Profile
Morgan Ownbey is a corporate attorney specializing in mergers and acquisitions, financial transactions, corporate restructuring, and commercial contracts. He advises middle-market businesses on asset and stock purchases, capital raises, and negotiates a variety of contracts, including nondisclosure, supply, service, and drafts all other essential contracts for buying, selling, and operating businesses. Morgan frequently serves as outside general counsel, providing ongoing strategic legal guidance and ensuring a smooth and efficient process for first-time sellers navigating transactions with private equity and other experienced buyers. His responsive approach and in-depth knowledge of acquisitions allows him to deliver tailored, pragmatic legal solutions aligned with his client's needs and timelines.
Serving clients across the Southeast, Morgan leverages his master's degree in business administration to bring a strategic business perspective and better understand his client's industry specific challenges, including those in heavy industrial, construction, manufacturing, chemicals, transportation and logistics, and information technology. He collaborates closely with other professionals, including real estate professionals, investment bankers, financial advisors, accountants, insurance brokers, and technical specialists, to provide comprehensive, practical solutions. With extensive experience advising closely and privately owned mid-market businesses, Morgan assists with succession planning, strategic exits, and capital raising, including venture-series financing and employee incentive pools. His experience also extends to nonprofit governance and formation. Morgan is dedicated to protecting his clients' interests, offering pragmatic, well-considered advice. While recognizing that the buyer may soon become their boss, he prioritizes his clients' success by carefully navigating transitions and positioning them for long-term growth. Morgan's approach is rooted in his belief, captured in a quote by Mary Oliver: "To pay attention, this is our endless and proper work."
Licensed in Georgia Tennessee (Practice Pending Admission pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 7, Sec. 10.07)