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 […]
Compiled by Jessica Junqueira New Associates Join The Law Offices of F. Bryan Brice, Jr. The Law Offices of F. Bryan Brice, Jr. announced that Andrea Bonvecchio and Anne Harvey have joined the firm as associate attorneys. Andrea Bonvecchio obtained a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Florida and a Juris Doctorate […]
Compiled by Jessica Junqueira New Hires and Appointment Ashley Coghill is now an associate attorney at Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog LLP (CSH Law). She practices in the firm’s Wilmington office. She focuses on professional liability, admiralty & maritime, and construction law. Before joining CSH Law, Coghill practiced in civil litigation at a firm in Durham, […]
Connors Morgan is Now Revolution Law Group Connors Morgan announced that the firm’s name is now Revolution Law Group. The new name derives from the firm’s current home, the Revolution Mill, located on the east side of Greensboro. The mill is a testament to the city’s history as it has stood for more than 120 […]
Compiled by Jessica Junqueira Campbell University Names Interim General Counsel Dayton Cole has been named interim general counsel for Campbell University. Bob Coswell, who was general counsel at Campbell for nearly 20 years, will assume the role of associate general counsel. For more than 30 years, Cole was the general counsel and chief legal officer […]