Bio

David Whelpley Jr. is a partner in the firm's M&A and Corporate Transactions Department. David personally focuses his practice on domestic and international mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, corporate finance and commercial transactions. He has represented a wide array of publicly traded and privately held companies in transactions involving international and domestic leveraged buy-outs, strategic joint ventures, recapitalizations, Section 363 asset acquisitions, private equity financings, secured and unsecured public and privately-placed senior, mezzanine and second-lien financings, commercial trade financings and letters of credit. David’s experience also spans a number of industries, including transportation (aircraft, trucking & rail), software, chemicals, , telecommunications, real estate investment, manufacturing, healthcare and pharmaceuticals. David has been recognized for many years by Chambers USA as a North Carolina "Leading Lawyer" in Corporate/M&A. David has been a past long-time member of the Board of Directors of the Mecklenburg Bar Foundation, serving for a number of years as its chair of development. He is involved in Business Law and International Law sections of the American Bar Association and the Association for Corporate Growth. David has served as advisor to the North Carolina Center for Non-Profits and the Trust for Public Lands. In addition, David is OFAC Cuba license counsel for a number of non-profit groups.