Best Lawyers Near You in Birmingham, Alabama for Corporate Law

Ralph Smith is special counsel in the Corporate Practice Group. He handles general corporate and business matters, international transactions, healthcare, higher education, and NCAA compliance. Prior to joining Jones Walker, Ralph spent 25 years in private law practice in Washington, DC, and Birmingham before joining the University of Alabama System in 2004 as general counsel and member of the Chancellor's Senior Policy staff. Ralph also served the university as a distinguished lecturer of la...

Kelly G. Gwathney is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Law. Kelly G., who practices law in Birmingham, Alabama, has been recognized since 2015. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Kelly G. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Beau Grenier is a partner in the Corporate Practice Group and co-leader of the firm’s mergers and acquisitions and private equity team. He provides comprehensive legal and strategic counsel on M&A, capital raising, and other business transactions; securities matters; and corporate governance. Beau is a leading corporate and securities lawyer with more than 35 years of experience. For more than 17 years, he also served as the managing partner and board chairman for a diversified AmLa...

John Morson is a senior managing associate in Dentons Sirote's Birmingham, Alabama office where he is a member of the Corporate practice group focusing on assisting clients in a broad range of corporate matters, including corporate structure and mergers and acquisitions. John is committed to delivering client success by driving deals that create lasting, positive results and relationships after closing. He also serves as a member of the Dentons national corporate associates subcommittee. John...

Meredith Sudol is a managing associate in Dentons Sirote's Corporate practice in the Birmingham office, where she focuses on assisting clients with general corporate matters and mergers and acquisitions. Meredith earned her JD from The University of Alabama School of Law, where she received the Dexter C. Hobbs Memorial Scholarship. During her law school career, Meredith served as an Articles Editor of the Alabama Law Review, a Law School Ambassador, and a Career Services Office Student Board ...

Courtney Zotaj is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law. Courtney, who practices law in Birmingham, Alabama, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Courtney is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Jonathan Griffith is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Litigation, Construction Law and Corporate Law. Jonathan, who practices law in Birmingham, Alabama, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Jonathan is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Katie Sinclair is a managing associate in Dentons Sirote's Real Estate practice in the Birmingham, Alabama office. She also has experience at Dentons Sirote as a summer associate and intern during her third year of law school. Katie earned her JD from Samford University's Cumberland School of Law, where she was listed on the Dean's List for most semesters and received a Merit Scholarship. At Cumberland, she was an active member of the Moot Court Board, Women in Law, and the Alabama Student Ba...

Benton Hughes is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law and Real Estate Law. Benton, who practices law in Birmingham, Alabama, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Benton is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Daniel Leverton is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Law, Tax Law and Trusts and Estates. Daniel, who practices law in Birmingham, Alabama, has been recognized since 2022. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Daniel is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Ryan McPherson Hawks is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Law, Health Care Law and Tax Law. Ryan McPherson, who practices law in Birmingham, Alabama, has been recognized since 2022. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Ryan McPherson is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Butler Sparks is a partner in Bradley’s Corporate and Securities Practice Group, where he routinely advises privately held companies, publicly traded companies and institutional investors in mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital transactions, joint ventures, corporate reorganizations and general corporate matters. Butler additionally advises private fund sponsors in fund formation, capital raising and compliance matters. His experience involves numerous cross-bord...

Jesse Blount is a member of Butler Snow’s Business Services Group.

Mary Nobles Hancock is an associate in the firm’s Corporate and Securities Practice Group. Her practice is focused on representing public and private companies in a variety of corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions, business entity formation, securities offerings and compliance, financing transactions, and corporate reorganizations. Mary Nobles advises public companies regarding compliance with federal and state securities laws, reporting...

Alex Sidwell is a shareholder in Dentons Sirote’s Birmingham, Alabama office. He is a member of the Corporate practice group, focusing his practice in mergers, acquisitions, general corporate law and broker-dealer and investment advisor regulation, including work with financial services firms and multi-state insurance distribution companies. Alex joined the firm after graduating from Samford University’s Cumberland School of Law, where he was a research editor and board member for...

Haley Hogue is a managing associate in Dentons Sirote’s Birmingham, Alabama office, where she is a member of the Corporate practice group focusing on assisting clients in a broad range of corporate matters, including corporate structure and mergers and acquisitions. Haley graduated cum laude from the University of Alabama School of Law with her JD. During law school, Haley served as both Managing Editor and a Junior Editor of the Law and Psychology Review and was the Secretary of the Be...