Gregory S. Curran

Greg is Chairman of the Firm and a member of Maynard's Corporate Section. He served as Chair of the Firm's Business Section for several years and Chair of both the Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity practice groups. He has also served on the Firm's Executive Committee for several years.

With 30 years of experience advising clients through all types of business matters and complex transactions, Greg's distinguished and steadfast clientele includes both privately held and publicly traded companies, as well as emerging growth and start-up businesses, portfolio companies and their private equity and venture capital investors. His industry knowledge and experience is expansive, ranging from global manufacturers to companies operating in the financial services, healthcare, and technology sectors.

Greg focuses his corporate practice on providing the following areas of service to clients:

• Mergers and Acquisitions - handles a variety of mergers and acquisitions transactions, as well as joint ventures, for both private and public companies
• Private Equity and Venture Capital - regularly represents venture capital and private equity investors, as well as early-stage and growth-stage companies, in connection with a variety of venture capital, private equity, CAPCO, and other similar financing transactions
• Private Investment Fund Formation - assists with the formation of private equity and venture capital funds, hedge funds and fund of funds, real estate investment funds, as well as advises fund managers and investment advisors on all matters relating to the regulation and investment activities thereof
• General Counsel Services - provides ongoing strategic business and legal advice to numerous private and public companies regarding matters of corporate governance, dispute resolution, crisis management, strategic planning, and communications, among others
• Securities Offerings - represents both public and private companies in connection with public offerings of debt and equity securities, including numerous public offerings, including IPOs, and private placement transactions from early and growth-stage companies

Greg's success has earned him numerous accolades, among which is his distinguished Band 1 ranking as a Leading Corporate Practitioner by Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business. He is consistently recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© across multiple practice areas including Corporate Law, Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities Law and Venture Capital Law. Greg was tapped by Best Lawyers® as "Lawyer of the Year" in 2020 for Corporate Law, in 2010 and 2015 for Corporate Governance and Compliance, in 2017 for Securities/Capital Markets Law and again in 2019 in the area of Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law.

“Greg has the table stakes of integrity, professionalism and technical knowledge.”

“He is the best corporate and M&A lawyer in the market.”

“He helps us out on transactions, and he is very knowledgeable in the areas of securities and all things corporate.”

“He is very smart and dedicated, and is a leader of the firm.”

“I think of him as the best in the market. He is a very, very good negotiator, and he has the ability to get along with who is negotiating.”

Affiliations

• American Bar Association, Business Law Section
• Alabama State Bar Association
• Birmingham Bar Association

Civic Involvement

• Birmingham Business Alliance, Vice Chairman of Public Policy (2018)
• Downtown Rotary Club
• Birmingham Venture Club, Board of Directors; President (2008)
• Grace House Ministries, Board of Directors