Ragsdale Liggett’s practice encompasses all facets of general business law. Our expertise focuses on general corporate law, the preparation of contracts and the organization of business entities, mergers and acquisitions. We handle all holding company, acquisition, tender offer and merger transactions, as well as corporate governance issues.
Directors and owners of privately held entities can depend on Ragsdale Liggett to provide counsel for an initial public offering (IPO) and the complexities of taking a company public. Our firm has decades of experience and expertise providing corporate, regulatory and legislative representation to business entities, not just within North Carolina, but also throughout the country. When a client wishes to consolidate or expand business operations, whether in transportation, manufacturing, insurance or another industry, Ragsdale Liggett helps owners identify business concerns, develop alternative solutions and decide which option best serves their purposes.
Skilled Negotiators and Counselors
Our firm’s lawyers are skilled negotiators and counselors who can steer clients through the waters of complex negotiation meetings and communications, helping clients evaluate the market position of the business they plan to sell or want to buy. Assessing the needs, wishes and concerns of everyone at the table, Ragsdale Liggett knows how to leverage the balance of power to reach winning agreements that satisfy all parties.
With Ragsdale Liggett’s expertise, corporations can confidently make judicious market responses to economic pressures and opportunities through timely mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and corporate reorganizations.
Ragsdale Liggett lawyers have dealt with the acquisition and representation of entities ranging from large, world-renowned corporations to one-person local businesses. Regardless of the size of a business, Ragsdale Liggett can help a client structure and complete effective business strategies and transactions in order to achieve efficiency, profitability and solvency in today’s global business environment.
Frank R. Liggett III
David Liggett
Dorothy B. Burch
Charles J. Vaughan III
Richard Bolton


