Gregory R Smith

Professional Memberships

The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis

Home Builders Association of St. Louis and Eastern Missouri

The Missouri Bar

Career

As a recognized and trusted deal-maker, Greg has played a critical role in some of the biggest property transactions in the Midwest.

Greg’s legal insights and multifaceted understanding of real estate markets were indispensable in these large-scale developments. He’s known for his work with major league stadium deals and is consistently recognized as one of the top lawyers in his field.

Greg primarily works with real estate developers on incentivized development, helping private developers negotiate assistance through public incentives, such as the use of capitalized sales or real estate taxes, tax credits, retention of earnings tax credits and capital investment credits. He has represented parties in some of the most significant redevelopment projects in the St. Louis region. He also counsels public and private clients in all facets of real estate transactions, including corporate relocations, public infrastructure projects and public-private partnerships.

He attributes much of his success working on such significant deals to having a great team. For Greg, the practice of law is exciting, with no two days exactly alike. He has been with the firm since 1981 and served as the CEO and Managing Partner for six years, and led as Chairman from 2018 to 2021.