A simple RSS document generated for Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLPCopyright 2010 Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLPRSSviaXmlTextWriter v1.0http://www.wyrick.com/news-detail.aspx?ID=301Wyrick Robbins Partner and Litigation Section Chairman, Benjamin N. Thompson, will serve as Campbell University's chairman of the Board of Trustees through 2013.  For additional details, please see the official Campbell University press release.Mon, 13 Feb 2012 04:00:00 GMThttp://www.wyrick.com/news-detail.aspx?ID=299RALEIGH, NC—Wyrick Robbins is pleased to announce that BTI Consulting Group has recognized firm partner Donald R. Reynolds as a BTI Client Service All-Star for 2012.  He is one of only three attorneys in North Carolina to receive this recognition.The ...Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:00:00 GMThttp://www.wyrick.com/news-detail.aspx?ID=298RALEIGH, NC—Wyrick Robbins is pleased to announce that 30 of its lawyers were recently selected by their peers as members of North Carolina Super Lawyers and Rising Stars for 2012.  In addition, Robert Ponton, Larry Robbins, and Lee Whitman were incl ...Wed, 25 Jan 2012 04:00:00 GMThttp://www.wyrick.com/news-detail.aspx?ID=297RALEIGH, NC—Wyrick Robbins served as lead counsel to its long-time client, Blackbaud, Inc., in connection with the company’s entry into a definitive merger agreement with Convio, Inc. Under the terms of the agreement, Blackbaud will acquire all outst ...Tue, 17 Jan 2012 04:00:00 GMThttp://www.wyrick.com/news-detail.aspx?ID=296RALEIGH, NC—Wyrick Robbins is pleased to announce that thirteen firm attorneys were recently selected by their peers as members of “North Carolina’s 2012 Legal Elite” in Business North Carolina magazine. Congratulations to the following firm attorney ...Thu, 05 Jan 2012 04:00:00 GMThttp://www.wyrick.com/news-detail.aspx?ID=295RALEIGH, NC—Wyrick Robbins is pleased to announce that attorney Thomas A. Allen has been elected to partnership in the firm, effective January 1, 2012.Tom practices in the areas of venture capital, private equity, corporate finance, mergers and acqui ...Wed, 04 Jan 2012 04:00:00 GMThttp://www.wyrick.com/news-detail.aspx?ID=294RALEIGH, NC—Wyrick Robbins is pleased to announce David N. Jonson has joined the firm’s Commercial Litigation practice group as Special Counsel.David’s practice will concentrate in the area of securities law, representing broker-dealers, investment a ...Tue, 03 Jan 2012 04:00:00 GMThttp://www.wyrick.com/news-detail.aspx?ID=293RALEIGH, NC—Wyrick Robbins is pleased to announce that the firm was recently selected by the Triangle Business Journal to receive a Healthiest Employer Award for 2011.  The firm ranked sixth out of twenty companies in the Triangle that were recognize ...Mon, 19 Dec 2011 04:00:00 GMThttp://www.wyrick.com/news-detail.aspx?ID=292RALEIGH, NC—Wyrick Robbins served as lead counsel to its long-time client, Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc. (PPD), in connection with the company’s acquisition by affiliates of The Carlyle Group and Hellman & Friedman, which closed today. The ...Mon, 05 Dec 2011 04:00:00 GMThttp://www.wyrick.com/news-detail.aspx?ID=291Wyrick Robbins partners Diane Tindall and Chris Lynch were interviewed on Business Leader Radio's Southeast Business Report on November 8, 2011. Diane and Chris discussed the recently released Wyrick Robbins 2011 North Carolina Executive Compensatio ...Thu, 17 Nov 2011 04:00:00 GMThttp://www.wyrick.com/news-detail.aspx?ID=286RALEIGH, NC— Wyrick Robbins is pleased to announce that the firm has been named among the “Best Law Firms” for the second year in a row by U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers in the 2011-2012 rankings.  Wyrick Robbins received a tier one ranking i ...Tue, 08 Nov 2011 04:00:00 GMThttp://www.wyrick.com/news-detail.aspx?ID=285RALEIGH, NC—Wyrick Robbins is pleased to announce the release of its 2011 North Carolina Executive Compensation Survey Results.   “North Carolina executive base salaries continued to see modest gains in 2011, and at a slightly better rate of increase ...Mon, 24 Oct 2011 04:00:00 GMThttp://www.wyrick.com/news-detail.aspx?ID=283RALEIGH, NC—Wyrick Robbins is pleased to announce that firm partner Jason S. Wood has been recognized as one of the world’s leading patent and technology licensing lawyers in the second edition of Intellectual Asset Management Licensing 250.Jason is ...Wed, 12 Oct 2011 04:00:00 GMThttp://www.wyrick.com/news-detail.aspx?ID=282RALEIGH, NC—Wyrick Robbins is pleased to announce the recent addition of four associates to the firm:Jenna C. Borders joins the firm’s Commercial Litigation practice area.  She received her law degree with high honors from the University of North Car ...Mon, 10 Oct 2011 04:00:00 GMThttp://www.wyrick.com/news-detail.aspx?ID=281RALEIGH, NC— Wyrick Robbins is pleased to announce that Best Lawyers, a highly regarded legal peer-review publication, has named firm partner Donald R. Reynolds as the “Raleigh Best Lawyers Securities/Capital Markets Law Lawyer of the Year” for 2012. ...Fri, 07 Oct 2011 04:00:00 GMThttp://www.wyrick.com/news-detail.aspx?ID=280RALEIGH, NC—Wyrick Robbins served as lead counsel to its long-time client, Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc. (PPD), in connection with the company’s entry into a merger agreement pursuant to which PPD will be acquired by affiliates of The Carl ...Mon, 03 Oct 2011 04:00:00 GMThttp://www.wyrick.com/news-detail.aspx?ID=277RALEIGH, NC—Wyrick Robbins is pleased to announce that 17 firm attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2012 (Copyright 2011 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, S.C.).In addition, the firm was top-listed in N ...Wed, 21 Sep 2011 04:00:00 GMThttp://www.wyrick.com/news-detail.aspx?ID=278RALEIGH, NC—Wyrick Robbins is pleased to announce that firm partner Michael D. DeFrank has been named a Future Star by Benchmark Litigation 2012.Mike’s trial practice is focused on complex commercial litigation, including contract and business tort d ...Wed, 21 Sep 2011 04:00:00 GMThttp://www.wyrick.com/news-detail.aspx?ID=276 Optimizing IP Value and Understanding Financing forEmerging CompaniesFinnegan, Wyrick Robbins, and SEBIO invite you to attend a complimentary workshop directed to business executives and corporate attorneys of emerging biotechnology, pharmaceutical, ...Tue, 20 Sep 2011 04:00:00 GMThttp://www.wyrick.com/news-detail.aspx?ID=275Wyrick Robbins partner Alexander M. Donaldson was quoted in an August 22, 2011 news story about public offering options available to biotech companies published in the MedCity News.Alec provided comments regarding the "at-the-market offering," a mone ...Tue, 23 Aug 2011 04:00:00 GMThttp://www.wyrick.com/news-detail.aspx?ID=274Wyrick Robbins partner Larry Robbins of the firm's Capital Markets/M&A group was quoted in the August 16, 2011 issue of the Raleigh News and Observer. The news story announced the first closing of Hatteras Venture Partners' newest investment fund, HV ...Wed, 17 Aug 2011 04:00:00 GMThttp://www.wyrick.com/news-detail.aspx?ID=273Wyrick Robbins is a title sponsor of CED's second annual North Carolina Companies to Watch, celebrating the entrepreneurial efforts of 25 growth-stage companies across the state. The 2011 selections will be honored at a ceremony in Durham on Septembe ...Mon, 08 Aug 2011 04:00:00 GMThttp://www.wyrick.com/news-detail.aspx?ID=272Wyrick Robbins partner Larry Robbins of the firm's Capital Markets/M&A group was quoted in the July 1, 2011 issue of the Triangle Business Journal. In a story on the deal-making opportunities for clinical stage companies that arise as large pharmaceu ...Tue, 05 Jul 2011 04:00:00 GMThttp://www.wyrick.com/news-detail.aspx?ID=267RALEIGH, NC—Wyrick Robbins is pleased to announce that it has been recognized as one of the leading law firms in North Carolina in the area of Corporate/M&A by the 2011 Chambers USA Guide, an annual publication that ranks the leading U.S. attorneys a ...Thu, 16 Jun 2011 04:00:00 GMThttp://www.wyrick.com/news-detail.aspx?ID=268RALEIGH, NC—Wyrick Robbins is pleased to announce the recent addition of three associates to the firm:Courtney H. Chacos, concentrating in Capital Markets/M&A, has represented clients in a broad range of industries, including technology, manufacturin ...Thu, 16 Jun 2011 04:00:00 GMThttp://www.wyrick.com/news-detail.aspx?ID=266Wyrick Robbins is a co-sponsor of the next Tech Forum, the quarterly series presented by CED in partnership with the North Carolina Technology Association (NCTA) and the Triangle Technology Executives Council (TTEC).The May 26 event, titled Making Se ...Mon, 23 May 2011 04:00:00 GMThttp://www.wyrick.com/news-detail.aspx?ID=265RALEIGH, NC—Wyrick Robbins is pleased to announce that its client Ventrus Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: VTUS) will ring the NASDAQ Closing Bell on Thursday, May 19, 2011, in celebration of the company’s listing.  Wyrick Robbins represented Ventrus throu ...Mon, 16 May 2011 04:00:00 GMThttp://www.wyrick.com/news-detail.aspx?ID=264Attorneys Kemp Sherron and Will Kimmey of the Wyrick Robbins Commercial Real Estate group are among the presenters at a May 17 event titled Commercial Real Estate Survival Guide for Tenants, Buyers & Investors held by Cresa Partners (see flier below) ...Tue, 10 May 2011 04:00:00 GMThttp://www.wyrick.com/news-detail.aspx?ID=262RALEIGH, NC—May 2, 2011—Wyrick Robbins is pleased to announce that the firm has been recognized by Dow Jones Private Equity Analyst as the 26th most active law firm in the nation in terms of venture capital and private equity transactions based on vo ...Mon, 02 May 2011 04:00:00 GMThttp://www.wyrick.com/news-detail.aspx?ID=263Robert A. Ponton, Jr., leader of the Wyrick Robbins Family Law practice group, has published the article Advocacy & Professionalism: Top 10 (Really 16) List in the April 2011 edition of Family Forum, the newsletter of the Family Law Section of the No ...Fri, 29 Apr 2011 04:00:00 GMThttp://www.wyrick.com/news-detail.aspx?ID=261RALEIGH, NC—Wyrick Robbins is pleased to announce the launch of a wellness program to encourage healthy lifestyles of the firm’s attorneys and professional staff.“The Wyrick Robbins Challenge—Stepping Up for Fitness” includes a six month program in w ...Tue, 12 Apr 2011 04:00:00 GMThttp://www.wyrick.com/news-detail.aspx?ID=257RALEIGH, NC—Wyrick Robbins is pleased to announce that the firm was inducted recently into the Methodist Home for Children’s Guardian Angel Society. The firm was honored for its pro bono work for Methodist Home for Children’s acquisition of FACT Spec ...Thu, 10 Mar 2011 04:00:00 GMThttp://www.wyrick.com/news-detail.aspx?ID=258As part of CED's CAFÉ Workshop series, Wyrick Robbins and Financial Directions Group will present a comprehensive review of compensation and benefits benchmarking data. The event will take place on Tuesday, April 5, 2011 from 8:00 to 10:00 am at Amer ...Thu, 10 Mar 2011 04:00:00 GMThttp://www.wyrick.com/news-detail.aspx?ID=259Wyrick Robbins partner Jason Wood, will serve as guest moderator at an upcoming panel discussion co-sponsored by the RTP Chapters of the Joint Licensing Executive Society and the Association of Strategic Alliance Professionals.The discussion, What Ha ...Thu, 10 Mar 2011 04:00:00 GMThttp://www.wyrick.com/news-detail.aspx?ID=255Wyrick Robbins partner Chris Lynch was quoted in a March 8, 2011 wire news story published on the CNBC website about the upcoming Venture 2011 Conference sponsored by CED. Chris is conference co-chair. The annual conference takes place in Raleigh o ...Tue, 08 Mar 2011 04:00:00 GMThttp://www.wyrick.com/news-detail.aspx?ID=256Wyrick Robbins is a gold sponsor of CED's Venture 2011 Conference, taking place in Raleigh on April 27 and 28. Wyrick Robbins partner Chris Lynch is a co-chair of the conference. This year's conference has a greater focus on technology as it brings t ...Tue, 08 Mar 2011 04:00:00 GMThttp://www.wyrick.com/news-detail.aspx?ID=253Wyrick Robbins partner Jason S. Wood was quoted in a February 17, 2011 news story about the 2011 CED Biotech/Life Science Conference published in the MedCity News.The annual conference, which takes place in Raleigh on February 21 and 22, is increasin ...Thu, 17 Feb 2011 04:00:00 GMThttp://www.wyrick.com/news-detail.aspx?ID=252RALEIGH, NC—Wyrick Robbins is pleased to announce that 22 of its lawyers were recently selected by their peers as members of North Carolina Super Lawyers and Rising Stars for 2011. In addition, Robert A. Ponton was named one of the state’s Top 100 Su ...Thu, 27 Jan 2011 04:00:00 GMThttp://www.wyrick.com/news-detail.aspx?ID=251Wyrick Robbins partner Thomas H. Cook, Jr., chair of the firm's Tax practice group, was quoted in a January 22, 2011 news article published by the Raleigh News and Observer addressing a recent ruling of the North Carolina Business Court. Mon, 24 Jan 2011 04:00:00 GMThttp://www.wyrick.com/news-detail.aspx?ID=245The Wyrick Robbins Tax Practice Group has issued a Client Alert for corporations that sponsor incentive option (ISO) programs or employee stock purchase plans (ESPP). The Alert provides information about new forms created by the Internal Revenue Serv ...Wed, 12 Jan 2011 04:00:00 GMThttp://www.wyrick.com/news-detail.aspx?ID=248Wyrick Robbins partner Thomas H. Cook, Jr., chair of the firm's Tax practice group, was quoted in a January 12, 2011 news article published by the Raleigh News and Observer addressing the topic of federal tax litigation trends.Wed, 12 Jan 2011 04:00:00 GMThttp://www.wyrick.com/news-detail.aspx?ID=244Wyrick Robbins is pleased to announce the election of three attorneys to the firm partnership:Donald L. Beci, whose practice concentrates on family law.Michael D. DeFrank, whose practice concentrates on commercial litigation and intellectual property ...Mon, 10 Jan 2011 04:00:00 GMThttp://www.wyrick.com/news-detail.aspx?ID=250The Wyrick Robbins Tax Practice Group has issued a Client Alert summarizing some of the key provisions of the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010 which was signed into law last month.Fri, 07 Jan 2011 04:00:00 GMThttp://www.wyrick.com/news-detail.aspx?ID=249Partner Lee M. Whitman of the Wyrick Robbins Commercial Litigation practice group, discussed the benefits of mediation to parties involved in a commercial dispute, in a January 4, 2011 news article published by the Raleigh News and Observer.Tue, 04 Jan 2011 04:00:00 GMThttp://www.wyrick.com/news-detail.aspx?ID=242Wyrick Robbins congratulates its client, Salix Pharmaceuticals, for ranking #1 in growth in the S&P 1500 Index since the Lehman bankruptcy on September 12, 2008.For more information and to view a chart of the best and worst S&P 1500 stocks since Sept ...Tue, 28 Dec 2010 04:00:00 GMThttp://www.wyrick.com/news-detail.aspx?ID=233Wyrick Robbins partner Kenneth E. Eheman, Jr. has written an article titled Navigating the Structured Acquisition of the Life Sciences Company, published in the December 2010 issue of Life Science Leader. Life Science Leader is a monthly magazine whi ...Mon, 20 Dec 2010 04:00:00 GMThttp://www.wyrick.com/news-detail.aspx?ID=217Wyrick Robbins is pleased to announce the launch of the firm’s new website at www.wyrick.com.The website features a fresh new design and incorporates the new “look” of the Wyrick Robbins’ brand that was introduced earlier this year. Our rebranding go ...Wed, 01 Dec 2010 04:00:00 GMThttp://www.wyrick.com/news-detail.aspx?ID=215Wyrick Robbins attorneys L. Diane Tindall, Mary M. Williams and J. Kellam Warren have released the Fall 2010 issue of The Resource: A Legal Newsletter for Employers & Human Resource Professionals.This issue outlines specific proactive steps which emp ...Mon, 22 Nov 2010 04:00:00 GMThttp://www.wyrick.com/news-detail.aspx?ID=213North Carolina Lawyers Weekly has inaugurated the annual Emerging Legal Leaders to recognize lawyers who are making a difference in their profession. A panel of peers selected the top ten North Carolina attorneys among nominees who have been licensed ...Fri, 19 Nov 2010 04:00:00 GMThttp://www.wyrick.com/news-detail.aspx?ID=192Wyrick Robbins is pleased to announce the recent addition of a new senior associate to the firm.Amy E. Davis joins the firm’s Capital Markets/M&A practice area. As a member of the corporate section, she will be working on mergers and acquisitions, pr ...Wed, 10 Nov 2010 04:00:00 GMThttp://www.wyrick.com/news-detail.aspx?ID=186Wyrick Robbins Partner and Litigation Section Chairman, Benjamin N. Thompson received the Distinguished Alumnus award from Campbell University at the school's recent Homecoming Weekend festivities. For additional details, please see the official Camp ...Mon, 08 Nov 2010 04:00:00 GMThttp://www.wyrick.com/news-detail.aspx?ID=243Wyrick Robbins congratulates all of the North Carolina companies that have received Therapeutic Discovery Project grants. The grants for North Carolina companies total $36 million.Twenty-seven of the 103 North Carolina companies receiving grants are ...Sat, 30 Oct 2010 04:00:00 GMThttp://www.wyrick.com/news-detail.aspx?ID=189Wyrick Robbins partner Donald R. Reynolds, chair of the firm's Capital Markets/M&A practice group, was quoted in the October 29, 2010 issue of the Triangle Business Journal. In a news article about the pending merger of a Massachusetts medical device ...Fri, 29 Oct 2010 04:00:00 GMThttp://www.wyrick.com/news-detail.aspx?ID=185Wyrick Robbins is pleased to announce the release of its 2010 North Carolina Executive Compensation Survey. The survey focuses on company demographics, boards of directors, executive compensation practices, and four C-level positions from 51 private ...Mon, 25 Oct 2010 04:00:00 GMThttp://www.wyrick.com/news-detail.aspx?ID=190A feature story on the first page of the October 15, 2010 issue of the Triangle Business Journal discusses the just-released second annual Wyrick Robbins Executive Compensation Survey. For more on the survey, please see the Wyrick Robbins press relea ...Fri, 15 Oct 2010 04:00:00 GMThttp://www.wyrick.com/news-detail.aspx?ID=179The Wyrick Robbins Tax Practice Group and Capital Markets/M&A Practice Group have issued a Client Alert about a recent tax law change that temporarily affects the exclusion percentage applied to sales of qualified small business stock under the Inter ...Tue, 05 Oct 2010 04:00:00 GMThttp://www.wyrick.com/news-detail.aspx?ID=181Wyrick Robbins is pleased to announce the recent addition of two new associates to the firm:Paul J. Puryear, Jr. joins the Commercial Litigation practice area of the firm. PJ earned his law degree with high honors from the University of North Carolin ...Mon, 27 Sep 2010 04:00:00 GMThttp://www.wyrick.com/news-detail.aspx?ID=180Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP announced today that the firm’s Partner and Litigation Section Chairman, Benjamin N. Thompson, has been selected as Chair of Campbell Law School’s newly formed Board of Visitors.The Board of Visitors, which is compri ...Tue, 14 Sep 2010 04:00:00 GMThttp://www.wyrick.com/news-detail.aspx?ID=11Wyrick Robbins is pleased to announce that 17 attorneys from the firm were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2011.  In addition, Wyrick Robbins was ranked #1 in North Carolina in Biotechnology Law; tied for ...Mon, 09 Aug 2010 04:00:00 GMThttp://www.wyrick.com/news-detail.aspx?ID=12Wyrick Robbins is pleased to announce that its Managing Partner, Jimmy Yates, has been elected Board Chair of the Triangle Area American Red Cross Chapter.As the Board Chair, Jimmy will serve as the senior volunteer leader, guiding the local chapter ...Wed, 14 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMThttp://www.wyrick.com/news-detail.aspx?ID=183Wyrick Robbins attorneys L. Diane Tindall, Mary M. Williams and J. Kellam Warren have released the Spring 2010 issue of The Resource: A Legal Newsletter for Employers & Human Resource Professionals.The recent Patient Protection and Affordable Care Ac ...Tue, 22 Jun 2010 04:00:00 GMThttp://www.wyrick.com/news-detail.aspx?ID=13The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, passed by Congress in March, created a two-year temporary income tax credit or grant applicable to qualifying therapeutic discovery p ...Fri, 18 Jun 2010 04:00:00 GMThttp://www.wyrick.com/news-detail.aspx?ID=212Wyrick Robbins partner Larry Robbins of the firm's Capital Markets/M&A group was quoted in the April 23, 2010 issue of the Triangle Business Journal. In a story about the recent registration of shares in a local company by its largest shareholder, L ...Mon, 26 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMThttp://www.wyrick.com/news-detail.aspx?ID=195Dow Jones Private Equity Analyst has recognized Wyrick Robbins as the 22nd most active law firm in the nation in terms of venture capital and private equity transactions based on volume of deals closed in 2009. For additional information, please see ...Wed, 21 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMThttp://www.wyrick.com/news-detail.aspx?ID=182Wyrick Robbins attorneys L. Diane Tindall, Mary M. Williams and J. Kellam Warren have released the Winter 2010 issue of The Resource: A Legal Newsletter for Employers & Human Resource Professionals. This issue provides a survey of pending legislation ...Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:00:00 GMT