Grayson Hale

Experience

1. Founding Partner

   Morningstar Law Group

   Jun 2012 — Present · Raleigh-Durham, NC, US

   Raleigh based business law firm focusing on corporate, securities, mergers & acquisitions, venture capital and private equity financings, intellectual property licensing, commerical transactions, lending, joint ventures, commercial real estate development, land use, transactions and financings and business litigation.Grayson\'s practice involves representing buyers, sellers, executives and investors in domestic and international acquisitions and dispositions, leveraged and management buyouts, redemptions, venture capital and private equity financings, acting as outside general counsel, professional licensing and other business transactions. Industry experience includes hotel development and management, finance, manufacturing, wholesale, software and high tech, professional services, construction, electric power generation and management, retail and restaurants. He has substantial and unique experience representing local, regional and international engineering, architecture, geology and related professional service businesses, particularly in business structuring and licensing throughout the US, in general corporate matters and in mergers and acquisitions.

Education

• University of Arkansas School of Law, Fayetteville

  JD, cum laude, Law

  1995 — 1998

• SMU Dedman School of Law

  L.LM, taxation classes

  1998 — 2000

• Arkansas Tech University

  BS, Accounting/Business Administration

  1987 — 1991

• University of Central Arkansas

  MBA

  1992 — 1992

Skills

• Ipo
• Real Estate
• Restructuring
• Real Estate Development
• Joint Ventures
• Venture Capital
• Securities
• M&a Negotiations
• Business Litigation
• Business Strategy
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Commercial Litigation
• Corporate Finance
• Intellectual Property
• Business Transactions
• Acquisitions
• Corporate Governance
• Licensing
• Mergers
• Start-Ups
• Finance
• Business Planning