Michael S. Colo  
Partner 
Education

Washington & Lee University, JD, 1970

University of North Carolina, BA, 1967

Notable Accomplishments
Jurisdictions Licensed
130 S. Franklin St., Rocky Mount, NC 27804t: 252.972.7105|
PO Box 353, Rocky Mount, NC 27802-0353f: 252.972.7045|
301 Fayetteville Street, Suite 1900, Raleigh, NC 27601t: 919.783.2910|
P.O. Box 1801, Raleigh, NC 27602-1801f: 919.783.1075|
Mike has more than 35 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.
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