David has served as the firm’s managing partner since 2011 and leads the firm’s business and insurance regulatory law departments. His practice is focused on general business law, corporate mergers and acquisitions and insurance regulatory law. David represents businesses of all sizes providing practical day-to-day counsel. He handles nearly all matters that arise in the corporate context including entity formation, contract drafting, corporate governance, business succession planning and mergers and acquisitions. For nearly twenty-five years, David has advised insurers, insurance agencies and agents and other regulated entities across the country on a variety of issues. He has represented insurers and other regulated entities in mergers and acquisitions, holding company transactions, form filings, insurance company formation and licensing and contract drafting and negotiations. He routinely represents regulated entities and individuals before the North Carolina Department of Insurance in connection with a wide range of compliance issues. David is the only lawyer in North Carolina who is a member of the Federation of Regulatory Counsel (FORC), an organization of lawyers dedicated to excellence in the practice of insurance regulatory law. He has served as general counsel to the North Carolina Surplus Lines Association since 2004. • Business and corporate law • Mergers and acquisitions • Contracts • Business entity selection and formation • Privately held and family-owned business representation • Corporate governance • Insurance regulatory law • Insurance company formation, licensing and redomestication • Regulatory compliance audits, investigations and enforcement actions • Insurance holding company transactions • Form filings • Representation of insurance agencies and agents Publications & Presentations: David is a frequent contributor of insurance law topics and regulations published by the Federation of Regulatory Counsel. Practice Areas: Business Law Administrative/Regulatory Contracts Corporate Governance Entity Formation Insurance Regulatory Mergers & Acquisitions Director, Officer & Shareholder Representation Education: UNC at Chapel Hill School of Law JD 1995 UNC at Chapel Hill BS 1988 Virginia Episcopal Preparatory School 1983 Admissions: North Carolina 1995 US District Courts - Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of North Carolina Supreme Court of the United States Professional Affiliations: North Carolina Bar Association Wake County Bar Association: Business Law Section member Federation of Regulatory Counsel (FORC): Vice President, Nominating Committee Previous Chairman Honors & Award: AV Preeminent® Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rated NC Super Lawyers® Corporate Law since 2014 Best Lawyers in America® Corporate Law since 2012 Insurance Law since 2012 Business North Carolina Magazine Legal Elite in Business Law Business Leader magazine “Movers & Shakers” 2008