Lewis and Roca announced that Erik Smith has joined the firm’s Phoenix office as an associate in the Real Estate practice group.

Smith concentrates his practice in all areas of commercial real estate including acquisitions and dispositions, equity and traditional financing, and development.

He is a certified public accountant, previously with Deloitte & Touche, LLP, where he specialized in tax consulting, strategy, and compliance for national and multinational entities and high net-worth individuals.

Smith received his J.D., cum laude, from the University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law and his B.S., summa cum laude, in Accounting from the University of Arizona.