Laurie Smith

Laurie Smith (NC) – (Catawba Lands Conservancy; Chair, Nominating and Governance Committee, and Member, Executive Committee) Attorney. Laurie is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1992) and Yale Law School (1995). After working with a federal judge in Virginia, she joined Robinson Bradshaw and Hinson, where she became a partner specializing in corporate law. She has represented public and private companies in a variety of corporate transactions, including equity offerings, mergers and asset acquisitions and dispositions, and complex financing transactions. Laurie took a leave of absence in order to devote more time to her family and community service and is now back as a practicing attorney at Robinson Bradshaw, where her practice currently focuses on healthcare mergers and acquisitions and joint ventures. Laurie’s past community service includes serving on the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission, the Executive Board of the PTA for St. Patrick’s School and various committees of the Mecklenburg County and North Carolina Bar Associations, and as Chair of the Parent’s Council for Covenant Presbyterian Preschool. She also leads the Catawba Land Conservancy’s corporate governance and board risk management policy updates.

View Laurie's nomination statement here.

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