About Walter
Walter M. Ebel III concentrates his practice in the area of mergers and acquisitions, assisting clients from diverse industries in complex business transactions. Skip advises clients on every phase of merger and acquisitions transactions, from initial confidentiality agreements and letters of intent, to negotiation and drafting of the merger and acquisition agreement, through the closing of the transaction. Skip has an LL.M in Taxation from New York University and his practice also includes income tax law. In addition, he is general counsel for Oaklawn Jockey Club, a horse racing and gaming facility in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Clients also rely on him for legislative drafting and governmental regulatory representation.In recognition of his experience and capabilities, Skip was named The Best Lawyers in America Lawyer of the Year in Corporate Law in 2019, 2009 and 2005 and in Mergers and Acquisitions Law in 2016 and 2014. He is also listed in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Corporate Law and Corporate Finance.
Awards & Recognition
- Lawyer of the Year: Corporate Law, Little Rock (2025)
- Lawyer of the Year: Tax Law, Little Rock (2025)
- Lawyer of the Year: Corporate Law, Little Rock (2021)
- Lawyer of the Year: Corporate Law, Little Rock (2019)
- Lawyer of the Year: Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Little Rock (2016)
- Lawyer of the Year: Corporate Law, Little Rock (2015)
- Lawyer of the Year: Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Little Rock (2014)
- Lawyer of the Year: Corporate Law, Little Rock (2009)
- Recognized: Corporate Law
- Recognized: Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Recognized: Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Recognized: Tax Law
- Special Focus: Closely-Held Businesses
- Special Focus: Corporate
- Special Focus: Corporate Finance
- Special Focus: Gaming
- Special Focus: General Corporate
- Special Focus: Government Relations
- Special Focus: Horse Racing
- Special Focus: Income Tax
- Special Focus: Intra-Company Disputes
- Special Focus: Mergers & Acquisitions
- Special Focus: Partnership and Limited Liability
- Special Focus: Real Estate
- Special Focus: Securities
- Special Focus: Subchapter S Corporations
- Special Focus: Tax
- Special Focus: Tax Disputes
- Special Focus: Tax Planning
- Special Focus: Transactions