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