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38 Troutman Sanders Attorneys Named Virginia's 'Legal Elite'
December 8, 2009
RICHMOND, Va. - Troutman Sanders LLP is pleased to announce that 38 of its Virginia attorneys were selected as 2009 Legal Elite by Virginia Business magazine.
For inclusion and distinction as a member of the Legal Elite, attorneys are selected by their peers based on an extensive balloting system. Virginia Business magazine’s editorial staff along with the Virginia Bar Association mail out ballots to several thousand lawyers who are members of the state bar, practice law in Virginia and whose practice areas correspond to those being highlighted in this special edition.
The Troutman Sanders attorneys included in the 2009 edition of Legal Elite are:
Name
Primary Practice Area
City
Robert A. Angle
Intellectual Property
Richmond
David N. Anthony
Civil Litigation
Richmond
Coburn Robinson Beck
Under 40
Richmond
Lile Trice Benaicha
Under 40
Richmond
Thomas F. Betz Jr.
Real Estate/Land Use
Virginia Beach
Robert L. Brooke
Intellectual Property
Richmond
John K. Burke
Civil Litigation
Richmond
Dabney J. Carr IV
Intellectual Property
Richmond
David E. Constine III
Labor/Employment
Richmond
Bradfute W. Davenport Jr.
Construction
Richmond
Malcolm P. Friddell
Taxes/Estates/Trusts
Richmond
Gregory A. Giordano
Labor & Employment
Virginia Beach
Steven D. Gravely
Health Law
Richmond
John Owen Gwathmey
Business Law
Richmond
Jonathan L. Hauser
Bankruptcy
Virginia Beach
F. Claiborne Johnston Jr.
Business Law
Richmond
Nancyellen Keane
Legislative/Regulatory/Admin
Richmond
Anne Leigh Kerr
Legislative/Regulatory/Admin
Richmond
Neil S. Kessler
Real Estate/Land Use
Richmond
Michael Edward Lacy
Under 40
Richmond
John C. Lynch
Civil Litigation
Virginia Beach
David I. Meyers
Business Law
Richmond
Stephen A. Northup
Pro Bono
Richmond
R.J. Nutter II
Real Estate/Land Use
Virginia Beach
Ethan G. Ostroff
Under 40
Virginia Beach
Stephen D. Otero
Civil Litigation
Richmond
Russell V. Palmore
Civil Litigation
Richmond
James C. Roberts
Civil Litigation
Richmond
Jimmy F. Robinson Jr.
Under 40
Richmond
Stephen D. Rosenthal
Health Law
Richmond
George A. Somerville
Legislative/Regulatory/Admin
Richmond
Harold E. Starke Jr.
Taxes/Estates/Trusts
Richmond
Ashley L. Taylor Jr.
Civil Litigation
Richmond
Anthony F. Troy
Legislative/Regulatory/Admin
Richmond
D. Eugene Webb Jr.
Labor/Employment
Richmond
John S. West
Criminal Law
Richmond
James J. Wheaton
Business Law
Virginia Beach
Laura Denise Windsor
Labor & Employment
Richmond
About Virginia Business:
Virginia Business, a subsidiary of Media General Inc., publishes information and analysis on business trends for the Virginia business community. The publication reaches over 100,000 readers, focusing on its targeted audience of influential business leaders, small businesses and startup entrepreneurs.
About Troutman Sanders:
Troutman Sanders LLP is an international law firm with over 650 lawyers and 15 offices in North America, Europe and Asia. Founded in 1897, the firm’s lawyers provide counsel and advice in practically every aspect of civil and commercial law related to the firm’s core practice areas: Corporate, Finance, Litigation, Public Law and Real Estate. Firm clients range from multinational corporations to individual entrepreneurs, federal and state agencies to foreign governments, and non-profit organizations to businesses representing nearly every sector and industry. See www.troutmansanders.com for more information.
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