Greg Smith

Greg Smith
Partner

2100 L Street, NW

Washington, D.C. 20037

gregorysmith@mofo.com

(202) 887-6941

BAR ADMISSIONS

Illinois

District of Columbia

EDUCATION

Georgetown University, A.B.

Georgetown University Law Center, J.D.

Greg Smith is a partner of Morrison Foerster in the Agency Finance and Finance Groups, based in Washington, D.C.  Over the course of his career, Greg has advised clients on transactions in more than 110 countries worldwide that collectively span nearly every major industrial sector—with energy, manufacturing, mining, petrochemicals, power, semiconductors, telecommunications, and transportation chief among them.  He is especially well known as one of the leading lawyers in the world for complex financing transactions that involve governments, government agencies, or multilateral organizations. 

For two decades, Greg has been ranked repeatedly by Chambers Global, Chambers USA, Law360, Legal 500, Latin Lawyer, and Best Lawyers in America for his expertise in project finance, in addition to receiving accolades for specific deal work globally.  Recent Chambers reviews commented that Greg is “a brilliant lawyer; smart, reliable and solutions-oriented,” “easily one of the most talented lawyers of his generation and also one of the most pleasant to work with,” and “very practical, very smart and very hard working.”

Rankings

Projects: Agency Financing (USA) – Band 1

Chambers Global 2024

Ranked for Projects

Chambers USA 2022-2025

Recommended for Project and Energy: Latin America: International Firms

Legal 500 Latin America 2024

Recommended for Industry Focus: Energy: Renewable/Alternative Power

The Legal 500 US 2023-2024

Recommended for Project Finance

The Legal 500 US 2022-2024



Projects: Agency Financing – Band 1

Chambers USA 2022-2024

Projects – Band 3

Chambers USA 2024