Lewis

Kenneth W. Lewis

Partner

I serve as a trusted outside general counsel to my clients, advising them on their most strategic business matters.

Ken Lewis is a partner in the firm’s Business Department, where he advises clients on a wide range of corporate, transactional, and securities matters. He serves as a trusted outside general counsel to his clients, drawing on over three decades of experience to advise organizations on strategic corporate transactions.

Ken represents clients in business transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, strategic alliances, debt and equity financings, investments, and corporate governance, as well as domestic and international commercial transactions. He has advised clients in all aspects of corporate and real estate finance and in negotiating and documenting debt and equity transactions. His clients span the financial services, technology, life sciences, healthcare, insurance, sports and entertainment, manufacturing, and distribution industries.

Prior to joining Foley Hoag, Ken was a partner at a national law firm and co-founder of a boutique law firm in the Research Triangle Park area of North Carolina. 

Ken began his legal career as a law clerk for Associate Justice Henry E. Frye of the North Carolina Supreme Court. He holds a J.D. from Harvard Law School and an A.B. from Duke University.

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Education

  • J.D., Harvard Law School
  • A.B., Duke University

Bar and Court Admissions

Bar Admissions

  • North Carolina

Court Admissions

  • Supreme Court of the United States

Experience

  • Representation of an acquirer of a privately held commercial construction company*
  • Representation of the acquirer of a regional hospital*
  • Representation of the acquirer of a foreign military sales defense contractor*
  • Representation of a super-regional bank in the sale and lease-back of multiple branches*
  • Representation of the seller in the disposition of a furniture manufacturer*
  • Negotiation and documentation of telecommunications equipment distribution agreements with distributors in South America, including Brazil, Venezuela, and Chile*
  • Outside general counsel to a foreign-based company developing an online electronic funds transfer business*
  • Representation of an investment advisory firm in equity private placements and formations of strategic alliances*

*Matters handled by Ken prior to joining Foley Hoag

Related Professional Experience

  • Law Clerk, Associate Justice Henry E. Frye of the North Carolina Supreme Court  

Honors & Involvement

Honors

  • Best Lawyers in America, Corporate Law (2014-present)
  • Lawyers of Color, Nation's Best List (2019)

Involvement

  • Co-Chair, North Carolina Museum of Life and Science Capital Campaign
  • Member, North Carolina Bar Association, Business Section
  • Past Chair, Subcommittee on Emerging Business, North Carolina Bar Association, Business Section
  • Member, American Bar Association, Business Section
  • Member, National Bar Association, Commercial Law Section
  • Former Member, Board of Trustees, North Carolina Baptist Hospital
  • Former Fellow, North Carolina Institute of Political Leadership
  • Former Board Member, Council for Entrepreneurial Development
  • Former Treasurer, Harvard Law School Alumni Association of North Carolina
  • Former Member, Governor’s Efficiency Commission

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