Representative Experience
Mr. Smith is a member of the firm’s health law practice in the San Francisco office. He has practiced business law for clients in the U.S. health care industry since 1982, representing hospitals, hospital associations, medical groups, and a variety of provider network organizations in corporate formation and governance, joint ventures, financing, reimbursement and regulatory compliance.

Mr. Smith also represents technology firms both within and outside the health care industry in transactional, financing and licensing matters, and data privacy and security. He is co-chair of the firm’s Health Information Technology/HIPAA task force, which advises clients on e-health issues.

Mr. Smith has authored several articles on health-care topics, and is co-author of BNA’s Health Law & Business Series portfolio on Medical Practice Consolidation: Business and Legal Issues, and the California Healthcare Association’s Patient Privacy Manual. He has spoken on health care-related topics at numerous conferences, including the American Bar Association, the California Society of Healthcare Attorneys, the IBM/Modern Healthcare National HIPAA Conferences, and the HIPAA Summits.

Memberships and Activities
California State Bar

Admitted to the bar in Zimbabwe

Named as one of the "Best Lawyers in America" in Health Care Law by Woodward/White, 2008

Named as one of "America's Leading Business Lawyers" by Chambers USA, 2005-2006

Healthcare Financial Management Association

Medical Group Management Association

California Society for Healthcare Attorneys

North Bay Software and Information Technology Association

Education
B.A., LL.B., cum laude, University of Natal School of Law