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C. Angelia Duncan

Angelia Duncan
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C. Angelia Duncan

C. Angelia Duncan

Partner


Charlotte/Atlanta
Angelia Duncan
  1. People

C. Angelia Duncan

C. Angelia Duncan

Partner


Charlotte/Atlanta

C. Angelia Duncan

Partner

Charlotte/Atlanta

Office Managing Partner

T: +1 404 572 6717

T: +1 404 572 6600

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Biography

Angelia Duncan is the managing partner of the firm’s Charlotte office. She is a commercial litigator whose practice focuses on a wide range of business and commercial disputes, internal investigations, and the advising of membership organizations. 

Angelia advises regional and multi-national clients through all stages of complex commercial litigation and has managed nationwide pre-litigation and active litigation portfolios from the earliest stages of a dispute through trial. She frequently litigates claims before state and federal courts and alternative dispute tribunals across the country. Angelia also has extensive experience managing litigation and arbitration dockets for several global companies, spanning management of subpoena defense, internal matters, and contractual disputes.

In addition to her role as office managing partner, Angelia is a past co-chair of BCLP’s Lawyers of Color Affinity Group and sits on the firm’s U.S. Women’s Leadership Board and National Recruiting Committee.

Outside of the firm, she is committed to pro bono work and serving the community. She is a member of the Board of Trustees at Wingate University and serves on the Board of Visitors at Wake Forest University School of Law. She has volunteered the Cobb Justice Foundation assisting victims of domestic violence in obtaining protective orders and previously served on the Corporate Board of Directors for the Boys and Girls Club of Metro Atlanta.

Civic Involvement & Honors

  • Wingate University, Board of Trustees
  • Chair, Wake Forest School of Law Young Alumni Board
  • Wake Forest University School of Law Board of Visitors
  • University of North Carolina Alumni Committee on Racial and Ethnic Relations
  • Order of the Golden Fleece, University of North Carolina

Professional Affiliations

  • Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys

  • National Recruiting Committee
  • U.S. Women's Leadership Board

Admissions

  • Georgia, 2012
  • North Carolina, 2010
  • United States District Court for the Middle and Northern District of Georgia

    United States District Court for the Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of North Carolina

    Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

Education

Wake Forest University, J.D., 2010

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, B.A., 2007

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Cross-border Employment Issues Cross-border Employment Issues

Business & Commercial Disputes Business & Commercial Disputes

Litigation & Dispute Resolution Litigation & Dispute Resolution

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Financial Institutions Financial Institutions

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  • Employment & Labor

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  • Cross-border Employment Issues

Resources

Speaking Engagements

  • Co-Presenter, “Privilege Pitfalls for Business Partners and In-House Counsel,” Corporate Counsel Institute, Atlanta, December 13, 2019
  • Panelist, “Women in Leadership: Accelerating Change and Expanding Influence,” Auburn University’s Diversity Best Practices Conference, Feb. 6, 2018
  • Co-Presenter, "Recent Changes Impacting Employment Agreements," Bryan Cave In-House Counsel CLE Institute, Atlanta, January 29, 2017

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Feb 14, 2024

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Jan 26, 2024

Angelia Duncan named as one of Charlotte Business Journal’s 2024 Women in Business Award recipients

Events
Aug 07, 2023

BCLP to present ‘Step Up and Speak Out’ diversity CLE

Events
May 23, 2023

Lawyers present at Charlotte in-house CLE Institute

Events
Apr 29, 2022

BCLP Women Host Annual Tea with ‘Break the Bias’ Event

News
Apr 26, 2021

Duncan in Law.com Feature for OMP Role in Charlotte

News
Apr 09, 2021

Duncan Featured in ‘Charlotte Business Journal’ for OMP Role

News
Mar 22, 2021

BCLP Charlotte Office Announces New Managing Partner

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Diversity
Feb 14, 2024
Four from BCLP named to 2024 LCLD programs
News
Jan 26, 2024
Angelia Duncan named as one of Charlotte Business Journal’s 2024 Women in Business Award recipients
Events
Aug 07, 2023
BCLP to present ‘Step Up and Speak Out’ diversity CLE
Events
May 23, 2023
Lawyers present at Charlotte in-house CLE Institute
Events
Apr 29, 2022
BCLP Women Host Annual Tea with ‘Break the Bias’ Event
News
Apr 26, 2021
Duncan in Law.com Feature for OMP Role in Charlotte
News
Apr 09, 2021
Duncan Featured in ‘Charlotte Business Journal’ for OMP Role
News
Mar 22, 2021
BCLP Charlotte Office Announces New Managing Partner

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