W. Michael Holm Joins Williams Mullen Business Litigation and Appellate Practices

McLean, VA, December 16, 2008 --(PR.com)-- Williams Mullen announces that W. Michael Holm has joined the firm as a partner in its McLean, Virginia office. Mr. Holm concentrates his legal practice on unfair business practices, complex business litigation, and e-discovery. He blogs as a co-author on unfair business practices at: http://unfairbusinesspractices.blogspot.com.

Mike Holm is a senior trial lawyer who has represented numerous business entities in bet-the-company cases. He has conducted more than 30 complex commercial trials involving:

Breach of Fiduciary Duty
Business Conspiracy
Interference with Contract
Conversion of Corporate Assets
Trade Secret Misappropriation
Partnership Dissolutions
Account Claims

Numerous other litigation matters have involved the following:

Trademark and Copyright Infringement
Corporate Control Issues
Federal Constitution Claims
Commercial and Mortgage Banking Disputes

Approximately 75 percent of his cases have been in federal courts, particularly the Eastern District of Virginia.

In the real estate context, Mr. Holm has tried cases involving public/private streets, specific performance of real estate contracts and suits to quiet title. He also has litigated matters involving easements, zoning and condemnation issues.

Electronic discovery has changed the face of business litigation. Michael Holm offers his clients in-depth experience in e-discovery, including matters relating to document preservation and retention, litigation holds and spoliation.

Mr. Holm has an extensive appellate practice, having handled and argued dozens of appeals before the Second, Fourth, District of Columbia and Federal Circuit Courts of Appeals and the Supreme Court of Virginia, among others.

W. Michael Holm received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Virginia and a juris doctor degree from the College of William & Mary.

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