Recent Articles from Virginia Business
Out and About December 2022
1. L to R: Applied Systems CEO Taylor Rhodes; Chris Rogerson, Towne Insurance executive vice president and chief operating officer; and Towne Insurance President and CEO W. Douglas Russell hold the Applied Systems’ 2022 Pinnacle Award that Towne Insurance received in October. Photo courtesy Towne Insurance. 2. Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association President and CEO […]
100 PEOPLE TO MEET IN 2023: Impact Makers
Whether shining a light on the opioids crisis, fighting for diversity, equity and inclusion, or helping startups get a leg up, it’s all in a day’s work for these impactful Virginians. Malika Carter-Hoyt Vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion and chief diversity officer, James Madison University Harrisonburg Malika Carter-Hoyt became JMU’s first vice […]
2022 Business Law Q&A
CowanPerry PC, Blacksburg Title: Chairman Other legal specialties: Labor & employment (management), land use and zoning, and business litigation Education: Bachelor’s degree, Towson University; law degree, Washington & Lee University Family: Fiancée Rachel Greene and two sons, Jay, age 21 (senior at Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland), and Robert, 19 (sophomore at Rice University, Hou[...]
2022 Intellectual Property/Cyber Security Q&A
Xsensus LLP, Alexandria Title: Co-founder and patent attorney Other legal specialties: Sounding board for everyone in my friends-and-family circles who has an invention! Education: Bachelor’s degree, Pennsylvania State University; law degree, American University Family: Spouse, Alyssa Harry; children, Sean, 10, and Brynn, 8 Career mentors: Fellow Xsensus co-founder Brad Lytle, who taught [...]
Real Estate/Land Use 2022
Ross C. Allen Whiteford Taylor & Preston LLP Richmond D. Cameron Beck Jr. McCandlish Holton PC Richmond Douglas Wyatt Bethel Odin Feldman & Pittleman PC Reston Carl H. Bivens Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP Richmond David James Bomgardner Walsh Colucci Lubeley & Walsh PC Prince William R. Edward Bourdon Jr. Sykes Bourdon Ahern & Levy […]
2022 Environmental Law Q&A
Hirschler Fleischer, Richmond Title: Partner, environmental team leader Other legal specialties: Commercial real estate Education: Bachelor’s degree, Bucknell University; law degree, University of Richmond Family: Connor, 21, and Emily, 19 (plus Rosie the Bernese Mountain Dog) Career mentors: During every step of my career, I have tried to absorb knowledge and skills from those with whom I’[...]
Labor/Employment Law 2022
Christopher A. Abel Willcox & Savage PC Norfolk Faith A. Alejandro Sands Anderson PC Richmond Matthew Anderson Williams Mullen Richmond Zev Hillel Antell Butler Curwood Richmond Robert J. Barry Kaufman & Canoles PC Norfolk Ryan M. Bates Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP Washington, D.C. Paul G. Beers Glenn Feldmann Darby & Goodlatte Roanoke John Victor Berry […]
2022 Civil Litigation Q&A
McGuireWoods LLP, Tysons Title: Partner Other legal specialties: Eminent domain, construction, real estate, zoning and commercial litigation Education: Bachelor’s degree, University of Virginia; law degree, University of Notre Dame Family: A herd of super-cute nieces and nephews Career mentors: After law school, I clerked in Fairfax Circuit Court for the Hon. Michael P. McWeeny. He taug[...]
Taxes/Estates/Trusts 2022
Paul J. Abraham PJI Law PLC Fairfax Maureen C. Ackerly Armstrong Bristow Farley & Schwarzschild PLC Richmond Alvi Aggarwal Yates Campbell & Hoeg LLP Fairfax Farhad Aghdami Williams Mullen Richmond Morgan W. Alley Dunton Simmons & Dunton LLP White Stone Rebecca Shwayder Aman Jones Blechman Woltz & Kelly PC Newport News Hugh T. Antrim ThompsonMcMullan […]
2022 Elder Law Q&A
Miorini Law PLLC, Vienna Title: Principal Other legal specialties: Estate planning (domestic and international), probate (domestic and international), trust administration, tax Education: Law degree/Ph.D. from La Sorbonne; second year of bachelor of law degree from University of Kent; master of laws degree in international and comparative law from George Washington University Family: Married with [...]