Attorney
Molly Stuart
August 20, 2019
Molly is a commercial real estate lawyer who assists clients with development and transactions. She represents owners and developers in connection with public/private developments, downtown redevelopment, land use and zoning issues, development agreements, purchase and sale transactions, and leasing. Her background in planning, including a master’s degree in city and regional planning, provides a valuable…Insight
Top 10 Intellectual Property Mistakes Made by Emerging Companies - by Randy Whitmeyer
October 6, 2014
Increasingly, the value of companies (particularly technology companies) is correlated to the strength of their intellectual property (“IP”) rights – their patents, trade secrets, copyright, and trademarks. Growing a new company can be exciting and fast-paced, but paying close attention to intellectual property is a crucial step that should never be overlooked. Here is our […]Event Recap
Discussion of 2022 Study of the Impact of Bus Rapid Transit on Property Values
March 7, 2023
On behalf of the WakeUp Wake County Transportation, Land Use & Housing Committee, WakeUp Wake County board member and Morningstar Law Group partner Molly Stuart provided an exclusive look at BRT (Bus Rapid Transit) and its potential impact on our community and the Wake Transit Plan.Page
Gift with Purpose
October 17, 2022
When we started to look for a meaningful gift that we could share with our clients and friends, our goal was to find an item that would be both useful and meaningful. We have nothing against coffee cups and pens, but we’ve all received them and they often wind up in the back of our […]Event
John Kivus to Join Panel at Annual Symposium
January 11, 2024
John Kivus, Morningstar Law Group partner focusing on IP and software litigation, will be among the featured panel of experts at the North Carolina Journal of Law and Technology (JOLT) annual symposium on January 26th. Co-sponsored by the UNC Graduate and Professional Student Government, the discussion will center around Reframing IP Rights in the AI […]Attorney
Jason Barron
August 20, 2019
Jason Barron is a real estate attorney who focuses on land use and zoning, with a particular emphasis on the towns of Cary and Apex in Wake County, NC. Jason represents land owners and developers on a wide range of development projects, from the rezoning stage through the issuance of building permits and enforcement issues…Attorney
Shannon Joseph
August 20, 2019
Shannon Joseph is a business litigation attorney, mediator and arbitration lawyer who previously served as a state Superior Court Judge and a North Carolina Administrative Law Judge. With more than 20 years of experience in private practice and judicial service, she now advises business and individual clients on every aspect of dispute resolution and management…Attorney
David Nahm
December 14, 2022
David Nahm is a commercial real estate lawyer who advises clients on complex commercial real estate transactions, real estate development projects, and land use issues. He works closely with real estate developers from start to finish — guiding them from initial negotiation and drafting of purchase agreements, through subdivision, development, and declaration of covenants, to…Attorney
Michael Ovsievsky
August 20, 2019
Michael Ovsievsky is a commercial real estate attorney in our Raleigh office who represents owners, developers, investors and end-users in the acquisition, development, disposition and financing of real estate projects, including office, laboratory, industrial, multifamily, hospitality and retail space. He regularly advises clients on complex transactional matters, including the drafting and negotiating of purchase and…Insight
What CEOs and Other Executives Can Learn from the Equifax Data Security Breach Fiasco
September 12, 2017
by Richard J. Caira, Jr. Last week there was yet another massive data breach of an ostensible industry bastion – Atlanta-based credit bureau Equifax – resulting in the loss of the personally-identifiable information of over 143 million people in the United States. For perspective, the entire U.S. population is currently around 325 million, of which […]