Josh Smith

Josh Smith is currently the General Counsel at Newpark Drilling Fluids, where they oversee various legal, compliance, and risk management functions, managing legal operations across over 25 countries. Previously, they served as Senior Counsel at Schlumberger and held roles as an Associate Attorney at McDonald Hopkins LLC and a Patent Attorney at Patents+TMS, P.C. Josh has extensive experience in managing global compliance programs, litigation, and corporate governance matters, and has played a pivotal role in negotiating contracts and financing issues for international operations.