Hunton & Williams LLP Joins Richmond 2015 Team

RICHMOND, Va. — Richmond 2015, the organizer of the 2015 UCI Road World Championships, today announced that Hunton & Williams LLP has joined its team of corporate partners of the nine-day cycling event to be held in Richmond in September.

Hunton & Williams, one of the nation’s leading law firms, has more than 800 lawyers in 19 offices across the United States, Europe and Asia. The firm counts half of the Fortune 10 and a third of the current Fortune 100 among its clients and contributes more than 42,000 hours annually to community-service and charitable projects. Terms of its partnership with Richmond 2015 were not disclosed.

“Hunton & Williams not only is known for being a tremendous international law firm, but also an invaluable contributor to the Richmond community,” said Wilson Flohr, CEO of Richmond 2015. “We’re grateful to welcome them to our team in preparing to host the World Championships in September.”

John O’Neill, managing partner of Hunton & Williams’ Richmond office adds, “Our firm is committed to making a positive impact in the communities in which we live, work and play. The World Championships present the opportunity to showcase Richmond to the world, and we are thrilled to support an event that will have a lasting impact on the Richmond community.”

The 2015 UCI Road World Championships will be held Sept. 19-27, with 12 world championship races taking place over nine days and attracting a total of 450,000 spectators from the Richmond region and across the globe.