Praised for bringing a ‘balance of legal and commercial perspectives to each deal’, Moore & Van Allen, PLLC’s practice handles a broad range of domestic and cross-border transactional work, standing out in particular for its ability to handle impactful mergers in a diverser range of industries. Jeremy Godwin and Joe Fernandez jointly oversee the Charlotte-based team. Godwin excels at leading negotiations for sales agreements, while Fernandez frequently leverages his broad knowledge of the power and energy sectors. Bill Zimmern maintains fruitful relationships with local and national financial sponsors. Rob Rust is frequently tasked with leading on major deals for the firms’s strategic manufacturing clients.
Testimonials
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‘The MVA Team brings a balance of legal and commercial perspectives to each deal. They are highly effective at helping to clients navigate the M&A process.’
‘Rob Rust has helped us invest in or acquire over 50 companies over the past 5 years. He works to understand our model and craft the legal strategy accordingly.'
'Cowden Rayburn oversees the full execution of a deal and manages the complexity with professionalism. He offers sage advice and helps progress deals while also helping us mitigate risk.’
‘A very collaborative team with a good value-to-expertise ratio.’
‘Jeremy Godwin, Scott Syfert, Cowden Rayburn and Rob Rust are all very service-oriented. They respond promptly, go the extra mile and are knowledgeable in their areas of expertise.’
Key clients
- Nucor Corporation
- Pike Corporation
- Enlightenment Capital
- Sonic Automotive
- Frontier Growth
- Carousel Capital
- CBRE, Inc.
- Capital Vision Services
- Ares Management, LLC
- Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.
- North Mill Equipment Finance, LLC
- Gryphon Investors
Work highlights
- Advised Enlightenment Capital on the sale of its government contracting platform, EverWatch, to Booz Allen Hamilton.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Jeremy Godwin, Joe Fernandez