2025 In-House Counsel Awards: William S. Smith
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Software AG | Reston
2025 In-House Counsel Awards: Kenneth T. Stout
Assistant General Counsel
Old Dominion Electric Cooperative | Glen Allen
2025 In-House Counsel Awards: Stephen H. Swart
Corporate Counsel
rand* Construction Corporation | Alexandria
2025 In-House Counsel Awards: Elizabeth A. Whalley
Chief Legal and Compliance Officer
Phlow Corp. | Richmond
500+ ex-patients sue Chesapeake Regional, alleging negligence, unnecessary surgeries
Over 500 plaintiffs are suing Chesapeake Regional Medical Center, its current CEO and two former CEOs for negligence, seeking $10 million each.
Another massive data center campus proposed in Prince William
LSI 360 has filed an early planning application tied to a massive, proposed data center campus in western Prince William County.
University board fight ends; Spanberger to fill 22 seats
The legal battle between Gov. Glenn Youngkin and state Senate Democrats over university boards of visitors ended quietly Monday, as both sides acknowledged the matter would be made moot by the upcoming Virginia General Assembly session.
GMU law school dean leaving at end of academic year
After making accusations against George Mason University's president in congressional testimony in August, the dean of Mason's Scalia Law School is leaving at the end of the academic year.
The 26th edition of the Virginia Legal Elite
Launched in cooperation with the Virginia Bar Association in 2000, the Legal Elite is jointly produced by Virginia Business and Virginia Lawyers Weekly. Lawyers licensed in Virginia are asked each year to identify the top attorneys across 21 legal specialties. Additionally, up-and-coming attorneys are recognized under the Young Lawyer category. In compiling the Legal Elite, […]
100 People to Meet in 2026: Casemakers
While these legal leaders bring a deep bench of experience, they also are helping shape the future of practicing law in Virginia.
New limits for a rent algorithm that prosecutors say let landlords drive up prices
RealPage agreed to a DOJ settlement banning its rent-pricing software from using real-time confidential data, after allegations of illegal algorithmic collusion.




















