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Nov 29, 2022

Legal Services/Pro Bono 2022

Tricia Lund Batson Legal Aid Society of Eastern Virginia Norfolk Arlene Beckerman Northern Virginia Pro Bono Law Center Fairfax David Dennis Beidler Legal Aid Society of Roanoke Valley Roanoke Lisa Ann Bennett Central Virginia Legal Aid Society Inc. Richmond Jeffrey F. Brooke Poole Brooke Plumlee PC Virginia Beach Tara Casey University of Richmond School of […]

Nov 29, 2022

The long haul

Nov 29, 2022

Environmental Law 2022

Candace A. Blydenburgh McGuireWoods LLP Richmond Brian L. Buniva B.L. Buniva Strategic Advisor PLLC Richmond Clayton T. Burns Dominion Energy Inc. Richmond Patrick A. Genzler Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black PLC Norfolk Lisa Spickler Goodwin Hirschler Fleischer Richmond Harry M. “Pete” Johnson III Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP Richmond Dan Jordanger Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP Richmond John […]

Nov 10, 2022

D.C. AG’s office sues Snyder, Commanders, NFL

Washington, D.C., Attorney General Karl Racine announced on Twitter Thursday afternoon that his office is suing the Washington Commanders team, owner Dan Snyder, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and the National Football League, accusing the defendants of “colluding to deceive District residents … about an investigatio[...]

Oct 12, 2022

Former commerce secretary returns to Williams Mullen

Former Virginia Secretary of Commerce and Trade Brian Ball is returning to his former law firm, Williams Mullen. Ball rejoined Williams Mullen on Oct. 10 as of counsel in its corporate section, supporting and serving the firm’s Economic Development Team and aiding clients with business expansion needs. He’ll be based[...]

Sep 21, 2022

Virginia State Bar names new exec director/COO

The former deputy executive director of the Virginia State Bar has been promoted to lead the organization responsible for the licensing of more than 50,000 lawyers in the commonwealth. Cameron M. Rountree’s appointment to the state bar’s executive director and chief operating officer was approved by the Supreme Court[...]

Aug 29, 2022

Hitting home

“The stereotypical view is that every young lawyer wants to work from home,” unlike their older peers, observes Victor O. Cardwell, principal and chairman of Roanoke-based Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black PLC. Indeed, 51% of baby boomer attorneys report being eager or very eager to get back to the office, but just 22% of t[...]

May 10, 2022

McLean-based Appian wins $2B verdict in trade secrets lawsuit

Appian Corp., a cloud computing firm based in McLean, won $2.03 billion — an amount estimated to be the largest award in Virginia state court history — in a trade secrets verdict against a competitor Monday in Fairfax County Circuit Court. Appian sued Massachusetts-based Pegasystems Inc. and an individual, Youyong Zou, in Ma[...]

“The demand for talent is the highest I’ve seen in 26 years,” says Brooks Smith, managing partner of Troutman Pepper’s Richmond office. Photo by Rick DeBerry
Apr 28, 2022

Legal review

In law firms across Virginia, power is now definitely on the side of individual attorneys, who can command larger salaries and other perks so long as they’re willing to cope with heavier workloads. As demand for legal services has soared, the number of lawyers available to perform that work has slumped, leaving even the mo[...]

Apr 28, 2022

Maritime law firms

Apr 25, 2022

Judge dismisses Trigiani lawsuit against New Peoples Bank

A federal judge issued a summary judgment last week, dismissing all claims in former executive Mary Y. Trigiani’s lawsuit against Russell County-based New Peoples Bank for discrimination and wrongful termination. Trigiani’s complaints of a “cultlike office culture” did not hold up to judicial scrutiny, U.[...]

L to R: Woods Rogers and Vandeventer Black leaders Paul Julius, Daniel Summerlin, Victor Caldwell, Deborah Casey and Michael Sterling discuss the firms' impending merger. Photo by Will Hawkins
Apr 20, 2022

Woods Rogers, Vandeventer Black law firms to merge July 1

Woods Rogers PLC and Vandeventer Black LLP announced Wednesday that the two law firms have agreed to merge as Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black, creating the state’s fifth-largest firm, with more than 130 attorneys and a total workforce of 250 people. The merger will go into effect July 1. Daniel Summerlin, president of Roano[...]

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