National Bankruptcy Conference.

Former board member of the American College of Bankruptcy and former chair of its Policy Committee.

Covers Banking & Finance, debt and structured finance, workouts, bankruptcy, restructuring, commercial law, and cross-border insolvency.

Experience

Edwin E. Smith is a partner at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP in the firm’s New York and Boston offices, where he chairs the Finance Area. He is an experienced legal professional whose practice focuses on commercial law, debt and structured financings, workouts, bankruptcy, restructuring, and domestic and cross-border insolvency.

Smith has extensive experience advising on complex financial transactions and major distressed situations. His notable engagements have included matters involving Refco, Lehman Brothers, the City of Detroit, and PG&E bankruptcies. His work encompasses banking and finance, debt and structured finance, creditor and debtor matters, financial restructurings, and sophisticated insolvency proceedings.

Smith has published 20 articles for Law Elite Network, contributing expert perspectives on banking and finance, debt and structured finance, workouts, bankruptcy, and restructuring. His contributions help provide readers with practical insight into complex financial and insolvency issues.

Smith is a graduate of Yale University and Harvard Law School. He is a member of the American Law Institute and serves on the executive committee of the National Bankruptcy Conference. He has also served on the board of directors of the American College of Bankruptcy and chaired its Policy Committee.

His experience across complex financing, restructuring, and insolvency matters provides Law Elite Network readers with an informed perspective on the legal and commercial issues affecting financial institutions, creditors, borrowers, and businesses navigating financial distress.