Damon McLean

About Damon McLean

Damon McLean is a partner in the Corporate & Finance practice and a member of the firm’s Financial Institutions and Healthcare Private Equity industry teams. Damon focuses his practice on complex corporate and transactional matters representing private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies on acquisitions, divestitures, restructurings, minority investments, and other corporate matters. During the past three years, Damon has advised private equity-backed clients in connection with more than 100 “roll-up” acquisitions. In addition, he counsels public and private companies through all stages of their life cycle in matters related to corporate governance, capital raising, regulatory compliance, strategic transactions, public and private offerings, and routine SEC and state regulatory reporting. Damon earned his law and master’s degrees from Duke University and his undergraduate degree from Princeton University.

Experience

1. Partner

   Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

   Jan 2022 — Present · Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC, US

   Damon is a partner in the Corporate & Finance practice and a member of the firm’s Financial Institution and Healthcare Private Equity industry teams. Damon focuses his practice on complex corporate and transactional matters, with a primary focus on representing private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies in connection with private transactions including acquisitions, divestitures, restructurings, minority investments, and other corporate matters. During the past three years, Damon has advised private equity backed clients in connection with over one hundred “roll-up” acquisitions. In addition, he provides counsel in matters related to corporate governance, capital raising, regulatory compliance, and strategic transactions. He has advised corporate clients through all stages of their lifecycle and has served as counsel in initial and follow-on public securities offerings, private offerings, routine SEC and state regulatory reporting, and complex corporate governance matters. Damon earned his law and master’s degrees from Duke University and his undergraduate degree from Princeton University.

Education

• Duke University

  M.A., Psychology

  1999 — 2002

• Princeton University

  A.B., Psychology

  1995 — 1999

• Duke University School of Law

  J.D., Law

  1999 — 2002

Skills

• Corporate Law
• Securities Regulation
• Corporate Governance
• Patents
• Legal Research
• Securities
• Bankruptcy
• Mergers
• Legal Writing
• Courts
• Private Equity
• Securities Offerings
• Sec
• Joint Ventures
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Due Diligence
• Capital Markets
• Team Leadership
• Legal Advice
• Legal Document Preparation
• Legal Contract Review
• Legal Recruiting
• Contract Negotiation
• Contract Management