Burr & Forman LLP announces the continued growth of its Carolina offices with the addition of attorney Lori Hinnant. She joins the firm’s Raleigh office as a partner in the firm’s Real Estate Practice Group, with a focus on regulatory guidance and compliance in the areas of real estate development, agribusiness, food and safety, manufacturing, aggregates, and energy.

“Lori is a superior addition to our firm’s real estate team, an area we are actively looking to bolster our footprint as we grow our in this region,” said Matthew Barnes, Burr and Forman’s Raleigh office managing partner. “Her range of experience and relationships are valuable additions not only to our Raleigh team but to the manufacturing industries the firm represents. We are excited that she has joined our team.”

Hinnant’s advice ranges from due diligence and compliance to administrative litigation in areas surrounding electronic cigarettes, energy and infrastructure, health care and life science, and mergers & acquisitions. Hinnant also aids in the procurement of operating permits in the manufacturing sector and with agricultural operations and investments.

Hinnant received her undergraduate degree from Wake Forest University and her law degree from Wake Forest University School of Law.

For more than a century, Burr & Forman LLP’s experienced legal team has served clients at the intersection of business and government with local, national, and international interests in numerous industry and practice areas, ranging from commercial litigation and class actions to corporate transactions, including bankruptcy and restructurings. A Southeast regional firm with 360 attorneys and 19 offices in Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee, Burr & Forman attorneys draw from a diverse range of resources to help clients achieve their goals and address their complex legal needs. The firm operates as Burr Forman McNair in North Carolina and South Carolina. For more information, visit the firm’s website at www.burr.com.