Law Firm Overview

The Harrison Firm, P.C. is a law firm which provides legal services to companies and individuals in western Virginia and elsewhere from offices in Roanoke. Its areas of practice are corporate and business organizations, business transactions, employment law, employment discrimination, franchising, copyright and trademark law, international trade, contracts and commercial law, venture capital transactions, and business litigation.

David G. Harrison is the principal of the firm. His experience includes having been the General Counsel of an American Stock Exchange listed company as well as 25 years in private practice. Mr. Harrison holds an MBA in corporate finance in addition to his law degree. He is admitted to practice before the United States Court of International Trade located in New York and Washington, D.C., as well as other federal trial and appellate courts, and the courts of the Commonwealth of Virginia. He has also been admitted in the District of Columbia and the states of Tennessee and Oregon.

Mr. Harrison was invited by the World Law Institute to attend a high level summit at the Carter Center in Atlanta.  The conference was held to discuss current legal issues and potential solutions to problems involving international trade and investment and other issues of the global economy. Mr. Harrison was also invited by the Central Bank of the Russian Republic and others to attend conference held in Moscow in 1992 and 1993. The Moscow conferences were to advise Russian professionals on legislative proposals necessary to convert Russian to a market economy.

Mr. Harrison is a member of several professional organizations and is listed in Who's Who in American Law and Who's Who in the South and Southwest. He is a former member of the Board of Directors of the Roanoke Bar Association and is involved in many civic and church activities.

Areas of Practice

• Business & Commercial Law
• Business Organizations
• Business Planning
• Business Transactions
• Employment Law
• Employment Discrimination
• Franchising
• Trademark
• Copyright
• Intellectual Property
• Licensing
• Technology Transfer
• Investment Disputes
• Securities Arbitration
• Venture Capital Transactions
• Private Equity Transactions
• Contracts
• Health & Health Care Law
• International Trade
• Internet -- Cyberspace
• Science & Technology Law
• Litigation & Appeals

Representative Clients

• Fortune 25 Energy Company
• Multi-State Manufacturing Companies
• Multi-state Distribution Companies
• Multi-state Retail Companies
• International Franchisor
• Bank Holding Company
• Non-profit Corporations
• Small Business Companies
• Individuals in Business Transactions

West Practice Categories

Alternative Dispute Resolution, Mergers & Acquisitions, Banking & Finance Law, Lending & Secured Transactions, Venture Capital, Business & Commercial Law, Commercial Leasing, Contracts, Franchising, International Transactions, Joint Ventures, Transactions, Business Organizations, Business Successions, Closely Held Businesses, Corporate Governance, Directors' & Officers' Liability, Dissolution, Formation & Business Planning, Limited Liability Companies, Non-profit & Tax-exempt Organizations, Partnerships, Reorganizations, Shareholders' Rights, Trade Associations, Civil Rights, Age Discrimination, Disability & Illness Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Sex Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Internet, Constitutional Law, Discrimination, Employment Law -- Employee, Americans with Disabilities Act -- Employee, Employee Rights -- Employee, Employment Contracts -- Employee, Employment Discrimination -- Employee, Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) -- Employee, Railroad Worker Injury/FELA, Municipal Employment -- Employee, Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA) -- Employee, Sexual Harassment -- Employee, Whistleblower/Qui Tam, Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act -- Employee, Wrongful Termination -- Employee, Employment Law -- Employer, Americans with Disabilities Act -- Employer, Employee Rights -- Employer, Employment Contracts -- Employer, Employment Discrimination -- Employer, Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) -- Employer, Federal Employer's Liability Act (FELA) -- Employer, Municipal Employment -- Employer, Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA) -- Employer, Sexual Harassment -- Employer, Whistleblower -- Employer, Wrongful Termination -- Employer, Health & Health Care Law, Hospital Law, Intellectual Property Law, Copyrights, International Intellectual Property, Technology Licensing, Trade Dress, Trade Secrets, Trademarks, International Law, Business & Trade, Computer Law, Electronic Commerce, Litigation & Appeals, Class Actions -- Plaintiff, Complex Litigation, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Trial Practice, International Trade Litigation, Multidistrict Litigation, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Science & Technology Law, Biotechnology, High Technology