Miles S. Bruder

About

Miles S. Bruder, Partner at Williams Mullen, represents clients in mergers and acquisitions. He serves emerging and middle-market companies as outside general counsel. He manages customer and supplier contracts for the in-house legal departments of several multi-national, publicly traded companies. He also handles incentive compensation arrangements, entity formation and capitalization, and corporate debt and equity finance. He earned his J.D. at Wake Forest University School of Law. He earned his B.S. at the University of Pennsylvania. He negotiates joint ventures, joint development arrangements, and inbound and outbound information technology licenses.

Who is a good fit for Miles S. Bruder

• Emerging and middle-market companies that need outside counsel for a merger or an acquisition.
• Companies arranging debt or equity financing as part of a corporate transaction.
• Businesses entering a joint venture or a joint development arrangement.

Education and admissions

Education

• Wake Forest University School of Law, J.D.
• University of Pennsylvania, B.S.

Bar admissions

North Carolina

Recognition

• Named a Client Service All-Star by The BTI Consulting Group, Inc. (2025)
• The Best Lawyers in America® - Corporate Law (2021-present), Mergers and Acquisitions Law (2024-present)
• North Carolina Super Lawyers \- "Rising Stars" (2022)

Specialties

Representative matters

As described on the firm’s website.

• Represented a multi-billion dollar data analytics company in the acquisition of substantially all assets of a cloud computing software company.
• Represented four affiliated manufacturers and franchisors of home and vehicle disability equipment in their sale of all ownership interests to a private equity firm.
• Represented a leading regional grocery and dry goods distribution company in the sale of all stock to a publicly traded holding company.
• Assisted a multi-state specialty medical practice in the acquisition of all assets of another specialty practice.
• Represented a multi-state industrial water purification equipment manufacturer and servicer in the acquisition of substantially all assets of a division of a foreign competitor.
• Represented a national pharmaceutical developer and manufacturer in the acquisition of all stock of a manufacturer of dietary and topical health products.
• Represented one of the U.S. market’s leading beverage alcohol wholesalers in its $300 million acquisition of a wine and beer distributor. ($300,000,000)
• Represented a hospice agency in numerous acquisitions, including the purchase of hospice operators and agencies in Arkansas, Oklahoma and Louisiana.
• Represented a manufacturer, marketer and distributor of nutritional supplements in its acquisition of a maker of over-the-counter healthcare products.
• Represented a global leader in branched chain amino acid sports nutrition in its sale to a market leader in sports nutrition.

Deal profile

Typical deal size

Any deal size

Remote work

In-person / regional