Firm Profile

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

USA Guide 2025

Ranked departments
Ranked lawyers
USA

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

Contact number

+1 919 781 4000

Share profile

About

Provided by Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP
USA
Firm Overview

Wyrick Robbins is a full-service law firm known for delivering practical, business-minded legal advice to growth-oriented companies. Based in Raleigh, North Carolina, the firm has grown into one of the region’s largest, serving clients ranging from startups and founders to public companies and institutional investors. Wyrick’s collaborative culture and deep industry knowledge make it a go-to firm for clients seeking both legal execution and strategic counsel. Many of the firm’s attorneys bring national law firm experience to a more agile, high-value platform.

Main Areas of Practice

Corporate

Home to one of the largest Emerging Companies and Venture Capital practices in the Southeast, the firm handles M&A, venture financings, corporate governance, securities law, and private equity transactions. Clients include early-stage startups, founders, boards, and later-stage growth companies. The team is particularly active in life sciences and information technology sectors.

Litigation

The litigation team represents clients in high-stakes commercial disputes, with a focus on corporate governance, contract disputes, employment issues, and securities litigation. Known for efficient resolutions and courtroom readiness, the practice is often recognized by Benchmark Litigation and Chambers USA.

Commercial Real Estate

Wyrick’s real estate attorneys handle acquisitions, dispositions, leasing, and development projects across the Southeast. Clients include commercial developers, institutional investors, and regional real estate operators.

Tax, Trusts & Estates

The firm’s tax and estate planning group advises individuals, closely held businesses, and nonprofit organizations. Services include sophisticated estate planning, tax structuring for transactions, and private business succession planning.

International Work

While the firm operates from a single office in North Carolina, Wyrick Robbins supports clients with cross-border M&A, international financing transactions, and global commercial contract negotiations. Attorneys frequently coordinate with foreign counsel to structure transactions and navigate regulatory landscapes worldwide. Wyrick Robbins leverages its membership in Meritas, a global alliance of independent law firms, to support clients on matters involving cross-border transactions, international regulatory compliance, multinational commercial agreements, and more. Through this trusted network, the firm coordinates seamlessly with vetted local counsel in over 90 countries to help clients navigate complex international issues.

Practice Areas and Offices
  • Appellate Litigation
  • Banking & Financial Institutions
  • Capital Markets
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Commercial Real Estate
  • Emerging Companies & Venture Capital
  • Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
  • Environmental, Regulatory & Administrative Law
  • Family Law
  • Government Contracting
  • Healthcare
  • Investment Funds
  • Labor & Employment
  • Licensing & Technology Transactions
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Privacy & Data Security
  • Tax
  • Trademarks
  • Trusts & Estates
Office

Wyrick Robbins operates from a single office in Raleigh, North Carolina, at the heart of the Research Triangle Park region, allowing for seamless collaboration across practices and efficient, high-quality service delivery to clients locally, nationally, and internationally.

Contact

4101 Lake Boone Trail, Suite 300 • Raleigh, NC 27607

+1 919.781.4000 • www.wyrick.com

Ranked Offices

Provided by Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

USA - Head office

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP rankings

USA Guide 2025
Filter by
Band
North Carolina
Healthcare
1 Department
2 Ranked Lawyers
Department
Healthcare
3
Healthcare
3
Band 3
Lawyers
Lee M. Whitman
1
Lee M. Whitman
1
Band 1
Frank S. Kirschbaum
2
Frank S. Kirschbaum
2
Band 2
Litigation: General Commercial
1 Department
3 Ranked Lawyers
Department
Litigation: General Commercial
4
Litigation: General Commercial
4
Band 4
Lawyers
Lee M. Whitman
3
Lee M. Whitman
3
Band 3
Michael DeFrank
3
Michael DeFrank
3
Band 3
Samuel A. Slater
U
Samuel A. Slater
U
Up and Coming
Tax
1 Department
1 Ranked Lawyer
Department
Tax
2
Tax
2
Band 2
Lawyers
Thomas H. Cook, Jr.
2
Thomas H. Cook, Jr.
2
Band 2
North Carolina: Raleigh, Greensboro & Surrounds
Corporate/M&A
1 Department
2 Ranked Lawyers
Department
Corporate/M&A
2
Corporate/M&A
2
Band 2
Lawyers
Larry E. Robbins
1
Larry E. Robbins
1
Band 1
Donald R Reynolds
3
Donald R Reynolds
3
Band 3