There was no shortage of legal sagas involving Richmond-area companies and businesspeople in 2024.
Also shaping the local legal scene was news of law firms making office moves and upgrades, as well as out-of-town players planting their flag here for the first time.
Legal battles:
Salomon & Ludwin is headquartered at 1401 Gaskins Road in western Henrico.
Henrico-based wealth advisory Salomon & Ludwin made headlines this year when it sued four of its former employees for allegedly stealing trade secrets and wrongfully soliciting clients after they abruptly resigned and started their own firm. The pending case raises interesting legal questions as to client recruitment and the definition of corporate raiding.
Normally a landlord wouldn’t want to lose a Fortune 500 company as a tenant. But in the case of Goochland-based Performance Food Group versus the owner of its longtime warehouse in Hanover County, the landlord wants the tenant to go, while the tenant wants to stay put. Each side has filed separate lawsuits to try to find out who’s right.
Jack Karavich’s TigerAire logo (left) is in a heated trademark dispute with Tiger Woods’ Sun Day Red brand. (Illustration by Liz Thurston)
Trademark infringement disputes are often fairly mundane, but not so for Henrico CEO Jack Karavich and his company Tigeraire. The startup is in the midst of a logo battle with an apparel company backed by none other than golf legend Tiger Woods.
The nearly six-year legal saga of Richmond businessman Michael Hild continues into 2025, as the former Live Well Financial CEO fights to fend off a 44-month prison sentence. He recently stated his case before the federal appeals court in Manhattan, where he argued for a new trial. The decision from a panel of judges is pending.
Eugene Thomas is another local businessman who fought for his innocence, and earlier this year he was vindicated. Thomas had been arrested and indicted for healthcare fraud, before finding attorney Chuck James, who was able to make federal prosecutors see that they had it all wrong.
Law firm moves:
Aside from working cases, some law firms found time to upgrade their local offices in 2024. That included Whiteford’s expansion in James Center and MG Law’s move from the Forest Office Park to Innsbrook.
Longtime Hampton Roads-based law firm Willcox Savage expanded into the Richmond market for the first time this year by luring an attorney away from a rival and launching a new government affairs practice.
There was no shortage of legal sagas involving Richmond-area companies and businesspeople in 2024.
Also shaping the local legal scene was news of law firms making office moves and upgrades, as well as out-of-town players planting their flag here for the first time.
Legal battles:
Salomon & Ludwin is headquartered at 1401 Gaskins Road in western Henrico.
Henrico-based wealth advisory Salomon & Ludwin made headlines this year when it sued four of its former employees for allegedly stealing trade secrets and wrongfully soliciting clients after they abruptly resigned and started their own firm. The pending case raises interesting legal questions as to client recruitment and the definition of corporate raiding.
Normally a landlord wouldn’t want to lose a Fortune 500 company as a tenant. But in the case of Goochland-based Performance Food Group versus the owner of its longtime warehouse in Hanover County, the landlord wants the tenant to go, while the tenant wants to stay put. Each side has filed separate lawsuits to try to find out who’s right.
Jack Karavich’s TigerAire logo (left) is in a heated trademark dispute with Tiger Woods’ Sun Day Red brand. (Illustration by Liz Thurston)
Trademark infringement disputes are often fairly mundane, but not so for Henrico CEO Jack Karavich and his company Tigeraire. The startup is in the midst of a logo battle with an apparel company backed by none other than golf legend Tiger Woods.
The nearly six-year legal saga of Richmond businessman Michael Hild continues into 2025, as the former Live Well Financial CEO fights to fend off a 44-month prison sentence. He recently stated his case before the federal appeals court in Manhattan, where he argued for a new trial. The decision from a panel of judges is pending.
Eugene Thomas is another local businessman who fought for his innocence, and earlier this year he was vindicated. Thomas had been arrested and indicted for healthcare fraud, before finding attorney Chuck James, who was able to make federal prosecutors see that they had it all wrong.
Law firm moves:
Aside from working cases, some law firms found time to upgrade their local offices in 2024. That included Whiteford’s expansion in James Center and MG Law’s move from the Forest Office Park to Innsbrook.
Longtime Hampton Roads-based law firm Willcox Savage expanded into the Richmond market for the first time this year by luring an attorney away from a rival and launching a new government affairs practice.