Whit McGreevy focuses his practice on economic development and incentives. He advises clients on available federal, state, and local incentives and subsidies for domestic and international companies that are locating or expanding their operations throughout the U.S. His experience includes securing New Markets Tax Credits, state and local grants, tax credits related to job creation and investment, and substantial property tax reductions on behalf of his clients. In connection with his economic development and incentives practice, Whit routinely assists clients with ancillary corporate matters, including the formation of new entities and advice on a wide variety of commercial agreements relating to his clients' operations.
Prior to joining the firm, Whit served as a law clerk to the Honorable Patrick Michael Duffy. During his clerkship, he gained experience drafting orders, bench memoranda, and jury charges in civil and criminal cases, and assisted Judge Duffy during trials, motion hearings, and complex mediations.
Professional & Civic Engagement
- Board Member, South Carolina Chamber of Commerce
- Member, South Carolina Bar Association
- Co-Chair, Professional Development Committee, South Carolina Bar Association Young Lawyers Division
- Member, Charleston County Bar Association
- Church of the Good Shepherd
- Treasurer (2021-2022)
- Senior Warden (2018-2021)
- Member, French American Chamber of Commerce
- Member, South Carolina Economic Developers Association
- Member, South Carolina Manufacturers Association
Thought Leadership
- "South Carolina’s Alphabet Soup Part II: ATIs and FILOTs after South Carolina’s Tax Code Amendments," Womble Bond Dickinson Client Alert, February 29, 2024
- "Fair Property Taxes Are Essential to Manufacturers," REBusiness Online, September 20, 2023
- "Non-U.S. Citizens and Foreign Adversaries: Proposed South Carolina Legislation With Potential to Significantly Impact Foreign Ownership of South Carolina Real Property," Womble Bond Dickinson Client Alert, June 15, 2023
- "How Manufacturers Can Take Advantage of the Inflation Reduction Act," Womble Bond Dickinson Client Alert, May 2, 2023
- "South Carolina’s Alphabet Soup: ATIs and FILOTs after South Carolina’s Tax Code Amendments," Womble Bond Dickinson Client Alert, September 21, 2022
- Association of Corporate Counsel, South Carolina Chapter: Antitrust Enforcement in Tightening Labor Markets, September 2021
- “No Poaching Allowed: The DOJ's Long-Promised Criminal Enforcement of No Poach Agreements and Wage Fixing Is Here,” Association of Corporate Counsel South Carolina, March 2021
- E4Carolinas Emerging Leaders Group: Carolinas' Energy Industry and Business Attraction, August 2020
- National Business Institute: Legal Issues in Recruiting and Hiring, November 2019
- E4Carolinas Emerging Leaders Group: Carolinas' Energy Industry and Business Attraction, October 2019
Honors & Awards
- Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America (BL Rankings), Corporate Law and Tax Law, 2023-2024
- Recognized in Charleston Business Magazine's Legal Elite, Business Organizations, Economic Development, 2023
- South Carolina Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Star of the Quarter, 2016, 2018, 2023