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The MVA HR Team organized a teambuilding event to benefit Classroom Central. The team organized 800 Kits for a Cause to support Charlotte Mecklenburg School students. Classroom Central fosters equity in education by providing teachers and students with the free resources they need to succeed.

The Moore & Van Allen Business Resource Groups had an opportunity to join a fireside chat sponsored by the MVA Diversity Committee on November 9.

This past Monday, MVA Co-Head of Investment Team Ryan Smith and MVA Client Steve Hale (Hale Capital Management), participated as guest speakers in a fall semester class at Duke Law taught by Co-Head of Bankruptcy & Restructuring Zach Smith. 

Moore & Van Allen (MVA) Financial Services Associate Jordan Dunbar volunteered for the Wills for Heroes event held at the Fire Department Head Quarters on November 11. Jordan joined other area volunteers to interview Mecklenburg County first responders and residents to provide a free legal clinic offered by the North Carolina Bar Foundation to assist with estate planning wishes and drafting wills, health care powers of attorney, durable powers of attorney, and advance directives.

Moore & Van Allen (MVA) Co-head of Bankruptcy & Restructuring Zachary Smith, and current Duke Law 3L and incoming new associate and MVA Diversity Scholar Larissa Burke, represented the firm this week at Duke Law’s 2023 Sharing Our Affinities: 1L Diversity & Inclusion Networking Event.

Moore & Van Allen (MVA) Associate Haley Sink participated in the Queen’s University VCCD X DICE First Generation at Work event that was held on November 8. First-Generation individuals are one of the first in their immediate families to complete a college degree. 

Moore & Van Allen (MVA) Head of Environmental Mary Katherine Stukes presented to the Network of Trial Law Firms for the Napa Litigation SuperCourse: Wine Sips and Trial Tips on November 3. Her discussion titled, “There’s an Acronym for That: Hot Topics in Environmental Litigation,” examined the recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions in Sackett v. EPA and West Virginia v. EPA.

Moore & Van Allen (MVA) Litigation Member Jim McLoughlin, Head of Environmental Mary Katherine Stukes and Litigation Associate Pierce Werner, co-author the title, “In Loper Bright and Relentless, Supreme Court returns to high-stakes question of viability of the Chevron doctrine” which was published by Thomson Reuters Legal and Westlaw Today on November 7. Additional contributions were made by Litigation Associate Chassity Bobbitt. This article discusses the arguments, background and questions surrounding the Supreme Court's upcoming review of the Chevron doctrine.

Moore & Van Allen (MVA) is honored to be named as one of two area firms selected for the Wells Fargo Legal Department’s 2022-2023 Outside Counsel Diversity Award recipient. This annual award recognizes an outside law firm demonstrating great efforts toward improving engagement of diverse personnel at all levels of participation in Wells Fargo matters and in creating a culture of equity and inclusion in their workplace and community.

Moore & Van Allen (MVA) Co-head of Financial Regulatory Advice & Response Neil Bloomfield and Member Kate Wellman served as moderators for FMA's 32nd Annual Legal & Legislative Conference which was held on November 2 and 3.

Moore & Van Allen’s (MVA) Commercial Real Estate Group represented TTX in the recent new headquarters space relocation negotiations. Commercial Real Estate Member Richard Simons advised TTX on their lease, for just under 70,000 square feet of office space at the mixed-use development known as The Line located in South End, which will serve as TTX’s new headquarters in their relocation from Chicago next year. Additionally, Head of Commercial Real Estate Evan Bass, Litigation Member Scott Tyler, Head of Environmental Mary Katherine Stukes, and Environmental Counsel Laura Truesdale advised during the relocation negotiations.  

Moore & Van Allen signed a letter with a group of 125 law firms urging law schools to condemn anti-Semitic harassment and violence on campuses.

Moore & Van Allen’s Co-head of Litigation and White Collar, Regulatory Defense & Investigations John Fagg Jr. is one of five individuals named a Law360's 2023 MVPs of the Year Award in the White Collar MVP category.

Moore & Van Allen PLLC (MVA) is pleased to announce that the firm received national rankings for nine practice areas in the 2024 edition of Best Law Firms®. Additionally, the firm garnered 47 Tier 1 rankings among its 70 metropolitan rankings in multiple practice areas.

Moore & Van Allen (MVA) Litigation Associate Precious McLaughlin served as a guest lecturer for a Race, Law, and Politics class at Francis Marion University.

Moore & Van Allen (MVA) is pleased to announce it has been ranked #42 by the Charlotte Business Journal in Charlotte’s Largest Private Companies List. The list highlights companies that have made important contributions to the local business landscape.

Moore & Van Allen PLLC (MVA) is pleased to announce that Bridget E. Grant, co-head of the firm’s Zoning, Entitlement & Land team, has been selected as a Connect CRE (Commercial Real Estate) 2023 Women in Real Estate Awards winner in the Atlanta & Southeast region.

Moore & Van Allen (MVA) Corporate Associate Toni-Ann Hines was selected to join The National Black Lawyers Top 40 Under 40. The National Black Lawyers is an invitation-only professional development and networking association comprised of African American attorneys from around the country.

The International Trademark Association (INTA) has appointed four Moore & Van Allen attorneys to INTA committees and project teams. The International Trademark Association is a global network of professionals dedicated to supporting trademarks and related intellectual property.

Moore & Van Allen (MVA) is pleased to announce its success in receiving unanimous approval for a 230-acre annexation and rezoning to ID-1, west of Edgewood Road near I-85.

FT Innovative Lawyers North America has shortlisted both Moore & Van Allen (MVA) and Co-head of White Collar, Regulatory Defense & Investigations and Head of Civil Rights & Racial Equity Assessments Valecia McDowell.

Moore & Van Allen PLLC (MVA) is pleased to announce its role in the success of a monumental equity structure transformation on behalf of firm client MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. (“MSC”), a leading North American distributor of metalworking and maintenance, repair and operations products and services.

Moore & Van Allen (MVA) is pleased to announce that it has been ranked as a “highly recommended” firm for Dispute Resolution in the 2024 edition of Benchmark Litigation. This is the 15th consecutive year in which MVA has earned Benchmark recognitions.

Moore & Van Allen (MVA) Co-head of Litigation and Co-head of White Collar, Regulatory Defense & Investigations John Fagg is one of five individuals named a Law360's 2023 MVPs of the Year Award in the White Collar MVP category. The elite group of attorneys chosen as Law360's 2023 MVPs have distinguished themselves from their peers by securing hard-earned successes in high-stakes litigation, complex global matters and record-breaking deals.

Moore & Van Allen (MVA) Financial Services Member Matt Mollozzi was profiled in The American Lawyer article, “How I Made Partner: 'Don't Assume a Career Path Is a One-Size-Fits-All Situation.”

Moore & Van Allen (MVA) Intellectual Property Member Kate Cole and Intellectual Property Counsel Sam Merritt were recognized in IAM Strategy 300: The World’s Leading IP Strategists 2023.

Moore & Van Allen (MVA) Financial Regulatory Advise & Response Senior Counsel Sarah Byrne served as a presenter for the Charlotte Triage Pro Bono Partnership panel titled, “Human Trafficking and Financial Exploitation: Credit Repair Needs of Survivors and the Debt Bondage Repair Act,” which took place on September 20.

Moore & Van Allen (MVA) Corporate Associate Miles Reynolds joined with other members of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network to meet with Senate and Congressional offices representing North Carolina to advocate and lobby on behalf of cancer patients and those whose lives have been changed by cancer forever in Washington DC.

Moore & Van Allen (MVA) Co-head of White Collar, Regulatory Defense & Investigations and Head of Civil Rights & Racial Equity Assessments Valecia McDowell was named to the 2023 Charlotte Business Journal Power 100 List. The Power 100 List recognizes the region’s leaders in diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Moore & Van Allen (MVA) Litigation Associate Elena Mitchell was named to the 2023 Charlotte Business Journal Power 100 List. The Power 100 List recognizes the region’s leaders in diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Moore & Van Allen PLLC (MVA) is pleased to announce that Health Care Member Charles M. Jordan, Jr., through a rigorous application and interview process, was selected to participate in the Diversity Leaders Initiative (DLI), an award-winning program of Furman University’s Riley Institute. Jordan is one of 42 individuals selected for the 17th Lowcountry cohort and joins a network of more than 2,700 other distinguished leaders who are committed to creating social and economic progress in South Carolina.

Moore & Van Allen (MVA) Financial Regulatory Advice & Response Senior Counsel Sarah Byrne served as a presenter for the “ACAMS Carolinas Chapter: 2023 AML and OFAC Symposium” which took place on September 13.

Moore & Van Allen (MVA) Transportation, Infrastructure & Logistics Member Tony Lathrop presented the NCDOT Finance & Charlotte Region Update at the 2023 Regional Transportation Summit hosted by South Charlotte Partners on September 11th.

Moore & Van Allen PLLC (MVA) is pleased to announce its recent victory on behalf of Clear Blue Specialty Insurance Group (Clear Blue) in a lawsuit that deals with an important issue at the intersection of banking/lending and insurance. As a result of the win, Clear Blue has been fully dismissed from the lawsuit.

Moore & Van Allen (MVA) members John Fagg and Jim McLoughlin were named to Lawdragon’s 2023 list of “500 Leading Litigators in America”. Co-head of Litigation and White Collar, Regulatory Defense & Investigations John Fagg was named for the Criminal & Government Investigations & Enforcement practice category and Litigation Member Jim McLoughlin was named for the Civil & Criminal Litigation and Appellate categories.

Moore & Van Allen PLLC (MVA) is pleased to announce that Daniel Young has joined the firm as Director of Economic Development. In this role, he will leverage his many years of experience serving as executive director of the South Carolina Coordinating Council for Economic Development (CCED) to help lead MVA’s nationally recognized Economic Development & Incentives team.

Moore & Van Allen PLLC (MVA) is pleased to announce that Richard I. Simons, a Member in the firm’s Commercial Real Estate Practice, has been named a 2023 Influencer in Net Lease by GlobeSt. Real Estate Forum.

Moore & Van Allen (MVA) Financial Regulatory Advice & Response Member Kate Wellman and Senior Counsel John Stoker served as guest speakers for a live 90-minute premium CLE video webinar with interactive Q&A on August 29.

Moore & Van Allen (MVA) is pleased to announce that Co-head of White Collar, Regulatory Defense & Investigations and Head of Civil Rights & Racial Equity Assessments Valecia McDowell has been named to the "50 Most Influential Women" list for 2023 by The Mecklenburg Times. The publication will be hosting an event to honor these individuals in partnership with its sister publication, North Carolina Lawyers Weekly on October 19, at the Hilton Charlotte University Place.

Moore & Van Allen PLLC (MVA) is pleased to announce that, following 13 years of contentious civil litigation and arduous fact and expert discovery, the Western District of North Carolina entirely denied defendants’ motion for summary judgment in Mason v. Health Management Associates, Inc. Thus MVA, on behalf of the plaintiffs, Thomas L. Mason, et al., will now prepare for trial by jury and ultimate pursuit of justice in a matter involving the fraudulent and retaliatory actions of a major regional healthcare group.

Moore & Van Allen PLLC (MVA) is pleased to announce that the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America© lists 109 MVA attorneys who were highly recommended by their peers. This includes five firm attorneys were named Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year.” In addition, 42 MVA attorneys were selected to the 2024 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America.

Moore & Van Allen PLLC (MVA) is pleased to announce that the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® lists 16 MVA attorneys in South Carolina who were highly recommended by their peers. This includes firm Member Douglas “Doug” M. Muller, who was named a Best Lawyers® 2024 “Lawyer of the Year.” In addition, MVA attorney William R. Stroud was selected as among the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America.

Moore & Van Allen (MVA) Commercial Real Estate attorney William Stroud has been named to the Charleston Business Magazine’s 2023 South Carolina Legal Elite listing of top attorneys in the region as recognized by their peers.

Moore & Van Allen (MVA) Bankruptcy Member Gabriel Mathless has been reappointed as the Chair of Mecklenburg County’s Citizen’s Capital Budget Advisory Committee, which provides oversight over, and facilitates community input into, the County’s $1.75B Capital Improvement Plan (CIP). During this reappointment, Gabe will serve for a three-year term.

Moore & Van Allen (MVA) Co-head of White Collar, Regulatory Defense & Investigations Valecia McDowell is included in the Business Today list, “Top 10 Powerhouse Lawyers Influencing White-Collar Crime Litigation in North Carolina 2023.”

Moore & Van Allen PLLC (MVA) is pleased to announce that firm Member Frank E. Schall has been named to the 2023 Benchmark Litigation 40 & Under list – a guide to the most notable up and coming litigation attorneys in the United States.

Moore & Van Allen (MVA) Head of Environmental Mary Katherine Stukes has been elected as a Fellow of the American College of Environmental Lawyers (ACOEL). ACOEL is a professional association of distinguished lawyers who practice in the field of environmental law. Membership is by invitation and members are recognized by their peers as preeminent in their field.

In observance of the United Nations’ World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, Moore & Van Allen PLLC (MVA) is pleased to announce that the Human Trafficking Pro Bono Project, in collaboration with Lexington Law and Credit.com, has developed an online financial wellness tool for human trafficking survivors.

Moore & Van Allen (MVA) Financial Services Associate Hugh Ebb served as a panelist for the Charlotte Freedom School Partners “Net Gala” on July 25. Hugh joined local professionals to share their knowledge to college aged interns about the benefits of networking, relationships, accountability, reading, and so much more.

Moore & Van Allen (MVA) Co-Heads of Financial Regulatory Advice & Response, Neil Bloomfield and Ed O’Keefe have been named to Law360's 2023 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 Board provides feedback on Law360's coverage and expert insight on how best to shape future coverage.