_DSC_0084_copy.jpg "Photo")
Richard L. Smith
Richard L. Smith is Co-Chair of the firm's Administrative, Legislative and Regulatory Practice Group. His practice covers all New York State Administrative and Regulatory Agencies, the New York State Legislature, the Governor's Office and the Comptroller. Mr. Smith has been a registered lobbyist for 39 years. He practices Tax, Administrative and Regulatory Law before all state agencies, including the New York Department of Taxation and Finance, the Public Service Commission, the Department of Financial Services, the Department of State and the Department of Agriculture and Markets. Mr. Smith was involved in the passage of legislation authorizing the creation of limited liability companies in New York, authored the 'Safety in Skiing Code', helped pass legislation immunizing HR-10 and IRA retirement plans from the claims of third party judgment creditors and helped strengthen the franchise protections for franchised automobile dealers. He regularly advises corporations, businesses and individuals on compliance with the Lobby Act, the rules and regulations of the New York Joint Commission on Public Ethics, procurement lobbying and with federal and state campaign contribution rules.
Honors and Affiliations
- Listed in:
- Martindale-Hubbell®, AV Preeminent Rated
- New York Super Lawyers 2009®, Administrative Law, Corporate Governance & Compliance, Government Relations
- American Bar Association
- New York State Bar Association, Member, Business Law Section; Chair, Legislative Policy Committee, 1985-1995 and 1999-2002; Special Committee on Legislative Advocacy, 2001-2002; Lawyers and the Community Committee, 1977-1983; Committee on Long Range Planning, Advisory Committee on Relationships with the Executive and Legislative Branches and Legislative Advocacy Committee
- Albany County Bar Association
- Madison County Bar Association
- Onondaga County Bar Association
- Fellow, New York Bar Foundation
- Member, American Arbitration Association, Board of Commercial Arbitrators
- Member, American Judicature Society
- Order of the Coif
Other Activities
- Member, Board of Trustees, Cazenovia College Board of Trustees, 2001-2010, 2011-present; Chair, Executive Committee, 2005-2008; Chairman, Board of Trustees, 2008-2010
- Member, Le Moyne College Board of Regents, 2000-present
- Member, New York State Cable Television Association
- New York State Department of State Corporations Advisory Task Force, Chairman, Interagency Subcommittee, 1997-2006
- Former Member, New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants' Legal Liability Analysis Working Group
- Former Instructor, Practice Training Program, Cornell Law School
Representative Presentations
- Panelist, Life Insurance Council of New York, Second Annual Legislative and Regulatory Conference, 2002
- Overall Policy Chair, New York State Bar Association Program on Legislative Law and Lobbying, 1999, 2000, 2001
- Speaker, New York State Bar Association Program on Limited Liability Companies and Limited Liability Partnerships, 1995
- Tax Law
- Public Finance
- Property Law
- Agribusiness
- Higher Education
- Municipalities
- Media and Communications
- Business Law and Transactions
- Banking Law Services