Baker Donelson Adds Six NC Lawyers to Health Law Group Baker Donelson recently announced the addition of a team of six North Carolina attorneys to its Health Law Group. The Raleigh-based attorneys, led by shareholders Kenneth L. Burgess and Matthew W. Wolfe, represent the firm’s first North Carolina presence. Joining them are Matt Fisher and […]
Law Firm Carolinas: New Shareholder, Partners, Offices and Lawyers Law Firm Carolinas announces the following changes: Harmony Taylor, who is in the Charlotte office and practices community association (HOA and condo) law and civil litigation, has been named a Shareholder. Three attorneys have been named Partners: Joe Thompson, who practices residential […]
Compiled by Jessica Junqueira First Citizens Bank Welcomes Matthew G.T. Martin As Chief Counsel Matthew G.T. Martin has joined First Citizens Bank as chief counsel. He will oversee corporate and general bank legal functions and litigation management, and he will advise executive management and its corporate board on legal matters. Martin will also serve as […]
Compiled by Jessica Junqueira Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP Announces New Partner J. Michael Wilson has joined Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP as partner in the Charlotte office. He will practice in the firm’s Tax and Trusts and Estates groups. His areas of focus include taxation, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and fund formations. He […]
Compiled by Jessica Junqueira Payne Joins Bradley Arant Boult Cummings Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP has announced that 24 attorneys have joined the firm’s offices, including Lissette C. Payne, who has joined the Charlotte office as an attorney in the Banking and Financial Services Practice Group. She is designated as a Certified Information Privacy Professional […]
Compiled by Jessica Junqueira Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP Announces New Partner William S. Smoak Jr. has joined Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP as a partner in the firm’s Charlotte office. Smoak is a corporate attorney who represents clients in a variety of mergers and acquisitions and general corporate activities. He graduated with […]
Walden Named The Fresh Market’s First Head of Diversity The Fresh Market, Inc., based in Greensboro, announced earlier this month that Gerald L. Walden Jr. has been appointed to serve as its first Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Head of Diversity. He joined The Fresh Market in 2004 and was serving as Vice President, […]
Samantha Hovaniec Joins Brooks Pierce Samantha Hovaniec is now an associate at Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard, LLP, and she will work in the Raleigh office. Hovaniec practices transactional law and represents businesses in corporate matters: mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, and equity and debt financing. She graduated from the University of North Carolina […]
Former Chief Justice Joins McGuireWoods Cheri Beasley, the first African American woman to serve as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of North Carolina, has joined McGuireWoods’ litigation practice in Raleigh as a partner and member of the firm’s appellate team. She served on the Supreme Court from 2012 through 2020 and was appointed chief […]
Compiled by Jessica Junqueira Kettering Foundation Announces New Vice President, Treasurer, and CFO Jack L. Harper will serve as Vice President, Treasurer, and CFO of the Kettering Foundation. Harper has more than 27 years of public and private experience in tax law and corporate governance. In this position, Harper will oversee the foundation’s finances as […]