This remains an active confidential partner search. The brief is revisited each cycle with the client, and the detail below reflects the current brief.

Opportunity for an experienced partner to join a well-established regional firm with a focus on private equity M&A, leveraged/syndicated finance, federal income tax and IP transactional/litigation matters. The firm is hiring opportunistically and is flexible on partner structure (counsel, income member, equity member) depending on book and fit.

Priority growth areas include sponsor-backed M&A (platforms, bolt‑ons, rollovers), acquisition and sponsor lending, fund and securities work, transactional antitrust and government/regulatory matters. The Charlotte office is the core market; attorneys in Charleston and Atlanta are considered and remote partners are possible on a case‑by‑case basis.

Portable book of business of $2M+ (USD)
Established track record in private equity M&A, leveraged finance or related transactional practices
Experience handling sponsor-side deals, fund or securities work, or federal tax matters preferred
Flexible on partner structure and pathway to equity depending on book and firm fit

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