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#6 - Kaufman & Canoles PC

150 West Main Street
Suite 2100
Norfolk, VA 23510

(757) 624-3000
(757) 624-3169 (fax)

121 Lawyers

Partners: 81

Associates/Of Counsel: 40

Offices: Norfolk (61), Virginia Beach (15), Richmond (14), Williamsburg (13), Newport News (12), Chesapeake (3), Hampton (3)

Annual billable hours expected of associates:
1,800

Starting pay for new associate, fall 2008:
$105,000 plus $5,000 signing bonus

Web site address: www.kaufmanandcanoles.com

Founded: 1919

Managing partner: William R. Van Buren III

Important firm contacts:

Vonda W. Chappell, Partner
(757) 546-4150
vwchappell@kaufcan.com

Lawrence G. Cumming, Partner
(757) 224-2910
lgcumming@kaufcan.com

Winthrop A. Short Jr., Partner
(757) 873-6301
washort@kaufcan.com

Otto W. Konrad, Partner
(804) 771-5715
owkonrad@kaufcan.com

John W. Richardson, Partner
(757) 491-4004
jwrichardson@kaufcan.com

Gregory R. Davis, Partner
(757) 259-3820
grdavis@kaufcan.com

Marketing Director:

Janet Davis
(757) 624-3013
jldavis@kaufcan.com

Areas of practice: Corporate and public finance; lender representation; construction and government contracts; environmental and administrative law; ESOPS, employee benefits and executive compensation; family law; health care; intellectual property; labor and employment; real estate development and land use; mergers and acquisitions; title insurance; trusts and estate planning; bankruptcy, creditors’ rights and business reconstruction

Representative clients: Workflow Management Inc., Eastern Virginia Medical School, Harbor Group International, Chesapeake General Hospital, City of Virginia Beach, National Institute of Aerospace, Bank of America, Commonwealth Biotechnologies Inc., Ashland Oil, Williamsburg Landing Inc.

Significant changes in 2008: In April of 2008, William R. Van Buren III became chairman of the firm’s executive committee and president of the law firm. The election of Van Buren as the new chairman followed Gus James’ decision to step down after serving as chairman for 16 years.

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