Jake B. Smith

• Structuring and negotiating the acquisition of the stock of Watsonville Hospital Corporation (that owns and operates the Watsonville Community Hospital) financed with the subsequent sale-leaseback of real estate to a publicly traded real estate investment trust.
• Representing buyer in the acquisition of multiple franchises of high-profile fast-food concepts from seller with participation from the public company franchisor.
• Structuring and negotiating the sale of a senior living facility management company including the implementation of complicated earn-out components of consideration.
• Representing a private equity fund’s acquisition and subsequent sale of a high-profile sporting goods business.°
• Structuring and negotiating a part-sale, part contribution of a medical practice to newly formed joint venture with a private equity fund.
• Representing a payment processing company in the sale of substantially all its assets to a public company purchaser.
• Structuring and negotiating the acquisition and subsequent sale of a public company’s real estate franchising business.
• Representing a private equity fund with its sale of a high-profile premium clothing company to a publicly traded company.°
• Structuring and negotiating the part-sale, part-contribution of substantially all a SaaS company’s assets to a newly formed subsidiary of a private equity fund.
• Representing numerous other buyers and sellers in the implementation of various other asset acquisitions, sales, mergers, and dispositions.

°The above representations were handled by Mr. Smith prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.

• Structuring and negotiating various complex operating agreements in connection with the implementation of a joint venture formed for the purpose of acquiring an interest in a major league soccer franchise.
• Structuring and negotiating the formation of a joint venture followed by its purchase of an interest in multiple health care-based limited liability companies relating to an overall restructuring of a large physician and hospital system joint venture.
• Structuring and negotiating a part-sale and part-contribution of the assets of a large construction company to a newly formed joint venture with a private equity fund.°
• Structuring and negotiating complex operating agreements for limited liability companies in connection with the implementation of joint ventures across various industries.

°The above representations were handled by Mr. Smith prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.

• Negotiating the structure and formation of a private equity fund’s joint venture investment followed by simultaneous acquisition of a software company.°
• Structuring and negotiating a part-sale, part contribution of a medical practice to newly formed joint venture with a private equity fund.
• Representing a real estate investment trust on various transactions, including formation of joint ventures and sale-leaseback transactions.°
• Structuring and representing private equity funds with various venture capital investments and acquisitions of early-stage companies.
• Advising on the formation of various private equity funds targeting distressed real estate assets and other operating businesses.°

°The above representations were handled by Mr. Smith prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.

• Advising and structuring of reorganizations for numerous entities involved in a restructuring or bankruptcy to maximize tax benefits. °
• Providing guidance to investors/developers to increase the likelihood of investor characterization of certain real estate parcels.
• Negotiating and obtaining settlements with the IRS on numerous occasions, including the audit of a large manufacturing company and various private equity funds. °
• Providing advantageous tax structuring advice on various aspects of complex mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures.

°The above representations were handled by Mr. Smith prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.

• Representing Arizona’s largest behavioral health care provider on various transactions, joint ventures and other matters as outside general counsel.
• Representing a large real estate brokerage and technology company as outside general counsel on a variety of corporate and tax matters.
• Representing a SaaS company as outside general counsel in various acquisitions (stock and asset purchase including acquisitive mergers).
• Representing a FinTech start-up company as outside general counsel in various corporate, investment and tax matters.
• Representing a real estate development company as outside general counsel in various joint ventures, real estate acquisitions and corresponding leases.
• Representing agricultural FinTech company as outside general counsel in various corporate, joint venture, licensing and tax matters.

• Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, Tax Law, 2024
• Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, “Southwest Super Lawyers Rising Stars”
• Honoree, “Arizona’s Finest Couples,” 2012

• Member, State Bar of Arizona
• Member, New York State Bar Association
• Member, Board of Directors, Arizona Chamber of Commerce
• Member, American Bar Association
  • Member, Real Estate Committee
  • Member, Partnership & LLC Committee