Smith, Stephen

Stephen E. Smith

A consummate attorney, arbitrator, and mediator, Steve Smith has more than three decades of experience in corporate and business environments. Presently, Smith is an attorney at Sherman and Howard in Denver where he focuses his practice on international arbitration, mediation and aerospace and defense matters, including Space Law. For nearly fifteen years, Steve served as Vice President and General Counsel for Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company where he was responsible for the oversight of all legal functions of the the $8 billion company. He also spent more than a decade at Martin Marietta Corporation, a predecessor of Lockheed Martin, where he served as general counsel of Martin’s largest division.

With extensive experience serving as senior corporate counsel, Steve has developed a keen understanding of a great variety of business disputes ranging from relatively small matters to multi-billion dollar litigation. Steve had an extraordinarily successful in house career and he employs decades of skills and lessons learned at the dispute resolution table. Smith holds a current Department of Defense Top Secret security clearance and previously held multiple Secure Compartmented Information clearances.

Experience

• Mediator and Arbitrator at Agency for Dispute Resolution (2014-present)
• Attorney, Arbitrator and Mediator at Sherman and Howard (2011-present)
• General Counsel and Vice President at Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company (1995-2011)
• Vice President and Deputy General Counsel at Lockheed Martin Corporation (2000-2006)
• General Counsel at Martin Marietta Astronautics Group Data Systems (largest Martin Marietta division) (1989-1995)
• General Counsel at Martin Marietta Data Systems (1987-1990)
• Associate and Assistant General Counsel, Martin Marietta Corporation (1981-1987)
• Attorney at Zuckert, Scoutt & Rasenberger (Wash, DC) (1977-1981)
• Legal Clerk at U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (1977-79)
• Legal Clerk at Department of Justice (1979)

Education

• J.D. at Georgetown University Law Center (1977)
• B.A. at Georgetown University (1973)

Affiliations

• Member, Board of Directors, American Arbitration Association
• Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association
• Member, Panel of Arbitrators, International Centre for Dispute Resolution
• Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb)
• U.S. Delegate to the Commission on Arbitration and ADR of the International Chamber of Commerce
• Member of the American Bar Association and its Dispute Resolution Section
• Member of the International Bar Association and its Arbitration Committee
• Member of the Aerospace General Counsel’s Group
• Member of the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) until retirement from Lockheed Martin
• Board Member of ACC’s Colorado Chapter (2001-2010)
• U.S. Delegate to the Commission on Arbitration and ADR of the International Chamber of Commerce,
• Co-chair emeritus of the Corporate Counsel Subcommittee of the U.S. Council for International Business Committee on Arbitration
• Emeritus member of the Steering Committee of the Corporate Counsel International Arbitration Group
• Member, Aerospace General Counsel’s Group
• Member of the Board of Directors, Challenger Center of Colorado
• Member, Board of Directors, Colorado Consortium for Earth and Space Science Education
• Member, General Counsel Coordinating Committee of the Colorado Campaign for Inclusive Excellence (2006-2011)
• Steering Committee, Corporate Counsel International Arbitration Group (2005-2011)

Publications

• Co-author “Chapter: Arbitration of International Commercial Disputes” SUCCESSFUL PARTNERING BETWEEN INSIDE AND OUTSIDE COUNSEL (Association of Corporate Counsel and Thompson West Publishing).

Speaking Engagements

• Frequent speaker at International Arbitration and Space Law presentations worldwide

“I employ proven techniques from my many years as VP and General Counsel in a Fortune 50 company in helping parties mediate complex disputes and reaching solutions, which both parties prefer to the costs and risks of litigation.”

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