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Gordon W. Prince joined Gawthrop Greenwood as an associate attorney shortly after graduating number one in his class at Widener University Delaware Law School in 2019. He focuses his practice in the firm’s Business Law Department and supports a broad range of transactional and general business entity matters including the drafting and negotiation of contracts and merger agreements, business compliance with state and federal law, real estate and corporate governance.

Gordon recently served on the Delaware Supreme Court as a Wolcott Fellow to Chief Justice Strine, participating first-hand in the adjudication of cases that have a significant impact on the corporate world. In addition, he has spent time as a law clerk in multiple Philadelphia law firms that focused on criminal defense and insurance and subrogation law. As a former Class II patrolman for the Ocean City Police Department who also worked police security detail within the Ocean City Municipal Courthouse, Gordon has gained a unique operational understanding of the law and court system.

Before becoming valedictorian at Widener University, Gordon was articles editor of the Widener Law Review, an Academic Success Fellow and dean’s honor recipient every semester. He received the William J. Connor Memorial Award for Administrative Law, Judge J. Cullen Ganey Criminal Procedure Award, and was honored by the Transactional Law Honor Society for Best Contract.

Gordon is a member of the Chester County Bar Association and Pennsylvania Bar Association, as well as the Maritime Law Association of the United States. A former captain of the Gettysburg College football team, he stays involved in sports, recently donating his time to coaching youth sports. A resident of West Chester, he enjoys walking his dog around town and attending local events with his fiancée.

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Location
  • 17 East Gay Street, Suite 100
    West Chester, PA 19381
Education
  • Widener University – Delaware Law School, J.D., graduated 2019
  • Gettysburg College, B.A., graduated 2015
Bar Admissions
  • Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Bar Association, 2019
Affiliations
  • Chester County Bar Association - Member
  • Pennsylvania Bar Association - Member
  • Maritime Law Association of the United States - Member
Court Admissions
  • Pennsylvania Supreme Court, 2019

Gawthrop Greenwood, PC
Headquarters: West Chester, Pennsylvania

11 The Best Lawyers in America® awards

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Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America 2025 for work in:
  • Corporate Law
Awards:
  • Super Lawyers Rising Star 2022 - 2023

  • Main Line Today Top Lawyers 2020 - 2023

  • Daily Local News Top Lawyers 2022 - 2023

  • The William J. Connor Memorial Award for Administrative Law

Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Real Estate Law
  • Land Use and Zoning Law

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Guide to Buying and Selling a Business


Whether you are selling a business as you prepare for retirement, or are acquiring a new business to grow your current operations, there are numerous items for the seller and buyer to address, regardless of the size of the business. This guide highlights 10 key areas that buyers and sellers will face during the transaction.

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No More Noncompetes?


The United States Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has issued a new Non-Compete Clause Rule (the “Rule”), banning: (1) employers from enforcing existing noncompete agreements against workers, with limited exceptions applicable only to “senior executives”; and (2) employers from imposing new noncompete contracts on workers (including senior executives) after the date the Rule becomes effective.

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FTC Ban on Worker Noncompete Agreements Stricken Down


The U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s Final Rule set to become effective September 4, 2024, which would have invalidated almost all noncompete agreements and prohibit future ones with very limited exceptions, has been stricken down in court.

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