Craig Smith focuses his practice on the representation of private and non-profit clients in the health care and health and life science industries, including health systems, hospitals, medical groups, physician groups, long term care facilities, continuing care retirement facilities, hospice providers, medical device companies, clinical research organizations, and research consortiums. He has extensive experience in representing clients in the health care and health and life science industries in connection with mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, commercial contracts, licensing and commercialization transactions, all types of financing including commercial lending, bond and venture capital transactions, restructurings, regulatory and corporate governance matters.
Mr. Smith has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® for Health Care Law each year since 2009. He is AV® rated by Martindale-Hubbell.*
*CV, BV, and AV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedure's standards and policies.
Professional & Community Activities
American Health Lawyers Association, Member
American Heart Association
Augusta Ballet, Board of Directors
Church of the Good Shepherd, Vestry
Elliot Davis, Advisory Board
Episcopal Day School, Board of Trustees and Counsel
Leadership Augusta, Chairman, Executive Board
Medical College of Georgia Life Sciences Business Development Center, Advisory Board
Metro Augusta Chamber of Commerce, Executive Committee
Ronald McDonald Children’s Charities of Augusta
State Bar of Georgia, Health Law Section, Member
University Health Care Foundation, Chairman, Executive Committee
Junior Achievement
Leadership Augusta, Member of Class of 1993, Executive Board Member (1994-97), and Chairman (1997)