Gary Joyner is the Managing Partner of the firm's Raleigh office and practices in the areas of commercial real estate and commercial lending. Mr. Joyner regularly advises clients on mixed-use, retail and residential real estate and infrastructure development. He counsels clients in regards to real estate acquisitions, sales and development joint ventures. He regularly advises companies on corporate and economic incentives.

Mr. Joyner is a former member of the firm’s Executive Committee and a former chair of the firm's Real Estate team. He is a past Chair of the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce and Chair of the Research Triangle Regional Partnership. Mr. Joyner was recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® for Real Estate Law in 2015 and the eight years immediately preceding. He is listed in the 2014 and the five years immediately preceding editions of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business for Real Estate Law and was named a North Carolina “Super Lawyer” for Real Estate by Super Lawyers magazine each year since 2006. He has also been honored in Business North Carolina magazine’s “Legal Elite” as one of North Carolina’s top real estate attorneys and listed on three occasions to Business Leader's “Impact 100” list. Mr. Joyner received the Business Leader of the Year Award from Business Leader for large law firms in 2011. Mr. Joyner was named one of the "Triangle's Most Influential Business Leaders" by Triangle Business Journal in 2012. He is AV® rated by Martindale-Hubbell.