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    1. Three Protorae Law Attorneys Recognized Among the 2021 Super Lawyers Honorees

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      Protorae Law is pleased to announce that three attorneys were selected to the 2021 Virginia and Washington DC Super Lawyers listing: Brian Chandler, Devon Hewitt, and James Kinsel. Each year, no more than five percent of the lawyers in each state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor.

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      Brian Chandler leads the firm’s Employment Law practice and is chair of the firm’s Transactional Law practices. Brian focuses his practice on employment matters, resolving business disputes, breach of contract actions, and corporate control matters. He has represented business before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry.

      Devon Hewitt heads the firm’s Government Contracts practice and represents emerging, small, mid-size and large government contractors located across the United States and abroad.  She is best known as a bid protest attorney, having participated in well over 100 bid protests lodged at various federal agencies, including the Small Business Administration and the Government Accountability Office.

      James Kinsel co-chairs the firm’s Business Litigation practice defending and presecuting hundred of business disputes involving breach of contract, trade secret misappropriation and other business tort claims in federal courts, as well as Virginia and Maryland state courts.

      Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual selections are made using a patented multiphase process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates, and peer reviews by practice area.

    2. Seven Protorae Law Attorneys Recognized Among 2020 Virginia Legal Elite

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      Virginia Business magazine, in association with the Virginia Bar Association, has named seven Protorae Law partners across six practice areas to its 2020 Virginia Legal Elite listing.  The firm’s selected attorneys include:

      This marks the sixth consecutive year Protorae Law has been recognized among the Virginia Business Legal Elite.  For their 21st edition, Virginia Business polled more than 14,000 attorneys in the commonwealth, asking them to select from their peers the best lawyers in a total of 18 practice categories.

    3. Government Contracts Partner Devon Hewitt Reappointed to SECAF Board of Directors

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      The Small and Emerging Contractors Advisory Forum (SECAF), the premier organization for the small and emerging government contractor community, announced today the appointment of their Officers and Board of Directors for 2020-2021. We are honored to announce Protorae Law’s Government Contracts partner Devon Hewitt will be reappointed to serve for a seventh year as a member of the Board of Directors. She will join a talented team committed to the needs of the community of small and emerging government contractors.

      SECAF enables the small and emerging government contractor to achieve maximum growth in a highly competitive marketplace. Providing members with business resources, access to influencers and government agencies, SECAF is an important resource for a growing company. SECAF also serves the medium to large government contractors, providing invaluable introductions to specialized small businesses that enable the overall contracting community to work successfully in tandem. For more information, visit www.secaf.org.

    4. Protorae Law Welcomes Tax Law Attorney Robert G. Trott

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      Protorae Law is pleased to announce the addition of Senior Counsel Robert G. Trott to its Tax Law and Business Transactions practices.

      Rob focuses his practice on tax controversy and planning while helping businesses, non-profit organizations, municipalities and individuals navigate the often subtle and complex tax implications of their transactions. He has extensive experience representing clients in tax matters, with an emphasis on creative solutions and effective negotiation that drive the best resolutions, in the shortest amount of time, and in a way that minimizes any unnecessary waste of resources. Rob has counseled and represented private U.S. and international clients, as well as foreign, federal, state, and local governmental entities, to resolve a broad array of matters in every type of forum, including IRS and other administrative hearings, courts, appeals procedures, and other legal forums and types of proceedings.

      “We are excited to have Rob join our transactional team. His sophisticated tax law practice is a complement to our existing corporate and business services and will be beneficial in providing our clients with more in depth tax planning and controversy services,” said co-managing member Brian Chandler.

      Rob began his career in the Office of the General Counsel at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, where he supported senior attorneys in a wide variety of practice areas. He then joined Nixon Peabody, where he was a member of the Tax, Global Transactions, and Corporate practice groups, before going into private practice. Rob received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Michigan Law school. He earned his LL.M. in Taxation from the University of Alabama School of Law, cum laude, an M.F.A. in English from Queens University, and a B.A. in Cognitive Science from the University of Virginia.

      Established in 2010, Protorae Law is a Tysons, Virginia based business law firm which focuses its practice on Government Contracts, Corporate & Business Entities, Business Litigation, Employment Law, Data Privacy, Intellectual Property and Technology Law, Real Estate and Land Use, Architecture, Engineering & Construction Law, Trusts and Estates and Family Law and Domestic Relations.

    5. Four Protorae Law Attorneys Recognized Among the 2020 Virginia Super Lawyers Honorees

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      Protorae Law is pleased to announce that four attorneys were selected to the 2020 Virginia and Washington DC Super Lawyers and Rising Stars listing: Super Lawyers Brian Chandler, Devon Hewitt, and James Kinsel; and Rising Star John Williams. Each year, no more than five percent of the lawyers in each state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor.

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      Brian Chandler leads the firm’s Employment Law practice and is chair of the firm’s Transactional Law practices. Brian focuses his practice on employment matters, resolving business disputes, breach of contract actions, and corporate control matters. He has represented business before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry.

      Devon Hewitt heads the firm’s Government Contracts practice and represents emerging, small, mid-size and large government contractors located across the United States and abroad.  She is best known as a bid protest attorney, having participated in well over 100 bid protests lodged at various federal agencies, including the Small Business Administration and the Government Accountability Office.

      James Kinsel co-chairs the firm’s Business Litigation practice defending and presecuting hundred of business disputes involving breach of contract, trade secret misappropriation and other business tort claims in federal courts, as well as Virginia and Maryland state courts.

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      John Williams is a member of the firm’s Business Transactions practice. John is an experienced corporate attorney who focuses on advising clients on complex business transactions, including drafting and negotiating partnership agreements, joint venture agreements, real estate development agreements, and design/construction contracts.

      Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual selections are made using a patented multiphase process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates, and peer reviews by practice area.

    6. Eleven Protorae Law Attorneys Recognized Among 2019 Virginia Legal Elite

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      Virginia Business magazine, in association with the Virginia Bar Association, has named eleven Protorae Law partners across nine practice areas to its 2019 Virginia Legal Elite listing.  The firm’s selected attorneys include:

      This marks the fifth consecutive year Protorae Law has been recognized among the Virginia Business Legal Elite.  For their 20th edition, Virginia Business polled more than 14,000 attorneys in the commonwealth, asking them to select from their peers the best lawyers in a total of 18 practice categories.

    7. Three Protorae Law Attorneys Recognized as Top Attorneys by Arlington Magazine

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      Protorae Law is pleased to congratulate the following attorneys who were recognized as Top Attorneys in their respective practice areas by Arlington Magazine for 2019.

      Arlington Magazine‘s Top Attorneys recognizes the most respected attorneys in our area, as nominated by their peers in the legal community. Top Attorneys reflects the results of a survey conducted by Arlington Magazine in which local attorneys were asked to nominate their peers in 21 practice areas.

    9. Four Protorae Law Attorneys Recognized Among the 2019 Virginia Super Lawyers Honorees

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      Protorae Law is pleased to announce four attorneys across three practice areas were selected to the 2019 Virginia and Washington DC Super Lawyers and Rising Stars listing: Super Lawyers Brian Chandler, James Kinsel, and Antigone G. Peyton; and Rising Stars, and Rebecca Bricken Segal. Each year, no more than five percent of the lawyers in each state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor.

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      Brian Chandler leads the firm’s Employment Law practice and is chair of the firm’s Transactional Law practices. Brian focuses his practice on employment matters, resolving business disputes, breach of contract actions, and corporate control matters. He has represented business before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry.

      James Kinsel co-chairs the firm’s Business Litigation practice defending and presecuting hundred of business disputes involving breach of contract, trade secret misappropriation and other business tort claims in federal courts, as well as Virginia and Maryland state courts.

      Antigone Peyton leads the firm’s Intellectual Property and Technology Law practice. She focuses on complex privacy and cybersecurity issues, and data management projects for billion dollar corporations, in addition to IP portfolio management and growth strategies which include patents, trademarks, trade secrets, and copyrights.

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      Rebecca Bricken Segal co-chairs the firm’s Business Litigation practice.  She is a seasoned trial attorney who focuses on business litigation, advising large, mid-tier, and small companies on business disputes by facilitating problem solving both inside and outside the courtroom.

      Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual selections are made using a patented multiphase process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates, and peer reviews by practice area.

    10. Eleven Protorae Law Attorneys Recognized Among 2018 Virginia Legal Elite

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      Virginia Business magazine, in association with the Virginia Bar Association, has named eleven Protorae Law partners across seven practice areas to its 2018 Virginia Legal Elite listing.  The firm’s selected attorneys include:

      • Brian F. Chandler – Labor/Employment
      • David C. Hannah – Real Estate/Land Use
      • John H. Hawthorne – Real Estate/Land Use
      • Devon E. Hewitt – Legislative/Regulatory/Administrative
      • James B. Kinsel – Civil Litigation
      • Kandis M. Koustenis – Intellectual Property
      • David W. Kuhnsman – Business Law
      • John C. Monica, Jr. – Health Law
      • Antigone G. Peyton – Intellectual Property
      • Rebecca Bricken Segal – Young Lawyer
      • Michael E. Stamp – Civil Litigation

      This marks the fourth consecutive year Protorae Law has been recognized among the Virginia Business Legal Elite.  For their 19th edition, Virginia Business polled more than 14,000 attorneys in the commonwealth, asking them to select from their peers the best lawyers in a total of 18 practice categories.