OurView: How did it get so late so soon?
On the subject of time, the much-beloved children’s book author Dr. Seuss once wrote, “How did it get so late so soon?” With December here, that’s an almost perfect description of 2020. How did it get so late, so soon? Most of the past 8 to 9 months have been characterized by an almost immutable […]
2020 Legal Elite: Appellate Law
Erin B. Ashwell Office of the Attorney General Richmond Gary A. Bryant Willcox & Savage PC Norfolk Mark T. Coberly Vandeventer Black LLP Norfolk Trevor S. Cox Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP Richmond Roger Creager The Creager Law Firm PLLC Richmond Robert B. “Chip” Delano Jr. Sands Anderson PC Richmond […]
2020 Legal Elite: Elder Law
Alperin Law PLLC Virginia Beach Jean Galloway Ball Hale Ball Carlson Baumgartner Murphy PLC Fairfax Brian A. Boys Atlantic Law PLC Virginia Beach W. Hall Carter Jr. Sands Anderson PC Richmond Cary Z. Cucinelli Cucinelli Geiger PC Fairfax Robyn Smith Ellis Vested Partners Salem Evan H. Farr Farr Law […]
Remembering John G. Stallings Jr.: 1967-2020
The word “can’t” just didn’t seem to be a part of John G. Stallings Jr.’s vocabulary. From helping reshape what is now Atlantic Union Bank from a small community bank into a regional player to starting a youth financial literacy program to serving on the boards of multiple organizations, Stallings’ friends and collea[...]
Va. Tech ups connectivity with broadband block buy
In an effort to literally expand Virginia Tech’s research bandwidth, the Virginia Tech Foundation bought eight blocks of Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) in the Federal Communications Commission’s auction this summer. As owner of priority access licenses (PALs) for four 10MHz blocks in Montgomery County and four block[...]
December For The Record
Eastern Virginia In early November, the U.S. Navy awarded Newport News-based Airborne Tactical Advantage Co. (ATAC) a potential five-year, $441.58 million contract to provide subsonic and supersonic aircraft for the branch’s fleet training operations. Under the contract, ATAC will supply Type IV supersonic (which exceed the speed of sound) and Type III high subsonic (which […]
New community bank set to open in Va. Beach
For all Mike Ives’ experience in banking, he was perplexed by a word that potential investors and clients kept mentioning during a feasibility study for the bank he wanted to form: “menu.” “I’d not heard the word ‘menu’ used before regarding banking,” says Ives, explaining that some larger banks give their client[...]
Top Five
The top trending stories on VirginiaBusiness.com from Oct. 16 to Nov. 15 included the news that Virginia Military Institute’s superintendent stepped down weeks after a Washington Post exposé alleged the state-supported university had an atmosphere of “relentless racism.” Governor issues new COVID-19 restrictions With coro[...]
2020 Legal Elite: Taxes/Estates/Trusts
Maureen C. Ackerly Armstrong Bristow Farley & Schwarzschild PLC Richmond Farhad Aghdami Williams Mullen Richmond Morgan W. Alley Dunton, Simmons, Dunton LLP White Stone Rebecca Aman Jones, Blechman, Woltz & Kelly PC Newport News Peter A. Arntson McCandlish Lillard Fairfax Elizabeth J. Atkinson Whiteford Taylor & Preston Richmond Rachel […][...]
100 People to Meet: New Folks
They might be new to the Old Dominion or just new to their positions, but all of them bring decades of expertise and new vantage points. Here’s a sampling of people — some fresh faces, others familiar — who have recently taken on significant new leadership roles. Read about the rest of our 100 People […]
100 People to Meet: Impact Makers
Whether writing bestselling books, fighting high-profile court battles, helping to build racial equity, fighting for institutional reforms or leading coalitions, these Virginians are making a difference. Read about the rest of our 100 People to Meet in 2021. Rita Davis Counsel to Gov. Ralph Northam Richmond A Bedford County native and University of Richmond School […]
2020 Legal Elite: Bankruptcy/Creditors’ Rights
Timothy Anderson Anderson & Associates PC Virginia Beach Christopher M. Baker Boleman Law Firm PC Virginia Beach Kelly M. Barnhart Roussos & Barnhart PLC Norfolk Peter J. Barrett Kutak Rock LLP Richmond Darren W. Bentley Clement & Wheatley Danville Paula Steinhilber Beran Tavenner & Beran PLC Richmond Richard Biemiller […]