24 Vandeventer Black LLP Attorneys Included in the Best Lawyers in America 2016
September 1st, 2015

Norfolk, VA. (September 1, 2015) – 24 attorneys from the law firm of Vandeventer Black LLP have been selected for inclusion in the Best Lawyers in America 2016, many of them listed in multiple specialties for a total of 49 designations for the law firm. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers “the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice.”

The Vandeventer Black attorneys and their specialties as listed in Best Lawyers are:

ADMIRALTY AND MARITIME LAW

Mark T. Coberly, Richard H. Ottinger, *Edward J. Powers, John M. Ryan

ARBITRATION

William E. Franczek

BANKING AND FINANCE LAW

Bryant C. McGann

BANKRUPTCY & CREDITOR DEBTOR RIGHTS / INSOLVENCY AND REORGANIZATION LAW

Daniel R. Weckstein

BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS (INCLUDING LLCS AND PARTNERSHIPS)

Richard S. Guy

CLOSELY HELD COMPANIES AND FAMILY BUSINESSES LAW

Patrick W. Herman

COMMERCIAL FINANCE LAW

Bryant C. McGann

COMMERCIAL LITIGATION

Robert L. O’Donnell, John M. Ryan, James W. Walker

CONSTRUCTION LAW

*Stephan F. Andrews, William E. Franczek, Patrick A. Genzler, James R. Harvey III, Neil Lowenstein, Michael L. Sterling

CORPORATE LAW

Anita O. Poston

EMINENT DOMAIN AND CONDEMNATION LAW

Norman W. Shearin

EMPLOYMENT LAW – MANAGEMENT

Dean T. Buckius, Arlene F. Klinedinst, John M. Ryan

ENVIRONMENTAL LAW

*Patrick A. Genzler

FINANCIAL SERVICES REGULATION LAW

Bryant C. McGann

HEALTH CARE LAW

Anita O. Poston

 

INSURANCE LAW

Douglas M. Palais

LABOR LAW – MANAGEMENT

Dean T. Buckius, Arlene F. Klinedinst, John M. Ryan

LITIGATION – BANKING AND FINANCE

Bryant C. McGann

LITIGATION – CONSTRUCTION

Stephan F. Andrews, James W. Walker, *William E. Franczek, Patrick A. Genzler

LITIGATION – ENVIRONMENTAL

Patrick A. Genzler

LITIGATION – SECURITIES 

Douglas M. Palais

MEDIATION

William E. Franczek

MORTGAGE BANKING FORECLOSURE LAW

Bryant C. McGann

PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATION – DEFENDANTS

Anita O. Poston

PROJECT FINANCE LAW

Bryant C. McGann

SECURITIES / CAPITAL MARKETS LAW

Douglas M. Palais

TAX LAW

Patrick W. Herman

TRANSPORTATION LAW

Mark T. Coberly

WORKERS’ COMPENSATION LAW – EMPLOYERS

R. John Barrett, F. Nash Bilisoly, Adam S. Rafal

*Denotes those attorneys selected as “Lawyer of the Year”.

“To have so many of our attorneys selected is quite an honor,” said Mike Sterling, Managing Partner. “Vandeventer Black’s inclusion in Best Lawyers demonstrates our commitment to excellence, and to our clients, and we are honored to be recognized as the best among our esteemed colleagues throughout the region.”

Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Because Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey in which almost 50,000 leading attorneys cast nearly five 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. The 22nd Edition of The Best Lawyers in America (2016) includes more than 55,000 attorneys in 140 practice areas, covering all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

About Vandeventer Black LLP

Vandeventer Black LLP is a business law firm, headquartered in Norfolk, Virginia, with attorneys providing legal services to local, national, and international businesses since 1883.  The firm maintains offices in Norfolk and Richmond Virginia; Raleigh and Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, and Germany.  For more information, visit VanBlackLaw.com