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Elected Member

Lorraine A. Smiley

Seattle, WA

TAK Advisory Limited (Retired)

Education

Whitman College

Tulane University School of Law

Lorraine A. Smiley retired as Chief Executive Office from TAK Advisory Limited. Ms. Smiley is the Chair of the Corporate Laws Committee of the Business Law Section of the American Bar Association and Chair of the Institutional Investor Legal Forum.

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Areas of Expertise

Investments (Securities Law)

Acquisitions (Mergers)

Corporate Governance (Commercial Law)

Mergers