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Ace is of counsel in the business law department. He focuses his practice on the areas of corporate and transactional law, public utility regulation, securities law, and alternative dispute resolution.
Representative Matters
Served as party-appointed arbitrator in several major contract disputes in utility industry.
Served as party-appointed arbitrator in major contract dispute between a coal company and an electric generator.
Represented buyer in purchase of assets of a leading hosiery manufacturing business.
Represented seller in sale of assets of a home furnishings manufacturer.
Represented a major utility in matter before the North Carolina Utilities Commission.
Publications, Presentations and Awards
Legal Elite Hall of Fame, Business North Carolina Magazine, Litigation, 2007-2008
Best Lawyers in America, Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, Corporate Law, Energy Law and Securities Law, 2001-2008
North Carolina Bar Association Judge John J. Parker Memorial Awards Recipient, 2006
Chambers USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers, 2004-2007, Corporate/M&A
Business North Carolina Magazine, 2003-2006 Legal Elite
Professional, Civic and Community Involvement
Professional: American Bar Association, House of Delegates, 1980-2000; Board of Governors, 1997-2000; Finance Committee, Chair, 1999-2000; Standing Committee on Rules and Calendar, Chair, 1988-1991; Standing Committee on Constitution and Bylaws, Chair, 1991-1994; Special Committee on Governance, Chair, 1993-1995; Standing Committee on Audit, Chair, 2000-2003
American Bar Foundation, Life Fellow
Corporate Law Drafting Committee of N.C. General Statutes Commission, Member, 1987-1993
Legal Services of Southern Piedmont, Director, 1989-1992
Mecklenburg Bar Foundation, Trustee, 1986-1989
North Carolina Bar Association, President, 1978-1979
Civic/Community: Carolinas Healthcare Foundation, Board of Directors, 1990-present; Chair, 1997-2002
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority, Vice-chair, 1982-2001
Health Services Foundation, Board of Directors, 1990-present
Duke Law School, Board of Visitors, 1988-present
Johnson C. Smith University, Board of Visitors, 1987-present. | 