About E.
Knox is a general business attorney with a financial institutions and regulatory background. He helps large, mid-sized, and small businesses with general corporate and business issues, including mergers and acquisitions, and is particularly well-equipped to address a variety of regulatory issues and lending matters. Knox has experience with securities issues, and also advises on trust issues, securities brokerage, investment advice and asset management services, and insurance services. He serves on various North Carolina Bar Association committees, including those that deal with legislative issues affecting financial institutions and trust administration. Knox also serves as President of the New Bern Civic Theatre. He previously served on the Legal Issues and Workplace Policies and Education Committees of the North Carolina Chamber and on the Board of the New Bern Area Chamber of Commerce. Prior to joining the firm, Knox served as related financial services counsel for one of North Carolina's major multi-bank holding companies. Before that, he practiced law with a large firm in Raleigh. Knox was named a 2017 "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers in the field of Corporate Law.
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Awards & Recognition
- Lawyer of the Year: Corporate Law, Wilmington, NC (2024)
- Lawyer of the Year: Corporate Law, Wilmington, NC (2022)
- Lawyer of the Year: Corporate Law, Wilmington, NC (2017)
- Recognized: Administrative / Regulatory Law
- Recognized: Banking and Finance Law
- Recognized: Corporate Law
- Recognized: Financial Services Regulation Law
- Special Focus: Banking
- Special Focus: COVID-19
- Special Focus: Mergers & Acquisitions
- Special Focus: Regulatory
- Special Focus: Securities
- "Lawyer of the Year," Best Lawyers®, 2017, 2022, 2024
- John Huske Anderson Award from North Carolina Medical Society
- The Best Lawyers in America 2010-2024