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Miles & Stockbridge announced today that two of the firm’s lawyers—Robert B. Webb, III and Kenneth T. Stout—have been honored by Virginia Lawyers Weekly. Webb, a principal in the firm’s Tysons office, has been named among the publication’s 2021 “Leaders in the Law” and Stout, an associate in the firm’s Richmond office, has been recognized among the 2021 “Up & Coming” Lawyers.

Now in its 16th year, the “Leaders in the Law” awards program recognizes lawyers across the Commonwealth for changing the law, serving the community, changing practice or improving Virginia’s justice system, among other accomplishments. Webb joins a class of 30 honorees recognized this year.

The “Up & Coming Lawyers” awards program, which is in its sixth year, recognizes lawyers across the Commonwealth who are making their mark as leaders within the first 10 years of practice. Stout joins a class of 17 honorees this year.

About Bob Webb
Bob Webb has more than 40 years of experience as a corporate lawyer, providing counsel to commercial enterprises and handling business and financial transactions. He has represented a wide array of businesses over the course of his career, including technology, real estate and healthcare companies. In addition to his focus on government contracting and information technology, he has significant experience in transactional and finance matters for professional and technical services, real estate and healthcare clients.

He is the co-author of Virginia Limited Liability Company – Forms and Practice Manual, the leading treatise on the limited liability company form of entity under Virginia law. He frequently lectures on business law topics to local, state and national groups.

In addition to his corporate law practice, he is a longtime leader in both local and state level bar associations and other business-related organizations, including currently serving as the chair of the Business Law Section of the Virginia Bar Association. He also is Director Emeritus on the board of the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce, the Washington D.C. Region’s largest Chamber, having served on the board for more than a decade. Since 2013, Bob has served as a trustee of the Northern Virginia Business Political Action Committee, which was established to support Virginia legislators and policymakers who champion a pro-business agenda.

About Ken Stout
Stout joined Miles & Stockbridge as an associate in August 2019 with the opening of the law firm’s Richmond office, built around a deeply experienced litigation team from LeClairRyan. He focuses his practice on business and commercial litigation, including construction disputes, real estate litigation, and actions against financial service providers related to breach of contract, fraud, and consumer class action claims.

He serves on the Construction Law and Public Contracts Section Handbook Committee of the Virginia State Bar Association and is a member of the Litigation Sections of the Virginia Bar and Richmond Bar Associations. He writes regularly for the M&S Law Blog and the M&S 60-Second Construction Law Journal on timely topics of interest and importance to the firm’s clients and contacts.

While a student at the University of Virginia School of Law, Stout earned the prestigious American Bar Association Janet D. Steiger Fellowship in his second year, which offers paid summer clerkships for law students to work on consumer protection and anti-trust issues in the offices of State Attorneys General across the country. Throughout his third year, Stout interned with the U.S. Attorney's Office in Richmond, prosecuting cases in Magistrate and District Court and assisting with white collar criminal matters. Prior to entering private practice, he served as a Robert F. Kennedy Fellowship law clerk to the Honorable John A. Gibney, Jr., in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Richmond Division.

Webb, Stout and the other honorees were celebrated at a ceremony on October 19 at The John Marshall development in downtown Richmond. They also are featured in a special supplement in Virginia Lawyers Weekly.

About Miles & Stockbridge
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