Founded in 1876, Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice is one of the leading business law firms in the mid-Atlantic states and the Southeast. It offers representation to regional, national and international corporations, businesses, agencies and foundations in the manufacturing, transportation, telecommunications, energy, finance, health care and education sectors. The firm s practice areas include alternative dispute resolution, antitrust litigation, bankruptcy, creditors rights, toxic tort and franchise law. It also deals in matters concerning appellate practices, business litigation, employee benefits and product liability. Additionally, the firm handles issues regarding health care, intellectual property, real estate and environmental litigations. Its attorneys are members of the North Carolina Bar Association, State Bar of Georgia, American Bar Association and American Intellectual Property Law Association. Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice maintains a location in Greensboro, N.C.