Marc D. Bishop
Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard LLP
Recognized since 2003
Greensboro, North Carolina
Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
Commercial Finance Law
Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
Corporate Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Marc Bishop focuses his practice on general business representation and transactional work, including mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and finance of companies. A trusted advisor, Marc works closely with clients to find reasonable, effective solutions to legal problems.
Marc serves as the general corporate counsel to a variety of companies, providing and coordinating legal services meeting the needs of operating businesses, including services relating to organizational structure, contracts and leases, equity and debt financing, ownership and licensing of intellectual property, labor and employment, executive compensation, commercial real estate, commercial disputes, succession planning, and ownership and operation of aircraft.
Marc has handled hundreds of mergers and acquisitions for businesses in an array of industries.
Marc represents companies and individuals as borrowers, as well as financial institutions and individuals as lenders, in business loan transactions. He also works with companies on raising capital and issuing equity interests, and he counsels investors on various business investment transactions.
Marc represents businesses in the aviation industry on issues related to the purchase and sale of aircraft. He also counsels clients on the structuring of ownership, operation, lease and use of aircraft under applicable FAA regulations.
- E-mail: mbishop@brookspierce.com
- Direct Phone Number: 336-373-8850
- Phone Number: 336-373-8850
- Lawyer Page: https://www.brookspierce.com/our-people/attorneys/marc-d-bishop-0
- 230 North Elm Street
P.O. Box 26000
Greensboro, NC 27420
- The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, graduated 1984
- The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, graduated 1981
- North Carolina, North Carolina Bar Association
- Greensboro Sports Council - Member
- Nat Greene Kiwanis Club - Member and Past President
- Business Law Section, North Carolina Bar Association - Member
- N.C. General Statutes Commission - Commissioner
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
63 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
10 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards
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- Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Triad (2025)
- Commercial Transactions / UCC Law, Triad (2025)
- Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Triad (2023)
- Commercial Transactions / UCC Law, Triad (2023)
- Commercial Transactions / UCC Law, Triad (2021)
- Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Triad (2020)
- Commercial Finance Law, Greensboro (2019)
- Commercial Transactions / UCC Law, Greensboro (2018)
- Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Greensboro (2017)
- Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Greensboro (2015)
- Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
- Commercial Finance Law
- Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
- Corporate Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Acquisition Finance
- Closely-Held Businesses
- Commercial
- Corporate Finance
- COVID-19
- General Corporate
- Leveraged Buyouts
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Transactions
- Venture Capital
Selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© in Closely Held Companies and Family Business Law (Triad Lawyer of the Year 2015, 2017, 2020, 2023, 2025), Commercial Finance Law (Triad Lawyer of the Year 2019), Commercial Transactions/UCC Law (Triad Lawyer of the Year 2018, 2021, 2023, 2025), Corporate Law, and Mergers & Acquisitions Law (2003-2025)
- Recognized in North Carolina Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters) in Business/Corporate Law (2007-2009, 2012-2014)
- Elected as a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation (2020-Present)
- Recognized by his peers for inclusion in Business North Carolina’s "Legal Elite" (2005-2006, 2014-2015, 2022-2024)
- Transportation Law
- Communications Law
- Media Law
- Aviation Law
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