Eli Bauer is an associate with Wright Lindsey Jennings, where his growing practice focuses on corporate formation and governance, growth and compliance, mergers and acquisitions, state and local tax, contract negotiations, real estate matters, and business incentives and credits. His regulatory and administrative law experience is concentrated in Arkansas’s medical cannabis industry.

He regularly presents on corporate law matters for organizations including The Venture Center, ASBTDC and the Arkansas Environmental Federation. 

Eli practiced with Dover Dixon Horne (DDH) from August 2020 until January 2022, when DDH merged with WLJ. Prior to joining DDH, Eli gained experience at The Office of the Arkansas Attorney General, as a clerk with DDH, and from a Fortune 10 company.

He is a member of the Arkansas Bar Association and is the former chair (2024) of its Environmental Law Section. Eli is also a member of the American Bar Association and the International Cannabis Bar Association.

Since 2022, Mid-South Super Lawyers has recognized Eli as a “Rising Star” in business/corporate law, cannabis law, administrative law, environmental law and tax law.

Eli earned his law degree from the University of Arkansas School of Law at Fayetteville, where he held the prestigious distinction as a Pearson Fellow. He obtained a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Biology and Political Science from Arkansas State University.

• Biden and the EPA- 60 Days In, Arkansas Environmental Federation, March 19, 2021
• Environmental Justice under the Biden Administration, Arkansas Environmental Federation, October 6, 2021
• Privileges and Immunities … and Inspections, Arkansas Bar Association Environmental Law Section Conference, May 5, 2022
• Bi-annual LLC and Corporate Formation/Governance presentations for the Venture Center and Arkansas Small Business & Technology Development Center, Little Rock, AR
• Startup, Shutdown and Malfunction Update – EPA Gives Arkansas a Two Minute Warning, Arkansas Environmental Federation, January/February 2022 Newsletter
• 2022 WOTUS Update: The Sackett Family’s Last Stand (with apologies to Louis L’Amour), Arkansas Environmental Federation, March/April 2022 Newsletter

An active community volunteer, Eli is a member of Leadership Greater Little Rock, Class XL, and serves on the executive board for the 4300 Club, a young professional’s group that supports the mission of Home for Healing.