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Keeping their own counsel
Of the 1.3 million attorneys practicing in the United States — more than 35,500 of them licensed to practice in Virginia — the American Bar Association reports that more than half are based at law firms, while only about 10% serve as in-house general counsels. That disparity is not because general counsel jobs are unwanted [[...]
Altria settles 6,000 Juul-related lawsuits for $235M
Henrico County-based Altria Group Inc. has settled at least 6,000 state and federal lawsuits related to Juul Labs Inc. for $235 million, the Fortune 500 tobacco manufacturer announced Wednesday. The settlements will be paid in the second quarter of 2023. Altria purchased a 35% stake in e-cigarette company Juul for $12.8 billion [...]
Tech support
With the combination of new tech businesses and older companies employing artificial intelligence and other innovations, Virginia needs lawyers who know the difference between bitcoin and blockchain. As the commonwealth becomes home to more defense contracting giants, along with Amazon.com Inc.’s HQ2, law firms and law sch[...]
Resetting the bar
Two venerable Virginia law firms — Roanoke’s Woods Rogers PLC and Norfolk’s Vandeventer Black LLP — combined forces in July 2022, creating the state’s fifth largest firm, Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black PLC, based in Roanoke. It’s a true statewide firm, with branch offices in Norfolk, Richmond, Lynchbu[...]
Va. Bar Association installs 2023 president
Benjamin D. Leigh became the 2023 president of the Virginia Bar Association on Jan. 22, the Richmond-based professional association announced Thursday. With a practice focused on real estate, Leigh is a principal at Leesburg-based Troxell Leigh PC, which he co-founded as Mims, Atwill & Leigh PC in 2002. Before that, he worke[...]
Construction Law 2022
Stephan F. Andrews O’Hagan Meyer PLLC, Richmond Bruce E. Arkema Durrette Arkema Gerson & Gill PC Richmond William E. Artz William E. Artz PC Tysons D. Stan Barnhill Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black PLC Roanoke Stephen W. Brewer Willcox & Savage PC Norfolk Shannon J. Briglia Smith Currie & Hancock LLP Tysons Kelly J. […]
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 […]
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 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[...]
Criminal Law 2022
James Abrenio Abrenio Law Fairfax John D. Adams McGuireWoods LLP Richmond Anthony F. Anderson Anderson & Friedman Law Offices Roanoke Mark A. Andrews Wolcott Rivers Gates Attorneys at Law Virginia Beach Joseph E.H. “Eric” Atkinson Hancock Daniel & Johnson PC Glen Allen Ridley Penn Bain Sevila Saunders Huddleston & White PC Leesburg Jason A. Barlow […]
