About Layne Smith

Layne Smith focuses his corporate practice on M&A, joint ventures and outside general counsel work. His clients include private equity sponsors, strategic acquirers, sellers and operating companies. Layne regularly negotiates purchase agreements, operating agreements, services agreements and development agreements. He is ranked by Chambers USA and, according to his clients, Layne is “exceptional” and “a fantastic external resource with a keen legal mind and ability to deliver consistent results”. He served from 2018 to 2025 as the co-chair of Dorsey’s global M&A practice group, overseeing over 60 M&A and corporate attorneys across the Dorsey platform.