News Archive

MVA Public Affairs Counsel Rob Smith was appointed to the Recyclonomics Board of Directors.

Charlotte Bankruptcy Member Zach Smith was invited to participate as a panelist at Debtwire’s Puerto Rico Turnaround breakfast event on June 17 at the Harvard Club of New York City. The event will consist of two moderator-led panel discussions. Smith will participate in the “Restructuring Puerto Rico” panel. Discussion will revolve around restructuring the commonwealth versus its public corporations, will examine recent legislative efforts to appropriate the US bankruptcy code along with ways to enforce New York court rulings in Puerto Rico.

Todd Taylor & Breana Jeter were published by InsideCounsel on June 2.

Law360 published Zach Smith's article on the municipal situation in Puerto Rico.

Karin McGinnis was quoted in Law360's article about the Retail Cyber Intelligence Sharing Center.

Chambers & Partners recognized eight MVA practice groups and 28 MVA attorneys in their 2014 guide.

Peter McGrath addressed rules capping carbon emissions from existing power plants.

Attorneys Mark Horn and Matt Kain played an instrumental role in the launch of the Kulwicki Driver Development Program.

A Q&A with Member Scott Syfert published in NCLW on May 26.

Scott Syfert was featured on the May 20 segment of WFAE's "Charlotte Talks" with Mike Collins.

Environmental Member Peter McGrath was quoted in Law360 on May 20.

Litigation Attorney Martha Efird won the Republican primary election for Mecklenburg Clerk of Court.

Charlotte Bankruptcy Member Zach Smith was invited to serve as an Arts & Science Council Cultural Project Grant Program panelists.

Mark Wilson was published in Bloomberg BNA's Patent, Trademark & Copyright Journal on April 25.

The Firm, along with Member Paul Peralta, Associates Cabell Clay and Mindy Vervais, and Conflicts Counsel Sarah Byrne received Safe Alliance’s Commitment to Justice Award at the inaugural Barrister’s Ball.

Charlotte Associate Breana Jeter and Member Karin McGinnis published a piece on recent FTC actions in InsideCounsel.

Eleven MVA attorneys were named to the Access to Justice Pro Bono Partners Program 2013 Honor Roll.

Senior Counsel Todd Taylor discussed a recent FTC ruling with Law360.

Walter Price was invited to serve as co-chair of the Charlotte Chamber's 60th Inter City Visit.

MVA & Piedmont Natural Gas partnered to stuff backpacks in support of Second Harvest Food Bank and the 2014 Legal Feeding Frenzy.

MVA was named in The Charlotte Observer and Winston-Salem Journal articles about a coal ash plan proposed to Charlotte City Council.

Scott Syfert's original non-fiction book explores "one of the greatest mysteries in American history."

Charleston Member Cynthia Lowery was named to the Wake Forest University Law School Board of Visitors.

MVA's Research Triangle office will be moving to the Perimeter Park campus in October 2014.

Bankruptcy Member Zach Smith is quoted in Debtwire Municipals' Puerto Rico bond article.

MVA Attorney Jay Bilas was profiled in Business North Carolina's February issue.

Moore & Van Allen’s Charleston office hosted the Porter-Gaud Business-to-Business Networking Group for a rooftop social.

Beth Grimes is teaching a UNC School of Law Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation course in the Spring 2014 and 2015 semesters.

The North Carolina Outdoor Advertising Association has hired MVA's Public Affairs team to help with lobbying efforts.

WTR recommended the Firm's Intellectual Property practice, and named Arlene Hanks one of nine leading North Carolina trademark practitioners.

Environmental Member Peter McGrath was quoted in Law360 on February 19.

Bankruptcy Member Zach Smith was invited to speak at a Boston University School of Law symposium on Distressed Municipalities.

Social media article by Charlotte Senior Counsel Todd Taylor was republished in Employment Law Strategist.

Peter McGrath was quoted in a Law360 article about policy surrounding the chemical spill in West Virginia.

Moore & Van Allen has elected eight attorneys as new members of the Firm.

Charlotte Bankruptcy Member Zach Smith was quoted in a December 2013 Turnarounds & Workouts article.

Real Estate Member Jeff Brown was quoted in the Charlotte Business Journal.

Manager of Diversity and Community Initiatives Stephanie Gryder was elected chair of the Mecklenburg County Women’s Advisory Board.

Charlotte Litigation and Environmental Member Peter McGrath was quoted by Bloomberg BNA.

The Charlotte Chamber has awarded MVA with the Belk Innovation in Diversity Award.

Carol Bowen was published in the Charlotte Business Journal on November 29.

Profiles in Diversity Journal has named the Firm a 2014 Diversity Leader.

CLT Joules has Moore & Van Allen fully charged-- The Firm has committed to three years of financial and pro bono support.