{"id":98150,"date":"2025-12-01T16:26:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T21:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=98150"},"modified":"2025-12-16T14:56:58","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T19:56:58","slug":"virginia-business-magazine-names-53-mcguirewoods-lawyers-to-2025-legal-elite","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/news\/press-releases\/2025\/12\/virginia-business-magazine-names-53-mcguirewoods-lawyers-to-2025-legal-elite\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginia Business Magazine Names 53 McGuireWoods Lawyers to 2025 Legal Elite"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>McGuireWoods had 53 lawyers selected by their professional peers for inclusion in&nbsp;<em>Virginia Business<\/em>&nbsp;magazine\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/virginiabusiness-va.newsmemory.com\/?special=Legal+Elite\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2025 Legal Elite<\/a>, published in the&nbsp;December 2025 issue. 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Blank<\/a>, Charlottesville, civil litigation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/b\/candace-ali-blydenburgh\/\">Candace Ali Blydenburgh<\/a>, Richmond, civil litigation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/c\/alexander-e-castellano\/\">Alexander E. Castellano<\/a>, Richmond, real estate\/land use<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/d\/andriana-shultz-daly\/\">Andriana Shultz Daly<\/a>, Richmond, intellectual property law<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/d\/michael-s-dingman\/\">Michael S. Dingman<\/a>, Tysons, construction law<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/f\/david-e-finkelson\/\">David E. Finkelson<\/a>, Washington, D.C., and Richmond, intellectual property law<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/f\/matthew-a-fitzgerald\/\">Matthew A. Fitzgerald<\/a>, Richmond, civil litigation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/f\/bryan-a-fratkin\/\">Bryan A. Fratkin<\/a>, Richmond, civil litigation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/f\/ryan-d-frei\/\">Ryan D. Frei<\/a>, Richmond, civil litigation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/h\/brian-l-hager\/\">Brian L. Hager<\/a>, Richmond, business law<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/h\/dion-w-hayes\/\">Dion W. Hayes<\/a>, Richmond, bankruptcy\/creditors\u2019 rights law<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/h\/kang-he\/\">Kang He<\/a>, Tysons, real estate\/land use<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/h\/michael-n-herring\/\">Michael N. Herring<\/a>, Richmond, criminal law<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/h\/richard-dean-holzheimer\/\">Richard Dean Holzheimer Jr.<\/a>, Tysons, civil litigation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/h\/daniel-e-howell\/\">Daniel E. Howell<\/a>, Richmond, business law<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/h\/meghan-gehr-hubbard\/\">Meghan Gehr Hubbard<\/a>, Richmond, taxes\/estates\/trusts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/k\/d-brennen-keene\/\">D. Brennen Keene<\/a>, Richmond, real estate\/land use<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/k\/samuel-f-kettering\/\">Samuel Kettering<\/a>, Richmond, construction law<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/k\/c-andrew-konia\/\">C. Andrew Konia<\/a>, Tysons, cybersecurity\/data privacy\/technology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/l\/william-clayton-landa\/\">William Clayton Landa<\/a>, Richmond, health law<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/l\/vishwa-bhargava-link\/\">Vishwa B. Link<\/a>, Richmond, administrative\/government\/legislative<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/l\/robert-w-loftin\/\">Robert W. Loftin<\/a>, Richmond, civil litigation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/m\/courtney-m-malveaux\/\">Courtney M. Malveaux<\/a>, Richmond, administrative\/government\/legislative<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/m\/laura-colombell-marshall\/\">Laura Colombell Marshall<\/a>, Richmond, criminal law<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/m\/george-keith-martin\/\">George Keith Martin<\/a>, Richmond, construction law<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/m\/robert-w-mcfarland\/\">Robert W. McFarland<\/a>, Norfolk, civil litigation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/m\/christopher-m-michalik\/\">Christopher M. Michalik<\/a>, Richmond, labor\/employment law<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/m\/steven-m-mikulic\/\">Steven M. Mikulic<\/a>, Tysons, real estate\/land use<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/n\/jon-g-neal\/\">Jon G. Neal<\/a>, Richmond, taxes\/estates\/trusts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/n\/christopher-r-nolen\/\">Christopher R. Nolen<\/a>, Richmond, administrative\/government\/legislative<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/p\/janet-p-peyton\/\">Janet P. Peyton<\/a>, Richmond, intellectual property law<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/p\/s-virginia-bondurant-price\/\">S. Virginia Bondurant Price<\/a>, Richmond, appellate law<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/r\/gregory-a-riegle\/\">Gregory A. Riegle<\/a>, Tysons, real estate\/land use<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/r\/brian-c-riopelle\/\">Brian C. Riopelle<\/a>, Richmond, intellectual property law<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/r\/elaine-sanderlin-ryan\/\">Elaine Sanderlin Ryan<\/a>, Richmond, administrative\/government\/legislative<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/s\/william-i-sanderson\/\">William I. Sanderson<\/a>, Charlottesville, taxes\/estates\/trusts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/s\/brandon-m-santos\/\">Brandon M. Santos<\/a>, Richmond, criminal law<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/s\/brian-d-schmalzbach\/\">Brian D. Schmalzbach<\/a>, Richmond, appellate law<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/s\/thomas-j-stallings\/\">Thomas J. Stallings<\/a>, Richmond, health law<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/s\/heather-nixon-stevenson\/\">Heather Nixon Stevenson<\/a>, Richmond, environmental law<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/s\/jacquelyn-e-stone\/\">Jacquelyn E. Stone<\/a>, Richmond, immigration law<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/t\/mary-thexton\/\">Mary Thexton<\/a>, Richmond, corporate counsel<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/t\/john-e-thomas\/\">John E. Thomas Jr.<\/a>, Tysons, labor\/employment law<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/t\/evan-x-tucker\/\">Evan X. Tucker<\/a>, Richmond, young lawyer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/v\/robin-cooke-vance\/\">Robin Cooke Vance<\/a>, Richmond, intellectual property law<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/w\/scott-l-weber\/\">Scott L. Weber<\/a>, Richmond, real estate\/land use<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/w\/lucy-jewett-wheatley\/\">Lucy Jewett Wheatley<\/a>&nbsp;, Richmond, intellectual property law<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/w\/michael-b-woodard\/\">Michael B. Woodard<\/a>, Richmond, business law<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/z\/gino-zaccardelli\/\">Gino Zaccardelli<\/a>, Tysons, taxes\/estates\/trusts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Virginia Business<\/em>&nbsp;publishes the Legal Elite annually in collaboration with the Virginia Bar Association. Lawyers across the state are asked to select the top attorneys across 22 categories.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>McGuireWoods had 53 lawyers selected by their professional peers for inclusion in&nbsp;Virginia Business&nbsp;magazine\u2019s 2025 Legal Elite, published in the&nbsp;December 2025 issue. 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