Robinson Bradshaw Elects Nine New Shareholders

Robinson Bradshaw is pleased to announce nine new shareholders: Lucas Anderson, Charles H. Bowyer, Benjamin C. DeCelle, Patrick H. Hill, Megan Clemency Haynes, Travis S. Hinman, Melissa A. Romanzo, Caitlin H. Sullivan and Rosemary Chandler Wells.

Lucas Anderson focuses his corporate practice on private equity, mergers and acquisitions, sports law, health care transactions, joint ventures and general corporate matters. He has experience handling a broad range of transactions and negotiating and drafting a wide variety of contractual arrangements.

Anderson earned his law degree from Vanderbilt University and his bachelor’s degree magna cum laude from Austin Peay State University. Prior to joining the firm, he served as a law clerk for Judge Julia Smith Gibbons of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

Charles Bowyer focuses his practice primarily on public finance, corporate finance, project finance, and general corporate and commercial matters. He represents both small and large companies in financings in the United States and abroad, and he has represented lenders in a variety of loan transactions and project financings.

Bowyer holds a law degree summa cum laude from Duke University and a bachelor’s degree summa cum laude from California State Polytechnic University.

Ben DeCelle represents clients across a range of industries, including manufacturing, construction, banking and finance, technology, real estate, and oil and gas. He maintains a diverse litigation practice with experience in matters involving commercial contracts, insurance coverage, construction disputes, fraud, unfair and deceptive trade practices, and general business disputes.

DeCelle received his law degree with high honors from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and his bachelor’s degree summa cum laude from the University of North Carolina at Pembroke.

Megan Clemency Haynes focuses her transactional practice on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and general corporate and commercial matters. She primarily represents clients in the health care industry and regularly advises clients on health care-related regulatory issues. Haynes also assists clients in obtaining antitrust clearance for mergers and acquisitions and advises clients on antitrust compliance matters.

Haynes received her law degree summa cum laude from the University of South Carolina and her bachelor’s degree with high distinction from the University of Virginia.

Patrick Hill represents businesses across various industries in high-stakes litigation in state and federal courts. He has experience with banking, health care, antitrust, trade secret, employment and general commercial matters. In addition, Hill maintains an active pro bono practice representing clients in a variety of matters, including appeals and landlord-tenant disputes.

Hill holds a law degree with high honors from Emory University and a bachelor’s degree from Vanderbilt University. Prior to joining the firm, he served as a law clerk for Judge Frank M. Hull of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and Judge W. Keith Watkins of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama.

Travis Hinman represents clients in complex business litigation and appeals. She has a depth of experience litigating significant business disputes, class actions and other high-stakes cases in state and federal courts across the country. In addition, Hinman guides clients through internal investigations and a variety of employment and reputational issues, developing strategies to reduce litigation risk and advance business goals. She also maintains an active pro bono practice focused on appellate work.

Hinman received her law degree with highest honors and her bachelor’s degree with highest distinction from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Prior to joining the firm, Hinman served as a law clerk for Judge James A. Wynn Jr. of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

Melissa Romanzo represents clients in high-stakes litigation including environmental and toxic tort claims, contract disputes, employment matters and class actions. She also serves as chair of Robinson Bradshaw’s Environmental Practice Group. In addition to advising her clients in a variety of environmental matters, Romanzo handles complex employment discrimination, harassment, retaliation, Fair Credit Reporting Act, OSHA and wage-and-hour disputes. She also maintains an active pro bono practice representing indigent clients in a variety of matters.

Romanzo holds a law degree cum laude from the University of Notre Dame and a bachelor’s degree cum laude from Davidson College.

Caitlin Sullivan focuses her transactional practice on corporate finance. She regularly represents both banks and borrowers in a variety of financing transactions, including investment grade and non-investment grade syndicated and bilateral facilities, letter of credit facilities, secured financings and acquisitions, and bridge financings.

Sullivan earned her law degree magna cum laude from the University of Georgia and her bachelor’s degree magna cum laude from Clemson University.

Rosie Chandler Wells focuses her corporate practice on mergers and acquisitions. She has significant experience representing public and privately held companies and private equity firms and their portfolio companies in corporate transactions across industries including health care. Wells also advises health care clients on joint venture transactions. In addition, she counsels clients on corporate governance matters and commercial agreements.

Wells earned her law degree cum laude from Duke University and her bachelor’s degree summa cum laude from Boston College.

All nine attorneys practice out of Robinson Bradshaw’s Charlotte office.