08.17.2015 Firm News

106 Williams Mullen Attorneys named 2016 Best Lawyers in America

106 lawyers from Williams Mullen were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® for 2016.

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 more than 36,000 attorneys cast almost 6.2 million 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. Corporate Counsel Magazine has called Best Lawyers “the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice.” 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

Robert D. Perrow

Admiralty & Maritime Law
Daniel L. Brawley

Banking & Finance Law
Matthew Cheek
Howard W. Dobbins
David R. Dorton
Holmes P. Harden
Edmund D. Harllee
Monroe Kelly III
Joseph H. Latchum, Jr.
William H. Schwarzschild III
C. Grigsby Scifres
Wayne A. Whitham, Jr.

Bankruptcy & Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency & Reorganization Law
Paul Bliley
Holmes P. Harden
Monroe Kelly III
Joseph R. Mayes
William H. Schwarzschild III
C. Grigsby Scifres

Bet-the-Company Litigation
M. Keith Kapp
Stephen G. Test

Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)

Edward James Coyne III

Commercial Litigation
William D. Bayliss
George H. Bowles
Daniel L. Brawley
Turner A. Broughton
John D. Burns

Brian Cashmere
William F. Devine
Calvin W. Fowler, Jr.
Charles E. James, Jr.
M. Keith Kapp
Gilbert C. Laite III
Elizabeth Davenport Scott
William L. Stauffer, Jr.
Stephen G. Test
John L. Walker III
Camden R. Webb

Construction Law
Robert K. Cox
Gilbert C. Laite III
Stephen G. Test

Copyright Law
Craig L. Mytelka

Robert Van Arnam

Corporate Law
R. Brian Ball
Wyatt S. Beazley IV
Gregory R. Bishop
Stephen W. Burke
David L. Dallas, Jr.
Patrick C. Devine, Jr.
Howard W. Dobbins
Thomas R. Frantz
Patrick O. Gottschalk
Randolph H. Lickey
John M. Paris, Jr.
David F. Paulson, Jr.
Julious P. Smith, Jr.
Aaron G. Spencer
Albert J. Taylor, Jr.
J. Robert Tyler III
Theron M. VanDusen

M. Nicole Williams

Criminal Defense: White-Collar
William D. Bayliss

Patrick R. Hanes

Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Catherine M. Marriott

Marc E. Purintun
Mark S. Thomas

Employment Law-Management

D. Earl Baggett
David C. Burton
Lynn F. Jacob
Michael C. Lord
James V. Meath
Douglas Nabhan
Sara Rafal
Mark S. Thomas

Energy Law
M. Keith Kapp

Entertainment Law-Music
Philip H. Goodpasture

Environmental Law
William A. Anderson II
Amos C. Dawson III
Channing J. Martin

Ethan R. Ware

Financial Services Regulation Law
Howard W. Dobbins
Robert D. Perrow

Franchise Law
Sandy T. Tucker

Government Relations Practice
Ralph L. Axselle, Jr.
Reginald N. Jones
Charles B. Neely, Jr.

Health Care Law
Wyatt S. Beazley IV
Patrick C. Devine, Jr.
Arlene J. Diosegy
Malcolm E. Ritsch, Jr.
Lawrence R. Siegel

Immigration Law
Eliot Norman

International Trade & Finance Law
Thomas B. McVey

Labor Law-Management
David C. Burton
Lynn F. Jacob
James V. Meath
Douglas Nabhan
Mark S. Thomas
Laura D. Windsor

Land Use & Zoning Law
Ralph L. Axselle, Jr.
Howard E. Gordon
Gilbert C. Laite III
Valerie Wagner Long

Legal Malpractice Law-Defendants
M. Keith Kapp

Legal Malpractice Law-Plaintiffs
M. Keith Kapp

Leisure and Hospitality Law

Alexander C. Graham, Jr.

Litigation – Antitrust

M. Keith Kapp

Litigation-Banking & Finance
Paul Bliley
George H. Bowles

Turner A. Broughton
Calvin W. Fowler, Jr.
Holmes P. Harden
Monroe Kelly III
Gilbert C. Laite III
Robert D. Perrow
William L. Stauffer, Jr.
John L. Walker III

Litigation-Bankruptcy
Paul Bliley
Holmes P. Harden
William H. Schwarzschild III

Litigation-Construction
William D. Bayliss
George H. Bowles
Daniel L. Brawley
Robert K. Cox
Gilbert C. Laite III
Stephen G. Test

Litigation-Environmental
Amos C. Dawson III
Channing J. Martin

Ethan R. Ware

Litigation-Intellectual Property
Patrick R. Hanes
Craig L. Mytelka

Robert C. Van Arnam

Litigation-Labor & Employment
David C. Burton
Lynn F. Jacob
Michael C. Lord
Douglas Nabhan
Sara Rafal
Laura D. Windsor

Litigation-Land Use & Zoning
John L. Walker III

Litigation-Mergers & Acquisitions
Calvin W. Fowler, Jr.

Litigation-Patent
Craig L. Mytelka

Patrick R. Hanes
Robert C. Van Arnam

Litigation-Real Estate
William D. Bayliss
George H. Bowles
Steven D. Delaney
Gilbert C. Laite III
Williams L. Stauffer, Jr.
Stephen G. Test
John L. Walker III

Litigation-Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
Robert D. Perrow

Litigation-Securities
George H. Bowles

Litigation-Trusts & Estates
George H. Bowles
Joseph A. DiJulio
Elizabeth Mason Horsley
Elizabeth Davenport Scott
W. Benjamin Pace

Litigation & Controversy-Tax
Charles B. Neely, Jr.
Nancy S. Rendleman
Charles L. Steel IV

Media Law
Philip H. Goodpasture

Mergers & Acquisitions Law
R. Brian Ball
Stephen W. Burke
Robert C. Dewar
Thomas R. Frantz
Lawrence R. Siegel

Personal Injury Litigation-Defendants

Daniel L. Brawley
W.F. Drewry Gallalee

Product Liability Litigation-Defendants
Turner A. Broughton
W.F. Drewry Gallalee

Public Finance Law

William W. Harrison, Jr.
R. Hart Lee
William L. Nusbaum

Railroad Law
Gilbert C. Laite III

Real Estate Law
Lawrence H. Bryant
Charles L. Cabell
Matthew Cheek
Reuben G. Clark III
Steven D. Delaney
Allison T. Domson
David R. Dorton
H. David Embree
Howard E. Gordon
Eric A. Hauser
A. Brooks Hock
Monroe Kelly III
Gilbert C. Laite III
Joseph H. Latchum, Jr.
Valerie Wagner Long
John M. Mercer
William L. Nusbaum
Ronald R. Rogers

Tax Law

Farhad Aghdami
Thomas R. Frantz
J. Conrad Garcia
John M. Paris, Jr.
Craig L. Rascoe
Nancy S. Rendleman
Charles L. Steel IV
Albert J. Taylor, Jr.

Trade Secrets Law
Craig L. Mytelka

Trademark Law
Craig L. Mytelka

Trusts & Estates

David D. Addison

Farhad Aghdami
Joseph A. DiJulio
Thomas R. Frantz

James Phillip Head

Julious P. Smith, Jr.
Fielding L. Williams, Jr.

Venture Capital Law
David L. Dallas, Jr.

Workers’ Compensation Law - Employers

Edward S. Schenk III