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Judge orders Trump to reinstate probationary workers let go in mass firings across multiple agencies
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge in San Francisco ordered President Donald Trump’s administration to rehire thousands, if not tens of thousands, of probationary workers let go in mass firings across multiple agencies, blasting their tactics Thursday as he slowed the new president’s dramatic downsizing of the federal government. U.S. District Judge William Alsup said that [&hell[...]
Whistleblowers in Sentara insurance investigation revealed
UPDATED MARCH 18 The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia has unsealed a whistleblower complaint against Sentara Health that accused the Hampton Roads health care system of improperly inflating local insurance rates in 2018 and 2019. On Feb. 14, the court revealed the plaintiffs are Sara Stovall, Ian Dixon and Karl Quist […]
Virginia Supreme Court to hear appeal of reversal of $2B judgment for Appian
The Supreme Court of Virginia has agreed to hear a petition from software company Appian, asking to reinstate a 2022 judgment worth about $2.04 billion in a trade secrets verdict against a competitor. It’s the latest turn in the battle between Appian, which is based in Fairfax County’s McLean area, and rival Pegasystems. In 2022, […]
2025 Virginia Black Business Leaders Awards: Rahni N. Jenkins
Jenkins has led the Geller Law Group’s operations and human resources since 2023, but she worked with the firm as a contract consultant beginning in 2020. Before that, Jenkins held leadership roles at the March of Dimes and advised Microsoft and other organizations. She holds DEI credentials from Cornell and is a doctoral candidate at […]
Va. to receive $107.4M in updated opioids settlement
Virginia stands to receive up to $107.4 million in a multistate settlement proposed by OxyContin producer Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family, Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares announced Thursday. The defendants in the federal case have offered to pay $7.4 billion to 14 states to settle claims that under the leadership of the […]
Va. Bar Association elects 2025 president
A Richmond attorney who leads the family law practice group at FloranceGordonBrown in Richmond will serve as the 2025 president of the Virginia Bar Association, the professional organization announced earlier this month. President of FloranceGordanBrown, Kimberlee Harris Ramsey joined VBA in 1989 and is a past chair of the association’s domestic relations section. Additionally, the […[...]
The 25th edition of the Virginia Business Legal Elite
Launched in cooperation with the Virginia Bar Association in 2000, Virginia Business’ Legal Elite polls lawyers licensed to practice in Virginia each year, asking them to identify which of their peers are the top attorneys across 21 legal specialties. Additionally, up-and-coming attorneys are recognized under the Young Lawyer category. In compiling the 25th edition of […]
Legal Elite 2024: Taxes/ Estates/ Trusts
Paul J. Abraham PJI Law Fairfax Maureen C. Ackerly Armstrong Bristow Farley & Schwarzschild Richmond Jeffrey R. Adams Wharton Aldhizer & Weaver Staunton Alvi Aggarwal Yates Campbell Fairfax Farhad Aghdami Williams Mullen Richmond Morgan W. Alley Dunton Simmons & Dunton White Stone Rebecca Shwayder Aman Carney Patterson Meade Newport News Hugh T. Antrim Thompson McMullan […]
Legal Elite 2024: Health Law Q&A Jason R. Davis
Legal Elite 2024 Q&A is sponsored content. Title: Member, president and CEO, co-chair of Health Care Practice Group Other legal specialties: Litigation Education: Bachelor’s degree in finance, University of Virginia; law degree, William & Mary Law School Family: Wife, Leigh Davis, vice president for donor engagement at the Hampton Roads Community Foundation; daughter, Ella Davis, [&h[...]
Legal Elite 2024: Taxes/ Estates/ Trusts Q&A Elizabeth “Liz” Soc
Legal Elite 2024 Q&A is sponsored content. Title: Founder and managing attorney Other legal specialties: Business and corporate law, commercial contracts and leasing, personal injury Education: Bachelor’s degree, George Mason University; law degree, Penn State Dickinson Law Family: My beautiful, amazing and bada** parents, Khom Soc and Thanh H. Ly, as well as my sister, Soriya [&helli[...]
Legal Elite 2024: Young Lawyer Q&A Jamie Wood
Legal Elite 2024 Q&A is sponsored content. Title: Associate attorney Legal specialties: Commercial litigation, government and special investigations, regulatory compliance Education: Bachelor’s degree in psychology, University of Texas at Austin; law degree, University of Richmond Family: I live in Floyd with my husband, Alex Wood, who works as a dentist at a local community health cent[...]
Legal Elite 2024: Construction Law Q&A Juanita F. Ferguson
Legal Elite 2024 Q&A is sponsored content. Title: Shareholder Other legal specialties: Commercial and real estate litigation Education: Bachelor’s degree in business administration, University of Michigan; law degree, George Washington University Family: A large extended family throughout the District of Columbia and the Tidewater area Career mentors: Too many to name. They all provide[...]
