Mr. Smith has been a partner at Kobayashi, Sugita & Goda since 1988.  He has been invited to present seminars to industry groups respecting Hawaii corporate law, antitrust developments and several other business topics.

Mr. Smith has represented clients in a wide range of commercial litigation, in federal and state courts, including class action litigation, antitrust, mergers and acquisitions, contractual and other commercial disputes, copyright and intellectual property.  He counsels clients on competition issues, including pricing, distribution, mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures and other business transactions.  He has represented clients in dealing with the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice, the State of Hawaii Office of Attorney General, grand jury and other investigations.  He has considerable experience in representing clients in administrative proceedings before numerous governmental agencies and in arbitrations and other forms of alternative dispute resolution.  Mr. Smith has a substantial appellate practice, having argued numerous cases before the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit as well as the appellate courts of the State of Hawaii.

Mr. Smith is proficient in the Russian language and is an active participant in the Hawaii Bar Association as well as the international law, real property and antitrust sections of the American Bar Association.  Mr. Smith serves as a Commissioner on the Ethics Commission of the City and County of Honolulu and as a member of the Board of Directors of the Early School also located in Honolulu.