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 an 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)