LeClairRyan
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| LeClairRyan PC | |
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| Headquarters |
 Richmond, Virginia |
| No. of offices | 22 |
| No. of attorneys | Approximately 350 |
| Major practice areas | General practice |
| Date founded | 1988 |
| Founder | Gary D. LeClair & Dennis M. Ryan |
| Company type | A Professional Corporation |
| Slogan | Legal Strategies. Business Solutions. |
| Website | |
| www.leclairryan.com | |
LeClairRyan is a law firm founded in 1988 in Richmond, Virginia.
History
Founded by Gary D. LeClair and Dennis M. Ryan in 1988, LeClairRyan is a first-generation law firm that has grown 100-fold in its first 20 years. Both founders remain active in the firm. In July 2011, David C. Freinberg became the firm's Chief Executive Officer.[1]
LeClairRyan has more than 350 attorneys in 22 offices. Attorneys and legal professionals are located throughout California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Washington, D.C. The firm represents clients throughout the United States.
Selected Clients
LeClairRyan has helped launch more than 700 businesses and has become a full-service provider of legal counsel to Fortune 500 companies as well as emerging startups. Publicly available sources identify some of the firm's prominent clients:
- Bank of America, N.A.
- Chubb Group of Insurance Companies
- Citibank, N.A.
- Coca-Cola Enterprises
- Delta Air Lines, Inc.
- Deutsche Bank AG
- Ferguson Enterprises
- Ford Motor Company
- Genworth Financial
- HSBC Bank USA, N.A.
- JetBlue Airways
- Liberty Mutual Insurance Company
- Mercedes-Benz
- Sodexo
- Stanley Black & Decker
- The Travelers Companies
- United Airlines
- Waste Management, Inc.
Notable People
- Jim Gilmore[2]— Republican Presidential Candidate, 2008; 68th Governor of Virginia, 1998-2002; Attorney General of Virginia, 1994-1998.
- Lizz Acee[3] – Chair, American Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division, 2008-2009; Chair, Connecticut Bar’s Young Lawyers Section, 2005-2006.
- Karol Corbin Walker[4] – First African-American President, New Jersey State Bar Association (NJSBA); first African-American appointed Chair, NJSBA’s most prestigious Judicial and Prosecutorial Appointments Committee; first African-American woman to attain partner status at any major New Jersey law firm; appointed by New Jersey Governor Jon S. Corzine, New Jersey State Ethics Commission.
- Tom Wolf – appointed by the 70th Governor of Virginia, Tim Kaine, Board of Commissioners of the Virginia Port Authority (VPA).
- Robert James Grey, Jr.[5] - Nominated by President Barack Obama to the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation.
Rankings
- Best Lawyers in America – In 2012, 72 LeClairRyan attorneys from 15 offices and 55 practice areas were honored with selection to The Best Lawyers in America – up from 2011 figures of 61 lawyers from 13 offices and 37 practice areas.
- Best Law Firms – In the 2011 edition of U.S. News & World Report and the Best Lawyers listing of best law firms, 50 LeClairRyan practice areas were selected for inclusion nationally and by metropolitan area – up from 35 in 2010. 2011 national recognitions were for: Communications Law, Immigration Law, Land Use & Zoning Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Construction, Litigation – Trusts & Estates, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Securities/Capital Markets Law, and Technology & Venture Capital Law.
- Law360 – In 2012, Law360 ranked four of LeClairRyan’s practice groups as being among the largest in the nation: (1) Product Liability; (2) Bankruptcy; (3) Insurance; and (4) Employment.
- Super Lawyers & Rising Stars – As of March 2012, 83 LeClairRyan attorneys have been named “Super Lawyers” or Super Lawyers “Rising Stars” so far for 2012. The total for 2011 was 100 – up from 93 for the year in 2010.
- Chambers USA – For 2011, Chambers USA: America’s Leading Business Lawyers recognized LeClairRyan for its Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions, Labor and Employment, and General Commercial Litigation practices. Five of the Firm’s partners were also individually recognized.
- MultiCultural Law – In 2010 and 2009, MultiCultural Law magazine ranked LeClairRyan a “Top 100 Law Firm for Diversity,” with specialty distinctions as a “Top 100 Law Firm for Women,” “Top 25 Law Firm for African-Americans,” “Top 50 Law Firm for Associates” (2010 only), and “Top 25 Law Firm for Native-Americans.”
- Benchmark Litigation – In 2011, Benchmark survey results placed LeClairRyan as “highly recommended” in Virginia and “recommended” in Massachusetts.
- American Banker – For 2010, American Banker ranked LeClairRyan No. 36 on its “Top Lead Legal Advisors Ranked by Number of Deals” list and No. 40 on its “Top Lead Legal Advisors Ranked by Deal Value” list. The Firm was also ranked in 2009.
- National Law Journal – For 2011, LeClairRyan ranked No. 147 on the National Law Journal’s Top 250 list. The Firm debuted on the list in 2007.
- Legal Elite – In 2011, 37 LeClairRyan attorneys were named among Virginia Business magazine’s “Legal Elite” in 14 of 16 available practice areas. The Firm’s attorneys have been named annually since the distinction’s inception in 2000.
- Corporate Counsel – In Corporate Counsel magazine’s 2009 feature “Who Represents America's Largest Companies,” LeClairRyan was listed under the practice category of Torts and Negligence.
Practice Areas & Industries
Corporate practices
- Bank Finance & Lending
- Business Succession
- Civil False Claims Act Investigations & Litigation
- Commercial Contracts Law
- Commercial Leasing
- Corporate Governance
- Corporate Services
- E-Discovery: Document Collection, Review & Production
- E-Discovery: Discovery Readiness
- Electronic Health Records
- Employee Benefits & ERISA
- Employment Counseling, Training & Audits
- Food & Drug Law
- Golf Industry
- Government Contracts
- Government Relations
- Healthcare
- Immigration & Naturalization
- Intellectual Property & Technology
- Intellectual Property: Patent Reform
- Intellectual Property: Post-Issuance & Interference
- International Law
- Labor Law
- Loan Workouts
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Patent Prosecution
- Private Wealth Services
- Real Estate
- Recreational Space
- Securities
- Spatial Law
- Sustainability Law
- Taxation
- Trademarks & Copyrights
- Trusts & Estates
- Utilities Regulation & Governance
- Venture Capital
Litigation practices
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- ANDA & Pharmaceutical Patent Litigation Practice
- Antitrust
- Appellate
- Automotive Liability Defense
- Bankruptcy & Creditors' Rights
- Business Litigation
- Civil False Claims Act Investigations & Litigation
- Class Action Litigation
- Commercial Contracts Law
- Compliance, Investigations & White Collar
- Construction Litigation
- Consumer Financial Services Litigation
- E-Discovery: Discovery Readiness
- E-Discovery: Document Collection, Review & Production
- Election Law & Campaign Finance
- Employment Litigation
- Environmental
- Estate Litigation
- Federal Trade Commission: Consumer Protection Regulatory Compliance
- Financial Services Litigation & Regulation
- Food & Drug Law
- Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
- Government Contracts
- Healthcare
- Healthcare Investigation & Litigation
- Insurance & Reinsurance Litigation
- Intellectual Property & Technology Litigation
- Labor Law
- Medical Malpractice Defense
- Medical Products Liability
- OSHA
- Premises Liability
- Products Liability
- Professional Liability Defense
- Real Estate
Industries
- Automotive
- Aviation
- Banking
- BioPharma & Life Sciences
- Community Associations
- Construction
- Education
- Energy
- Entertainment
- Franchise
- Healthcare
- Hospitality & Tourism
- Insurance
- Manufacturing
- Media, Internet & E-Commerce
- Real Estate
- Retail
- Sports
- Telecommunications
- Trucking & Transportation
- Wireless Telecommunications
Offices
- Alexandria - 2318 Mill Road, Suite 1100, Alexandria, VA 22314
- Blacksburg - Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center, Bldg. 12, 1715 Pratt Drive, Suite 2700, Blacksburg, VA 24060
- Boston - One International Place, Eleventh Floor, Boston, MA 02110
- Charlottesville - 123 East Main Street, Suite 800, Charlottesville, VA 22902
- Detroit - 290 Town Center Drive, Fourth Floor, Dearborn, MI 48126
- Hartford - One Financial Plaza, 755 Main Street, Suite 2000, Hartford, CT 06103
- Innsbrook - 4201 Dominion Boulevard, Suite 200, Glen Allen, VA 23060
- Los Angeles - 888 S. Figueroa Street, Suite 1800, Los Angeles, CA 90017
- New Haven - 545 Long Wharf Drive, Ninth Floor, New Haven, CT 06511
- New York City - 885 Third Avenue, Sixteenth Floor, New York, NY 10022
- Newark - One Riverfront Plaza, 1037 Raymond Boulevard, Sixteenth Floor, Newark, NJ 07102
- Norfolk - 999 Waterside Drive, Suite 2100, Norfolk, VA 23510
- Philadelphia - 1500 Market Street, East Tower, Twelfth Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19102
- Richmond - Riverfront Plaza, East Tower, 951 East Byrd Street, Eighth Floor, Richmond, VA 23219; and, 411 East Franklin Street, Fourth Floor, Richmond, VA 23219
- Roanoke - 1800 Wells Fargo Tower, Drawer 1200, Roanoke, VA 24006
- Rochester - 70 Linden Oaks, Suite 210, Rochester, NY 14625
- San Francisco - 44 Montgomery Street, Eighteenth Floor, San Francisco, CA 94104
- Washington, D.C. - 1101 Connecticut Avenue N.W., Suite 600, Washington, DC 20036
- Williamsburg - 5388 Discovery Park Boulevard, Third Floor, Williamsburg, VA 23188
External links
References
- ↑ http://m.leclairryan.com/david-c-freinberg-assumes-role-as-leclairryan-ceo-07-14-2011/
- ↑ http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/g/james_s_gilmore_iii/index.html
- ↑ http://www.abanet.org/mentoring/bios.shtml
- ↑ http://www.njn.net/television/njnseries/anotherview/season03-04/1702.html
- ↑ http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/03/27/president-obama-announces-more-key-administration-posts
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