Matthew R. Smith

• Facilitated the due diligence review associated with a $250 million triple net lease portfolio securitization.
• Structured and supervised offshore and onshore special purpose tax and risk retention vehicles for asset managers.
• Advised an international financial services company on matters related to state small loan, vehicle leasing, and retail installment contract statutes, regulations, and licensing matters. 

Matthew Smith is a senior associate in Alston & Bird’s Finance Group who focuses his practice on commercial real estate finance. Matthew represents institutional and nonbank lenders, financial institutions, and servicers in a broad range of commercial real estate finance transactions, including commercial mortgage loan originations, repurchase and warehouse facilities, and special servicing and master servicing matters. 

Before joining Alston & Bird, Matthew was a member of the finance practice group of an Am Law 50 firm focusing primarily on collateralized loan obligation securitization transactions.The Best Lawyers in America^© recognized Matthew on its “Ones to Watch” list in the area of Banking and Finance Law for 2021.

Matthew received his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center. He received a B.A. in political science and history from the University of Michigan.

Bar Admissions

• District of Columbia
• Michigan
• North Carolina (Pending)
• Pennsylvania

Education

• Georgetown University (J.D., 2013)
• University of Michigan (B.A., 2009)