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William Smithson
SRS Legal, Portugal
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Work Department
Banking; Capital Markets; Corporate Finance; Energy; M&A; Private Equity; Real Estate
Position
Partner and Head of the Finance Department, William Smithson is highly regarded within the corporate finance, banking, capital markets and real estate sectors. He advises investment banks and companies on a wide variety of finance matters, as well as public and private mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and other related work.
With more than 25 years of experience, William has extensive knowledge of the asian market due to his experience of working in Hong Kong, PRC and Singapore. William is the Head of the Asia Desk at SRS.
Career
Since 2009 – Partner at SRS Advogados, responsible for the Financial Markets Department
2004 to 2009 – Managing Partner, Simmons & Simmons, Lisbon
2001 to 2009 – Partner of Simmons & Simmons
1992 – Joined the office of Simmons & Simmons in Lisbon
1987 to 1992 – Lawyer at Simmons & Simmons, London
Languages
English, Portuguese.
Memberships
Portuguese Bar Association
The Law Society of England and Wales
IBA (International Bar Association)
IPBA (Inter-Pacific Bar Association)
NYSBA (New York State Bar Association)
Education
Law Society Finals, College of Law, London
Graduate Diploma in Law, College of Law, London
Joint Honours Degree in Archaeology and History, University of Wales
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