Corporate Law
Merrill G. Jones II
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2015 Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
Merrill's practice experience encompasses a broad range of business law matters, including start-up businesses, business transfers and acquisitions, transactional matters, and tax matters. He has extensive experience representing contractors, design professionals, and project owners in drafting and negotiating construction, design, and design/build contracts. His practice also includes the representation of health care organizations and their owners in corporate, transactional, and merger and acquisition matters. Merrill assists hemp industry clients with the formation of companies, including negotiation of operating agreements and buy-sell agreements, preparation and negotiation of hemp industry agreements, such as manufacturing agreements, as well as mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance. He has been rated by his peers as being "preeminent" in his respective fields of law. Merrill has been a Certified Public Accountant since 1994.
Overview
Greenville, North Carolina
- Wake Forest University, J.D., graduated 1997
- East Carolina University, MBA, graduated 1993
- Wake Forest University, BS, graduated 1990
- North Carolina, 1997
- * Please see the following websites for an explanation of the membership standards for the following recognitions: - www.bestlawyers.com; businessnc.com/special-sections/legal-elite/; and www.superlawyers.com/north-carolina.
- American Bar Association - Sections: Business Law; Taxation
- American Bar Association - Forum: Construction Industry
- North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants - Member
- North Carolina Bar Association - Sections: Business Law; Construction Law; Tax Law
- Pitt County Committee of 100 - Legal Counsel to Board and Executive Committee, 2015 - Present
- Pitt County Development Commission - Board Member
- Ronald McDonald House of Eastern North Carolina - Board member 2015-present; Executive Committee and Vice President - 2017
- All state courts in North Carolina
Greenville, North Carolina
- North Carolina, 1997
- * Please see the following websites for an explanation of the membership standards for the following recognitions: - www.bestlawyers.com; businessnc.com/special-sections/legal-elite/; and www.superlawyers.com/north-carolina.
- American Bar Association - Sections: Business Law; Taxation
- American Bar Association - Forum: Construction Industry
- North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants - Member
- North Carolina Bar Association - Sections: Business Law; Construction Law; Tax Law
- Pitt County Committee of 100 - Legal Counsel to Board and Executive Committee, 2015 - Present
- Pitt County Development Commission - Board Member
- Ronald McDonald House of Eastern North Carolina - Board member 2015-present; Executive Committee and Vice President - 2017
- Wake Forest University, J.D., graduated 1997
- East Carolina University, MBA, graduated 1993
- Wake Forest University, BS, graduated 1990
- All state courts in North Carolina
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
- Corporate Law
Additional Areas of Practice:
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
- Corporate Compliance Law
- Corporate Governance Law
- Tax Law
Special Focus:
- Construction
- COVID-19
- Workouts and Restructurings
Awards:
- The Best Lawyers in America, 2013-2024
- "Legal Elite," Business North Carolina, 2016, 2024
News & Media
Case History
Transactions
- Representation of international manufacturing company
Representation of international manufacturing company in negotiation of a construction management contract for new manufacturing facility
- Representation of general contractor
Representation of general contractor in negotiation of joint venture and construction agreements for multiple school projects
- Representation of general contractor in joint venture
Representation of general contractor in joint venture for proposal on large highway project
- Representation of developer of student housing/retail facility
Representation of developer of student housing/retail facility in negotiation of construction contract
- Representation of the seller of assets of large multi-facility optometry practice
Representation of the seller of assets of large multi-facility optometry practice
- Representation of the seller of assets
Representation of the seller of assets of a consumer goods brokerage and distribution company
- Representation of the seller of a large HVAC contractor
Representation of the seller of a large HVAC contractor in a sale of stock to a Fortune 500 company
- Representation of a CBD extraction and CBD product manufacturing company
Representation of a CBD extraction and CBD product manufacturing company in a capital transaction with a large investor, as well as other corporate finance matters and industry-specific agreements.
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