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Jonathan’s practice focuses on corporate and securities law with an emphasis on financial institutions. He advises clients on a wide range of issues, including corporate governance, public and private securities offerings, SEC reporting and compliance (including annual and quarterly reports, proxy materials, and Section 16 reports), stock exchange listing standards, and financial institution regulation. Jonathan has represented banks and bank holding companies in regulatory applications, charter conversions, and other supervisory matters with federal and state banking regulators. He also represents issuers and underwriters in public and private offerings of securities. Jonathan is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Duke University where he earned a B.A. degree, magna cum laude, in economics. He earned a J.D. degree from the University of North Carolina School of Law, where he served as an articles editor of the North Carolina Law Review. Before entering private practice, Jonathan served as a law clerk to the Honorable Ben F. Tennille, chief judge of the North Carolina Business Court. Jonathan serves as leader of the firm’s Banking & Financial Institutions practice group. He is licensed in North Carolina and New York.