Amish Patel
Partner, Attorney at Williams Mullen
About
Amish Patel advises large and middle-market companies and private equity-backed businesses on mergers, acquisitions, and private equity transactions. Life sciences and medical device companies retain him as outside general counsel. He guides advanced manufacturing and SaaS companies on corporate restructurings and partnerships. Entrepreneurs and startups seek his counsel on entity choice, early-stage growth financing, and tax implications. He counsels management, investors, and owners on governance and company transactions. Before law school, he provided financial management and analysis at Accenture. He advised private and public companies on internal controls and Sarbanes-Oxley as a senior consultant at Deloitte & Touche. He earned a J.D. from Campbell University School of Law. He holds a B.B.A. from The George Washington University in finance and information systems. He advises nonprofit and for-profit boards on transactions and succession planning.
Who is a good fit for Amish Patel
- Private equity-backed companies closing a merger or an acquisition.
- Middle-market manufacturers seeking counsel on a corporate restructuring.
- Life sciences and medical device owners preparing a company sale.
- Entrepreneurs raising early-stage growth financing for a young company.
Education and admissions
- Education
- Campbell University School of Law, J.D.
- The George Washington University, B.B.A.
- Bar admissions
- North Carolina
Recognition
- Best Lawyers ® - "Ones to Watch" for Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law (2021-present)
- North Carolina Super Lawyers \- "Rising Stars" (2022-present)
Specialties
Representative matters
As described on the firm’s website.
- Represented an RTP-based medical device company on convertible debt financing totaling $10M. ($10,000,000)
- Represent a growth stage optical sensor company on equity financing totaling $16M. ($16,000,000)
- Represented plant-based food manufacturing company on complex capital restructuring involving entity conversions, IP assignments and contributions, and various equity, debt, and warrant conversions.
- Represented a development-staged life science company commercializing central nervous system treatments on a $40M private equity financing. ($40,000,000)
- Serve as outside general counsel to cybersecurity software start up, counseling on general corporate issues, customer negotiations, and $5M Series A round financing. ($5,000,000)
- Regularly represent angel fund on closing and due diligence matters for investments in the agtech, real estate, financial services, and medical device industries.
- Represented a home automation equipment manufacturer on Series A, Series B, and Series C private placement equity financing in the amounts of $2.1M, $1.0M, and $2.5M, respectively.
- Represented international furniture manufacturer in a $10M asset sale transaction to U.S.-based manufacturer and retailer. ($10,000,000)
- Represented multiple dental practices in asset purchase acquisitions on buy- and sell-side transactions.
- Represented regional engineering design firm in an asset purchase acquisition by an Indian-based engineering firm.
Deal profile
- Typical deal size
- Any deal size
- Remote work
- In-person / regional