Byron B Kirkland
USA Guide 2024
Band 1 : Corporate/M&A
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About
Provided by Byron B Kirkland
Practice Areas
Practices in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, corporate law, private equity, venture capital, securities law, and technology law. Extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions for public and private companies, private equity and venture capital transactions and fund formation.
Career
Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell and Jernigan, L.L.P., 1987-present. Managing Partner 2020- present, former Chairman of the firm's Policy and Planning Committee, former Co-Chair of the firm's Corporate Team and Private Equity Practice Group Leader. Honors include being named in Chambers USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers, Corporate/M&A (2004-2024), "Leaders in the Law" in North Carolina Lawyers Weekly (2022), Managing Partners to Watch Power List in North Carolina Lawyers Weekly, "Power List" in Business North Carolina (2024, 2023, 2022, 2021), "CEO of the Year" Honoree, Triangle Business Journal (2021), listing in The Best Lawyers in America in the areas of Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions, Securities/Capital Markets Law, Venture Capital Law, Private Funds/Hedge Funds Lawand Leveraged Buyouts & Private Equity Law; Named 2018 and 2013 Lawyer of the Year in Mergers and Acquisitions for Raleigh by The Best Lawyers in America; Named 2016 and 2011 Lawyer of the Year in Securities/Capital Markets Law for Raleigh by The Best Lawyers in America; Named 2022 Lawyer of the Year in Corporate Law for Raleigh by The Best Lawyers in America; Named 2023 Lawyer of the Year in Leveraged Buyouts & Private Equity Law for Raleigh by The Best Lawyers in America; IFLR1000: The Guide to the World's Leading Financial Law Firms, "Highly Regarded," M&A (2018-present); Named Legal Elite, Corporate (2024) by Business North Carolina magazine, and included in North Carolina Super Lawyers since inception.
Professional Memberships
Admitted to practice in North Carolina (1987). Member of the American Bar Association, Section of Business Law, North Carolina Bar Association, Wake County Bar Association and American Counsel Association; Fellow of the American Bar Foundation; past Chair of the Young Lawyers Division and past Chair of the Securities Regulation Committee of the North Carolina Bar Association; past Business Law Fellow of the American Bar Association Business Law Section.
Personal
Member of the Board of Directors of The North Carolina Technology Association; Immediate Past Chair and member of the Board of Directors of the United Way of the Greater Triangle; Board of Directors of The Miracle League of the Triangle, Inc.; Past Member of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Board of Visitors; JD (with honors), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1987; MBA, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1987; BA, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1983.
Chambers Review
USA
Byron Kirkland wins praise from all corners of the market for his skilled handling of corporate matters, including M&A and securities law issues, as well as private equity and venture capital work. He currently serves as the firm's managing partner.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Byron is the leading corporate lawyer in North Carolina."
"Byron is the leading corporate lawyer in North Carolina."
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