Biography

Morgan Ownbey is an associate in the firm’s Corporate and Transactional Group. He focuses his practice on mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and general corporate matters.

Morgan obtained his J.D., cum laude, from the Georgia State University College of Law. He also obtained his M.B.A. from the Georgia State University J. Mack Robinson College of Business. While attending law school, he served as an articles editor for the Georgia State Law Review and as a research assistant in the International Business Department.

Prior to attending law school, Morgan graduated, with honors, from Georgia College with a B.S. in Chemistry. 

Morgan currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia with his wife, Caitlyn.

Practice Areas

• Corporate + Transactional
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Banking + Financial Institutions

Representative Matters

• Represented the shareholders of one of the country's leading roofing, siding, and gutter installation companies in its $130 million stock sale to a financial acquirer. 
• Represented the shareholders of a manufacturer of modular homes business in its $53 million equity sale to a strategic acquirer. 
• Represented the shareholders of a full service engineering firm in a $24 million stock sale to a financial acquirer.
• Represented the minority shareholder of an international logistics company in a $3.6 million stock sale.
• Represented the shareholders of a luxury home builder in a $53 million asset sale to a strategic buyer.
• Represented the shareholders of an HVAC firm in a $70 million stock sale to a financial acquirer.

Education

• Georgia State College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2019)
• Georgia State J. Mack Robinson College of Business (M.B.A., 2019)
• Georgia College (B.S., Chemistry, with honors, 2015)

Admitted

• Georgia, 2019

Administrative/Legal Assistant Contact

Name: Nancy Buchanan
Title: Legal Assistant
Phone: 404.844.2758