Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP is pleased to announce that our partner W. Raymond Felton has been elected to the Executive Committee of the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce. Ray has served on the Chamber’s Board of Directors since 2010, and the firm is proud to be a longtime Cornerstone New Jersey supporter of the Chamber.   

The Executive Committee is comprised of 15 individuals who represent a broad cross-section of New Jersey business leaders, including those engaged in the legal, accounting, real estate, infrastructure, healthcare, higher education, banking, public utility, and engineering sectors. The Committee acts as a steering committee, reviewing major proposals and policies and making recommendations before bringing them to the full Board of Directors for a final vote.  

Ray is Chairman of the Firm and its former co-managing partner. As practice leader of Greenbaum’s business and corporate law team, he provides practical and common-sense guidance and efficient service to clients ranging from entrepreneurial start-ups to established middle market companies, with broad expertise related to creating and structuring business entities including corporations, LLCs and partnerships. In addition to M&A transactions, Ray provides representation in joint ventures, corporate reorganizations, and the financing of transactions through both public and private equity and debt including earnouts and rollover equity. He assists clients on all aspects of business transactions, from due diligence through post-closing disputes, and often serves as outside general counsel, providing sound legal advice on both day-to-day issues and major complex problems.