Practice Areas
Education
  • Wake Forest University, J.D., cum laude, 2004, Staff Member, 2002-03, and Notes & Comments Editor, 2003-04, Wake Forest Law Review; Wake Forest University Law Alumni Scholar; Order of the Coif
  • University of Wisconsin, B.A., 1999
Bar & Court Admissions
  • North Carolina

Susan M. Young

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Partner
2000 Renaissance Plaza
230 North Elm Street
Greensboro, NC 27401
T: (336) 373-8850
F: (336) 232-9133
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Sue Young represents individual and corporate clients in mergers and acquisitions, entrepreneurial business development, tax, banking, securities and general corporate law. Sue has represented businesses, business owners, borrowers, lenders, issuers and investors in corporate and transactional matters, from purchases and sales of small, closely held and family owned businesses to complex multi-million dollar transactions for private and public companies. Sue also maintains an active practice in the representation of banking organizations and provides day-to-day regulatory and corporate advice to publicly-traded corporations. She also advises clients on organizational structure, contracts and leases, equity and debt financing, executive compensation and succession planning.

Sue earned her law degree cum laude from Wake Forest University. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin - Madison School of Business, where she received a Bachelors in Business Administration with a major in accounting. Before law school, she worked for Arthur Anderson LLP on complex corporate and individual tax matters. Sue received her Certified Public Accountant's license in Wisconsin in 1999. Her education and prior work experience brings to clients a unique approach to solving sophisticated business problems.

Honors & Awards

  • Recognized as a "Rising Star" in Banking Law by North Carolina Super Lawyers, 2012
  • Wisconsin Institute of Certified Public Accountants' High Achievement Award for receiving 4th highest score in the state of Wisconsin on the November 1999 exam.

Past Experience

  • Senior Tax Associate with Arthur Andersen, LLP in Milwaukee, WI

Professional & Community Activities

  • Board Chairman, Heartstrings Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support, Inc.
  • Co-Chair, Tapestry Group
  • Member, American Bar Association
  • Member, North Carolina Bar Association
  • Member, Greensbor Bar Association and Young Lawyer's Association
  • Chair (2008); Vice Chair (2007), Business Women of the Triad

Certifications

  • Certified Public Accountant, Wisconsin 

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