Valeria Subocheva Smith
Associate
Valeria Smith is a member of the global Corporate Practice based in the Atlanta office. She focuses on corporate matters, including M&A, private equity, joint ventures and general corporate law.
During her career, Valeria has provided advice to US and European clients on complex international M&A and joint venture transactions regulated by US and foreign law, and has advised clients on issues of US and Russian corporate law.
- Represented a number of regional US logistics companies in selling equity to global enterprise logistics providers.
- Represented a major US logistics holding in a series of acquisitions of assets and equity in regional logistics providers.
- Represented a private equity investment fund in a series of multimillion-dollar transactions regarding the acquisition of real estate and businesses across the US.
- Advised a major US media company regarding corporate issues related to its Russian subsidiaries, including establishment and maintaining a legal presence in Russia, complex reorganizations and implementation of the company’s global compliance policies.
Education
- University of Georgia School of Law, LL.M., 2018
- Moscow State Linguistic University School of Law, Specialist Degree in Law, with honors, 2009
Admissions
- Georgia, 2019
- Russian Federation, 2009
Languages
- Russian
- English
- German