David F. Paulson, Jr.

David Paulson is the Carolinas Managing Partner. He has more than 25 years of experience in mergers and acquisitions, corporate law and complex business transactions, including extensive experience in the health care industry and with health care M&A and business transactions. He is the vice president of the firm’s board of directors.

David’s business practice concentrates on helping his clients grow through domestic and international mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments, corporate finance, strategic alliances, multi-party joint ventures and intricate business transactions.  David often serves in the capacity as outside general counsel to his clients; advising boards and executive management on a variety of business and legal issues.

He has experience representing clients in a broad range of industries, including the software, pharmaceutical, mining, sports nutrition, manufacturing, institutional food service, utility, railroad, television production, insurance and outsourced services industries.

David’s health care industry experience includes advising hospitals, physician practices, home health care providers, health insurance companies, behavioral health providers, specialty pharma companies, institutional investors, and ancillary health care providers in a wide range of business transactions, corporate contracting, state and federal regulatory issues, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and ancillary investments.

David is licensed to practice in North Carolina. He is a member of the Business Law and Health Care Law sections of the North Carolina Bar Association. He currently serves as general counsel to the Raleigh Chamber of Commerce as well as on its executive committee and board of advisors.

He served on the board of directors of the United Way of the Greater Triangle and the board of trustees for the University of North Carolina Center for Public Television.  He also served on the board of directors for Durham Nativity School.

David received his Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Duke University in 1987, his Masters of Business Administration degree from Wake Forest University and his Juris Doctor degree from the Wake Forest University School of Law, both in 1991.