Thirty McGuireWoods lawyers were selected by their professional peers for inclusion in Virginia Business magazine’s 2019 Legal Elite, published in its December issue.
McGuireWoods lawyers were honored in 14 Legal Elite categories, with five recognized in Intellectual Property/Information Technology, four in Civil Litigation, and three each in Bankruptcy Creditors’ Rights, Business Law, Criminal Law and Labor/Employment Law.
The magazine also profiled Richmond partner Brian C. Riopelle as a top vote-getter in the Intellectual Property/IT category. Riopelle discussed his most memorable IP case, when McGuireWoods represented DuPont in a major dispute in which a South Korean company stole trade secrets related to the client’s Kevlar technology. He also described the types of intellectual property disputes arising during the rollout of 5G technology.
Virginia Business publishes the Legal Elite annually in collaboration with the Virginia Bar Association. More than 1,400 lawyers participated in this year’s balloting, submitting nearly 5,000 nominations.
Including Riopelle, the firm’s Virginia Legal Elite honorees are:
- John D. Adams, Richmond, Criminal Law
- Craig D. Bell, Richmond, Taxes/Estates/Trusts
- Candace Ali Blydenburgh, Richmond, Environmental Law
- Sarah B. Boehm, Richmond, Bankruptcy Creditors’ Rights
- Richard Cullen, Richmond, Criminal Law
- Andriana Shultz Daly, Richmond, Intellectual Property/Information Technology
- David E. Finkelson, Richmond, Intellectual Property/Information Technology
- Matthew A. Fitzgerald, Richmond, Appellate Law
- Ryan D. Frei, Richmond, Civil Litigation
- Jonathan P. Harmon, Richmond, Civil Litigation
- Dion W. Hayes, Richmond, Bankruptcy Creditors’ Rights
- Bryce D. Jewett III, Richmond, Business Law
- Joanne Katsantonis, Richmond, Business Law
- D. Brennen Keene, Richmond, Real Estate Land Use
- Robert W. Loftin, Richmond, Appellate Law
- John H. Maddock III, Richmond, Bankruptcy Creditors’ Rights
- George Keith Martin, Richmond, Construction
- Robert W. McFarland, Norfolk, Civil Litigation
- Christopher M. Michalik, Richmond, Labor Employment
- Scott C. Oostdyk, Richmond, Civil Litigation
- Janet P. Peyton, Richmond, Intellectual Property/Information Technology
- Steven G. Popps, Richmond, Business Law
- Brian C. Riopelle, Richmond, Intellectual Property/Information Technology
- Stephen W. Robinson, Tysons, Labor Employment
- Brandon M. Santos, Richmond, Criminal Law
- Michele Satterlund, Richmond, Administrative Government
- Rodney A. Satterwhite, Richmond, Labor Employment
- Thomas J. Stallings, Richmond, Health Law
- Jacquelyn E. Stone, Richmond, Immigration Law
- Robin Cooke Vance, Richmond, Intellectual Property/Information Technology