About

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​Wide Range of Experience

Brooks Pierce is widely recognized for its experience in corporate transactions and our attorneys have a broad base of experience, having served as counsel to major privately held and publicly traded corporations and financial institutions.  Our corporate group involves an interdisciplinary team of lawyers from various practice areas that provide legal services in every area of business law.

​Comprehensive and Client Focused Services

Our attorneys pool their collective experiences to assist clients in a wide variety of corporate matters, including

  • private placement of securities
  • venture capital financing
  • navigating tax liabilities for entrepreneurs
  • negotiating corporate mergers and acquisitions
  • ensuring compliance with antitrust and consumer protection laws
  • franchising agreements
  • entity formation​

Chambers Review

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Corporate/M&A - North Carolina: Raleigh, Greensboro & Surrounds
2
Band 2
What the team is known for

Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard LLP has a full-service practice which regularly handles corporate transactions for a wide-ranging client base, including major public companies and financial institutions. The firm offers particular strengths in advising media companies on corporate and commercial matters, alongside broad strengths acting for an array of financial institutions, corporates, investors and senior executives.

Work Highlights

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  • Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard LLP advised First Bancorp on its $181 million acquisition of GrandSouth Bancorporation.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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John Cross
3
John Cross
3
Band 3

John Cross is recognized for his expertise in corporate law. His practice covers corporate formation, reorganization and restructuring, in addition to securities and corporate finance.

"John is an excellent and very practical lawyer."

"John is a proactive thinker who understands when urgency is needed. He is extremely professional and sophisticated."

Mark Davidson
3
Mark Davidson
3
Band 3

Mark Davidson has a solid reputation in M&A and financing transactions, capital markets work and private equity deals, which form part of his broad corporate transactional and advisory practice. He offers complementary strengths in partnership and corporate tax matters.

"Mark is an excellent business lawyer who is very easy to work with."

"Mark is an extremely talented, experienced and knowledgeable corporate attorney."

Ranked Lawyers at
Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard LLP

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North Carolina: Raleigh, Greensboro & Surrounds

Corporate/M&A

John Cross
3
John Cross
3
Band 3
Mark Davidson
3
Mark Davidson
3
Band 3

Members

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Charles Baldwin

Elizabeth Brewington

Elizabeth Spainhour

Haniya Mir

Iain MacSween

Marc Bishop

Mark J. Prak

Patrick J. Johnson

Robert Singer

Tony Barwick

Industries

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Banking and Finance

Commercial and Professional Services

Media and Communications

Real Estate

Technology

Telecommunications