Manning, Fulton & Skinner, P.A. partner Ritchie W. Taylor has taken on another leadership role within the North Carolina Bar Association (NCBA). The Raleigh-based attorney was appointed by the incoming president of the NCBA, Jon Heyl, to serve as Chair of the NCBA’s Business Law Section. Mr. Taylor’s two-year term as Chair begins July 1, 2021.
The Business Law Section provides information, practice tools and member activities related to business law practice. The Section also proposes and monitors changes to state business laws and regulations. Specifically, the Section is concerned with the areas of law that relate to the conduct of business, including banking law, securities regulation, business financing, acquisitions, antitrust, contracts, corporations, director liability, mergers, guarantees and other areas; meets regularly with the North Carolina Secretary of State’s office; and helps mold the NCBA’s legislative agenda for presentation to the General Assembly.
About Ritchie Taylor
The current Vice-Chair of the NCBA’s Business Law Section and Chair of its CLE Committee, Mr. Taylor counsels business clients throughout each organization’s life cycle from formation to successful exit. He serves as general counsel to numerous emerging and middle market businesses across all industries with a particular concentration in representing clients in the franchising, retail, hospitality, and education sectors. For more information, please visit Mr. Taylor’s biography.
About Manning Fulton
Manning Fulton was founded in 1955 by Howard Manning and Charles Fulton, and is one of the longest-lasting law partnerships in North Carolina. In its nearly seven decades faithfully serving the Triangle and Eastern North Carolina, Manning Fulton has grown with its clients and this remarkable state. Today, more than 40 attorneys, averaging more than 20 years’ experience in their respective fields, provide the full suite of legal services to businesses and individuals throughout North Carolina. The firm’s attorneys are uniquely committed to first-rate, accessible, no nonsense expertise and the development of a lasting relationship with every client. Put simply, we focus on what matters.
