Best Lawyers in North Carolina, United States for Securities / Capital Markets Law

Bryan Ives is co-chair of the Firm’s Corporate Transactions & Securities Group and has recently concluded a 4-year term on the Firm’s management committee and service as the Firm’s Financial Partner. Bryan has deep experience in a wide range of areas, including mergers and acquisitions, private equity, taxation and corporate governance, and debt and equity financing. Bryan began his career as a tax lawyer and is a member of the American College of Tax Counsel. Using his ...

Mark Davidson plans, negotiates and documents a wide variety of business transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, private equity, organization, governance, debt and equity financing, executive compensation, partnership and corporate taxation, and management/ownership succession. Mark focuses his practice on the planning, negotiation and documentation of a wide variety of transactions in the life of a business, including mergers and acquisitions, private equity, organi...

Jeffrey T. Skinner is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Law, Financial Services Regulation Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law and Securities Regulation. Jeffrey T., who practices law in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Jeffrey T. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

G. William Joyner III is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Compliance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation and Venture Capital Law. G. William, who practices law in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, has been recognized since 2013. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which G. William is held by other top lawyers in the same geog...

B.T. Atkinson is a corporate attorney with Ward and Smith, P.A. With nearly 30 years of experience, B.T. is a veteran banking attorney whose practice focuses on corporate, securities, and regulatory matters in the financial services space. He regularly advises regional and community banks, underwriters and issuers, and public and private companies. Clients rely on B.T.'s extensive experience for guidance with securities offerings and reporting, business formation, mergers and acquisitions, re...

Ernie Reigel, who served as chairman of the firm for 15 years, brings to his blue-chip domestic and international corporate clients sophisticated counsel on mergers and acquisitions, as well as other business matters. For over three decades of practice, Ernie has represented both public and private companies in a wide range of transactions, including, most recently, the sale of a publicly held company to a foreign buyer and the purchase of the U.S. division of a Japanese-owned public company ...

Joseph advises institutional and nonbank lenders in the origination and servicing of CMBS conduit and portfolio loans.

Lauren calls on her experience working in the GC’s office of a leading national corporation when working with trustees and agents in financial transactions.

Leveraging his years as legal counsel to a leading global investment bank, Dan advises clients who provide corporate trust, custody, loan agency, reporting, and administrative services in the capital markets.

Karen Anzalone is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Securities / Capital Markets Law. Karen, who practices law in Charlotte, North Carolina, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Karen is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Skyler D. Shields is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Corporate Law, Financial Services Regulation Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation and Venture Capital Law. Skyler D., who practices law in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the hig...