Immigration Law 2022
Hadeel Abouhasira Fragomen New York Pratibha K. Agarwal Agarwal Law Group Arlington Miriam Ruth Airington-Fisher Airington Law Glen Allen D. Earl Baggett Williams Mullen Richmond William J. Benos Williams Mullen Richmond Eileen Patricia Blessinger Blessinger Legal PLLC Falls Church Ofelia L. Calderón Calderón Seguin PLC Fairfax Tanishka Vanessa Cruz Cruz Law PLLC Charlottesville Lakshmi Challa […][...]
Young Lawyer 2022
Brandon S. Allred Kaufman & Canoles PC Norfolk Carly M. Anderson Cooper Ginsberg Gray PLLC Fairfax Jessica C. Beatty Stiles Ewing Powers PC Richmond Clark J. Belote Kaufman & Canoles PC Norfolk R. Patrick Bolling Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black PLC Lynchburg Genevieve C. Bradley Roth Jackson Gibbons Condlin PLC Tysons Charles L. Brewer Hunton Andrews […]
2022 Labor/Employment Law Q&A
Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC, Richmond Title: Equity shareholder Education: Bachelor’s degree, University of Virginia; law degree and MBA, University of Richmond Family: My lovely and very active toddler, Isadora, and partner, John Hennon Career mentors: My mom, who showed me that being true to myself a[...]
2022 Taxes/Estates/Trusts Q&A
Yates Campbell & Hoeg LLP, Fairfax Title: Of counsel Education: Bachelor’s degree, Georgetown University; law degree, George Washington University; master of laws, University of Miami Family: My spouse, Ian Bolden (also a lawyer, but a different kind), and my step-daughter Career mentors: My colleagues Tom Campbe[...]
Henrico aims to become coastal internet hub
Henrico isn’t the new Ashburn, but the county does have 18% of the East Coast’s internet traffic coursing through it. That’s a product of QTS Data Centers’ network access point (NAP) at Henrico’s White Oak Technology Park, which connects to three subsea internet cables from Europe and South America that converge in Vir[...]
December 2022 Top Five
The top five most-read daily news stories on VirginiaBusiness.com from Oct. 14 to Nov. 14 included an announcement of the acquisition of Charlottesville-based WillowTree Inc., which was founded in 2008 as a mobile app developer. 1 | Something in the Water will return to Va. Beach in 2023 Music superstar Pharrell Willi[...]
100 PEOPLE TO MEET IN 2023: Hosts
These are the Virginians who feed and delight us, nourishing body, mind and soul through arts and entertainment, food and beverage, hospitality, media and sports. Victoria Cimino CEO, Visit Williamsburg Williamsburg Victoria Cimino came to Williamsburg in 2019 from New Hampshire, where she also directed a tourism development office. Visit Williamsburg, also known as the […]
2022 Young Lawyer Q&A
Williams Mullen, Virginia Beach Title: Attorney Legal specialties: Commercial real estate, financial services, land use, renewable energy Education: Bachelor’s degree, Dickinson College; law degree, William & Mary Family: I live at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront with my amazing wife, Alana, and cat, Trixie. Fan of: Base[...]
Class conflicts
Makena Massarella, a 20-year-old junior at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, is well on her way to becoming part of the solution to one of the most vexing problems facing Virginia and the nation: the shortage of teachers. She wants to be an elementary school teacher, the most in-demand position out of 10 critical shortag[...]
Indoor salmon farm travels upstream
An indoor fish farm located in Southwest Virginia, an idea born nearly a decade ago, is slowly swimming its way closer to reality. Work on water infrastructure improvements, including a new water line and sewage lift station, to support the Pure Salmon facility that will straddle Tazewell and Russell counties could begin as earl[...]
For the record December 2022
Central Henrico County-based Altria Group Inc. announced Oct. 27 that it is partnering with Japan Tobacco Group to sell heated tobacco products in the U.S. and worldwide, placing Altria in direct competition with Juul Labs Inc. and Philip Morris International Inc. The $150 million deal will include marketing of heated tobacco products in the United […]
2022 Legal Services/Pro Bono Q&A
Blankingship & Keith PC, Fairfax Title: Partner Other legal specialties: Personal injury Education: Bachelor’s degree, Texas A&M University; law degree, George Mason University Family: Married to Dr. Faith James, a psychologist; daughter Shonari James (singer/graduate student at The New School); son Gabriel James (se[...]