Josh Smith

Josh Smith joined McAfee & Taft in 2005 and practices in the areas of commercial transactions, real estate, and corporate law. He has represented clients in mergers and stock and asset acquisitions and sales of all sizes as well as various other transactions, including private equity and venture capital investments, mezzanine finance, real estate transactions, tax credit finance, private securities offerings, commercial lending transactions, and general corporate governance and regulatory compliance matters. In addition to serving on McAfee & Tafts board of directors, Josh leads the firms Sports Industry Group and previously chaired the Business Transactions and Finance Group. Josh previously served as an adjunct professor of law teaching Mergers and Acquisitions at the University of Oklahoma College of Law. His achievements have earned him inclusion in Chambers USA Guide to Americas Leading Lawyers for Business, Oklahoma Super Lawyers list of Oklahoma Rising Stars, and The Best Lawyers in America (business organizations; corporate governance law; corporate law; mergers and acquisitions law). Josh was named by Best Lawyers as Oklahoma City Mergers and Acquisitions Lawyer of the Year for 2025, an honor only given to a single lawyer in each legal specialty in each community. Prior to entering law school, Josh was a member of the University of Oklahoma football team, including lettering on the 2000 National Championship team.