Mike has more than 40 years of experience helping a broad spectrum of clients with complex
mergers and acquisition transactions. He has extensive expertise in a wide variety of corporate and transactional matters, contract drafting and interpretation, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance
securities regulation and compliance under state and federal laws and municipal law. In addition, Mike represents the two joint municipal power agencies located in North Carolina, North Carolina Eastern Municipal Power Agency and North Carolina Power Agency Number 1, and ElectriCities of North Carolina, Inc., a joint municipal assistance agency in North Carolina. He serves as the primary attorney for these public power clients, acts as counsel to their Board of Directors and their respective Boards of Commissioners and has extensive involvement with all facets of their operations.
Representative Experience
Corporate and Business
- Organization and Financing
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Franchising
- Contract Negotiation and Drafting
Securities Regulation and Registration
- Initial and Secondary Public Offerings
- Proxy Statements, Solicitations and Contests
- National Securities Exchanges Compliance
Firm Management Responsibilities
Mike is the chair of the firm's Corporate Law Practice Group and is also a member of the firm's Management Committee.