News Archive

Moore & Van Allen Litigation Member Brandon Gaskins was quoted in The Post and Courier article, “Mount Pleasant, on the hook for millions from parking garage suit, to appeal 1 more time” which was published on April 22.

Moore & Van Allen PLLC (MVA) is pleased to announce that GlobeSt. has named Bridget E. Grant, co-head of MVA’s Zoning, Entitlement & Land team, as a “2024 Woman of Influence” in the Consultant / Advisor / Independent Professional category.

Moore & Van Allen (MVA) Member Josh Lanning‘s appointment as Co-lead of the firm’s DEI Advice, Audits & Assessments practice was highlighted in the article, “Moore & Van Allen Taps Co-Leader Of DEI Group” which was published by Law360.

Moore & Van Allen (MVA) Litigation Member Jenny Sugar was profiled in the Law.com Daily Report article titled, “On the Move: Federal Prosecutor Heads to Moore & Van Allen” which was published on April 22.

Moore & Van Allen (MVA) receives Safe Alliance’s 2024 Commitment to Justice Award in recognition of the firm’s Pro Bono work and commitment to supporting survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. MVA Litigation and Privacy & Data Security Associate Rachel LaBruyere accepted the award on behalf of the firm. In attendance was MVA Member Sarah Byrne, Associate Haley Sink, and MVA Member Amanda Franklin, who currently serves on the board for Safe Alliance.

Moore & Van Allen (MVA) Commercial Real Estate Senior Counsel Tracey Easton  was nominated and selected as a "2024 Woman of Influence" within the CRE Legal Counsel category by South Carolina Women's Affordable Housing Network. Tracey not only does she have the honor of being a "2024 Woman of Influence", she is also eligible to be recognized as "Woman of the Year" for the CRE Legal Counsel category, which will be judged by an advisory board and announced at the July 2024, 5th annual GlobeSt.com Woman of Influence Conference in Lake Tahoe, CA. Tracey currently serves as the President of the South Carolina Women's Affordable Housing Network.

Moore & Van Allen (MVA) Member Sarah Byrne was quoted and the firm’s work highlighted in the United Nations University Centre for Policy Research (UNU CPR) blog titled, “Financial Inclusion: A Path to Recovery and Resilience for Survivors of Modern Slavery” which was published on April 16.

Moore & Van Allen PLLC (MVA) is pleased to announce that Member Joshua D. Lanning has been appointed to serve as co-head of the firm’s DEI Advice, Audits & Assessments practice group alongside Member Valecia M. McDowell.

Moore & Van Allen PLLC (MVA) is pleased to announce that Jenny G. Sugar, the former Deputy Criminal Chief of white collar crime for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of North Carolina (WDNC), has joined the firm as a member and will practice in the White Collar, Regulatory Defense & Investigations group. As a member of MVA’s White Collar, Regulatory Defense & Investigations group, Sugar will represent corporations and executives in white collar criminal and government enforcement investigations, proceedings, and trials.

Moore & Van Allen PLLC (MVA) is pleased to announce that the firm has been named as a finalist for the 2024 Chambers USA Awards in the DEI: Outstanding Firm category. Winners will be announced at a virtual ceremony taking place on June 13.

Moore & Van Allen Litigation Members Jim McLoughlin and Fielding Huseth served as panelists April 10 for the USC Gould School of Law’s Southern California Review of Law and Social Justice’s annual spring symposium. Jim and Fielding spoke about their recent article titled, “Challenging Prosecutorial Use of a Pretrial Detainee’s Electronic Communications” which was contributed to the SCRLSJ's Spring volume 33.

Moore & Van Allen PLLC (MVA) is pleased to announce that the firm acted as lead legal counsel to Fifth Third Bank in connection with the financing of the acquisition of Chord Music Partners by Dundee Partners and Universal Music Group (UMG), the world’s largest music company.

Moore & Van Allen (MVA) has ranked top for Charlotte largest law firms in the recent Charlotte Business Journal article for 2024. MVA, which remains Charlotte’s largest law firm, ranked by number of local attorneys with over 350 attorneys.

Moore & Van Allen (MVA) has been featured in the Law.com/Daily Report article titled, “Moore & Van Allen Leans Into Countercyclical Practices for Revenue, Profit Growth," published on March 25. MVA Chair & Managing Partner Tom Mitchell discusses growth, projections, and trends for the firm. 

Moore & Van Allen PLLC (MVA) is pleased to announce that Member Valecia M. McDowell has been named to the inaugural Forbes Top 200 Lawyers in America list, which recognizes lawyers based on their impressive track records, industry leadership, and high level of peer and client respect. McDowell is the only North Carolina-based practitioner on the 2024 list.

Moore & Van Allen PLLC (MVA) is pleased to announce that the firm has been shortlisted for Managing IP’s 2024 Americas Awards as a “Firm of the Year” for patent prosecution in the southern United States. Award winners will be revealed at a gala dinner in New York City on April 25.

Moore & Van Allen (MVA) Director of Public Affairs Bradford Sneeden served as a guest lecturer for the North Carolina Central University School of Law on the intersection of Policy, Politics, and Law class on March 21.  Bradford shared his experience working at the intersection of politics and policy as an attorney representing clients at the NC General Assembly and before the Executive Branch. 

Moore & Van Allen (MVA) Co-head of Litigation and Co-head White Collar, Regulatory Defense & Investigations John Fagg named to Law360's 2024 North Carolina Editorial Advisory Board. Law360 is the leading primary source of legal news based on award winning journalism in the U.S. and internationally. The editorial advisory boards provide feedback on Law360's coverage and expert insight on how best to shape future coverage.

Moore & Van Allen (MVA) Tanisha Palvia serves on the NC Leadership Team for the Women's White Collar Defense Association (WWCDA), as well as on the Thought Leadership Committee for the national organization. WWCDA held their annual attorney meeting and leadership retreat last week in San Francisco, celebrating WWCDA’s 25th year of supporting women in the practice. Every year WWCDA holds an Annual Attorney Meeting for its members, in conjunction with the ABA’s White Collar Crime Institute. 

Moore & Van Allen (MVA) was proud to sponsor the Diversity Moot Court at the ABA Forum on Communications Law’s Annual Meeting in Santa Barbara. MVA Public Affairs and Media Counsel Leslie Pedernales served as a judge for the semi-final competition. All of the participants did a fantastic job of arguing first amendment issues in a changing media landscape.

Moore & Van Allen PLLC (MVA) is pleased to announce that Member Edward P. O’Keefe, who co-leads the firm’s Financial Regulatory Advice & Response practice, was selected for the North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Leaders in the Law Class of 2024.

Moore & Van Allen (MVA) Litigation Member Fielding Huseth co-led a recent webinar hosted by the ARIAS•U.S. Law Committee entitled, "Legal Update: A Discussion of Significant Insurance and Reinsurance Cases from 2022 and 2023."  Fielding and Litigation Associate Raquel MacGregor Pearkes prepared the presentation for the webinar.  Fielding is an active member of ARIAS-U.S., which is an organization dedicated to improving the insurance and reinsurance arbitration process.

Moore & Van Allen (MVA) Member Sarah Byrne was featured in the Mecklenburg County Bar News article titled, “Financial Literacy as a Tool for Trafficking Survivor Recovery,” which was published in the March/April 2024 issue. The article discusses MVA’s efforts to support human trafficking victims beyond traditional legal services and the firm’s newly developed financial literacy online tool for survivors.

Following the theme of Black History Month 2024, “African Americans and the Arts,” MVA’s Black Attorney Resource Group (BARG) culminated the month of February by hosting a networking dinner at the Harvey B. Gantt Center.

Moore & Van Allen (MVA) Head of Employment & Labor Wood Lay served as a guest speaker for the North Carolina Bar Association CLE titled, “2024 Fundamentals of Employment Law,” which took place on February 28.

Moore & Van Allen (MVA) Head of Derivatives Ed Ivey and Litigation Counsel Laura Truesdale presented at the NC Bar Association Hot Topics in Real Estate CLE on February 16. Additionally, MVA Commercial Real Estate Member Holly Bannerman and Associate Ashley Ziff  served as planning hosts for this CLE. 

Moore & Van Allen (MVA) Employment & Labor Associate Kyle Jacob was awarded the firm’s Quarterly Pro Bono Award for his participation with Charlotte Legal Initiative to Mobilize Businesses (CLIMB). Kyle has been a frequent volunteer for CLIMB, delivering several presentations to cohorts of under-resourced entrepreneurs via a collaboration between CLIMB and The Boost Pad, a small business incubator.

Moore & Van Allen (MVA) was ranked within the 2023 Leopard Law Firm Index ("LLFI") top 200 law firms by legal intelligence provider Leopard Solutions. The top 200 law firms consistently performed well in the Leopard Law Firm Index throughout 2023, resulting in this top-ranking achievement. The Index objectively ranks the overall growth and stability of law firms using hard data.

Moore & Van Allen (MVA) has again been ranked as a top legal adviser on syndicated loans. The firm's Finance team ranked in the top tier of the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) / Loan Pricing Corporation (LPC) 2023 U.S. Law Firm League Tables for representing Lead Arrangers on syndicated loan transactions.

MVA Head of Environmental Mary Katherine Stukes interviewed the NC Director of the Division of Water Resources, Richard Rogers during a panel titled, “The State of Water: NC DEQ Division Director Discussion” at the Environmental Compliance Conference hosted by the North Carolina Chamber which was held on January 31. 

On Monday, January 29 MVA Head of Environmental Mary Katherine Stukes, Senior Counsel Financial Regulatory Advice & Response John Stoker, Corporate Counsel Ryan Hart and Litigation Associates Chassity Bobbitt and Pierce Werner, served as panelists for a CLE/Client Update regarding implications from Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo and Relentless, Inc., et al. v. Dept. of Commerce, et al. 

Moore & Van Allen (MVA) Head of Environmental Mary Katherine Stukes served as a guest lecturer for UNC Law’s Environmental Law Practice course on January 30. During the lecture, she presented a wetlands case study and provided perspective on in-house and outside counsel client counseling practices and ethical challenges.

Moore & Van Allen’s client, Main Post Partners, a leading private equity investment firm with deep experience partnering with multi-location consumer service platforms, made a strategic growth investment in of the largest franchisee operators within Neighborly®, Highland Arms Enterprises.

Moore & Van Allen (MVA) Corporate Member Scott Syfert was recently elected as president of the British-American Business Council (BABC) – Carolina chapter. BABC works to foster UK-US business relationships through unique networking opportunities, access to key resources and global connections. 

Moore & Van Allen (MVA) was highlighted in the Charlotte Business Journal article titled, “How Moore & Van Allen, McGuireWoods and other Charlotte law firms are using AI to boost efficiency,” which was published on February 2. The article discusses the firm’s growth and how MVA utilizes artificial intelligence.

Moore & Van Allen (MVA) Litigation Member Tanisha Palvia served as a moderator for the 2024 NCBA Antitrust & Complex Business Dispute CLE Program entitled “When the Plaintiff is the Federal Government” which was held February 1. 

Moore & Van Allen PLLC (MVA) is pleased to announce that Financial Services Member Meredith French Reedy was selected for the Charlotte Business Journal’s 2024 Women in Business Awards program.

Moore & Van Allen (MVA) Transportation, Logistics & Infrastructure Member Tony Lathrop appeared on the ABA Forum on Construction Law’s “Construction Law Today” Podcast, Episode 35: Autonomous Vehicles in Construction.

Moore & Van Allen (MVA) Member Sarah Byrne was recognized by the North Carolina Human Trafficking Commission during a press conference hosted by Moore & Van Allen on January 23. North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Johnny Jennings, District Attorney Spencer Merriweather, and anti-trafficking leaders discussed the fight against human trafficking in honor of National Human Trafficking Prevention Month.

Moore & Van Allen (MVA) was featured in the CBJ article, “Charlotte law firm Moore & Van Allen expands leadership ranks ahead of key retirement” which was published on February 1.  

Moore & Van Allen (MVA) Chief Operating Officer Elizabeth Satterfield and MVA Chief Financial Officer Steven Perkins were highlighted in the Daily Report article titled, “Southeast Law Firm Creates 2 New C-Suite Roles As Firm Charts Growth,” which was published on January 30. 

Moore & Van Allen (MVA) Financial Services Associate Teala Volkamer‘s article titled, “Marketing the Amateur Athlete: Why Olympic Rule 40 Restrictions are Unreasonable for NCAA Name, Image, and Likeness Guidelines” was published by Wake Forest Journal of Business and Intellectual Property Law on January 25.

Law360 published an article titled, “Moore & Van Allen Adds Proskauer Leader As First COO,” on January 26 highlighting Moore & Van Allen (MVA) Chief Operating Officer Elizabeth Satterfield’s move to the firm as MVA’s first COO.

Moore & Van Allen PLLC (MVA) is pleased to announce that the firm has expanded its leadership structure to include a chief operating officer (COO) position and welcomes Elizabeth Satterfield to this role.

Moore & Van Allen (MVA) Litigation Member Tanisha Palvia served as moderator for a panel of federal magistrate judges at the 2024 NCBA Criminal Justice Section Annual Program (titled: A 360° View of Criminal Justice) held on January 19.

Moore & Van Allen PLLC (MVA) is pleased to announce that Member Valecia M. McDowell was selected for the 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America guide, Lawdragon’s longest running list.

Moore & Van Allen (MVA) Financial Services Member Brett Moskowitz’s move to the firm was featured by Law360 in the article, “Entertainment Finance Pro Jumps To Moore & Van Allen” published on January 16.

Moore & Van Allen PLLC (MVA) is pleased to announce that the firm has elevated Privacy & Data Security Member Suzanne Gainey to co-lead the firm’s Privacy & Data Security team along with veteran Privacy & Data Security Member Karin McGinnis. Suzanne will fill the position previously held by Todd Taylor.

Moore & Van Allen (MVA) White Collar, Regulatory Defense and Investigations Members Valecia McDowell and Tanisha Palvia taught the Internal Investigations course during the winter session for Duke Law.

Moore & Van Allen PLLC (MVA) is pleased to announce that Brett E. Moskowitz has joined the firm as member and will practice* in the Financial Services group. Moskowitz joins MVA from Mayer Brown.