Michael Schwartz

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Veteran banker Billy Beale comes out of retirement to lead Blue Ridge Bank

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Banking apparently beckons Billy Beale. The veteran Richmond banker, who first retired as CEO of what’s now Atlantic Union Bank in 2016 only to un-retire for a brief gig at Community Bankers’ Bank in 2018, has un-retired once again. This time he’s back to take the helm of Blue Ridge Bank, which is based in… Read more »

Richmond lawyer trio jumps from Miles & Stockbridge to O’Hagan Meyer

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The moves come at a time of rapid growth for O’Hagan, while the departures leave Miles & Stockbridge with just two attorneys in Richmond. But the firm is finalizing a lease for a new, larger office in a bid to recruit new talent and ramp back up quickly.