Corporate Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Alan E. Davis
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 1987 Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
Mr. Davis has been practicing business law for nearly five decades. During that time, he has represented many closely held and family controlled public companies, handling hundreds of deals for clients engaged in the areas of manufacturing, retail, distribution, and service, among others.
Mr. Davis’ practice encompasses a broad range of legal matters, including financing, strategic business planning, securities transactions, the acquisition, sale and dissolution of businesses and related assets, and relations with suppliers, customers and non-union staff. He counsels his clients throughout the entire life cycle of their business ventures, serving as a trusted advisor and providing highly-valued continuity of representation.
Mr. Davis has a notable concentration in franchise law, distribution and trade regulation issues, with extensive expertise in the representation of automobile dealership franchises. In alternative dispute resolution matters, Mr. Davis has a particular focus on disputes related to business divorces, post-acquisition disputes, corporate governance contract issues, and franchise terminations.
Overview
- Columbia University, J.D., graduated 1965
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, B.A., cum laude, graduated 1962
- New Jersey, NJ - 1965
- New York, NJ - 1983
- American Arbitration Association - Active Neutral, Commercial Panel
- American Bar Association - Member
- Barnabas Health - Member, Compliance Committee; Vice Chair, Nominating and Governance Committee; Member, Compensation Committee; Chair, Strategic Planning Committee
- Barnabas Health - Officer and Member, Board of Trustees
- Middlesex County Bar Association - Member
- Monmouth Medical Center - Chair Emeritus Trustee: Board of Trustees (1996-2009, 2010-2022) and Chair (2004-2006); Medical Policy Committee (past Chair); Finance Committee (past Chair)
- Monmouth Medical Center Foundation - Honorary Trustee; Board of Trustees (1993 –2009) and Chair (1996 – 1998); Honorary Member (2008 – present)
- Monmouth University - Life Member, Board of Trustees
- Monmouth University - Member of the Executive Committee, Finance Committee, Legal Committee, Human Resources Committee and Committee on Trustees (Past Chair)
- New Jersey State Bar Association - Member
- New Jersey, NJ - 1965
- New York, NJ - 1983
- American Arbitration Association - Active Neutral, Commercial Panel
- American Bar Association - Member
- Barnabas Health - Member, Compliance Committee; Vice Chair, Nominating and Governance Committee; Member, Compensation Committee; Chair, Strategic Planning Committee
- Barnabas Health - Officer and Member, Board of Trustees
- Middlesex County Bar Association - Member
- Monmouth Medical Center - Chair Emeritus Trustee: Board of Trustees (1996-2009, 2010-2022) and Chair (2004-2006); Medical Policy Committee (past Chair); Finance Committee (past Chair)
- Monmouth Medical Center Foundation - Honorary Trustee; Board of Trustees (1993 –2009) and Chair (1996 – 1998); Honorary Member (2008 – present)
- Monmouth University - Life Member, Board of Trustees
- Monmouth University - Member of the Executive Committee, Finance Committee, Legal Committee, Human Resources Committee and Committee on Trustees (Past Chair)
- New Jersey State Bar Association - Member
- Columbia University, J.D., graduated 1965
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, B.A., cum laude, graduated 1962
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Woodbridge (2014)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
- Corporate Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Awards:
- Recipient of the Middlesex County Bar Association’s 2014 Robert N. Wilentz Lifetime Achievement Award, June 2014
News & Media
Case History
Transactions
- $4 million acquisition
Representation of a client in its $4 million acquisition of a dual automobile dealership franchise and the real estate on which both dealerships are located in a complex transaction involving numerous real estate, environmental, factory approval, zoning, formation and financing issues. The deal, based in a Southern state, called for coordination with local counsel to close the transaction, which required extensive negotiations with a seller who operated the business for many years.
- Acquisition
Representation of a privately held New Jersey-based manufacturer of high performance specialty lubricants in its late 2013 acquisition by a publicly traded company based in Indiana for an undisclosed purchase price. Legal services included participation in valuation of the company, negotiation of price, and drafting of stock purchase and asset purchase agreements, and ancillary documents.
- Corporate reorganization
Representation of a technology company in corporate reorganization to fund redemption of its founder’s membership interest in the company.
- Liquidation and dissolution of assets
Representation of a trade association of approximately 1500 automobile dealers in the liquidation and dissolution of the organization’s assets.
- $4.5 million workout
Representation of the debtor in a workout of a $4.5 million site improvement loan to a multi-make automobile dealership terminated by GM as part of its bankruptcy plan of reorganization.
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