Edward Smith

Edward Smith is a Partner at Travers Smith LLP, specializing in distressed investments, refinancings, directors’ duties, formal insolvency appointments, and cross-border matters since March 2016. Edward's client base includes private equity sponsors, corporates, financial institutions, and insolvency practitioners. Recognized by The Legal 500 in 2017 for being "commercial and responsive," Edward's legal career includes previous roles as a Partner at K&L Gates and Senior Associate at JONES DAY®, as well as an Associate at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. Edward holds a Bachelor of Arts in History from Durham University and a CPE and LPC in Law from the College of Law, London.