Jonathan’s practice focuses on corporate and securities law with an emphasis on financial institutions. He advises clients on a wide range of issues, including business entity formation, corporate governance, securities offerings, public company reporting requirements, securities exchange listing standards, and banking regulation. Jonathan has represented banks and bank holding companies in enforcement actions, regulatory applications, charter conversions, and other supervisory matters with federal and state banking regulators. He also represents issuers and underwriters in public and private offerings of securities.

Jonathan is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Duke University where he earned his B.A. degree, magna cum laude, in economics. He earned his J.D. degree from the University of North Carolina School of Law, where he served as an articles editor of the North Carolina Law Review.  Prior to joining the firm, Jonathan practiced with Gaeta & Eveson, P.A. Before entering private practice, Jonathan served as a law clerk to the Honorable Ben F. Tennille, retired chief judge of the North Carolina Business Court. Jonathan is licensed in North Carolina and New York.