Bio

Jack Stephenson has represented both publicly held and privately held businesses in financing and acquisition transactions. He is experienced in securities and insurance regulation, corporate and partnership taxation, mergers and acquisitions and real estate development and finance. Jack practices in the Birmingham office with the Corporate and Tax Practice Group, of which he is the former chair. He is also the former chair of the firm’s Business Section. He has over 40 years of experience in representing both publicly and privately held businesses. His experience includes representing public and private companies in public offerings and private placements and in assisting public companies with SEC reporting and corporate governance requirements. Jack has served as lead counsel in numerous acquisition transactions involving public companies and in transactions involving the acquisition of insurance companies in twelve different states. Over the years, Jack has worked with many small and large clients to address tax, compensation, succession and asset protection issues for their businesses. His services include business and succession planning for business owners and representation of businesses in financing transactions and mergers and acquisitions. He has assisted several nursing home companies in developing and implementing their corporate structure and in their expansion through acquisition and financing transactions relating to the construction and acquisition of skilled care and assisted living facilities. He also has significant experience in representing real estate developers in planning and transactional work, particularly in connection with the ownership and financing of residential development projects. Jack served on the Adjunct Faculty at the University of Alabama School of Law from 1979 to 1999 teaching courses in Securities Regulation, Business Planning and corporate Finance.