Kurtis R. Dumaw Ellis & Winters LLP recently served as lead counsel to Opus Inspection, Inc. and its parent company, Opus Group AB (publ), in connection with the acquisition of Envirotest Systems Holding Corp. The acquisition was valued at approximately $90 Million and closed on February 28, 2014. The acquisition includes approximately sixty […]
Stephen Feldman Chris Jackson By Stephen Feldman and Chris Jackson When drafting contracts, can specificity ever not be a virtue? When a contract leaves material terms open, after all, the contract might be void for indefiniteness. E.g., Boyce v. McMahan, 285 N.C. 730, 734, 208 S.E.2d 692, 695 (1974). This article addresses […]
Jonathan A. Berkelhammer Ellis & Winters is pleased to announce that Jon Berkelhammer has joined the firm as partner. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Berkelhammer practiced in a regional southeastern firm for 29 years. Mr. Berkelhammer has a sophisticated trial practice and regularly appears in the state and federal trial and appellate courts […]
Michael G. Winters Ellis & Winters is pleased to announce that Mike Winters will receive the North Carolina Bar Association “Citizen Lawyer Award,” at the NCBA Annual Meeting on June 20, 2014. The NCBA Citizen Lawyer Award was established in 2007 to recognize lawyers who provide exemplary public service to their communities. Honorees include […]