Dehmeh Smith

Associate

Dehmeh Smith
  • JD, cum laude, University of Notre Dame Law School, 2017
  • BA (Economics), Emory University, 2014

Qualifications

  • District of Columbia, 2017
  • Fellows of the American Bar Foundation
  • Legal Counsel for the Elderly, Young Lawyers Alliance
  • National Black Lawyers “40 Under 40”

Dehmeh Smith

Associate

Dehmeh Smith joined Ropes & Gray in 2021 as an associate in the antitrust practice group. Dehmeh’s practice involves representing clients in all aspects of antitrust matters, including mergers and acquisitions, compliance counseling and investigations by the U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Trade Commission and state antitrust authorities. 

Prior to joining Ropes & Gray, Dehmeh worked at another leading global law firm, where he has advised clients in a variety of industries, including transportation, steel manufacturing, construction, telecommunications and technology, and where he successfully guided multiple clients involved in investigations by both federal and state antitrust authorities. While in law school, Dehmeh externed for the Federal Trade Commission, Mergers IV division.

Experience

  • Represented Baring Private Equity Asia in the sale of the global surgical business of Lumenis LTD to Boston Scientific.
  • Represented Medtronic in its acquisition of Affera, Inc.
  • Represented Pfizer in its acquisition of Trillium Therapeutics Inc.
  • Represented one of two merging hospitals in an investigation by the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office that closed without issue.
  • Advises sellers and buyers, both financial and strategic, in connection with:
    • Negotiating antitrust efforts and timing clauses in transaction agreements
    • Diligence, pre-closing, and integration activities
  • Represented Verizon Communications in its acquisition of TracFone Wireless.*
  • Advised leading global technology firm on contracts and contracting practices with potential partners. *
  • Represented Bombardier Inc. in successful acquisition by Alstom SA of Bombardier Transportation.*
  • Successfully defended leading global technology firm in investigation by a state attorney general into alleged anticompetitive practices.*
  • Represented Cleveland-Cliffs in its successful acquisition of AK Steel.*
  • Represented USG in successful acquisition by Gebr. Knauf.*

*Experience prior to joining Ropes & Gray

Publications

  • Co-author, “The Guide to Merger Remedies,” Global Competition Review (August 2018)
  • JD, cum laude, University of Notre Dame Law School, 2017
  • BA (Economics), Emory University, 2014

Qualifications

  • District of Columbia, 2017
  • National Black Lawyers “40 Under 40”

Practices

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