Eric represents both public and private company clients in corporate and securities law matters and complex transactions. He advises clients on a full range of corporate and commercial matters, including company formation and choice of entity, raising angel and venture capital, negotiating complex contracts, director and officer fiduciary duties, going public, and public company strategic transactions including mergers and acquisitions, proxy contests, corporate reorganizations, securities offerings, and managing complex commercial relationships.
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| 1997, J.D. | University of Virginia School of Law, Virginia Law Review, Editorial Board, 1995-97; Order of the Coif; Lacy Withers Armor Scholar |
| 1991 & 1988, PhD., M.A. | University of Virginia, Graduate School of Arts & Sciences; Foreign Affairs; Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship, U.S. Arms Control & Disarmament Agency, 1990-91; MacArthur Fellow; Center for International Security Studies at Maryland, 1989-91; National Science Foundation Fellow, 1987-90; University of Virginia Presidential Fellow, 1986-87, 1990-91 |
| 1986, B.S. | Clemson University, Physics, summa cum laude |
Recent Representative Transactions
- Represented owner of an executive and employee insurance and retirement benefit plan broker, advisor and administrator in a sale of the business to a blockchain digitizer of life insurance policies.
- Represented local architectural services firm in its acquisition by a private equity backed national architectural services platform.
- Represented securitizer of credit union owned life insurance and bank owned life insurance in its merger of equals with blockchain digitizer of life insurance policies.
- Represented athletic equipment manufacturer in crowdfunding capital raise.
- Represented luxury holiday industry start-up in crowdfunding capital raise.
- Represented private equity owned equine veterinary practice platform in multiple add-on acquisitions of US equine veterinary practices.
- Represented global insurance company growth stage investor in Australian Insuretech company in negotiations with Insuretech company and lead investor of later stage preferred equity investment.
- Represented consulting, engineering and digital domain services provider in the aviation and transportation industries and its shareholders in the sale of the company to a global management consulting firm.
- Represented family office owned trucking fleet services provider in add-on acquisition.
- Represented technical precision fabrics company in its acquisition of imaging technology company.
- Represented US aviation industry professional services firm in its acquisition of a Canadian aviation digital maintenance solutions company.
- Represented owner of three local fitness clubs in sale of the clubs to an East Coast chain of fitness clubs.
| 1997-present | Wyche, P.A. |
| 1992-94 | Visiting Assistant Professor, Clemson University Political Science Department |
| 1992 | Post-Doctoral Fellow, Los Alamos National Laboratory |
South Carolina Bar, 1997
- Co-Chair of the Joint Task Force on Model Short Mergers & Acquisitions Agreements of the Middle Market & Small Business Committee and the Mergers & Acquisitions Committee of the Business Law Section of the American Bar Association charged with creating model 15-20 page stock purchase and asset purchase agreements intended for use in merger and acquisition transactions with a purchase price in the $500,000 to $10 million range.
- American Bar Association, Business Law Section, Middle Market & Small Business Committee, Member
- American Bar Association, Business Law Section, Mergers & Acquisitions Committee, Member
- Greenville Chamber of Commerce
- Pendleton Place for Children and Families, Board of Directors, 2015-Present
- Urban League of the Upstate, Board of Directors, 2009-2014; General Counsel, 2009-2011
- Guardian Ad Litem for Children in DSS Abuse and Neglect cases, Volunteer, 1998-2013
- Caine Halter Family YMCA, Board of Advisors, 2006-2011
- Friends of the Greenville County Volunteer GAL Program, Board of Directors, 2004-2006
- Greenville Housing Authority, Board of Commissioners, 2000-2007; Chairman, 2006-2007
- Palmetto Boys Shelter of Miracle Hill Ministries Volunteer, 1998-2003
- Co-Chair & Co-Moderator for Panel Presentation “Indemnification Language that Matters: Critical Language in Indemnification Provision and What Can Happen If You Don’t Have It” to be presented at the American Bar Association’s Business Law Section Fall Virtual Meeting September 2020.
- Panel Presentation “Tech Startups & the Innovation Economy: Legal Issues for Getting Started & Getting Capital” for South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA) continuing legal and accounting professional education presentation “The Innovation Economy in 2020: Opportunities and Challenges,” January 29, 2020.
- Course Instructor for Panel Presentation “Honey I Shrunk the Documents: Best practices for Purchase Agreements That Get Deals Done!” at the M&A Source conference at las Vegas, Nevada, October 23, 2017
- Course Instructor for Arizona Bar Continuing Legal Education Seminar “Honey I Shrunk the Documents: Best practices for Purchase Agreements That Get Deals Done!” in Phoenix, Arizona, May 12, 2017
- Panel presentation “Drafting Arbitration Clauses” for program titled “ADR in Action: How Arbitration and Mediation Clauses Work on Paper and in Practice” at the American Bar Association Business Law Section Spring Meeting, Montreal, Canada, April 7, 2016
- Doing Business in South Carolina Guide, author of Section XV: Licenses, updated January 2020
- Panel presentation “We’re Not in Kansas Anymore – Foreign M&A Pitfalls” for Wyche M&A CEO Roundtable, Greenville, South Carolina, September 15, 2015
- Speaker, “Securities Laws & Raising Capital”, The Iron Yard, May 13, 2015
- Speaker, “Private Offerings & Disclosure: Typical VC Investment Terms”, The Iron Yard, July 23, 2014
- Speaker, “Securities Laws & Disclosure”, The Iron Yard, April 26, 2013
- Speaker, “Private Placements”, The Iron Yard, August 8, 2012
- Guest Lecturer, “Starting Your Company”, Executive Leadership & Entrepreneurship Class, Clemson University College of Business & Behavioral Science, October 30, 2008
- Panelist, Wyche In-House Counsel CLE Roundtable – Mergers & Acquisitions, October 2008
- Raising Capital 101: Legal Considerations for Entrepreneurs, Start-ups and Small Businesses, as heard on “South Carolina Business Review” with Mike Switzer broadcast on June 26, 2008
| 2019 | Recognized on Pro Bono Honor Roll by Supreme Court of South Carolina |
| 2018 | Best Lawyers 2018 Greenville Corporate Law “Lawyer of the Year” |
| 2017 – Present | Listed in Chambers USA |
| 2014 | Best Lawyers Greenville Securities/Capital Markets Law “Lawyer of the Year” |
| 2011 | Urban League of the Upstate Volunteer of the Year Award |
| 2010 – Present | Listed in Best Lawyers In America: Corporate Law (2010-Present), Securities Law (2011-Present) |
| 2007 | Liberty Fellow, Class of 2007 |
| 1999 | South Carolina Bar Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year |
| 1997 | Thomas Marshall Miller Prize for Community Service, Virginia School of Law |
| 1997 | Robert F. Kennedy Award for Community Service, Virginia School of Law |
| 1997 | Rosenblum Award for Community Service, Virginia School of Law |
| 1997, J.D. | University of Virginia School of Law, Virginia Law Review, Editorial Board, 1995-97; Order of the Coif; Lacy Withers Armor Scholar |
| 1991 & 1988, PhD., M.A. | University of Virginia, Graduate School of Arts & Sciences; Foreign Affairs; Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship, U.S. Arms Control & Disarmament Agency, 1990-91; MacArthur Fellow; Center for International Security Studies at Maryland, 1989-91; National Science Foundation Fellow, 1987-90; University of Virginia Presidential Fellow, 1986-87, 1990-91 |
| 1986, B.S. | Clemson University, Physics, summa cum laude |
Recent Representative Transactions
- Represented owner of an executive and employee insurance and retirement benefit plan broker, advisor and administrator in a sale of the business to a blockchain digitizer of life insurance policies.
- Represented local architectural services firm in its acquisition by a private equity backed national architectural services platform.
- Represented securitizer of credit union owned life insurance and bank owned life insurance in its merger of equals with blockchain digitizer of life insurance policies.
- Represented athletic equipment manufacturer in crowdfunding capital raise.
- Represented luxury holiday industry start-up in crowdfunding capital raise.
- Represented private equity owned equine veterinary practice platform in multiple add-on acquisitions of US equine veterinary practices.
- Represented global insurance company growth stage investor in Australian Insuretech company in negotiations with Insuretech company and lead investor of later stage preferred equity investment.
- Represented consulting, engineering and digital domain services provider in the aviation and transportation industries and its shareholders in the sale of the company to a global management consulting firm.
- Represented family office owned trucking fleet services provider in add-on acquisition.
- Represented technical precision fabrics company in its acquisition of imaging technology company.
- Represented US aviation industry professional services firm in its acquisition of a Canadian aviation digital maintenance solutions company.
- Represented owner of three local fitness clubs in sale of the clubs to an East Coast chain of fitness clubs.
| 1997-present | Wyche, P.A. |
| 1992-94 | Visiting Assistant Professor, Clemson University Political Science Department |
| 1992 | Post-Doctoral Fellow, Los Alamos National Laboratory |
South Carolina Bar, 1997
- Co-Chair of the Joint Task Force on Model Short Mergers & Acquisitions Agreements of the Middle Market & Small Business Committee and the Mergers & Acquisitions Committee of the Business Law Section of the American Bar Association charged with creating model 15-20 page stock purchase and asset purchase agreements intended for use in merger and acquisition transactions with a purchase price in the $500,000 to $10 million range.
- American Bar Association, Business Law Section, Middle Market & Small Business Committee, Member
- American Bar Association, Business Law Section, Mergers & Acquisitions Committee, Member
- Greenville Chamber of Commerce
- Pendleton Place for Children and Families, Board of Directors, 2015-Present
- Urban League of the Upstate, Board of Directors, 2009-2014; General Counsel, 2009-2011
- Guardian Ad Litem for Children in DSS Abuse and Neglect cases, Volunteer, 1998-2013
- Caine Halter Family YMCA, Board of Advisors, 2006-2011
- Friends of the Greenville County Volunteer GAL Program, Board of Directors, 2004-2006
- Greenville Housing Authority, Board of Commissioners, 2000-2007; Chairman, 2006-2007
- Palmetto Boys Shelter of Miracle Hill Ministries Volunteer, 1998-2003
- Co-Chair & Co-Moderator for Panel Presentation “Indemnification Language that Matters: Critical Language in Indemnification Provision and What Can Happen If You Don’t Have It” to be presented at the American Bar Association’s Business Law Section Fall Virtual Meeting September 2020.
- Panel Presentation “Tech Startups & the Innovation Economy: Legal Issues for Getting Started & Getting Capital” for South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA) continuing legal and accounting professional education presentation “The Innovation Economy in 2020: Opportunities and Challenges,” January 29, 2020.
- Course Instructor for Panel Presentation “Honey I Shrunk the Documents: Best practices for Purchase Agreements That Get Deals Done!” at the M&A Source conference at las Vegas, Nevada, October 23, 2017
- Course Instructor for Arizona Bar Continuing Legal Education Seminar “Honey I Shrunk the Documents: Best practices for Purchase Agreements That Get Deals Done!” in Phoenix, Arizona, May 12, 2017
- Panel presentation “Drafting Arbitration Clauses” for program titled “ADR in Action: How Arbitration and Mediation Clauses Work on Paper and in Practice” at the American Bar Association Business Law Section Spring Meeting, Montreal, Canada, April 7, 2016
- Doing Business in South Carolina Guide, author of Section XV: Licenses, updated January 2020
- Panel presentation “We’re Not in Kansas Anymore – Foreign M&A Pitfalls” for Wyche M&A CEO Roundtable, Greenville, South Carolina, September 15, 2015
- Speaker, “Securities Laws & Raising Capital”, The Iron Yard, May 13, 2015
- Speaker, “Private Offerings & Disclosure: Typical VC Investment Terms”, The Iron Yard, July 23, 2014
- Speaker, “Securities Laws & Disclosure”, The Iron Yard, April 26, 2013
- Speaker, “Private Placements”, The Iron Yard, August 8, 2012
- Guest Lecturer, “Starting Your Company”, Executive Leadership & Entrepreneurship Class, Clemson University College of Business & Behavioral Science, October 30, 2008
- Panelist, Wyche In-House Counsel CLE Roundtable – Mergers & Acquisitions, October 2008
- Raising Capital 101: Legal Considerations for Entrepreneurs, Start-ups and Small Businesses, as heard on “South Carolina Business Review” with Mike Switzer broadcast on June 26, 2008
| 2019 | Recognized on Pro Bono Honor Roll by Supreme Court of South Carolina |
| 2018 | Best Lawyers 2018 Greenville Corporate Law “Lawyer of the Year” |
| 2017 – Present | Listed in Chambers USA |
| 2014 | Best Lawyers Greenville Securities/Capital Markets Law “Lawyer of the Year” |
| 2011 | Urban League of the Upstate Volunteer of the Year Award |
| 2010 – Present | Listed in Best Lawyers In America: Corporate Law (2010-Present), Securities Law (2011-Present) |
| 2007 | Liberty Fellow, Class of 2007 |
| 1999 | South Carolina Bar Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year |
| 1997 | Thomas Marshall Miller Prize for Community Service, Virginia School of Law |
| 1997 | Robert F. Kennedy Award for Community Service, Virginia School of Law |
| 1997 | Rosenblum Award for Community Service, Virginia School of Law |
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Professional Background
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Education
| 1997, J.D. | University of Virginia School of Law, Virginia Law Review, Editorial Board, 1995-97; Order of the Coif; Lacy Withers Armor Scholar |
| 1991 & 1988, PhD., M.A. | University of Virginia, Graduate School of Arts & Sciences; Foreign Affairs; Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship, U.S. Arms Control & Disarmament Agency, 1990-91; MacArthur Fellow; Center for International Security Studies at Maryland, 1989-91; National Science Foundation Fellow, 1987-90; University of Virginia Presidential Fellow, 1986-87, 1990-91 |
| 1986, B.S. | Clemson University, Physics, summa cum laude |
Representative Matters
Recent Representative Transactions
- Represented owner of an executive and employee insurance and retirement benefit plan broker, advisor and administrator in a sale of the business to a blockchain digitizer of life insurance policies.
- Represented local architectural services firm in its acquisition by a private equity backed national architectural services platform.
- Represented securitizer of credit union owned life insurance and bank owned life insurance in its merger of equals with blockchain digitizer of life insurance policies.
- Represented athletic equipment manufacturer in crowdfunding capital raise.
- Represented luxury holiday industry start-up in crowdfunding capital raise.
- Represented private equity owned equine veterinary practice platform in multiple add-on acquisitions of US equine veterinary practices.
- Represented global insurance company growth stage investor in Australian Insuretech company in negotiations with Insuretech company and lead investor of later stage preferred equity investment.
- Represented consulting, engineering and digital domain services provider in the aviation and transportation industries and its shareholders in the sale of the company to a global management consulting firm.
- Represented family office owned trucking fleet services provider in add-on acquisition.
- Represented technical precision fabrics company in its acquisition of imaging technology company.
- Represented US aviation industry professional services firm in its acquisition of a Canadian aviation digital maintenance solutions company.
- Represented owner of three local fitness clubs in sale of the clubs to an East Coast chain of fitness clubs.
Professional Background
| 1997-present | Wyche, P.A. |
| 1992-94 | Visiting Assistant Professor, Clemson University Political Science Department |
| 1992 | Post-Doctoral Fellow, Los Alamos National Laboratory |
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