Burr & Forman is pleased to announce that Wess Helton has joined the firm's Charleston office as an associate in the Corporate & Tax practice group.

“We’re pleased to have Wess join our team,” said George Morrison, managing partner of the firm’s Charleston office. “His background supporting private equity and M&A transactions, along with his experience on financing and infrastructure matters, adds valuable support to our practice and to the work we do for our clients.”

Wess focuses his practice on general corporate and business transactional matters, with an emphasis on private equity, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate governance. He also counsels clients on debt and equity financings, representing borrowers in a variety of energy and infrastructure transactions.

Wess earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Georgia School of Law, where he served on both the Editorial and Managing Boards of the Georgia Law Review. He was also Vice President of the UGA Law Corsairs and held leadership roles as Event Chair and 3L Advisor for the Federalist Society. He received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Mississippi.