Andrew B. Coburn, Member
- Corporate
- Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation
- Entrepreneur Services
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Outside General Counsel
- Securities and Corporate Finance
- Venture Capital and Private Equity
Andy regularly represents clients in mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganizations, structuring of joint ventures, securities offerings and other financing transactions. He has extensive experience with growing companies and private placements of securities.
Andy also advises and assists public and private company clients in the design and implementation of executive compensation arrangements, equity compensation plans and broad-based employee benefits. Such representation includes particular experience with the specialized issues involved in entrepreneurial ventures and mergers and acquisitions.
Representative Matters
- Represented the founders of a private company who had built their business over 20 years in selling a majority interest to two private equity funds for over $50 million.
- Represented private biotechnical company in the private placement of $4 million in convertible notes.
- Represented NASDAQ corporation in addressing the corporate, tax and securities issues related to design and implementation of a new stock compensation plan and modifications to existing stock programs required to address a corporate recapitalization.
- Represented NYSE corporation in review and revision of executive deferred compensation program.
Professional Background
| 1997-Present | Wyche, P.A. |
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| 1996–97 | Law Clerk, Hon. J. Harvie Wilkinson, III, Chief Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit |
| 1989–1993 | Legislative Aide, U.S. Senator Arlen Specter |
Educational Background
| 1996, J.D. | University of Virginia School of Law; Order of the Coif; Raven Society; Virginia Law Review Editorial Board, 1994–95; Articles Editor, 1995–96 |
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| 1989, A.B. | Princeton University |
Bar and Court Admissions
- South Carolina Bar, 1997
Awards and Honors
- Best Lawyers In America, Lawyer of the Year 2011, Corporate Law, Greenville, SC
- Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 2009-Present
Representative Community Activities
- Greenville Little Theatre, Board of Directors, Treasurer, Chairman, and Performer
- BlackBox Magazine, Advisory Board, Columnist
- Meals on Wheels of Greenville Endowment, Trustee and Secretary
- Fourth Presbyterian Church, Elder, Deacon, Sunday School Teacher, and Choir Member
- Habitat for Humanity, Project Leader
Government Service
- 1989–93 Lieutenant, 629th Military Intelligence Battalion, Maryland Army National Guard