Moore & Van Allen Practices & Attorneys Earn National Recognition in 17th Annual Legal 500 US Rankings

Recognitions

06.2024

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Moore & Van Allen PLLC (MVA) is pleased to announce that five firm practice areas and 22 MVA attorneys were nationally recognized in The Legal 500 United States 2024 industry referral guide.

This year’s guide ranked the following MVA practices:

• Energy > Energy Transactions: Electric Power
• Finance > Commercial Lending
• M&A/Corporate & Commercial > M&A: Middle Market
• Dispute Resolution > Corporate Investigations White-Collar Criminal Defense
• Finance > Financial Services Regulation

The following MVA attorneys are recognized in Energy Transactions:

• Joseph “Joe” A. Fernandez (Co-head of Corporate)
• Josh DeBottis (Member, Financial Services)
• Lesley Attkisson Lewis (Member, Corporate)

The following MVA attorneys are recognized in Commercial Lending:

• C. Wayne McKinzie (Co-head of Financial Services)
• Daniel “Tripp” H. Monroe, III (Co-head of Financial Services)
• Andrew R. Price (Member, Financial Services)
• Meredith French Reedy (Member, Financial Services)
• Ryan M. Smith (Co-head of Investment)

The following MVA attorneys are recognized in M&A/Corporate & Commercial:

• Joseph “Joe” A. Fernandez (Co-head of Corporate)
• Jeremy H. Godwin (Co-head of Corporate)
• Lesley Attkisson Lewis (Member, Corporate)
• C. Cowden W. Rayburn (Member, Corporate)
• Rob Rust (Member, Corporate)
• Scott Syfert (Member, Corporate)
• Bill Zimmern (Member, Corporate)

The following MVA attorneys are recognized in Corporate Investigations White-Collar Criminal Defense:

• John A. Fagg, Jr. (Co-head of White Collar, Regulatory Defense & Investigations)
• Valecia M. McDowell (Co-head of White Collar, Regulatory Defense & Investigations)
• James “Jim” P. McLoughlin (Member, Litigation)
• Kaitlin M. Price (Associate, Litigation)
• Frank E. Schall (Member, White Collar, Regulatory Defense & Investigations)
• Melissa L. Veronda (Counsel, Litigation)
• Kathryn G. Wellman (Member, Litigation)

The following MVA attorneys are recognized in Financial Services Regulation:

• Edward P. O’Keefe (Co-head, Financial Regulatory Advice & Response)
• Neil T. Bloomfield (Co-head, Financial Regulatory Advice & Response)
• Kathryn G. Wellman (Member, Litigation)

The Legal 500 series assesses the strengths of law firms in more than 150 jurisdictions, highlighting practice area teams that provide “the most cutting edge and innovative advice to corporate counsel.” The rankings are based on feedback from 300,000 clients worldwide, submissions from law firms, and interviews with leading private practice lawyers. For more information, visit https://www.legal500.com.