Fred M. Wood, Jr.

Fred M. Wood, Jr.


Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC

Recognized since 2018

Charlotte, North Carolina

Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation

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Fred Wood is a litigation partner in the Charlotte office of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP. He represents companies in a variety of matters, including cases involving unfair business practices and methods of competition, the North Carolina Trade Secrets Protection Act, business torts, and class actions. He has prosecuted and defended businesses and their interests with regard to commercial contracts. He has experience in securing and defending against Temporary Restraining Orders, Preliminary Injunctions and Permanent Injunctions in order to protect business strategies, assets (hard and soft), and capital of commercial clients in a variety of jurisdictions. He has also represented companies, partnerships, and individuals in shareholder and partnership disputes and oppression claims by minority shareholders.

Mr. Wood also focuses on financial services litigation. He has represented banks, financial institutions, investment advisors, and other professional services firms in matters that include securities lending and litigation, professional liability, antitrust, breach of fiduciary duty, transactional, and contractual disputes. Mr. Wood has experience representing lessors, lenders, and funding participants in workouts, litigation, repossession, bankruptcy, and foreclosure proceedings. He represents national, international, and captive equipment leasing companies, commercial banks, and alternative lending financial institutions in state, federal, and bankruptcy courts.

Mr. Wood represents companies in complex arbitrations and before the North Carolina Business Court, and in both State and Federal courts. He has also argued before the North Carolina Court of Appeals and the North Carolina Supreme Court, as well as having appeared numerous times before the Office of Administrative Hearings in a variety of contested cases for clients affected by state agency actions.

A certified Legal Lean Sigma Yellow Belt, Mr. Wood is committed to leveraging process improvement and project management principles to determine the best ways to perform and deliver legal work such that the Firm’s interests are aligned with the client’s interests.

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Location
  • 101 South Tryon Street, Suite 3600
    Charlotte, NC 28280
Education
  • Wake Forest University, MBA, graduated 1991
Bar Admissions
  • North Carolina, North Carolina
Affiliations
  • American Bar Association - Member
  • DRI – The Voice of the Defense Bar - Member
  • Mecklenburg County Bar - Member
  • Mecklenburg County Bar - Orientation facilitator
  • North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys - Member
  • North Carolina Bar Association - Member
  • Wake County Bar - Member
Court Admissions
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
  • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC

Headquarters: Memphis, Tennessee

5 The Best Lawyers in America® awards

2 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards

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Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 for work in:
  • Commercial Litigation
Special Focus:
  • Complex Litigation
  • COVID-19
Awards:
  • Best Lawyers in America® -- Commercial Litigation, Litigation- Banking and Finance (2018)
  • North Carolina Super Lawyers, Business Litigation (2014-2018)
  • Business North Carolina's Legal Elite, Litigation (2008-2012)
  • Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business

    • Litigation (2009)
    • General Commercial Litigation (2010-2017)
  • Martindale-Hubbell's top ("AV") Peer Review Rating
  • Honored by The Association of Trial Lawyers of America for outstanding service to individuals and families who sought compensation under the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund following the September 11th attacks. Pro bono service included compiling
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Equipment Finance Law
  • Litigation - Antitrust
  • Litigation - Banking and Finance

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