Amy J. Tawney

Amy J. Tawney is a Partner at Bowles Rice LLP in Charleston, West Virginia. Her practice focuses on banking, mergers and acquisitions, business law, securities, and regulatory matters. She advises financial institutions and businesses on corporate governance, federal and state regulatory compliance, lending transactions, and strategic business matters. Her work includes structuring and documenting complex commercial transactions for organizations of different sizes.

Amy earned her J.D. from West Virginia University College of Law. She earned her B.S. in Political Science and Accounting, summa cum laude, from West Virginia Wesleyan College. During law school, she served as Third Issue Editor of the West Virginia Law Review and held a leadership position with the Lugar Trial Association. She was also elected to the Order of the Coif.

Amy handles mergers, acquisitions, reorganizations, and other corporate transactions. Her banking practice includes preparing loan documentation, addressing securities law requirements, and counseling clients on regulatory and governance concerns. She also provides general corporate services involving business formation, commercial contracts, leases, venture capital, and private financing. Her broader experience includes advising clients operating in highly regulated industries.

Amy J. Tawney is admitted to practice in West Virginia and Virginia. Chambers USA ranks her in Banking & Finance and Corporate/Commercial in West Virginia and identifies her as head of Bowles Rice’s Banking & Finance practice. Best Lawyers has recognized her for Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law, and Cannabis Law. Her practice combines transactional experience with regulatory guidance for financial institutions and businesses.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Bowles Rice LLP
• Member, West Virginia State Bar
• Member, American Bar Association

Licensed State

• West Virginia

Education

• West Virginia University College of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• West Virginia Wesleyan College
  Bachelor of Science (BS)

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