Practice Areas
Education
- B.A., Vassar College, 1974
- J.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1978, with honors; Board of Editors, North Carolina Law Review
Bar & Court Admissions
- North Carolina, 1978
- New York, 1980
Dumont Clarke, IV
Dumont Clarke provides sophisticated corporate governance and securities regulation counsel to his Fortune 500 clients and other corporations across wide-ranging industries, advising the directors and management at Lowe's Companies Inc., Nucor Corporation, Piedmont Natural Gas and other public companies.
Additionally, he has extensive experience in corporate and public finance gained from representing issuers, underwriters and purchasers, and has represented numerous companies conducting public and private securities offerings. His practice also frequently involves counseling on securities regulation issues arising in merger and acquisition transactions.
A former university professor of business law, Mr. Clarke continues to serve as a presenter and panelist for legal continuing-education seminars. He also serves on the State Judicial Council, making recommendations on judicial operations to the North Carolina General Assembly.
Representative Client Services
- Proxy statements
- SEC periodic reports
- Registration statements
- Sarbanes-Oxley compliance issues
- NYSE corporate governance compliance
- Insider Trading Compliance Programs
- IPOs
Of Note
- Member, Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners
- Member, Board of Directors of North Carolina Association of County Commissioners
- Former Chairman of the Board of Delegates of the Centralina Council of Governments, the State-designated lead regional organization for the eight-county metropolitan area surrounding Charlotte
- Serves on the State Judicial Council under the direction of the Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court, studying North Carolina's judicial system operations and making recommendations to the General Assembly on:
- budget preparation
- funding priorities
- judicial officials' benefits and compensation
- creation of new judgeships
- Former President of the Board of Directors, Council for Children
- Director, St. Peters Hospital Foundation, Inc.
- Former Assistant Professor of Business Law, Belk College of Business, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
- Law Clerk to Hon. Walter E. Brock, North Carolina, Supreme Court, 1978-1979
Professional Affiliations
- American Bar Association
- North Carolina Bar Association: Business Section