Atty. John W. Babcock

Atty. John W. Babcock

John Babcock has extensive experience in corporate and tax law matters, mergers and acquisitions and general business transactions, as well as commercial loan transactions where he represents both borrowers and lenders. John represents clients regarding all aspects of entity formation, debt and private equity financing, corporate governance, shareholder disputes, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and commercial business and loan transactions.

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John Babcock has extensive experience in corporate and tax law matters, mergers and acquisitions and general business transactions, as well as commercial loan transactions where he represents both borrowers and lenders.

John represents clients regarding all aspects of entity formation, debt and private equity financing, corporate governance, shareholder disputes, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and commercial business and loan transactions. He also devotes a significant portion of his time advising clients on a wide range of tax matters, focusing primarily on partnership and S corporation tax issues.

John has served as an adjunct professor of law at Wake Forest University Law School for many years, where he has taught courses in business planning, partnership taxation, and corporate taxation.

John graduated from the University of Michigan-Dearborn in 1982, with distinction, with a bachelor of science in administration. He received his J.D. in 1985 from Wake Forest University, where he graduated magna cum laude, and an LL.M. in Taxation from New York University in 1987.

Education

LL.M. Taxation
New York University
- 1987
J.D
Wake Forest University
- 1985
B.S.A. Finance
University of Michigan – Dearborn
- 1982

Awards

Lawyer of the Year — Commercial Transactions / UCC Law (Triad)
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Commercial Finance Law
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Corporate Law
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Health Care Law
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Tax Law
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Awards:
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Legal Elite, as rated by Business North Carolina magazine, multiple years
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Legal Elite Top Rated Lawyer for Business Law, 2018
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Legal Elite Hall of Fame, 2019
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Super Lawyers, 2007-2017, 2019-present
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — AV Preeminent™ 5.0 out of 5 rating in Martindale-Hubble
- 2026
Lawyer of the Year — Commercial Finance Law (Triad)
- 2025
Lawyer of the Year — Corporate Law (Triad)
- 2025
Lawyer of the Year — Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) (Triad)
- 2022
Lawyer of the Year — Mergers and Acquisitions Law (Triad)
- 2021
Lawyer of the Year — Mergers and Acquisitions Law (Greensboro)
- 2019
Lawyer of the Year — Mergers and Acquisitions Law (Greensboro)
- 2017
Lawyer of the Year — Corporate Law (Greensboro)
- 2016
Lawyer of the Year — Corporate Law (Greensboro)
- 2010

Bar Admissions

North Carolina, North Carolina Bar Association
Admitted: 1986

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