Ron Gates Email & Phone Number

Ronald M. Gates has practiced in all phases of business and corporate law involving public and private companies. He assists clients regularly in business formation, choice of entity, asset protection, business expansion, exit and succession planning, purchase and sale of businesses, employment, leases, shareholder and non-compete agreements, and contract negotiation and drafting. He has served as general counsel to public and private companies and financial institutions and as lead counsel in numerous mergers and acquisitions, private securities offerings and franchise registrations. He has been listed in Virginia’s “Legal Elite“, “Virginia Super Lawyer” and in the registry of business and professional leaders in the area of business law in “Who’s Who Worldwide.”Honors and Awards- Recognized by Virginia Business Magazine as one of Virginia’s “Legal Elite” (Business Law)- Recognized by Virginia Super Lawyer Magazine and Richmond Magazine as a “Virginia Super Lawyer”- AV Peer Review Rating by Lexis Nexis Martindale-Hubbell- Recognized in the “Bar Registry of Pre-Eminent Lawyers”- Recognized in the Registry of Business and Professional Leaders in the area of Business Law in - Who’s Who Worldwide- Graduated Cum Laude at W & L Law School- Graduated with Distinction at Naval Justice School- Received Distinguished President Award from Kiwanis International- Received Distinguished Lieutenant Governor Award from Kiwanis InternationalPro Bono Activities- President, Kiwanis Children’s Council of Hampton Roads- Former President of Ghent Civic League- Former Lt. Governor of Division 16, Kiwanis- Served 18 years as Chairman for Community Services, Youth Services and other areas for - ---- - Virginia, Delaware, Maryland and Washington, DC in Kiwanis International- Former President, Harbor Front Kiwanis Club- Member of Granby YMCA Board of Directors- Elder at First Presbyterian Church in Norfolk and Chairman of Long Range Planning Committee

Listed skills include Corporate Law, Civil Litigation, Appeals, Wills, and 14 others.

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  Wolcott Rivers Gates

  Dec 2005 - Present - Norfolk, Virginia Area

  Areas of Practice- Asset Protection- Business Formation, Expansion & Exit Planning- Corporate/Transactional/Contracts- Employment and Employee Benefits- Franchising- Joint Ventures and Partnerships- Leasing- Mergers and Acquisitions- Securities/Private OfferingsBar Admissions- Virginia, 1969- Virginia Supreme Court, 1969- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Virginia, 1973- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1976- U.S. Supreme Court, 1976Professional Associations and Memberships- Norfolk & Portsmouth Bar Association- Virginia Bar Association- Virginia State BarPublished Works- Avoid Business Ownership Disputes- Employee Covenants Not To Compete