Legal 500 Recognizes 23 Brooks Pierce Attorneys in North Carolina Elite Rankings

Legal 500 recognized 23 Brooks Pierce attorneys in its 2026 North Carolina Elite rankings, which highlights leading attorneys at regional powerhouse firms handling matters at the highest levels of the legal market. Brooks Pierce was also ranked among the top five firms in the practice areas of Finance and Restructuring and Corporate and M&A. Legal 500’s worldwide rankings showcase the best-performing firms around the world in major practice areas, highlighting the most accomplished, consistent and highly regarded performers across legal500.com’s in-depth market coverage. These rankings are not informed by individual submissions; instead, inclusion is determined by aggregation, analysis and weighting of Legal 500’s existing jurisdictional rankings and research data, complemented by insight from Legal 500’s senior editorial team.

The Brooks Pierce attorneys recognized in the 2026 North Carolina Elite rankings include:

Commercial Disputes

• Charles Coble – 1
• Jim Phillips – 1
• David Allen – 2
• Ben Chesson – 2
• Eric David - 2
• Bob King - 2
• Gary Parsons - 2
• Shana Fulton - 3
• Andy Rodenbough - 3
• Jennifer Van Zant - 3

Corporate and M&A

• John Cross - 2
• Haniya Mir - 2
• Melissa Bailey - 3

Finance and Restructuring

• Iain MacSween - 2
• Ben Davis - 3
• Clint Morse - 3
• Bob Singer - 3

Intellectual Property

• David Sar - 1
• Thomas Varnum - 3
• Coe Ramsey - 4

Real Estate

• David Green - 2
• Tony Barwick - 3
• Jimmy Hayes - 3

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