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#5 - LeClair Ryan, A Professional Corporation

951 East Byrd Street
Eighth Floor
Richmond, VA 23219

(804) 783-2003
(804) 783-2294 (fax)

166 lawyers

Partners: 110

Associates/Of Counsel: 56

Offices: Richmond (93), Glen Allen (4), Charlottesville (8), Alexandria (16), Williamsburg (6), Norfolk (8), Virginia Beach (6), Roanoke (21) Blacksburg (4), Washington, DC (8), New York (3), Boston (16), Detroit (6), Los Angeles (10), Newark, NY (38), Philadelphia (1), Rochester, NY (1), San Francisco (10)

Annual billable hours expected of associates:
1700-2000 (see lifestyle benefits)

Starting pay for new associate, fall 2006:
$90,000-$100,000 (see lifestyle benefits)

Web site address: www.leclairryan.com

Founded: 1988

Managing partner: Michael L. Hern

Important firm contacts:

Gary D. LeClair, Chairman & CEO
(804) 343-4060
gary.leclair@leclairryan.com

Dennis M. Ryan, Chief Operating Officer
(804) 343-4061
dennis.ryan@leclairryan.com

Stanley K. Joynes III, Chief Growth Officer
(804) 434-4062
stanley.joynes@leclairryan.com

Barry R. Kozak, Executive Director
(804) 434-5090
barry.kozak@leclairryan.com

David I. Greenberg, General Counsel
(804) 916-7141
david.greenberg@leclairryan.com

George P. Braxton, Director, Recruiting & Diversity
(804) 783-7597
crothenberg@leclairryan.com

Marketing Director:

Richard Upton, Chief Marketing Officer/President, Upton Group
(804) 916-7177
richard.upton@leclairryan.com

Areas of practice: Government relations; commercial litigation and contract disputes; labor and employment law; bankruptcy and creditors’ rights; corporate and securities; estate planning and taxation; tax-exempt and public finance; securities litigation and regulation; medical malpractice defense and health care law; products liability; tort litigation; public utilities and telecommunications; employee benefits and compensation; mergers and acquisitions; intellectual property and technology

Lifestyle benefits: The firm is committed to the personal and professional development of all its employees. We provide a generous 401K profit sharing plan of 10-12.5 percent of an employee’s salary, up to six weeks paid vacation, up to 12 weeks of maternity or adoption leave, short and long term disability insurance, graduation and clerkship bonuses, bar association and exam preparation fees, parking and transportation allowances, fully funded medical and dental care, and an annual self-improvement allowance. The total compensation for a 2008 law school graduate is approximately $117,500-$130,000 per year. We also offer a progressive part-time work schedule option and apply up to 100 hours of pro bono work towards billable hours expectation.

Significant changes in 2007: Added federal government relations practice in Washington, D.C.; added government contracts practice; opened Boston office – now staffed at 19 attorneys; merged with Seiden Wayne – added 45 attorneys and new offices in Newark, Rochester and Philadelphia; merged with Wright, Robinson, Osthimer & Tatum – added 50 attorneys and new offices in Detroit, Los Angeles and San Francisco (note: merger is effective March 31, 2008)

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