Elizabeth S. "Libby" Brewington
Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
Libby Brewington's practice is concentrated in business law and corporate transactions. Libby represents clients in commercial loan transactions, purchases and sales of businesses, entity formation and business reorganizations, and other corporate legal issues that arise in business operations.
Libby represents mezzanine lenders, venture capital funds and other investors in complex financing transactions and in making investments at every level of a company's capital structure. Libby has extensive experience in senior secured loans, second lien and subordinated debt investments, and common and preferred equity investments, including the negotiation of intercreditor agreements. She regularly represents borrowers in commercial financing transactions as well.
Libby also represents companies in general and commercial matters, providing and coordinating legal services for clients, including: all types of contracts and leases, ownership and equity issues, succession issues, lending relationships, executive compensation, labor and employment, employee benefits, commercial real estate, commercial disputes, and other issues, typical and unusual, faced by business organizations.
Libby regularly handles acquisitions and divestitures of privately held businesses as well as private equity investments.
Libby counsels businesses and nonprofit organizations on a myriad of issues related to entity formation.
Overview
- The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, JD, graduated 1992
- Davidson College, BA, graduated 1987
- North Carolina, United States
- American Bar Association - Member
- Canterbury School - Member, Board of Trustees
- North Carolina Bar Association - Member
- North Carolina, United States
- American Bar Association - Member
- Canterbury School - Member, Board of Trustees
- North Carolina Bar Association - Member
- The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, JD, graduated 1992
- Davidson College, BA, graduated 1987
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus

- Commercial Finance Law, Triad (2024)
- Commercial Finance Law, Triad (2022)
- Corporate Law, Triad (2020)
- Commercial Finance Law
- Corporate Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Health Care Law
- COVID-19
Selected by her peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© in Corporate Law (2015-2025) (Triad "Lawyer of the Year" 2020), Mergers and Acquisitions Law (2025) and Commercial Finance Law (2021-2025) (Triad "Lawyer of the Year" 2022, 2024)
Recognized by her peers for inclusion in Business North Carolina’s "Legal Elite" in Business Law (2024-2025)
- Selected as one of the Triad Business Journal's "Outstanding Women in Business" (2019)
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