Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP continues to grow its Atlanta office with the addition of Craig Smith as counsel in the firm’s Healthcare Practice Group.
“Craig is a highly experienced transactional and corporate lawyer, who represents a broad range of clients in the healthcare and life sciences space and brings tremendous value to the firm, our clients, and the Atlanta office,” said Bradley Partner Sidney S. Welch, who leads the firm’s healthcare practice in Atlanta. “He has especially deep experience in handling M&A, private equity, and joint ventures, as well as the complex financing and regulatory matters that regularly challenge the healthcare industry.”
Mr. Smith provides counsel in all types of transactional and business matters, including mergers and acquisitions, private equity deals, joint ventures, consolidations and reorganizations. He frequently works with for-profit and nonprofit hospitals and health systems, physician specialty practices, practice management companies, accountable care organizations, ambulatory surgery centers, and other providers to navigate the complex financial and regulatory issues that arise when executing deals in the highly regulated healthcare landscape. Mr. Smith has extensive experience in general commercial, governance and financing matters, including commercial lending, bond, private equity, and venture capital transactions, which enables him to work alongside Bradley’s clients to best address their unique transactional needs.
Mr. Smith is ranked in Chambers USA for Healthcare (2021-2023) and in The Best Lawyers in America® for Health Care Law (2009-2023). He received his J.D. (magna cum laude) from the University of Georgia Law School and his B.A. (magna cum laude) from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.
Bradley opened its Atlanta office in May 2023 with lawyers from a variety of leading law firms in the market. With the addition of Mr. Smith, the firm has increased the size of its Atlanta office to more than 30 attorneys. The Atlanta office is ranked as a “Leading Firm” in Georgia in the 2023 edition of Chambers USA, and half of the firm’s Atlanta attorneys are recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® for 2024.
Ranked nationally for Healthcare by Chambers USA, Bradley’s Healthcare Practice Group delivers the focused, individualized counsel that clients need to successfully navigate the complex healthcare landscape. The firm’s healthcare attorneys have an extensive track record of successful results in this challenging, highly regulated industry and have earned a reputation as creative problem solvers who consistently deliver solutions to complex business and legal challenges.
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For more than 150 years, Bradley has combined skilled legal counsel with exceptional client service and unwavering integrity to assist a diverse range of corporate and individual clients in achieving their business goals. With 11 offices in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and the District of Columbia, the firm’s more than 600 lawyers represent regional, national and international clients in various industries, including banking and financial services, construction, energy, healthcare, life sciences, manufacturing, real estate, and technology, among many others.
