Mr. Wellons’s primary areas of practice are corporate law, banking and finance law, securities, and biotechnology law. He also chairs the community banking practice group.
Education
- Duke University, B.A., 1978
- Duke University, Fuqua School of Business, M.B.A., 1979
- Washington & Lee University, J.D., 1987
Experience
- Counseling a large variety of businesses, including large public companies, small closely-held businesses and financial institutions
- Advising clients on matters such as corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, securities and regulatory compliance, and biotechnology
- Handling mergers and acquisitions, securities filings, regulatory compliance and corporate governance issues for community banks in Virginia, North Carolina and West Virginia
- Serving as lead counsel on approximately 10 initial public offerings, 5 secondary public offerings, 20 acquisitions by larger companies and 10 private offerings
- Serving as lead counsel on approximately 15 financial institution mergers
- Serving as lead counsel on regulated industry transactions, including transactions in energy and financial sectors
- Preparing Hart-Scott-Rodino filings and other anti-trust filings for the Department of Justice