The firm handles a full range of business and transactional matters including formation of corporations, general and limited partnerships, and limited liability companies; acquisition, merger and purchase of businesses; shareholder matters and disputes; private placement security offerings (state and federal); employment and labor law; banking and insurance law; environmental compliance; and other general business matters. It regularly represents businesses before governmental regulatory boards.
Contact:
Randy Pridgen
rpridgen@bwsw.com
Health
Care
Battle, Winslow provides a comprehensive range of services to large and
small health care providers including hospitals, nursing homes, physician
groups, and medical practitioners. Areas of expertise include hospital
and medical staff organization; fraud and abuse laws (Stark, Anti-kickback);
tax-exempt and governmental organization matters; HIPAA and health information
law; EMTALA; admission and payment; mental health, including involuntary
commitment; HIV and other blood-borne pathogens; governmental regulations;
antitrust; financing; licensure; merger and acquisitions; contracting;
and litigation.
Contact:
Marshall Gallop
mgallop@bwsw.com
Tax
and Estates
The firm offers a full range of transactional and formation tax advice
including general tax counsel, representation before the Internal Revenue
Service and Tax Court, audit matters, and North Carolina state tax issues.
Firm members are also experienced in the areas of estate planning, corporate
and partnership taxation, and employee benefits. The firm handles both
small and complex decedent's estates.
Contact:
Randy Pridgen
rpridgen@bwsw.com
Real
Estate
The firm concentrates on commercial and developer transactions including
purchases and acquisitions, environmental and zoning matters, leases and
development issues and construction law. The firm regularly represents
lenders, restaurant development groups, fast food franchisors and franchisees,
warehouse owner/operators and large-scale farm operators. We also serve
our individual clients in residential real estate transactions.
Contact:
Vince Durham
vdurham@bwsw.com
Litigation
Litigation has traditionally been the mainstay of the firm's practice. The
firm regularly litigates in North Carolina federal and state courts, touching
on almost all substantive areas of the law. Current and regular active areas
of litigation for the firm include commercial law, insurance coverage, foreclosures,
collection and creditor rights, personal injury and wrongful death, environmental,
worker's compensation, products liability, construction, RICO, and lender
liability. Several litigation partners also have substantial experience as
arbitrators and certified mediators.
Contact:
Marshall Gallop
mgallop@bwsw.com
Bankruptcy
The firm maintains a very active bankruptcy and workout practice, with an
emphasis on representation of creditors, bankruptcy trustees, and creditor
committees. The firm also regularly handles Chapter 11 corporate reorganizations.
Contact:
Joe Callaway
jcallaway@bwsw.com
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