Richmond, Va., USA - February 4, 2010, Richmond, Va., USA - Williams Mullen, a law firm, announces that Andrea J. Harlow (Richmond, Va.), Dr. Kelly J. Hollowell (Virginia Beach, Va.), W. Benjamin Pace (Richmond, Va.) and William R. Poynter (Virginia Beach, Va.) have been elected partners of the firm.
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Andrea Harlow is a member of the firm’s financial services practice. She works closely with a variety of financial institutions, from national banking associations to regional and local community banks. She helps her clients navigate and resolve complicated legal and practical situations including nonperforming commercial real estate loans or “work-outs†as a result of economic downturn and defective collateralization matters. As a transactional attorney, Ms. Harlow keeps a clear focus on her clients’ business goals while ensuring that their legal interests are protected.
Ms. Harlow received her bachelor of science degree, magna cum laude, from Virginia Commonwealth University and her juris doctor degree from the University of Richmond, T.C. Williams School of Law. Ms. Harlow has served on the Board of Directors of CREW Richmond, Inc. since 2008 and she currently holds the position of Treasurer.
Dr. Kelly Hollowell is a member of the firm’s intellectual property practice. Her practice concentrates on serving technology companies through national and international patent protection, licensing; and litigation support. In 2009, Dr. Hollowell was named one of “Virginia’s Rising Stars†by publisher Law & Politics. Going beyond the practice of law, Dr. Hollowell served 3 years on the Virginia General Assembly Joint Sub-Committee for the Study of Stem Cell Research and is a strong advocate for patients’ groups. She currently sits on the board of the Hampton Roads Chapter of the Multiple Sclerosis Society, and has advocated on behalf of an ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease) group for the release of a drug called IPLEX.
Dr. Hollowell earned her Ph.D. in molecular and cellular pharmacology from the University of Miami School of Medicine and a Bachelor of Arts degree in biomathematics from the University of South Florida, New College in Sarasota. She passed the patent bar in 1998 and earned a juris doctor from Regent University School of Law in 1999.
Ben Pace is a member of the firm’s litigation practice and focuses on complex commercial litigation, long term care litigation and fiduciary litigation. Mr. Pace has handled all aspects of civil litigation in Virginia’s state and federal courts ? including written discovery, depositions of fact and expert witnesses, development of expert testimony, motions practice, trial practice (both bench and jury) and appellate practice. He has also represented clients in regulatory matters before the Virginia State Corporation Commission and has litigated contract disputes in arbitration proceedings. As a member of the Long Term Care Practice Team, he has developed strong experience in the area of nursing home and assisted living facility litigation, including federal False Claims Act matters and appeals of certificate of public need decisions.
Mr. Pace received his bachelor of arts degree from the University of Virginia. He received his juris doctor degree, cum laude, from the University of Richmond School of Law. Mr. Pace is a member and past chair of the Richmond Bar Association’s Pro Bono Committee and is also a member of the Richmond Bar’s Administration of Justice Committee.
William Poynter is a member of the firm’s intellectual property practice and focuses on intellectual property litigation, including patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret litigation. Mr. Poynter’s practice also includes complex commercial litigation matters, and he has extensive experience with electronic discovery issues, including international electronic data collections. Since 2007, he has been named to Virginia Business’ Legal Elite for Intellectual Property, and since 2008 he has been named a Virginia Super Lawyers Rising Star for Intellectual Property Litigation. ■