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Smith Anderson reports corporate leadership award for Gerald Roach
Smith Anderson announced that Triangle Business Journal had named firm chair Gerald Roach a 2026 Corporate Leadership Award honoree. The firm said the recognition concerned his leadership, client service and community involvement, and described more than 25 years in roles helping lead the firm.
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- Smith Anderson said Roach previously served as managing partner and management committee chair.Smith Anderson
- The firm said his practice included mergers and acquisitions, governance and public-company matters.Smith Anderson
- Smith Anderson said Roach chaired Wake Forest University’s special advisory committee on government affairs.Smith Anderson
- The firm said he had chaired Governor Josh Stein’s bipartisan commerce transition committee.Smith Anderson