Jack C. Davis

Michigan

Loomis Law Firm
124 W. Allegan Street
Suite 700
Lansing, MI 48933

Tel: 517-482-2400

Email: jcdavis@loomislaw.com
Web: www.loomislaw.com

One of Michigan’s most respected attorneys, Jack C. Davis is a leader in both the business world and the community.  As part of the firm’s Business Transactions, Real Estate, Business Entities and Tax Law Departments, Mr. Davis manages a large client base, providing expert legal counsel to business clients.  He also practices in the area of sports and entertainment law.  He has served on several international delegations to advise government leaders on trade and international tax matters for the development of a free market economy.

Mr. Davis devotes considerable time to making mid-Michigan a stronger region, through service to education, economic development and the arts.  He has been President of Lansing Rotary.  He chaired the Regional Blue Ribbon Panel on Retention of General Motors and was a long-time member of the Lansing School District Board of Education (twice serving as President) and a former Chair of the Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce. He has been Chair of the Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP).  Mr. Davis, and his wife Sue, were awarded with the Outstanding Philanthropist Award in 2012 by Capital Region Community Foundation.

He earned a law degree at Harvard University and is listed in the 2018 Edition of Best Lawyers in America, as well as the 2018 Edition of Preeminent Lawyers. He has maintained that rating for over 25 years. He also has been listed in the publication of Super Lawyers, Lawyers of Distinction, Leading Lawyers and Top Lawyers. Mr. Davis also recently received the Lexis/Nexis Martindale-Hubbell AV Peer Review Rated for Ethical Standards and Legal Ability Award.  Mr. Davis has been awarded the Farhat Outstanding Attorney Award by the Ingham County Bar Association.  Prior to joining the Loomis Law Firm in 1966, he was associated with Kirkland & Ellis in Chicago.

Education:
  • Law School: Harvard University, L.L.B., 1964
  • Undergraduate: University of Wisconsin, B.S., 1960
Professional Memberships:
  • Member of the State Bar of Michigan and the American Bar Association
  • Member of the Bar Association Sections on Taxation and Real Estate
  • Member of the Ingham County Bar Association
  • Member of the Fellows of the Michigan State Bar Foundation
The firm provides comprehensive legal services to a diverse group of business clients from start-up businesses to publicly held corporations.  We adopt a practical, hands-on approach to solving problems, and we work closely with our clients in implementing solutions.

Our services include the following:
  • Formation and planning for corporations including non-profit entities, partnerships, limited partnerships and limited liability companies
  • Business plan preparation
  • Staged financing and financing alternatives
  • Proprietary information protection
  • Tax planning
  • Contracts and incentive programs
General Corporate & Corporate Finance

Many of our clients are substantial publicly and privately held corporations.  We provide services to these clients on such matters as:

  • Public and private offerings
  • Venture capital financing
  • Employee benefit plans
  • Mergers and acquisitions
  • Securities regulation
  • Labor matters
  • Environmental matters
  • Litigation
  • Information Technology
  • Dispute Resolution
  • Strategic alliances and business planning
  • Commercial risk mitigation
  • Contract management
  • Commercial negotiations
  • Intellectual property

For some business clients, we service all legal matters from routine matters to major transactions. For others, we coordinate with in-house counsel to provide specialized services.

Loomis, Ewert, Parsley, Davis & Gotting, P.C. was founded in 1953 by George W. Loomis and Plummer B. Snyder.

The Loomis Firm is a full service business-oriented firm consisting of thirteen shareholders and associates, along with five “of counsel” attorneys, five paralegals and additional support staff. The Loomis Law Firm has earned its outstanding reputation in part by providing sound, innovative and cost-effective solutions to complex legal issues facing a range of clients, from national and international publicly held corporations, governmental bodies, public utilities and institutions, to small businesses, sole proprietorships, families and individuals.

Since its founding, the Loomis Law Firm has continuously been accorded an “AV” rating, the highest possible rating provided by Martindale-Hubbell Publications, the world’s most widely-recognized legal directory and law firm ranking service.

The Loomis Law Firm prides itself on the diverse backgrounds and expertise of our attorneys, drawn from the finest national and regional law schools. Loomis attorneys are also listed in Martindale-Hubbell’s “Best Lawyers in America” reference guides, and the Firm was rated among a mere 115 law firms in the publication “America’s Greatest Places to Work with a Law Degree.”

The Loomis Law Firm is committed to providing expert, innovative and cost-effective solutions to complex legal problems.  For over 65 years, we have served as trusted advisors to Michigan businesses from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies, helping them navigate the challenges of an ever-changing legal, regulatory and business environment.

We have successfully forged new partnerships and working relationships between businesses, individuals and federal, state and local governments to accomplish our clients’ objectives.

When disputes arise, we are vigorous and effective advocates before state and federal courts, administrative agencies and tribunals, and in all aspects of alternative dispute resolution, including arbitration and mediation.