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Amy J. Tawney

Bowles Rice LLP
  • Recognized Since:
    2011
  • Recognized in:
    Banking and Finance Law
    Corporate Law
  • Website:
    http://www.bowlesrice.com
  • Location:
    600 Quarrier Street
    Charleston, WV 25301
Amy J. Tawney is a partner in the Charleston office of Bowles Rice and a member of the firm’s Commercial and Financial Services Practice Group and the Financial Services Litigation Practice Group.  Ms. Tawney focuses her practice on banking and mergers and acquisitions.   

Her banking practice involves advising clients on compliance with federal and state regulations, corporate governance issues, compliance with securities laws and drafting loan documentation for corporate loan transactions.  

Ms. Tawney's merger and acquisition practice involves structuring, documenting and managing mergers, acquisitions, reorganizations, and other corporate transactions.   

She also provides general corporate services to all sizes of businesses, including assistance with business formation, commercial lease and contract review, and venture capital and other private financing.  

Ms. Tawney earned her bachelor of science degree in political science and accounting from West Virginia Wesleyan College in 1996.  She received her law degree in 1999 from the West Virginia University College of Law, where she was Third Issue Editor of the West Virginia Law Review and vice-president of the Lugar Trial Association.  She was also Order of the Coif, recipient of the Patrick Duffy Koontz Scholarship and a member of the Lugar traveling team.

She was recognized by Best Lawyers in America in the area of Corporate Law. She was also named a Rising Star in Banking by West Virginia Super Lawyers. 

Ms. Tawney is admitted to practice in the state of West Virginia and in the United States District Court for the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia.  She is a member of the West Virginia Bar Association.
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Amy J. Tawney is a partner in the Charleston office of Bowles Rice and a member of the firm’s Commercial and Financial Services Practice Group and the Financial Services Litigation Practice Group.  Ms. Tawney focuses her practice on banking and mergers and acquisitions.   

Her banking practice involves advising clients on compliance with federal and state regulations, corporate governance issues, compliance with securities laws and drafting loan documentation for corporate loan transactions.  

Ms. Tawney's merger and acquisition practice involves structuring, documenting and managing mergers, acquisitions, reorganizations, and other corporate transactions.   

She also provides general corporate services to all sizes of businesses, including assistance with business formation, commercial lease and contract review, and venture capital and other private financing.  

Ms. Tawney earned her bachelor of science degree in political science and accounting from West Virginia Wesleyan College in 1996.  She received her law degree in 1999 from the West Virginia University College of Law, where she was Third Issue Editor of the West Virginia Law Review and vice-president of the Lugar Trial Association.  She was also Order of the Coif, recipient of the Patrick Duffy Koontz Scholarship and a member of the Lugar traveling team.

She was recognized by Best Lawyers in America in the area of Corporate Law. She was also named a Rising Star in Banking by West Virginia Super Lawyers. 

Ms. Tawney is admitted to practice in the state of West Virginia and in the United States District Court for the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia.  She is a member of the West Virginia Bar Association.
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Education:

  • West Virginia Wesleyan College, BS, graduated 1996

Bar Admissions:

  • West Virginia, The West Virginia State Bar

Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers for:

  • Banking and Finance Law, Charleston, WV (2021)
 

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:

  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Corporate Law
 

Awards:

  • Named to Best Lawyers in America (Corporate Law)
  • Recognized by West Virginia Super Lawyers as a Rising Star (Banking)
 

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Bowles Rice LLP
http://www.bowlesrice.com
 
Headquarters
600 Quarrier Street
Charleston, WV 25301
(304) 347.1100
7 Office Locations
in 1 Country

United States

United States

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

Canonsburg, PA

Southpointe Town Center, Suite 200

1800 Main Street

Canonsburg, PA 15317

United States

(724) 514.8915

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Virginia

Virginia

Winchester, VA

480 West Jubal Early Drive, Suite 130

Winchester, VA 22601

United States

(540) 723.8877

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West Virginia

West Virginia

Martinsburg, WV

101 South Queen Street

Martinsburg, WV 25401

United States

(304) 264.4200

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Morgantown, WV

University Town Center, Suite 400

125 Granville Square

Morgantown, WV 26501

United States

(304) 285.2500

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Parkersburg, WV

United Square, Fifth Floor

501 Avery Street

Parkersburg, WV 26101

United States

(304) 485.8500

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Wheeling, WV

1217 Chapline Street

Wheeling, WV 26003

United States

(304) 230.1800

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