About Wilson Bennett
The story of Wilson Bennett
Bringing substance to experience
Chris Wilson and Richard Bennett were classmates at UGA in its MBA program in the early ’90s. From there, they took separate paths that brought them both through law school (at different times) and private practice focused on helping businesses form, grow, and sell.
In the mid-2010s, Chris’s and Richard’s paths crossed again when they both were partners at the same firm. After years of experience in traditional and distributive law firm models, they came to appreciate the pros and cons inherent in such models—pros and cons that clients don’t see but ultimately experience in very real ways.
Over time, Chris and Richard developed a hybrid designed to benefit both the attorneys who work together at the firm and the clients whom they serve. And Wilson Bennett is the result.
Designed for growth, responsiveness, and longevity…Wilson Bennett enjoys helping businesses solve problems—even better, avoid problems—so that businesses can focus on what they do best…getting back to business.

The Wilson Bennett philosophy
Reliance
- Outsourced in-house counsel for transformative transactions
- Form development
- Process development (internal due diligence sign-off, business approval milestones, internal NDAs, etc.)
- À la carte (e.g. due diligence and opinion work in support of mid & large cap transactions)
- Fire and Forget (full coverage)
Responsiveness
- Every deal size is important
- Craftsmanship ethos with value additive focus
- Comfortable making business decisions
- Timely updates on your matter
- We return your calls
Culture
- Communication stewards
- Focused on continuous improvement
- Collaborative problem solving
- Approachable and fun