Luke S. Smith

Associate Attorney

Luke Smith is an associate in the Houston office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and a member of the Private Equity, Oil and Gas, and Mergers and Acquisitions practice groups.

Luke advises and represents private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies and management teams with respect to mergers, equity and asset acquisitions, joint venture arrangements and other general corporate matters, with a particular emphasis on the energy sector.

He earned his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law, where he graduated Order of the Coif and served as Notes Editor of the Virginia Journal of International Law and President of Lone Star Lawyers.

Prior to law school, Luke received a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Texas A&M University and was a Process Engineer for Valero Energy Corporation.

Capabilities

Credentials

Education:
  • University of Virginia - 2022 Juris Doctor
  • Texas A&M University - 2014 Bachelor of Science
Admissions:
  • Texas Bar