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David Galbavy is the founder of Galbavy Law, PLLC , where he represents individuals in personal injury and workers’ compensation matters throughout North Carolina. His practice is focused on advocating for people who have been injured in accidents or on the job. Before representing injured individuals, David practiced as an insurance defense attorney, representing insurance carriers and employers. That experience gives him perspective from both sides of an injury claim and informs his a...

Brian Clarke is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Employment Law - Individuals and Litigation - Labor and Employment , based on an exhaustive peer-review by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area. Brian is an accomplished employment lawyer, professor, author, and former judge. He received his Juris Doctor, magna cum laude and Order of the Coif, from Washington & Lee University School of Law in 1999 and his Bachelor of Arts in Hi...

A member of the Management Committee and co-head of the Corporate group, Joe Fernandez represents independent energy companies and private equity funds in power plant finance and M&A matters. He has served as project counsel to electric generating facilities located around the country. Joe represents traditional and renewable energy facilities in corporate finance and project finance transactions, in acquisitions and divestitures of project companies, in negotiating and drafting project c...

Emerich Gutter is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Mergers and Acquisitions Law. Emerich practices law in Charlotte, North Carolina Best Lawyers has recognized Emerich Gutter since 2027. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Emerich Gutter is held by other lawyers.

Joshua R. Adams is a principal in the Charlotte, North Carolina, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. He exclusively represents employers in a broad range of employment-related litigation in both federal and state courts, as well before administrative agencies. In addition to providing employers with advice and counsel, Josh focuses his litigation practice on collective/class action wage and hour litigation and complex, single-plaintiff wage disputes across the country. He regularly advises employers...

With two decades of experience as a practicing attorney, Karin McGinnis, CIPP/US, is known as a true business partner when litigating and providing counsel to her clients. Well versed in employment, privacy, and general commercial litigation, Karin helps clients navigate a range of complex issues. In addition to employment and privacy matters, Karin has successfully litigated a wide range of matters, including lawsuits involving trade secret misappropriation, defamation, violations of noncomp...

Samuel H. Poole, Jr. is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Commercial Litigation. Samuel H. practices law in Charlotte, North Carolina Best Lawyers has recognized Samuel H. Poole, Jr. since 2013. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Samuel H. Poole, Jr. is held by other lawyers.

A registered patent attorney, Mark Wilson has been recognized nationally for his experience and expertise in intellectual property. Although Mark can be found regularly in the courtroom, his practice broadly encompasses all aspects of intellectual property counseling, from IP acquisition to litigation and everything in between. Mark has been recognized in Best Lawyers in America , Chambers Partners USA, IAM Patent 1000 , World Trademark Review 1000 , North Carolina Super Lawyers , and North C...

Josh DeBottis has a broad base of experience in finance and corporate related areas focusing on the energy industry with a particular emphasis on renewable energy project finance. Josh represents financial institutions in the financing, construction, acquisition and sale of energy and infrastructure assets including solar, wind, coal and natural gas facilities. Prior to joining the firm, Josh practiced in the Charlotte office of Hunton & Williams.

Ernie Reigel, who served as chairman of the firm for 15 years, brings to his blue-chip domestic and international corporate clients sophisticated counsel on mergers and acquisitions, as well as other business matters. For over three decades of practice, Ernie has represented both public and private companies in a wide range of transactions, including, most recently, the sale of a publicly held company to a foreign buyer and the purchase of the U.S. division of a Japanese-owned public company ...