As the event director at Business North Carolina since 2016, Norwood Teague has directed the magazine’s successful annual events, including mfgCON and the NC CEO Summit. Among his many responsibilities, Norwood Teague manages event logistics, sale of corporate sponsorships, and marketing efforts to drive attendance. He also provides direction for Business North Carolina’s Legal Elite, an exclusive list honoring the state’s top lawyers in various business categories.

Every year, Business North Carolina (BNC) publishes a list of active, top lawyers who have been selected and rated by their peers. The categories include, but are not limited to, antitrust, bankruptcy, construction, employment, immigration, and real estate. Voters cannot vote for themselves, instead, they can nominate a colleague from the same firm as long as they also choose another lawyer from a different firm within the same category. The lawyers who receive the highest votes in each category are automatically elected to BNC’s Legal Elite Hall of Fame and are, therefore, no longer eligible to win again.