Williams Mullen is pleased to announce that 110 lawyers in 61 practice areas were selected for inclusion in the latest edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. In addition, eight practice areas had the most lawyers in Virginia listed, including the firm’s Banking & Finance (6), Corporate Law (12), Health Care Law (6), Mergers and Acquisitions (6) and Real Estate (19) practices.
Fourteen attorneys were also named “Lawyers of the Year” by Best Lawyers® in their respective localities and practice areas. To view that list, click here.
Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become a well-regarded guide. Because Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey in which attorneys cast votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas, and because lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed, inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor.
More information about the Best Lawyers rankings, including the selection process, can be found here.
The recognized attorneys, by practice area, are:
Administrative/Regulatory Law
Jennifer A. Morgan*
Robert D. “Bob” Perrow
Banking and Finance Law
C. Grigsby “Grig” Scifres
Edmund D. “Ed” Harllee
Holmes P. Harden
Matthew E. Cheek
Monroe “Mike” Kelly, III
Scott H. Richter
William H. “Tracy” Schwarzschild, III
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
C. Grigsby “Grig” Scifres
Holmes P. Harden
Joseph R. Mayes
Monroe “Mike” Kelly, III
Paul S. “Chip” Bliley, Jr.
William H. “Tracy” Schwarzschild, III
Bet-the-Company Litigation
M. Keith Kapp
Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
Gregory R. Bishop
Patrick O. Gottschalk (Lawyer of the Year – Richmond)
Commercial Litigation
Brendan D. O'Toole
J. Brian Cashmere
Calvin W. “Woody” Fowler, Jr.
Camden R. Webb
Charles E. “Chuck” James, Jr.
Elizabeth Davenport Scott
George H. Bowles
Gilbert C. “Gib” Laite, III
John L. Walker, III
Kelly C. Hanley*
M. Keith Kapp
Patrick R. Hanes
Turner A. Broughton
W. Alexander Burnett
William D. “Bill” Bayliss
William F. “Bill” Devine
Construction Law
Arnie B. Mason
Gilbert C. “Gib” Laite, III
Robert K. “Bob” Cox
W. Alexander Burnett
Copyright Law
Craig L. Mytelka
Robert C. Van Arnam
Corporate Compliance Law
Robert E. “Rob” Spicer, Jr.
Corporate Governance Law
Robert E. “Rob” Spicer, Jr.
Scott H. Richter
Corporate Law
Aaron G. Spencer
David F. Paulson, Jr.
David L. Dallas, Jr.
Douglas L. Sbertoli
Elizabeth G. “Bitsy” Hester
Gregory R. Bishop
J. Robert Tyler, III
John M. Paris, Jr.
Julious P. “Joey” Smith, Jr.
Patrick C. Devine, Jr.
Patrick O. Gottschalk
Scott H. Richter
Stephen W. Burke
Theron M. “Tad” VanDusen
Thomas R. Frantz
Wyatt S. Beazley, IV
Criminal Defense: General Practice
Charles E. “Chuck” James, Jr. (Lawyer of the Year – Richmond)
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Charles E. “Chuck” James, Jr.
Patrick R. Hanes
William D. “Bill” Bayliss
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Marc E. Purintun (Lawyer of the Year – Richmond)
Employment Law-Management
D. Earl Baggett
David C. Burton
Douglas M. Nabhan
James V. “Jim” Meath
Laura D. Windsor
Lynn F. Jacob
Michael C. Lord
Energy Law
M. Keith Kapp
Entertainment Law – Music
Phillip H. Goodpasture
Environmental Law
Amos C. Dawson, III
Channing J. Martin
Ethan R. Ware
Henry R. “Speaker” Pollard, V
Jessica J.O. King
Financial Services Regulation Law
Robert D. “Bob” Perrow (Financial Services Regulation Law)
Government Relations Practice
Charles B. “Chuck” Neely, Jr. (Lawyer of the Year – Raleigh)
Reginald N. Jones
Richard A. “Rick” Zechini*
Health Care Law
Dominic P. Madigan
Jamie Baskerville Martin
Malcolm E. “Dick” Ritsch, Jr.
Matthew M. Cobb
Patrick C. Devine, Jr. (Lawyer of the Year – Norfolk)
Wyatt S. Beazley, IV
Immigration Law
Eliot Norman
William J. “Bill” Benos
Insurance Law
Laura D. Windsor
International Trade and Finance Law
Thomas B. McVey
Labor Law – Management
David C. Burton (Lawyer of the Year – Norfolk)
Douglas M. Nabhan
James V. “Jim” Meath
Laura D. Windsor
Lynn F. Jacob
Land Use and Zoning Law
Gilbert C. “Gib” Laite, III
Howard E. Gordon
T. Preston Lloyd, Jr.
Valerie Wagner Long
Legal Malpractice Law-Defendants
M. Keith Kapp
Legal Malpractice Law-Plaintiffs
M. Keith Kapp
Leisure and Hospitality Law
Alexander C. “Sandy” Graham, Jr.
Litigation-Antitrust
M. Keith Kapp (Lawyer of the Year – Raleigh)
Litigation-Banking and Finance
Calvin W. “Woody” Fowler, Jr.
George H. Bowles
Gilbert C. “Gib” Laite, III
Holmes P. Harden (Lawyer of the Year – Raleigh)
J.P. McGuire Boyd, Jr.*
John L. Walker, III
Monroe “Mike” Kelly, III
Paul S. “Chip” Bliley, Jr.
Robert D. “Bob” Perrow
Turner A. Broughton (Lawyer of the Year – Richmond)
Litigation-Bankruptcy
Holmes P. Harden
Paul S. “Chip” Bliley, Jr.
William H. “Tracy” Schwarzschild, III
Litigation – Construction
Arnie B. Mason
J. Brian Cashmere
George H. Bowles
Gilbert C. “Gib” Laite, III
Robert K. “Bob” Cox
William D. “Bill” Bayliss
Litigation-Environmental
Amos C. Dawson, III
Channing J. Martin
Ethan R. Ware
Jessica J.O. King
Litigation-Intellectual Property
F. Michael Sajovec
M. Bruce Harper
Craig L. Mytelka
Patrick R. Hanes
Robert C. Van Arnam
Litigation-Labor and Employment
David C. Burton
Douglas M. Nabhan
Edward S. Schenk, III
Laura D. Windsor
Lynn F. Jacob
Michael C. Lord
Litigation-Land Use and Zoning
John L. Walker, III
Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions
Calvin W. “Woody” Fowler, Jr.
Litigation-Patent
Craig L. Mytelka
F. Michael Sajovec
Patrick R. Hanes
Robert C. Van Arnam
Litigation-Real Estate
George H. Bowles
Gilbert C. “Gib” Laite, III
John L. Walker, III
Steven D. Delaney
William D. “Bill” Bayliss
Litigation-Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
Robert D. “Bob” Perrow
Litigation-Securities
George H. Bowles
Litigation-Trusts and Estates
Elizabeth Davenport Scott
George H. Bowles
W. Benjamin Pace
Litigation and Controversy-Tax
Charles B. “Chuck” Neely, Jr.
Nancy S. Rendleman
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions-Defendants
Turner A. Broughton
Media Law
Phillip H. Goodpasture
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Aaron G. Spencer
Gregory R. Bishop
Lawrence R. “Larry” Siegel
Robert C. “Bob” Dewar
Scott H. Richter
Stephen W. Burke
Thomas R. Frantz
Patent Law
F. Michael Sajovec
Robert C. Van Arnam
Personal Injury Litigation-Defendants
W.F. Drewry “Drew” Gallalee
Product Liability Litigation-Defendants
Turner A. Broughton
W.F. Drewry “Drew” Gallalee (Lawyer of the Year – Richmond)
Public Finance Law
William L. “Bill” Nusbaum
Railroad Law
Gilbert C. “Gib” Laite, III
Real Estate Law
A. Brooks Hock
Allison T. Domson
Alyssa C. Embree
Andrea Harlow*
Charles L. Cabell
Gilbert C. “Gib” Laite, III
Howard E. Gordon (Lawyer of the Year – Norfolk)
Jamie Watkins Bruno*
John F. Faber, Jr.
John M. Mercer
Jonathan A. Frank
Lawrence H. “Larry” Bryant
Mary Katherine McGetrick
Matthew E. Cheek
Monroe “Mike” Kelly, III
Otto W. Konrad
R. Joseph Noble
Robert C. Lawson
Ronald R. Rogers
Steven D. Delaney
Valerie Wagner Long (Lawyer of the Year – Charlottesville)
William L. “Bill” Nusbaum
Securities/Capital Markets Law
Scott H. Richter
Securities Regulation
Scott H. Richter
Tax Law
Craig L. Rascoe
Farhad Aghdami
J. Conrad Garcia
James P. “Jim” Head
John M. Paris, Jr.
Nancy S. Rendleman
Thomas R. Frantz
Trade Secrets Law
Craig L. Mytelka
Trademark Law
Craig L. Mytelka
Richard T. “Rick” Matthews
Trusts and Estates Law
Christine N. Piersall
Daniel J. Durst
David D. Addison
Farhad Aghdami (Lawyer of the Year – Richmond)
Fielding L. Williams, Jr.
James P. “Jim” Head
Julious P. “Joey” Smith, Jr.
Thomas R. Frantz
Venture Capital Law
David L. Dallas, Jr.
Workers’ Compensation Law-Employers
Edward S. Schenk, III
* selected for the first time