Lawyer Bio : Cyrus M. Johnson, Jr.

For over twenty years Cy Johnson has represented individuals and companies in structuring start-up businesses and real estate projects. Johnson has extensive experience in assisting businesses and real estate developers in raising capital through private offerings, typically structured to comply with Regulation D. Johnson provides on-going legal counseling concerning issues facing growing businesses and handles mergers, acquisitions, sales and restructuring for his business clients. Johnson also advises clients on director, officer and manager fiduciary duties and represents clients in shareholder, partner and member disputes.

Johnson has been recognized as one of the “Legal Elite” and a “Super Lawyer” in North Carolina publications in the areas of corporate law and business law.

Representative transactions Johnson has handled include:

• Structuring start-up businesses in industries including restaurant, hotel, manufacturing, real estate development, distribution services and professional services (architectural, engineering and legal).
• Drafting private offering documents for real estate projects and funds, manufacturing companies, and restaurants and hotels.
• A partnership dispute and division of the assets.
• General corporate representation of a public company.
• Shareholder disputes and buy-outs.
• Representation of acquirer of a foreign division of a U. S. public company.
• Representation of a foreign manufacturer in creating a U. S. distribution company.