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Zachary R. Smith primarily focuses his practice on counseling companies with regard to their ongoing SEC disclosure and compliance obligations as well as advising on corporate governance matters and public debt financings.
Mr. Smith was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He received a B.A. summa cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania in 2005 and a J.D. magna cum laude from the University of Michigan Law School in 2008, where he was a Contributing Editor and an Associate Editor of the Journal of Law Reform. Mr. Smith joined Cravath in 2008 and was elected of counsel in 2022.
Mr. Smith was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He received a B.A. summa cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania in 2005 and a J.D. magna cum laude from the University of Michigan Law School in 2008, where he was a Contributing Editor and an Associate Editor of the Journal of Law Reform. Mr. Smith joined Cravath in 2008 and was elected of counsel in 2022.
Deals & Cases
April 08, 2024
Cravath represented the underwriters in connection with the $2.5 billion registered offering of depositary shares representing preferred stock of JPMorgan Chase & Co., a leading global financial services firm and one of the largest banking institutions in the United States. The transaction closed on March 12, 2024.
Deals & Cases
February 20, 2024
Cravath represented IBM International Capital Pte. Ltd (“IIC”) and International Business Machines Corporation (“IBM”) in connection with IIC’s $5.5 billion registered notes offering. IBM is a guarantor of the notes. IIC is a wholly owned finance subsidiary of IBM, a globally integrated innovation company, serving the needs of enterprises and institutions worldwide. The transaction closed on February 5, 2024.
Deals & Cases
February 06, 2024
Cravath represented the underwriters in connection with the $8 billion registered fixed‑to‑floating rate notes and $500 million registered floating rate notes offering of JPMorgan Chase & Co., a leading global financial services firm. The transaction closed on January 23, 2024.
Deals & Cases
November 06, 2023
Cravath represented the underwriters in connection with the $2 billion registered fixed‑to‑floating rate green notes and $5.25 billion registered fixed-to-floating rate notes offering of JPMorgan Chase & Co., a leading global financial services firm. The transaction closed on October 23, 2023.
Deals & Cases
August 07, 2023
Cravath represented the underwriters in connection with the $4.5 billion registered fixed‑to‑floating rate notes offering of JPMorgan Chase & Co., a leading global financial services firm. The transaction closed on July 24, 2023.
Firm News
November 21, 2022
On November 16, 2022, Cravath elected Isaac C. Beerman, Will C. Giles, William D. Podurgiel, Sarah F. Rosen and Zachary R. Smith as of counsels of the Firm, effective January 1, 2023.
Zachary R. Smith primarily focuses his practice on counseling companies with regard to their ongoing SEC disclosure and compliance obligations as well as advising on corporate governance matters and public debt financings.
Mr. Smith was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He received a B.A. summa cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania in 2005 and a J.D. magna cum laude from the University of Michigan Law School in 2008, where he was a Contributing Editor and an Associate Editor of the Journal of Law Reform. Mr. Smith joined Cravath in 2008 and was elected of counsel in 2022.
Mr. Smith was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He received a B.A. summa cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania in 2005 and a J.D. magna cum laude from the University of Michigan Law School in 2008, where he was a Contributing Editor and an Associate Editor of the Journal of Law Reform. Mr. Smith joined Cravath in 2008 and was elected of counsel in 2022.
Deals & Cases
April 08, 2024
Cravath represented the underwriters in connection with the $2.5 billion registered offering of depositary shares representing preferred stock of JPMorgan Chase & Co., a leading global financial services firm and one of the largest banking institutions in the United States. The transaction closed on March 12, 2024.
Deals & Cases
February 20, 2024
Cravath represented IBM International Capital Pte. Ltd (“IIC”) and International Business Machines Corporation (“IBM”) in connection with IIC’s $5.5 billion registered notes offering. IBM is a guarantor of the notes. IIC is a wholly owned finance subsidiary of IBM, a globally integrated innovation company, serving the needs of enterprises and institutions worldwide. The transaction closed on February 5, 2024.
Deals & Cases
February 06, 2024
Cravath represented the underwriters in connection with the $8 billion registered fixed‑to‑floating rate notes and $500 million registered floating rate notes offering of JPMorgan Chase & Co., a leading global financial services firm. The transaction closed on January 23, 2024.
Deals & Cases
November 06, 2023
Cravath represented the underwriters in connection with the $2 billion registered fixed‑to‑floating rate green notes and $5.25 billion registered fixed-to-floating rate notes offering of JPMorgan Chase & Co., a leading global financial services firm. The transaction closed on October 23, 2023.
Deals & Cases
August 07, 2023
Cravath represented the underwriters in connection with the $4.5 billion registered fixed‑to‑floating rate notes offering of JPMorgan Chase & Co., a leading global financial services firm. The transaction closed on July 24, 2023.
Firm News
November 21, 2022
On November 16, 2022, Cravath elected Isaac C. Beerman, Will C. Giles, William D. Podurgiel, Sarah F. Rosen and Zachary R. Smith as of counsels of the Firm, effective January 1, 2023.
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