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David E. Longenecker

Lexington, KY

859-226-2224

David is a Member based in the Lexington office. He is a corporate transactional lawyer whose practice includes experience in mergers and acquisitions, forming and advising closely held companies, corporate governance, Delaware corporations, asset based lending, and general corporate counseling.

He has assisted clients in various industries, most recently completing deals in the financial services and manufacturing sectors.

Capabilities

Practice Areas

Business Services

Corporate General Services

Equine Practice

Manufacturing

Mergers & Acquisitions

Public Private Partnerships (P3)

Recent News, Articles & Speaking Engagements

The Nexus between Securities Law and Equine Law Practices

28th Annual National Conference on Equine Law, Lexington, Kentucky, May 1, 2013 with Walter S. Robertson

Kentucky’s Court of Appeals upholds indemnity exclusion

Stites & Harbison, PLLC, Client Alert, June 22, 2012

Kentucky Supreme Court rejects shareholder level discounts

Stites & Harbison, PLLC, Client Alert, March 6, 2012

Private Company Charged with Securities Law Fraud by SEC

Stites & Harbison, PLLC, Client Alert, January 10, 2012

Lesson in Caution: Capital Call Provisions in Operating Agreements

Stites & Harbison, PLLC, Client Alert, September 24, 2010

Key Bankruptcy, Collection Law, Lien & Security Interest Issues in the Equine Industry

co-presenter, 25th Annual National Conference on Equine Law, Lexington, Ky., April 28, 2010

Recent Assignments

General counsel to a Delaware corporation headquartered in Kentucky and its OCC-Chartered Trust Company subsidiary

Represented purchaser of operating assets of Louisville manufacturing firm

Representation of management team in its acquisition of the equity of Kentucky based manufacturer from a private equity fund

Representation of stockholders of state chartered trust company in its acquisition by a state bank

Representation of management team in purchase of equity of nursing home management company

Counsel to a national bank in financing backed by 9/11, Hurricane Katrina, and Alabama and Joplin tornado debris removal contracts

Counsel to national bank in one of the largest equine loan workouts and bankruptcies in industry history

Counsel to Delaware corporation in issuer tender offer and reverse split

Counsel to owner of golf cart parts and accessory manufacturer in sale to private equity fund

Bar Admissions

Kentucky

Firm Leadership

Ethics Committee, Member

Opinions Committee, Member

Audit Letter Response Committee, Member

Memberships

American Bar Association

Kentucky Bar Association

,

Equine Law Section, Vice President (former Chair)

Fayette County Bar Association

Community Involvement

Centre College, Board of Trustees (2025-present)

Boyle County Industrial Foundation, Board of Directors

Education

J.D.,

1999

University of Kentucky College of Law

B.A., English,

1996

Centre College

Accolades

Best Lawyers in America®, Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law (2021-25)

Best Lawyers in America®, Lexington Area Lawyer of the Year for Corporate Law (2023)

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Press Releases

Stites & Harbison, PLLC Lawyers Named to 2025 Best Lawyers® Publications

Honorees Include 12 as “Lawyer of the Year,” 98 in Best Lawyers in America® and 31 in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Stites & Harbison, PLLC is pleased to announce that 98 of its lawyers are included in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®....
by Stites & Harbison, PLLC

August 16, 2024

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Stites & Harbison, PLLC Lawyers Named to 2024 Best Lawyers® Publications

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Stites & Harbison, PLLC is pleased to announce that 101 of its lawyers are included in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence according to the publication....
by Stites & Harbison, PLLC

August 24, 2023

Press Releases

Stites & Harbison, PLLC Lawyers Named to 2023 Best Lawyers® Publications

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Stites & Harbison, PLLC is pleased to announce that 98 of its lawyers are included in the 2023 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence according to the publication....
by Stites & Harbison, PLLC

August 18, 2022

Press Releases

Stites & Harbison, PLLC Lawyers Named to 2022 Best Lawyers® Publications

Honorees Include 11 as “Lawyer of the Year,” 93 in Best Lawyers in America and 14 in “Ones to Watch” LOUISVILLE, Ky. —Stites & Harbison, PLLC is pleased to announce that 93 lawyers are included in the 2022 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. Since it was first published...
by Stites & Harbison, PLLC

September 01, 2021

Press Releases

Stites & Harbison, PLLC Lawyers Named to 2021 Best Lawyers® Publications

Honorees Include 14 as “Lawyer of the Year,” 82 in Best Lawyers in America and 21 in “Ones to Watch” LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Stites & Harbison, PLLC is pleased to announce that 82 lawyers are included in the 2021 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. Since it was first published in...
by Stites & Harbison, PLLC

August 20, 2020

Press Releases

Boyle County Industrial Foundation Elects David Longenecker to its Board of Directors

LEXINGTON, Ky.—The Boyle County Industrial Foundation (BCIF) Board of Directors recently elected Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorney David Longenecker as a new director. He will serve a three-year term. BCIF is a private, nonprofit corporation established to acquire and develop real estate for the recruitment and retention of industrial or...
by David E. Longenecker

July 24, 2020

Client Alerts

Kentucky’s Court of Appeals upholds indemnity exclusion

On May 18, 2012, the Kentucky Court of Appeals rendered a decision that is important to every Kentucky entity that maintains insurance coverage for the benefit of its directors and officers. In Lake Cumberland Resort Cmty. Ass’n v. Auto Owners Ins. Co., the Court of Appeals affirmed the Pulaski Circuit...
by David E. Longenecker

June 22, 2012

Client Alerts

Kentucky Supreme Court rejects shareholder level discounts

The recent decision by the Kentucky Supreme Court in Shawnee Telecom Resources, Inc., successor by merger to Shawnee Technology, Inc. v. Kathy Brown establishes important precedent for determining fair value in dissenters’ rights actions. The decision outlines the factors that may be taken into account and holds that shareholder level...
by David E. Longenecker

March 06, 2012

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