Atty. E. Knox Proctor V
Knox is a general business attorney with a financial institutions and regulatory background. He helps large, mid-sized, and small businesses with general corporate and business issues, including mergers and acquisitions, and is particularly well-equipped to address a variety of regulatory issues and lending matters.
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Knox is a general business attorney with a financial institutions and regulatory background. He helps large, mid-sized, and small businesses with general corporate and business issues, including mergers and acquisitions, and is particularly well-equipped to address a variety of regulatory issues and lending matters. Knox has experience with securities issues, and also advises on trust issues, securities brokerage, investment advice and asset management services, and insurance services. He serves on various North Carolina Bar Association committees, including those that deal with legislative issues affecting financial institutions and trust administration. Knox also serves as President of the New Bern Civic Theatre. He previously served on the Legal Issues and Workplace Policies and Education Committees of the North Carolina Chamber and on the Board of the New Bern Area Chamber of Commerce. Prior to joining the firm, Knox served as related financial services counsel for one of North Carolina's major multi-bank holding companies. Before that, he practiced law with a large firm in Raleigh. Knox was named a 2017 "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers in the field of Corporate Law.
Practice Areas
Education
J.D.
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- 1987
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The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- 1984
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Davidson College
- 1981
Awards
Best Lawyers in America — Administrative / Regulatory Law
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Banking and Finance Law
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Corporate Law
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Financial Services Regulation Law
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Special Focus:
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Banking
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — COVID-19
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Mergers & Acquisitions
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Regulatory
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Securities
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Awards:
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — "Lawyer of the Year," Best Lawyers, 2017, 2022, 2024
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — John Huske Anderson Award from North Carolina Medical Society
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — The Best Lawyers in America 2010-2024
- 2026
Lawyer of the Year — Corporate Law, Wilmington (NC)
- 2024
Lawyer of the Year — Corporate Law, Wilmington (NC)
- 2022
Lawyer of the Year — Corporate Law, Wilmington (NC)
- 2017
Bar Admissions
North Carolina
Admitted: 1987
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