M. Timothy Elder

M. Timothy Elder is a partner in the Corporate Section of Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP.

He has been named by Georgia Trend magazine as one of Georgia’s “Legal Elite,” Mr. Elder practices general corporate law with particular experience in corporate finance. He represents U.S. and foreign public and private companies, as well as investment banks, broker-dealers, and other investors, in corporate and transactional matters, including:

• mergers, acquisitions and divestitures
• public securities offerings, including IPOs, secondary offerings and tender offers
• public company counseling, representing public companies in SEC reporting and securities law and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance
• private securities offerings, including venture and private equity and debt transactions, Rule 144A and Reg D offerings and debt/equity restructurings
• operational matters, including negotiation of commercial and licensing transactions, contracts, benefit plans, joint ventures, and other business arrangements
• counseling of startup, technology and emerging growth enterprises in legal and business strategy
• commercial financing, including lending and bank credit agreements
• cross-border transactions, representing overseas and U.S. entities in acquisitions, investments and market entry
• financial restructurings

Prior to entering corporate practice, Mr. Elder was a securities litigator for five years, participating in, among other things, the defense of a number of related class action securities lawsuits.

A native of Georgia, Mr. Elder received his B.A. in political science, with honors, from the University of Georgia in 1980. He earned a J.D. degree in 1983 from Duke University, where he served as a Senior Editor of Law & Contemporary Problems. Mr. Elder is admitted to practice in Georgia and is a member of the Georgia Bar Association and its Business Law Section. He also has been a speaker on securities law issues before various groups, including the American Society of Corporate Secretaries, Inc., and is rated AV by Martindale Hubbell.

Mr. Elder is a member of the Board of Advisors for South Fulton Medical Center, a Tenet Healthcare hospital