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Futrell, Jr., Robert E.

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Robert E. Futrell, Jr.

Attorney

rfutrell@wyrick.com

919.865.2809

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Practice Areas

  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Environmental, Regulatory & Administrative Law
  • Government Contracting

Rob's practice focuses on a variety of corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, commercial finance and general corporate and business matters across a broad range of industries. Rob represents private and public company buyers and sellers in M&A transactions, as well as borrowers and lenders in debt financings, including acquisition financings, syndicated credit facilities, cash flow and asset-based financings and mezzanine financings. In addition, he has represented clients on a variety of environmental issues, including environmental due diligence and underground storage tank compliance. Rob began his legal career in New Bern, NC, where he practiced environmental law, drafted construction contracts, and represented clients in general civil litigation.

Rob graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He received his J.D., magna cum laude, from the Syracuse University College of Law. Rob was an Editor of the Syracuse Law Review and is a member of the Order of the Coif.

Awards & Recognitions

  • Listed among The Best Lawyers in America: Banking and Finance Law (2014-2020)
  • Listed among Business North Carolina Magazine Legal Elite: Environmental (2014); Bankruptcy (2014); Business (2015, 2019)

Professional & Community Activities

  • American Bar Association, Section of Business Law; Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources
  • North Carolina Bar Association, Business Law Section; Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Law Section
  • Wake County Bar Association
  • North Carolina State Bar
  • Urban Ministries of Wake County, Board Member

Speeches & Publications

  • "Shareholder Agreements," American Council of Engineering Companies of North Carolina, Raleigh, North Carolina, May 2009
  • "New Rules for Staying Clean in a Dirty Business," Business North Carolina, June 2006
  • "Federal and North Carolina Case Law Update," North Carolina Bar Association Environmental and Natural Resources Law Section Annual Meeting, Asheville, North Carolina, April 2006
  • "Environmental Experts and Consultants – Who You Gonna Call?" North Carolina Bar Foundation, Wilmington, North Carolina, October 1997
  • "New Developments are Subject to Stricter Stormwater Controls," Carolina Business, November 1996
  • "EPA Provides a Partial Solution for Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Liability," Carolina Business, February 1996
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Wyrick Robbins

The Summit

4101 Lake Boone Trail, Suite 300
Raleigh, NC 27607.7506

Phone: 919.781.4000

Fax: 919.781.4865

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