CORPORATE COUNSEL

Profile of Marisa C. Terrenzi, Holland & Knight LLP, Tysons and list

Published December 2, 2019 by Staff Reports

Title: Partner

Other legal specialties: Mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital financing, and emerging growth companies

Birthplace: Washington, D.C.

Education: Bachelor’s degree, Boston College; master’s degree, Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health; law degree with honors, University of Maryland School of Law

Spouse: Mark E. Terrenzi

Children: Leia and Jack Terrenzi

First job as a lawyer: Special assistant to the director at the Department of Energy, Office of Environmental Safety and Health, Office of Human Radiation Experiments. First corporate law firm position was at Piper Marbury (now DLA Piper).

Recently read book: “The Parisian” by Isabella Hammad and “That’s What She Said” by Joanne Lipman

Career mentors: My retired partner, Bill Mutryn

What are the biggest concerns of your corporate clients?  While there are many, several seem prominent in today’s environment. First and foremost is maintaining revenue growth through winning new contracts and recompetes and gaining new customers, especially in the face of an uncertain political climate. Next is attracting and retaining top talent, most notably qualified technical professionals, as well as those who possess necessary security clearances. Finally, maintaining strong compliance with the many laws and regulations affecting businesses is a constant concern.

How have federal tax cuts affected their operations?  For many clients, the tax cuts have allowed companies to invest more in operations, growth and in retaining personnel. There is concern about how long the cuts will last given the political landscape. I also have many clients that have not seen any appreciable effects because of their unique circumstances, like having significant foreign operations, or were already not paying any or significant federal taxes because of their NOL (net operating loss) positions or because they are a 100% ESOP (employee stock ownership plan)  S corporations.

Corporate Law list

Ryan W. Boggs
Dominion Energy
Richmond

N. Reid Broughton
Sands Anderson PC
Christiansburg

Carlos Brown
Dominion Resources Services Inc.
Glen Allen

Douglas Callaway
Atlantic Union Bank
Richmond

J. David Carroll
Sands Anderson PC
Richmond

Nicholas Conte
Carilion Clinic
Roanoke

Beverley Crump
ThompsonMcMullan PC
Richmond

J. Benjamin English
Hirschler
Richmond

Virginia Fogg
Norfolk Southern Corp.
Norfolk

Geoffrey Gasperini
Dominion Energy
Richmond

Quinn Graeff
Medical Facilities of America Inc.
Roanoke

Andrew C. Harris
Dominion Energy
Richmond

Ute Heidenreich
Towne 1031 Exchange LLC
Norfolk

Elaine Hogan
Dollar Tree Inc.
Chesapeake

Daniel Ingersoll
Odin, Feldman & Pittleman PC
Reston

Kathleen Kelley
Bean Kinney & Korman PC
Arlington

Lucinda Klevecz
Harbor Group International, L.L.C.
Norfolk

Amanda Kutz
LifeNet Health
Virginia Beach

J. Christopher LaGow
The Law Offices of J. Christopher LaGow
Richmond

Laura Manchester
AllyAlign Health
Glen Allen

Amy McClure
Signature Family Wealth Advisors
Norfolk

Steven Meade
Patten, Wornom, Hatten & Diamonstein LC
Newport News

Michael Newby
Hancock Daniel
Glen Allen

Randal Noe
Norfolk Southern Corp.
Norfolk

William Old
Dollar Tree Stores
Chesapeake

Gretchen M. Ostroff
Dragados USA Inc.
Norfolk

Stephen Otero
Capital One
Richmond

Katharina Powers
INIT Inc.
Chesapeake

Jennifer Rafferty
Titan America
Norfolk

Charlene Reilly
LoanCare
Virginia Beach

Erin Roberts
Five Guys Enterprises LLC
Lorton

L. Scott Seymour
Kaufman & Canoles PC
Norfolk

William Seymour
FloranceGordonBrown PC
Richmond

Conway H. Sheild III
Jones, Blechman, Woltz & Kelly PC
Newport News

Carter Spalding
Hirschler
Richmond

Jean Stallard
Vandeventer Black LLP
Norfolk

John Stuckey
CarMax
Richmond

Marisa C. Terrenzi
Holland & Knight LLP
Tysons

William Walsh
McCandlish Lillard
Fairfax

Mark Webb
Brinson, Askew, Berry,
Seigler, Richardson & Davis LLP
Rome

Andrew W. White
Williams Mullen
Richmond