n The Big Book: PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
Major milestones L
Prominent firms in Virginia expand, name new leaders by Robert Powell
aw and accounting firms in Vir- ginia have marked some major milestones since the beginning
of last year. Hunton & Williams LLP
is merging with Houston-based Andrews Kurth Kenyon LLP to cre- ate a combined law firm with 1,000 lawyers. When the merger is completed
on April 2, the firm will be called Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP. The deal will make Hunton
Andrews Kurth one of the 50 larg- est law firms in the U.S. in terms of headcount and revenue. The firm will have 15 domestic and five interna- tional locations. George C. Howell III, the
Richmond-based chairman of the Hunton & Williams Executive Com- mittee since last April, will become chairman of the combined firm’s executive committee. It will include five legacy Andrews Kurth Kenyon partners and nine legacy Hunton & Williams partners. Wally Martinez, the New York-
based managing partner of Hunton & Williams, will serve as managing partner of the combined firm. Hunton & Williams was
founded in Richmond in 1901. Andrews Kurth Kenyon began in 1902.
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George C. Howell III will be chairman of the executive committee of Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP.
Last year, the Richmond-based
law firm Sands Anderson celebrated its 175th anniversary and named Margaret Hardy its president. She is the first female to head the firm. Hardy is leader of the firm’s
Healthcare Group and a member of its Government, Business and Profes- sional Litigation groups. She also is managing shareholder of the firm’s Fredericksburg office. In addition to Richmond and
Fredericksburg, Sands Anderson has offices in Christiansburg, McLean and Williamsburg and Raleigh, N.C. The firm has 59 attorneys in Virginia.
www.VirginiaBusiness.com The Richmond-based public
accounting and consulting firm Cherry Bekaert also named a woman as its leader last year, which was its 70th anniversary. In October, Michelle L. Thompson, CPA, was elected the firm’s first female man- aging partner and CEO. She will assume her new role on May 1. Thompson has been the Raleigh,
N.C.-based managing partner of the firm’s assurance services practice. She will continue to work from Raleigh as CEO. Founded in 1947, Cherry
Bekaert is one the nation’s largest accounting firms, employing 1,100 professionals.
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