Hunton & Williams LLP Promotes Litigators Tara L. Elgie and Christopher H. Taylor to Counsel

RICHMOND/AUSTIN — July 29, 2013 — Hunton & Williams LLP announces the promotion to Counsel of Tara L. Elgie and Christopher H. Taylor. Through their many accomplishments, Elgie and Taylor have distinguished themselves as excellent lawyers and valued members of the litigation practice group while continuing to demonstrate their commitment to the firm's clients.

Tara Elgie, of the Richmond office, is a member of the bankruptcy, restructuring and creditors' rights practice group. She focuses her practice on bankruptcy and creditors' rights litigation. Elgie has experience advising commercial, consumer and mortgage lenders in litigation and compliance matters and regularly represents clients in litigation pending in the bankruptcy courts, federal district courts and in Virginia state courts. Elgie graduated from Gettysburg College, received a law degree from the University of Richmond School of Law, and held a judicial clerkship with the US Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Hunton & Williams regularly handles major bankruptcy and creditors' rights representations for a wide range of national institutional and other clients in federal and state courts across the United States, including the traditional bankruptcy forums of the Southern District of New York and the District of Delaware.

Chris Taylor, of the Austin office, is a member of the energy and environmental litigation practice group. He focuses on complex commercial and civil litigation disputes, allowing him to represent plaintiffs and defendants in a wide variety of disputes in state and federal trial courts, arbitration, administrative proceedings, and appeals. Taylor graduated from Texas A&M University and received a law degree from The University of Texas School of Law. In addition to his law practice, Taylor serves as the board president of Texans Care for Children, a non-profit that advocates for children’s health and welfare. Hunton & Williams' energy and environmental practices have been ranked among the preeminent practices nationally, most recently as "Practice Group of the Year" for 2012 by Law360. Combining the strengths of our regulatory and litigation teams, the energy and environmental litigators practice throughout the United States, handling complicated matters arising under both federal and state environmental laws.

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Hunton & Williams LLP provides legal services to corporations, financial institutions, governments and individuals, among other entities. Founded in 1901, Hunton & Williams has grown to more than 800 lawyers serving clients in 100 countries from 19 offices around the world. Our practice has a strong industry focus on real estate, energy, financial services and life sciences, and our experience extends to practice areas including bankruptcy and creditors' rights, commercial litigation, corporate transactions and securities law, intellectual property, international and government relations, regulatory law, products liability, and privacy and cybersecurity.