Clinton Hansford
Smith

Position: Partner
Office: New Orleans

Clint Smith is a partner in the Corporate Practice Group and co-leader of the firm’s corporate, securities, and executive compensation team. He represents public and private company clients, both large and small, in a range of industries, including energy, banking, and construction.

Clint counsels clients in all areas of corporate securities and capital markets law, including initial public offerings, registered debt and equity offerings, exempt offerings under Regulation D, Section 4(a)(2) and other exemptions, and compliance with Blue Sky Laws. He also represents clients with their ongoing disclosure, reporting, and filing obligations, including compliance with the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 16, and Schedule 13 ownership reporting.

With experience representing clients in their dealings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ, and FINRA, he also offers counsel in the areas of corporate governance and shareholder meetings, mergers and acquisitions, finance, and commercial contracts.

Clint is an adjunct lecturer in law at Tulane University Law School, where he teaches an upper-level practical skills course on reporting obligations of publicly traded companies.

Noteworthy

Experience

While at Jones Walker and other firms, Clint was involved in the following representative matters:

Initial Public Offerings

Represented a bank holding company in its initial public offering of common stock
Represented a refining company in its initial public offering of common units*
Represented an oilfield services company in its initial public offering of common stock*
Represented an exploration and production company in its initial public offering of common stock*
Represented a retail electricity and natural gas company in its initial public offering of common stock*
Represented a transportation and storage company in its initial public offering of common units*

Equity Offerings

Represented an infrastructure and construction company in its public offering of subscription rights for units, consisting of preferred stock and warrants
Represented an infrastructure and construction company in its public secondary offering by a security holder
Represented an exploration and production company in its public offering of 6,500,000 tangible equity units*
Represented an exploration and production company in its offering of 5,000,000 shares of common stock*
Represented an international exploration and production company in its public offering of 33,420,000 subscription receipts*
Represented an exploration and production company in its offering of 8,500,000 common units*
Represented a midstream company in its offering of 5,750,000 common units*
Represented a refining company in its public offering of 12,000,000 common units*
Represented a supply vessel company in its public offering of 8,050,000 shares of common stock*
Represented a pharmaceutical company in its public offering of 17,500,000 shares of common stock*
Represented a storage company in its public offering of 2,600,000 common units*
Served as counsel in a private placement of membership interests of a real estate holding company in a 506(b) private placement*
Served as counsel in a private issuance of subordinated promissory notes in a 506(b) private placement*
Represented a private brewery in a 506(b) private placement of common stock*
Represented a private healthcare company in a 506(b) private placement of membership interests*
Represented a private entertainment company in a 506(b) private placement of membership interests*

At-the-market Offerings*

Represented a midstream company in its $100,000,000 continuous offering program
Represented a midstream company in its $500,000,000 continuous offering program
Represented a midstream company in its $300,000,000 continuous offering program

Debt Offerings

Represented a bank holding company in its offering of $40,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 7.00% fixed to floating rate subordinated notes due 2032
Represented a bank holding company in its offering of $48,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 3.50% fixed to floating rate subordinated notes due 2032
Represented an exploration and production company in the public offering of $625,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 3.45% senior notes due 2024 and $625,00,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.50% senior notes due 2044*
Represented a midstream company in the public offering of $150,000,000 aggregate principal amount of additional 7.125% senior notes due 2021*
Represented an exploration and production company in the public offering of $1,100,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.000% senior notes due 2019 and $800,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.750% senior notes due 2021*
Represented a chemical company in the 144A/Regulation S issuance of $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 1.70% senior notes due 2018, $400,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 2.45% senior notes due 2020, and $250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of floating rate senior notes due 2020*
Represented a pharmaceutical company in the 144A issuance of $80,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.25% senior convertible notes due 2021*
Represented a supply vessel company in the 144A/Regulation S issuance of $300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 1.500% convertible senior notes due 2019*
Represented a drilling company in the 144A/Regulation S issuance of $50,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 7.875% convertible senior notes due 2042*

Exchange Offers

Represented a bank holding company in an offer to exchange $40,000,000 aggregate principal amount of unregistered 7.00% fixed to floating rate subordinated notes due 2032 for $40,000,000 aggregate principal amount of registered notes
Represented a bank holding company in an offer to exchange $48,000,000 aggregate principal amount of unregistered 3.50% fixed to floating rate subordinated notes due 2032 for $48,000,000 aggregate principal amount of registered notes
Represented an exploration and production company in an offer to exchange $600,000,000 aggregate principal amount of unregistered senior notes due 2020 for $600,000,000 aggregate principal amount of registered senior notes due 2020*
Represented an exploration and production company in an offer to exchange $700,000,000 aggregate principal amount of unregistered senior notes due 2021 for $700,000,000 aggregate principal amount of registered senior notes due 2021*

Mergers/Acquisitions

Represented a bank holding company in the share exchange of another bank holding company
Represented an exploration and production company in its sale of working interests and royalty interests
Represented a construction company in its acquisition of construction assets
Represented an exploration and production company in its acquisition of working interests and royalty interests
Represented a midstream company in the public merger of two midstream companies*
Represented a retail electricity and natural gas company in its acquisition of membership interests and stock in another retail electricity company*
Represented an exploration and production company in its acquisition of all of the membership interests in the subsidiaries of another exploration and production company*

Other Notable Projects

Represented a real estate company in connection with a $400,000,000 private equity debt and preferred unit investment
Have represented numerous companies in multiple industries implement issuer repurchase programs and filing of shelf registration statements with the SEC
Represented a bank holding company in establishing a dividend reinvestment plan
Represented a retail electricity and natural gas company in the renegotiation of a senior credit facility
Represented a construction company in a special meeting seeking shareholder approval for stock issuances
Represented an exploration and production company in a public tender offer of trust units
Represented a construction company in a sale-leaseback transaction
Represented a transportation company in its repurchase of its existing debt through a Dutch auction
Served as counsel for the implementation of independent board committees for a NASDAQ-listed issuer

*Handled prior to joining Jones Walker.