EX-5.1 2 ea020973601ex5-1_atlantic.htm OPINION OF DAVIDOFF HUTCHER & CITRON LLP

Exhibit 5.1

 

 

 

July 22, 2024

 

Atlantic International Corp.

270 Sylvan Avenue, Suite 2230

Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632

 

Re:  Registration Statement on Form S-8

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

Reference is made to the registration statement on Form S-8 (the “Registration Statement”) of Atlantic International Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), filed on the date hereof with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”).  The Registration Statement covers an aggregate of 15% (initially 7,309,322 shares) of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock $.00001 par value per share (the “Shares”), upon completion of the next capital raise of the Company issuable under the Company’s 2023 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). This opinion letter is furnished to you at your request to enable you to fulfill the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K, 17 C.F.R. § 229.601(b)(5), in connection with the Registration Statement, and no opinion is expressed herein as to any matter pertaining to the contents of the Registration Statement or any prospectus related thereto, other than as expressly stated herein with respect to the issuance of the Shares.

 

For purposes of this opinion letter, we have examined copies of such agreements, instruments and documents as we have deemed an appropriate basis on which to render the opinions hereinafter expressed. In our examination of the aforesaid documents, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity of all natural persons, the accuracy and completeness of all documents submitted to us, the authenticity of all original documents, and the conformity to authentic original documents of all documents submitted to us as copies (including telecopies). As to all matters of fact, we have relied on the representations and statements of fact made in the documents so reviewed, and we have not independently established the facts so relied on. This opinion letter is given, and all statements herein are made, in the context of the foregoing.

 

This opinion letter is based as to matters of law solely on the Delaware General Corporation Law, the applicable provisions of the Delaware Constitution and reported judicial decisions interpreting these laws. This opinion letter deals only with. We express no opinion herein as to any other statutes, rules or regulations. We assume no obligation to supplement this opinion if any applicable law changes after the date hereof or if we become aware of any fact that might change the opinion expressed herein after the date hereof.

 

Based on the foregoing, we are of the opinion that the Shares, when issued in accordance with the terms of the Plan, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

 

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement.  In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we come within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act or the rules or regulations of the Commission thereunder.

 

  Very truly yours,
   
  /s/ Davidoff Hutcher & Citron LLP
  DAVIDOFF HUTCHER & CITRON LLP