Hunton & Williams LLP Announces 2011 Partner Promotions

NEW YORK — April 4, 2011 — Hunton & Williams LLP announces the promotion of Matthew P. Bosher (Richmond), Benjamin P. Browder (Dallas), Robert N. Flowers (Dallas), Christopher C. Green (Atlanta), Gustavo J. Membiela (Miami), and Ryan Shores (Washington) to its partnership. The firm is proud to recognize this talented group of individuals and their leadership to serve its clients.

Matthew P. Bosher is a member of the firm's litigation and intellectual property team and focuses his practice on SEC investigations, internal investigations, securities class actions, and corporate governance. Bosher, based in the firm's Richmond office, received his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Virginia. He may be reached at mbosher@HuntonAK.com.

Benjamin P. Browder, a member of the firm's capital finance and real estate team, concentrates his practice on real estate acquisitions and dispositions; real estate finance; and private equity investment, structuring, and entity formation. Browder has been named a Rising Star by Texas Monthly, from 2007 to 2011. Based in the firm's Dallas office, Browder received his undergraduate degree from West Texas A&M University and his law degree from University of Texas. He may be reached at bbrowder@HuntonAK.com.

Robert N. Flowers' practice focuses on the corporate and regulatory representation of commercial banks, thrifts, holding companies, and other financial institutions. He holds an undergraduate degree from Texas A&M University and law degree from SMU-Dedman. A member with the firm’s Dallas-based financial institutions corporate and regulatory team, Flowers may be reached at rflowers@HuntonAK.com.

Christopher C. Green, a member of the firm's real estate capital markets team, focuses his practice on capital markets and corporate transactions, including public and private securities offerings, joint ventures, and other complex commercial transactions, as well as general corporate, securities law, and corporate governance matters, with a particular focus on real estate investment trusts (REITs) and specialty finance companies. He received his undergraduate degree from Hamilton College and his law degree from University of Virginia School of Law. Based in Atlanta, Green may be reached at cgreen@HuntonAK.com.

Gustavo J. Membiela is a member of the firm's litigation and intellectual property team and focuses his practice on commercial litigation, with an emphasis on financial institutions, privacy, business torts, and contract disputes. He is experienced with handling cross-border litigation and arbitrations, including complex jurisdictional and venue issues, class actions, investment disputes, and sovereign immunity challenges. Membiela, based in the firm's Miami office, holds an undergraduate degree from Villanova University and a law degree from University of Pennsylvania Law School. He may be reached at gmembiela@HuntonAK.com.

Ryan Shores is a member of the firm's competition team and focuses his practice on antitrust, intellectual property, and other complex commercial litigation at the trial and appellate level. An undergraduate of Huntingdon College, Shores received his law degree from University of Virginia School of Law, where he was the editor-in-chief for Virginia Law Review. Following graduation, Shores served as a law clerk to Judge Kenneth F. Ripple, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, and Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist, Supreme Court of the United States. Based in the firm's Washington office, he may be reached at rshores@HuntonAK.com.