Tracy Smith

Associate

Dallas


2323 Victory Avenue
Suite 700
Dallas, 75219
T +1 214.651.5343
F +1 214.200.0726

Áreas de Practica

Educación

  • J.D., Columbia Law School, 2009, Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
  • B.A., Letters, University of Oklahoma, 2002, summa cum laude

Bar Admissions

  • Texas, 2009

Court Admissions

  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

Tracy Smith is an associate in the White Collar Criminal Defense, Antitrust, and Securities Litigation Practice Group. Her practice is focused on complex civil litigation and on representing clients facing federal or state criminal investigations. 

Recent Publications

  • "Haynes and Boone Securities Litigation Year in Review 2011," contributing author, February 3, 2012.
  • "SEC's Regulation FD Enforcement Actions Bring Compliance Lessons to Light," co-author with Katherine Addleman, Bloomberg Law Reports - Securities, Vol. 5, No. 6, February 7, 2011.
  • "Ethics Issues Arising from Joint Defense Agreements - An Issue Outline," co-author with Kathleen Beasley, presented to the ABA Section of Antitrust Law Spring Meeting, April 2010.

Selected Representative Experience


Antitrust Counseling in Proposed Telecommunications Acquisition
Represented AT&T before the DOJ and FCC on antitrust matters related to proposed acquisition of T-Mobile USA, including pre-merger integration counseling and planning.

L-3 v. Lockheed Martin, Northern District of Texas
Representation of L-3 Communications Integrated Systems, Inc. in federal antitrust lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas against Lockheed Martin. The lawsuit, which settled in 2010, alleged that Lockheed Martin violated the antitrust laws by monopolizing the international market for refurbishment of P-3 aircraft.

Online Publications

06/14/2011 - Janus Capital Group, Inc. v. First Derivative Traders: Supreme Court Declines To Expand Circle of Potential Defendants In Securities Actions
In an opinion issued June 13, 2011, Janus Capital Group, Inc. v. First Derivative Traders, 564 U.S. __ (2011), the Supreme Court declined to adopt a broad interpretation of who can be considered to have “made” a statement under the federal securities laws.

02/07/2011 - SEC's Regulation FD Enforcement Actions Bring Compliance Lessons to Light
You and your company might have forgotten about Regulation Fair disclosure (Regulation FD) but the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has not.

04/01/2010 - Ethics Issues Arising from Joint Defense Agreements - An Issue Outline
This presentation to the ABA Section of Antitrust Law Spring Meeting in April 2010 provides an outline of ethics issues that arise from joint defense agreements.