John W. Babcock

John W. Babcock


Waldrep Wall Babcock & Bailey PLLC

Recognized since 2006

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Practice Areas

Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)

Commercial Finance Law

Commercial Transactions / UCC Law

Corporate Law

Health Care Law

Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2025 - Commercial Finance Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2025 - Corporate Law
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John Babcock has extensive experience in corporate and tax law matters, mergers and acquisitions and general business transactions, as well as commercial loan transactions where he represents both borrowers and lenders.

John represents clients regarding all aspects of entity formation, debt and private equity financing, corporate governance, shareholder disputes, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and commercial business and loan transactions. He also devotes a significant portion of his time advising clients on a wide range of tax matters, focusing primarily on partnership and S corporation tax issues.

John has served as an adjunct professor of law at Wake Forest University Law School for many years, where he has taught courses in business planning, partnership taxation, and corporate taxation.

John graduated from the University of Michigan-Dearborn in 1982, with distinction, with a bachelor of science in administration. He received his J.D. in 1985 from Wake Forest University, where he graduated magna cum laude, and an LL.M. in Taxation from New York University in 1987.

Contact & Links
Location
  • 370 Knollwood Street, Suite 600
    Winston-Salem, NC 27103
Languages
  • English
Education
  • New York University, LL.M. Taxation, graduated 1987
  • Wake Forest University, J.D,, graduated 1985
  • University of Michigan – Dearborn, B.S.A. Finance, graduated 1982
Bar Admissions
  • North Carolina, North Carolina Bar Association, 1986
Affiliations
  • American Bar Association - Member, LLC’s, Partnerships and Unincorporated Entities Subcommittee
  • American Bar Association - Member, Business Law Section
  • North Carolina Bar Association - Member, Tax and Business Law Sections

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2025 - Commercial Finance Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2025 - Corporate Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2022 - Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2021 - Mergers and Acquisitions Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2019 - Mergers and Acquisitions Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2017 - Mergers and Acquisitions Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2016 - Corporate Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2010 - Corporate Law
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Commercial Finance Law, Triad (2025)
  • Corporate Law, Triad (2025)
  • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Triad (2022)
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Triad (2021)
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Greensboro (2019)
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Greensboro (2017)
  • Corporate Law, Greensboro (2016)
  • Corporate Law, Greensboro (2010)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
  • Commercial Finance Law
  • Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Health Care Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Awards:
  • Legal Elite®, as rated by Business North Carolina magazine, multiple years

  • Legal Elite® Top Rated Lawyer for Business Law, 2018

  • Legal Elite Hall of Fame, 2019

  • Super Lawyers®, 2007-2017, 2019-present

  • AV® Preeminent™ 5.0 out of 5 rating in Martindale-Hubble

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