News Article
Womble Carlyle Adds Jay Silver, Lisa Dixon, and Dorinda Peacock to Raleigh Office
January 27, 2012
Public relations contact: Bruce Buchanan (336) 728-7027
RALEIGH, N.C.—Veteran Raleigh-area attorneys Jay Silver, Lisa Dixon and Dorinda Peacock have joined Womble Carlyle, effective immediately. Combined, Silver, and Dixon and Peacock have nearly 70 years of experience representing clients in business litigation and corporate & securities matters, respectively.
Hayden J. “Jay” Silver III has more than 30 years of experience in commercial and intellectual property litigation. His IP litigation includes representing corporate clients in a wide range of patent, copyright, trademark and licensing disputes, including cases related to software development and trade secrets. He is the former Chair of the Wake Education Partnership.
Lisa J. Dixon is a Corporate & Securities attorney with significant transactions experience. Dixon served as acquisition counsel to Carolina Turkeys in its acquisition of the Butterball brand, creating the largest turkey producer in the U.S. Dixon also is experienced in general corporate and commercial real estate transactions law.
Dorinda L. Peacock brings more than a decade of M&A transactions experience to Womble Carlyle’s Corporate & Securities Practice Group. She also advises clients in commercial contract issues. In addition, Peacock is experienced in commercial real estate transactions, including sales, acquisitions and leases. She is a board member of Arts Together, Inc.
“Jay, Lisa, and Dorinda are well-known to us—and to business leaders here in the Triangle,” said Johnny Loper, Managing Partner of Womble Carlyle’s Raleigh office. “Their addition to our team in the Triangle builds on our client-service capabilities. Along with the recent addition of our offices in Charleston, South Carolina and Silicon Valley, California, these new lawyers in Raleigh will be part of a law firm that is growing both here in the Triangle and throughout its footprint.”
All three join Womble Carlyle from Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP, and are practicing in Womble Carlyle’s Raleigh office.
About Womble Carlyle
Womble Carlyle is a full-service business law firm with a focus on innovative solutions to client needs. The firm supports the Association of Corporate Counsel in the ACC Value Challenge, which seeks to better align legal services with the needs of corporate clients.
The firm serves clients nationally and globally with more than 550 attorneys in thirteen offices: Atlanta; Charleston and Greenville, S.C.; Charlotte, Greensboro, Raleigh, Research Triangle Park, and Winston-Salem, N.C.; Silicon Valley, Calif., Washington, D.C.; Tysons Corner, Va.; Baltimore; and Wilmington, Del.
In the community, the firm is the first law firm to receive the Thurgood Marshall College Fund Corporate Leadership Award as well as the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Freedom Award.
Womble Carlyle is a full-service business law firm with a focus on innovative solutions to client needs. The firm supports the Association of Corporate Counsel in the ACC Value Challenge, which seeks to better align legal services with the needs of corporate clients.
The firm serves clients nationally and globally with more than 550 attorneys in thirteen offices: Atlanta; Charleston and Greenville, S.C.; Charlotte, Greensboro, Raleigh, Research Triangle Park, and Winston-Salem, N.C.; Silicon Valley, Calif., Washington, D.C.; Tysons Corner, Va.; Baltimore; and Wilmington, Del.
In the community, the firm is the first law firm to receive the Thurgood Marshall College Fund Corporate Leadership Award as well as the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Freedom Award.