Gary R. Pannone
Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O'Gara LLC
Recognized since 2007
Johnston, Rhode Island
Administrative / Regulatory Law
Corporate Compliance Law
Corporate Governance Law
Corporate Law
Health Care Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Securities / Capital Markets Law
Gary R. Pannone is a founder and Principal of Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC and has been representing closely held business owners for over forty years. He is an experienced business lawyer specializing in the areas of business formation, corporate restructuring, mergers, acquisitions and corporate compliance. In addition to representing closely held businesses, his practice includes the representation of nonprofit organizations in the areas of corporate governance, consolidations, mergers and acquisitions.
Attorney Pannone has served on multiple non-profit boards and as general counsel to several of the firm’s corporate clients. He is a former Town Solicitor and was special counsel to numerous Rhode Island municipalities. In addition to practicing law, Attorney Pannone is a frequent lecturer and author in the areas of corporate compliance, best practices and business formation. Prior to the founding of Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC, he served as the managing partner of the Providence office of an international law firm.
Attorney Pannone is a prominent member of the legal community and was honored by his peers and judges in 2023 and 2024 with the AV Preeminent rating from Martindale Hubbell, which is the highest rating based on both legal ability and ethics. For over a decade, he been annually selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America in his practice areas and named Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” in Rhode Island for multiple years. He has also been recognized by Chambers USA, Super Lawyers and Corporate Counsel. In 2020, he was a recipient of an “Excellence in the Law” and has received the Hall of Fame award by Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly for his lifetime achievements and outstanding professional accomplishments in the legal community. He is also a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, the nation’s leading research institute for the study of law.
Attorney Pannone received his J.D. from Suffolk Law School after earning his undergraduate degree in Finance and Accounting from the University of Notre Dame. He is admitted to practice law in Rhode Island and the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island.
- E-mail: gpannone@pldolaw.com
- Direct Phone Number: 401-824-5100
- Phone Number: 401-824-5100
- Lawyer Page: https://www.pldolaw.com/Attorney-Profiles/Gary-R-Pannone.shtml
- Northwoods Office Park, Suite 215-N
1301 Atwood Avenue
Johnston, RI 02919
- Suffolk University, J.D., graduated 1977
- University of Notre Dame, graduated 1974
- Rhode Island, Rhode Island Bar Association
Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O'Gara LLC
13 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
5 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards
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- Administrative / Regulatory Law, Providence (2024)
- Securities / Capital Markets Law, Providence (2024)
- Securities / Capital Markets Law, Providence (2022)
- Securities / Capital Markets Law, Providence (2020)
- Corporate Governance Law, Providence (2019)
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Providence (2018)
- Corporate Governance Law, Providence (2017)
- Administrative / Regulatory Law, Providence (2014)
- Administrative / Regulatory Law
- Corporate Compliance Law
- Corporate Governance Law
- Corporate Law
- Health Care Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Closely-Held Businesses
- Corporate Compliance
- Corporate Governance
- Cyber Law
- Director and Officer Liability
- Family Businesses
- Fiduciary Duties
- General Corporate
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Partnership and Limited Liability
- Social And Digital Media Law
AV Preeminent Rank, Martindale Hubbell
- The Best Lawyers in America
- Chambers USA
- Rhode Island and New England Super Lawyers
- Excellence In The Law, Hall of Fame, Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly
- Nonprofit / Charities Law
KEYS TO CREATING A SUCCESSFUL SUCCESSION PLAN FOR CLOSELY HELD BUSINESSES
KEYS TO CREATING A SUCCESSFUL SUCCESSION PLAN FOR CLOSELY HELD BUSINESSES
Gary R.
Pannone
10 KEY ELEMENTS OF A FAMILY BUSINESS SUCCESSION PLAN
10 KEY ELEMENTS OF A FAMILY BUSINESS SUCCESSION PLAN
Gary R.
Pannone
Managing Impacts of the Coronavirus in the Construction Industry
Managing Impacts of the Coronavirus in the Construction Industry
Gary R.
Pannone
TECHNOLOGY – A KEY FACTOR DRIVING SUCCESS IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
TECHNOLOGY – A KEY FACTOR DRIVING SUCCESS IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
Gary R.
Pannone
THE INTERSECTION OF LEGAL AND BUSINESS ISSUES
THE INTERSECTION OF LEGAL AND BUSINESS ISSUES
Gary R.
Pannone
MANAGING THE DUE DILIGENCE PROCESS FOR INVESTORS AND ENTREPRENEURS
MANAGING THE DUE DILIGENCE PROCESS FOR INVESTORS AND ENTREPRENEURS
Gary R.
Pannone
THE IMPORTANCE OF COVENANTS IN A BUSINESS TRANSACTION TO PROTECT YOUR INTERESTS
THE IMPORTANCE OF COVENANTS IN A BUSINESS TRANSACTION TO PROTECT YOUR INTERESTS
Gary R.
Pannone
CONSIDERATIONS IN PURCHASING A UNIONIZED BUSINESS
CONSIDERATIONS IN PURCHASING A UNIONIZED BUSINESS
Gary R.
Pannone
IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS WHEN DRAFTING WATERFALL PROVISIONS IN OPERATING AGREEMENTS
IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS WHEN DRAFTING WATERFALL PROVISIONS IN OPERATING AGREEMENTS
Gary R.
Pannone
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