Sid Smith

SID SMITH is the founder and president of SRS Counsel, P.C., a solo law practice that provides virtual general counsel services on a range of corporate and transactional matters. He serves as general counsel to Syncom Venture Partners, a leading media and communications venture firm, and the National Association of Investment Companies, the leading trade association for investors in ethnically diverse companies. Prior to founding SRS Counsel, Mr. Smith practiced for almost 14 years at the law firms of K&L Gates and Cooley Godward Kronish LLP. Most recently, he was a partner in the corporate and securities group at K&L Gates. Before becoming an attorney, he was Assistant for External Affairs for New Jersey Governor James J. Florio and prior to that he was Special Assistant for Intergovernmental Affairs for New Jersey Congressman Robert G. Torricelli. He is active in many organizations dedicated to service in the areas of education and economic development. He currently serves on the board of directors of the University of the District of Columbia, David A. Clarke School of Law Foundation and is co-chair of the Multicultural Affairs Committee on the Phillips Academy, Andover Alumni Council. He has been involved with the Greater Washington Division of the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) for over a decade, serving as outside general counsel and as advisory board chair. He is also a charter member of The Marathon Club, an organization focused on increasing investment of capital into businesses with significant minority ownership or management. In addition, he has chaired the Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce Incubator Advisory Board and has served as a commissioner on the Virginia Governor’s Commission on Minority Business Enterprise. Mr. Smith graduated with a B.A. in English from Yale, where he was a member of the varsity basketball team, and received his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law. He is also a graduate of Phillips Academy, Andover.