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Lawrence D. Winson

Lawrence D. Winson

  • Maritime Law, Arbitration & Mediation, Business Law ...
  • Florida, North Carolina
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Biography

I have served as General Counsel to a Fortune 500 Company, Carnival Cruise Lines, Inc., and have practiced in both large and medium size law firms. I have also worked for and with State and Federal agencies in regulatory matters and litigation. As the in-house General Counsel for Carnival Cruise Lines, during its explosive growth period, I developed considerable expertise in all facets of corporate governance and management, including intellectual property, securities, anti-trust issues and every imaginable type of litigation and contractual matter. During this period major events, coordinated and directed through my Office, included Carnival's Initial Public Offering; the due diligence process for the purchase of Holland-America Line; New Ship Construction; acquisition, licensing and development of Cable Beach Casino and related properties (The Bahamas); the creation of Carnival Airlines; and the development of Carnival's international intellectual property program. I have directed other counsel in major anti-trust, intellectual property and international litigation and have been principal counsel on large international and domestic arbitrations. I have been directly involved in negotiations in both domestic and international contractual transactions valued in the hundreds of millions of dollars. I also worked closely with the multi-billionaire founder of Carnival, along with outside counsel, in the planning and structure of his Estate Plan, and represented him personally in other major civil litigation matters.

My practice consists of transactional, corporate, contractual, real property and commercial matters as well as securities law. I am substantially involved in areas of the law including real estate and estate planning. Early in my career in Florida, I served as Lead Attorney for the Florida Division of Land Sales wherein I gained considerable experience in property matter.

Education
University of Florida
J.D. (1975)
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Professional Experience
General Counsel
Carnival Cruise Lines, Inc.
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Professional Associations
North Carolina State Bar
Member
- Current
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Florida State Bar  # 204714
Member
- Current
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Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Florida
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North Carolina
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Fees
  • Free Consultation
Practice Areas
Maritime Law
Arbitration & Mediation
Business Arbitration, Consumer Arbitration, Family Arbitration
Business Law
Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
Estate Planning
Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
Intellectual Property
Landlord Tenant
Evictions, Housing Discrimination, Landlord Rights, Rent Control, Tenants' Rights
Probate
Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests
Real Estate Law
Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
Trademarks
Trademark Litigation, Trademark Registration
Websites & Blogs
Website
Contact & Map
140 4th Ave West
Suite 102
Hendersonville, NC 28792
Telephone: (828) 693-4939
Fax: (828) 693-4858