G. Stephen Diab
Member
Business Law & Taxation | Mergers & Acquisitions | Wills, Trusts, Estate Planning & Estate Administration
Email: SDiab@murchisontaylor.com
Office: 910-218-7234
Fascimile: 910-763-6561
G. Stephen (“Steve”) Diab has substantial experience as lead counsel in structuring, negotiating and closing of mergers and acquisitions, representing both buyers and sellers in taxable and tax-free acquisitions, divestitures, strategic alliances, and investments by venture capital and private equity firms since 1990. Mr. Diab has represented closely-held business owners in business, tax and estate planning matters, assisting them with personal and business matters including succession planning, charitable giving, estate and tax planning strategies and conservation easements. He has been involved in numerous land acquisitions and sales, including Section 1031 exchanges. Mr. Diab became licensed as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in 1991, and was formerly an auditor at Ernst & Young, LLP. He has been recognized by fellow members of the North Carolina bar for inclusion in Business North Carolina’s Legal Elite Hall of Fame.
Education
- University of North Carolina Chapel Hill (B.S. 1986; J.D. with high honors, 1990); Phi Beta Kappa; North Carolina Law Review, Articles Editor
Bar & Court Admissions
- Member, North Carolina State Bar
- U.S. District Court, 1990
- North Carolina State Courts, 1990
Professional Activities & Affiliations
- North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants
- North Carolina Bar Association, Member of Estate and Fiduciary Law Section
- Member of the local bar in New Hanover County, North Carolina
Community Activities & Affiliations
- Past Chair, University of North Carolina Wilmington Foundation Board
- Past President, New Hanover County Estate Planning Council
- Past President, Rotary Club of Wilmington West
- The Hill School of Wilmington, Inc. – Past Member of Board of Directors
Honors & Awards
- Business North Carolina’s Legal Elite Hall of Fame (Business)
- Silver Medalist, 1986 Uniform CPA Exam
- Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® since 2006, Trusts and Estates