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08.18.2022 Firm News

123 Williams Mullen Attorneys Listed in 2023 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America®

Williams Mullen is pleased to announce that 123 of the firm’s lawyers in 67 practice areas were selected for inclusion in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.

Williams Mullen had the most Virginia lawyers listed (99). 10 practice areas also had the most lawyers in Virginia listed, including banking and finance (9), commercial litigation (14), corporate (23), banking and finance litigation (7), construction litigation (6), intellectual property litigation (6), real estate litigation (4), mergers and acquisitions (13), real estate (21) and tax law (6).

In addition, 12 attorneys were also named “Lawyers of the Year” by Best Lawyers® in their respective localities and practice areas.

The recognized attorneys given the title “Lawyers of the Year,” by office location, are:

Charlottesville

  • Caroline W. Stanton - Corporate Law

Norfolk

  • David C. Burton - Labor Law - Management

Richmond

  • Gregory R. Bishop - Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Turner A. Broughton - Litigation - Banking and Finance
  • W.F. Drewry Gallalee - Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
  • Jamie Baskerville Martin - Health Care Law
  • W. Benjamin Pace - Litigation - Trusts and Estates
  • Edward T. White - Trademark Law
  • Laura D. Windsor - Labor Law - Management

Columbia-SC

  • Jessica King - Environmental Law

Raleigh

  • Mona Cunningham O'Bryant - Environmental Law

Washington, D.C.

  • Robert K. Cox - Construction Law

The recognized attorneys given the title “Best Lawyers,” by office location, are:

Charlottesville, VA

  • Thomas Bergert (*)
    • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • David L. Dallas, Jr. (2007) [15]
    • Corporate Law
    • Venture Capital Law
  • Valerie Wagner Long (2009) [15]
    • Land Use and Zoning Law
    • Real Estate Law
  • Lori H. Schweller (2015) [5]
    • Real Estate Law
  • Caroline W. Stanton (2022)
    • Corporate Law

Columbia, SC

  • Jessica King (2018) [5]
    • Environmental Law
    • Litigation - Environmental
  • Ethan R. Ware (2006) [15]
    • Environmental Law
    • Litigation - Environmental
  • Richard H. Willis (1995) [25]
    • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Norfolk, VA

  • George H. Bowles (2011) [10]
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Litigation - Banking and Finance
    • Litigation - Construction
    • Litigation - Real Estate
    • Litigation - Securities
    • Litigation - Trusts and Estates
  • Lawrence H. Bryant (2013) [10]
    • Real Estate Law
  • Alyssa C. Dangler (2018) [5]
    • Real Estate Law
  • William F. Devine (2010) [10]
    • Commercial Litigation
  • Howard E. Gordon (1997) [25]
    • Land Use and Zoning Law
    • Real Estate Law
  • Scott C. Miller (2022)
    • Litigation - Trusts and Estates
  • William L. Nusbaum (2008) [15]
    • Leisure and Hospitality Law
    • Public Finance Law
    • Real Estate Law
  • Christine Nguyen Piersall (2018) [5]
    • Trusts and Estates

Raleigh, NC

  • Miles S. Bruder (2021)
    • Corporate Law
  • Wes J. Camden (2018) [5]
    • Criminal Defense: White-Collar
  • Kelly C. Hanley (2019) [5]
    • Commercial Litigation
  • Holmes P. Harden (2008) [15]
    • Banking and Finance Law
    • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
    • Litigation - Banking and Finance
    • Litigation - Bankruptcy
  • Thomas H. Johnson, Jr. (2021)
    • Real Estate Law
  • M. Keith Kapp (2003) [20]
    • Bet-the-Company Litigation
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Energy Law
    • Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants
    • Legal Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
    • Litigation - Antitrust
  • Gilbert C. Laite III (2007) [15]
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Construction Law
    • Land Use and Zoning Law
    • Litigation - Banking and Finance
    • Litigation - Construction
    • Litigation - Real Estate
    • Railroad Law
    • Real Estate Law
  • Robert Charles Lawson (2018) [5]
    • Real Estate Law
  • Michael C. Lord (2001) [20]
    • Employment Law - Management
    • Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • Richard T. Matthews (2017) [5]
    • Litigation - Intellectual Property
    • Patent Law
    • Trademark Law
  • Jennifer A. Morgan (2019) [5]
    • Administrative / Regulatory Law
  • Mona Cunningham O'Bryant (2018) [5]
    • Environmental Law
  • David F. Paulson, Jr. (2011) [10]
    • Corporate Law
  • F. Michael Sajovec (2013) [10]
    • Litigation - Intellectual Property
    • Litigation - Patent
    • Patent Law
  • David M. Saravitz (*)
    • Patent Law
  • Edward S. Schenk III (2013) [10]
    • Employment Law - Management
    • Litigation - Labor and Employment
    • Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
  • Andrew R. Shores (2020)
    • Litigation - Intellectual Property
    • Patent Law
    • Trademark Law
  • Aaron G. Spencer (2015) [5]
    • Corporate Law
    • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Robert C. Van Arnam (2014) [10]
    • Copyright Law
    • Litigation - Intellectual Property
    • Litigation - Patent
    • Patent Law
  • Camden R. Webb (2012) [10]
    • Commercial Litigation
  • Richard A. Zechini (2019) [5]
    • Government Relations Practice

Richmond, VA

  • Farhad Aghdami (2006) [15]
    • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
    • Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
    • Tax Law
    • Trusts and Estates
  • D. Earl Baggett (2016) [5]
    • Employment Law - Management
  • James T. Bailey (*)
    • Corporate Law
  • Jeremy Ball (2020)
    • Health Care Law
  • William D. Bayliss (2001) [20]
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Criminal Defense: White-Collar
    • Litigation - Construction
    • Litigation - Real Estate
  • Wyatt S. Beazley IV (2010) [10]
    • Corporate Law
    • Health Care Law
  • William J. Benos (2018) [5]
    • Immigration Law
  • Gregory R. Bishop (2013) [10]
    • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
    • Corporate Law
    • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Jonathan Bliley (*)
    • Corporate Law
  • J.P. McGuire Boyd, Jr. (2019) [5]
    • Litigation - Banking and Finance
  • Turner A. Broughton (2013) [10]
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Litigation - Banking and Finance
    • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
    • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
  • Jamie Watkins Bruno (2019) [5]
    • Banking and Finance Law
    • Real Estate Law
  • W. Alexander Burnett (2017) [5]
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Construction Law
    • Litigation - Construction
  • Garland S. Carr (2022)
    • Administrative / Regulatory Law
    • Energy Regulatory Law
    • Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
  • Matthew E. Cheek (2012) [10]
    • Banking and Finance Law
    • Real Estate Law
  • Janet W. Cho (2022)
    • Copyright Law
    • Litigation - Intellectual Property
    • Trademark Law
  • Matthew M. Cobb (2018) [5]
    • Administrative / Regulatory Law
    • Health Care Law
  • Jenny Connors (2022)
    • Corporate Law
    • Tax Law
  • Steven D. Delaney (2007) [15]
    • Litigation - Real Estate
    • Real Estate Law
  • Anna Derewenda (*)
    • Corporate Law
  • Robert C. Dewar (2009) [15]
    • Corporate Law
    • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Allison T. Domson (2015) [5]
    • Real Estate Law
  • Daniel J. Durst (2018) [5]
    • Trusts and Estates
  • Calvin W. Fowler, Jr. (2009) [15]
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Litigation - Banking and Finance
    • Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Jonathan A. Frank (2018) [5]
    • Real Estate Law
  • W.F. Drewry Gallalee (2011) [10]
    • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
    • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
  • J. Conrad Garcia (2009) [15]
    • Tax Law
  • Philip H. Goodpasture (2007) [15]
    • Corporate Law
    • Entertainment Law - Music
    • Media Law
    • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Alexander C. Graham, Jr. (2016) [5]
    • Leisure and Hospitality Law
  • Patrick R. Hanes (2009) [15]
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Criminal Defense: White-Collar
    • Litigation - Intellectual Property
    • Litigation - Patent
  • Andrea Harlow (2019) [5]
    • Banking and Finance Law
    • Real Estate Law
  • Meredith M. Haynes (*)
    • Commercial Litigation
  • Brooks Hock (2007) [15]
    • Real Estate Law
  • Charles E. James, Jr. (2015) [5]
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Criminal Defense: General Practice
    • Criminal Defense: White-Collar
  • Harold E. Johnson (2020)
    • Litigation - Insurance
    • Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions
    • Litigation - Securities
  • Otto W. Konrad (2018) [5]
    • Real Estate Law
  • David M. Lay (2013) [10]
    • Corporate Law
    • Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
    • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
    • Venture Capital Law
  • Gary D. LeClair (2006) [15]
    • Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
    • Corporate Law
    • Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
    • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
    • Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law
    • Venture Capital Law
  • Lee Lester (2022)
    • Corporate Law
  • T. Preston Lloyd, Jr. (2018) [5]
    • Real Estate Law
  • Channing J. Martin (2007) [15]
    • Environmental Law
    • Litigation - Environmental
  • Jamie Baskerville Martin (2005) [15]
    • Health Care Law
  • Benjamin A. McCall (2022)
    • Banking and Finance Law
    • Corporate Law
    • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Mary Katherine McGetrick (2017) [5]
    • Real Estate Law
  • Jennifer M. McLemore (2013) [10]
    • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Litigation - Bankruptcy
  • John M. Mercer (2008) [15]
    • Real Estate Law
  • Michael D. Mueller (2022)
    • Banking and Finance Law
    • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
    • Financial Services Regulation Law
  • R. Joseph Noble (2018) [5]
    • Real Estate Law
  • Brendan D. O'Toole (2017) [5]
    • Commercial Litigation
  • W. Benjamin Pace (2016) [5]
    • Litigation - Trusts and Estates
  • Laurence V. Parker, Jr. (2022)
    • Corporate Governance Law
    • Corporate Law
    • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Robert D. Perrow (2009) [15]
    • Administrative / Regulatory Law
    • Financial Services Regulation Law
    • Litigation - Banking and Finance
    • Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
  • Henry R. Pollard V (2018) [5]
    • Environmental Law
  • Marc E. Purintun (2013) [10]
    • Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
  • Scott H. Richter (2010) [10]
    • Banking and Finance Law
    • Corporate Governance Law
    • Corporate Law
    • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
    • Securities / Capital Markets Law
    • Securities Regulation
  • Douglas L. Sbertoli (2011) [10]
    • Corporate Law
  • Robert E. Spicer, Jr. (2018) [5]
    • Corporate Compliance Law
  • Edward R. Turnbull (2022)
    • Corporate Law
    • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • John L. Walker III (2007) [15]
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Litigation - Banking and Finance
    • Litigation - Land Use and Zoning
    • Litigation - Real Estate
  • Lauren W. Waller (*)
    • Commercial Litigation
  • Andrew W. White (2016) [5]
    • Corporate Governance Law
    • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Edward T. White (2015) [5]
    • Copyright Law
    • Litigation - Intellectual Property
    • Trademark Law
  • Fielding L. Williams, Jr. (1995) [25]
    • Trusts and Estates
  • Laura D. Windsor (2015) [5]
    • Employment Law - Management
    • Insurance Law
    • Labor Law - Management
    • Litigation - Labor and Employment

Tysons, VA

  • Clinton H. Brannon (*)
    • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Brian Cashmere (2016) [5]
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Litigation - Construction
  • Robert K. Cox (2007) [15]
    • Construction Law
    • Litigation - Construction
  • Edmund D. Harllee (1997) [25]
    • Banking and Finance Law
    • Financial Services Regulation Law
  • Stephanie Lipinski Galland (2021)
    • Tax Law
  • Arnie B. Mason (2018) [5]
    • Construction Law
    • Litigation - Construction
  • Thomas B. McVey (2010) [10]
    • International Trade and Finance Law
  • Kevin D. Pomfret (2022)
    • Corporate Law
    • Privacy and Data Security Law
  • Robert F. Riley (2020)
    • Energy Law

Virginia Beach, VA

  • Stephen W. Burke (2011) [10]
    • Corporate Law
    • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • David C. Burton (2008) [15]
    • Employment Law - Management
    • Labor Law - Management
    • Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • Benjamin C. Crumpler (2020)
    • Corporate Law
  • Anne Domozick (2022)
    • Corporate Governance Law
  • John F. Faber, Jr. (2018) [5]
    • Real Estate Law
  • Thomas R. Frantz (1983) [40]
    • Corporate Law
    • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
    • Tax Law
    • Trusts and Estates
  • Monroe Kelly III (2008) [15]
    • Banking and Finance Law
    • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
    • Litigation - Banking and Finance
    • Real Estate Law
  • Joseph R. Mayes (2015) [5]
    • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Craig L. Mytelka (2003) [20]
    • Copyright Law
    • Litigation - Intellectual Property
    • Litigation - Patent
    • Media Law
    • Trade Secrets Law
    • Trademark Law
  • John M. Paris, Jr. (2011) [10]
    • Corporate Law
    • Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
    • Tax Law
  • Cartwright R. Reilly (2021)
    • Real Estate Law
  • C. Grigsby Scifres (2007) [15]
    • Banking and Finance Law
    • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Lawrence R. Siegel (2013) [10]
    • Mergers and Acquisitions Law

(Year) First year the lawyer was listed in the published practice area.
(*) Lawyers who are listed for the first time in Best Lawyers.
[#] Milestone of years recognized by Best Lawyers.