Gregory C. Yadley

Having worked across a broad range of industries and having handled transactions of all sizes, Greg brings a wealth of experience to clients in representing business entities, including closely-held and family businesses and large and small public companies. Practicing for more than 40 years has allowed him a deep understanding of what the various participants in a transaction are looking for across the spectrum, which enables him to successfully represent clients in:

• Securities regulation and corporate governance
• Financing transactions
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Contract negotiations and disputes
• Strategic planning
• Legal compliance
• General corporate matters

Additionally, Greg’s practical, yet positive and creative approach, paired with his extensive experience in securities matters, including advising clients with regard to their private and public offerings of securities (initial public offerings) and their ongoing disclosure obligations, enables him to facilitate his client’s business objectives and achieve a solution where parties are aligned.

When Greg is not practicing law, he enjoys engaging with and teaching other lawyers and law students. He is an adjunct professor at the University of Florida Levin College of Law, a frequent lecturer, and a member of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Businesses. He is a principal contributor to The Florida Bar Corporate Practice Manual and Chair of the annual Federal Securities Institute. Greg served as the chairman of the American Bar Association's Middle Market and Small Business Committee.

Representative Matters

• $530 million acquisition of a global manufacturing company headquartered in Italy.
• $253 million underwritten public equity offering on behalf of the issuer.
• Sale of the largest craft brewery in Florida on behalf of the owners.
• Sale of a privately-held health care company and, following the sale, numerous acquisition transactions by the company on behalf of the new private equity owner.
• Representation of the executive management team of one of the largest providers of sales, benefits administration, and other technology solutions to the insurance and managed care industries in the sale of the company to a global, Asia-based purchaser.

Honors

• Best Lawyers, "Tampa Mergers and Acquisitions Law Lawyer of the Year," 2018
• Best Lawyers, "Tampa Corporate Compliance Law Lawyer of the Year," 2017, 2019
• Best Lawyers, "Tampa Corporate Law Lawyer of the Year," 2014, 2016
• Best Lawyers, "Tampa Securities / Capital Markets Law Lawyer of the Year," 2013
• Best Lawyers, "Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law Lawyer of the Year," 2012, 2015
• "Top 100" Lawyer and Florida Super Lawyers by Super Lawyers magazine, 2006 - 2015, 2017 - 2018
• America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, 2003 - 2018, Chambers & Partners
• Florida Legal Elite, 2004 - 2018, Florida Trend magazine (top 1.6% of Florida lawyers) and Legal Elite Hall of Fame
• Best Lawyers in America, 2001 - 2019
• Tampa Bay's Best Lawyers, 2008 - 2011
• 20 Most Influential Lawyers in Tampa Bay 2005, Tampa Bay Business Journal
• Who's Who Legal: M&A and Governance 2015

Professional and Community Affiliations

• The Florida Bar, Executive Council and past Chairman, Business Law Section; Chair, Long Range Planning Committee
• American Bar Association:  Middle Market and Small Business Committee, Business Law Section, past Chairman; Task Force on Private Placement Brokers (past Co-Chairman); Subcommittee on Small Business Issuers (past Chairman) of the Federal Regulation of Securities Committee
• Visit Tampa Bay, Board of Directors, past Chairman
• Tampa Bay Businesses for Culture and the Arts, Inc., Board of Directors, Executive Committee, past Chairman
• Leadership Tampa Alumni of the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors, past Chairman
• Dartmouth Club of Tampa, Inc., Board of Directors, past President
• Dartmouth College Alumni Council, past Council member
• University Club of Tampa, Board of Directors, past President
• The Florida Orchestra, Board of Directors; Vice Chair, Executive Committee
• Confrerie des Chevaliers du Tastevin, Board of Directors, past Executive Committee member