Lucas A. Smith

Atlanta

Office: 404.962.6414 | Fax: 404.962.6307

lucas.smith@millermartin.com

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Practice Areas

  • Overview
  • Experience
  • Education
  • Involvement
  • In-Depth

  • Overview

    Lucas ("Luke") Smith is a member in the Commercial Department and focuses his practice on the resort, hospitality and leisure industries.  He represents condominium, hotel, timeshare and fractional owners, operators, developers, management and exchange companies, and operators of travel, vacation, destination and other leisure-based clubs.  His experience includes acquisitions, finance, construction and renovation, management and franchising agreements in this area.  Luke, who is the Chair of the firm's Resort and Hospitality practice, is also a member of the Corporate and Real Estate groups and advises clients on transactions, general corporate, mergers & acquisitions, marketing and sales of consumer products, leasing and real estate matters.  

  • Experience

    Publications:

    • "Choosing the Right Match in Your Resale Partner:  An Association's Perspective," Developments Magazine, April/May 2017
    • "Travel Clubs:  Considerations for an increasingly valuable vacation product,' Developments Magazine
    • Co-author with James J. Scavo. "Web-Based Travel Products and Offerings," Developments Magazine, November/December 2011

    Speaking Engagements:

    • "The kNOws of Communicating with Customers and Prospects," moderator, ARDA World, May 2018
    • "Alternative Fuels to Growth," panel presentation, ARDA World, May 2016
    • "Travel Clubs - A Product That's Time Has Come," panel presentation, ARDA World, April 2014
    • "Consumer Protection 2013: Lost in a Sea of Regulations and New Oversight," panel presentation, ARDA World, April 2013
    • "Commercial Development Within a Mixed Use Development" and "The Retail Strip, Office Buildings and Condominiums, Restaurants," Lorman Seminar, 2007

  • Education

    • J.D., cum laude, The University of Georgia School of Law, 2006
    • B.A., magna cum laude, Merrimack College, 2003

  • Involvement

    Bar Admissions
    • Georgia
    Accolades
    • Georgia Super Lawyers® - Rising Star - 2018-2020
    • American Resort Development Association (ARDA) Award for Best Alliance Partner, Finalist, 2013
    • CALI Excellence for the Future Award:  Constitutional Law, 2006
    Memberships
    • State Bar of Georgia, Real Estate & Corporate Law Sections, Member, since 2006
    • American Resort Development Association (ARDA), Member, since 2006

  • News

Did You Know

Luke was a Division I men's hockey player and captain of the team.  

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