Marc A. Rawls

With a background in mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and related issues, Marc A. Rawls works with both privately and publicly held companies in acquisitions, restructuring transactions, joint ventures and both private and public securities offerings. Marc also counsels clients in a variety of industries on corporate governance matters.

He regularly advises on transactions involving capital formation, including securities offerings, and intellectual property licensing arrangements for businesses, and has particular experience in structuring complex franchise, limited liability and partnership arrangements, including public private partnerships.

Marc works extensively with firms in the water industry. Among other matters, he assisted Culligan International in numerous acquisitions and dispositions of bottled water franchises and guided Veolia Water North America, Inc. and Veolia Energy North America, Inc. through more than 50 acquisitions and dispositions of water waste treatment and energy assets. Marc also provides counsel on transactions in the payment card, electronic commerce, software and energy industries.

Marc has been selected as one of twelve Georgia Lawyers Under 40 “On the Rise” by the Fulton County Daily Report, was appointed as an ambassador of the American Bar Association’s business section, and is a member of Eversheds Sutherland (US)’s Business Development Committee and Diversity and Inclusion Committee.

Marc serves as a primary vendor and outsourcing contract counsel for a number of the firm’s largest clients, negotiating supply agreements, licensing agreements, leases, service agreements, procurement documentation and other material agreements.