Mr. Wellons’s primary areas of practice are corporate law, banking and finance law, securities, and biotechnology law. He also chairs the community banking practice group.

Bar Admissions

Admissions

• Virginia State Bar

Education

• Duke University, B.A., 1978
• Duke University, Fuqua School of Business, M.B.A., 1979
• Washington & Lee University, J.D., 1987

Significant Accomplishments

Counseling a large variety of businesses, including large public companies, small closely-held businesses and financial institutions

Advising clients on matters such as corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, securities and regulatory compliance, and biotechnology

Handling mergers and acquisitions, securities filings, regulatory compliance and corporate governance issues for community banks in Virginia, North Carolina and West Virginia

Serving as lead counsel on approximately 10 initial public offerings, 5 secondary public offerings, 20 acquisitions by larger companies and 10 private offerings

Serving as lead counsel on approximately 15 financial institution mergers

Serving as lead counsel on regulated industry transactions, including transactions in energy and financial sectors

Preparing Hart-Scott-Rodino filings and other anti-trust filings for the Department of Justice

Publications & Presentations

• Editor, ABA book, Biotechnology and the Law, Second Edition
• Senior editor and author of ABA book, Biotechnology and the Law: A Primer