Law Firm Overview

DurretteBradshaw is designated an "AV-rated" law firm by the Martindale-Hubbell Legal Directory. Ratings reflect the confidential opinions of members of the Bar and the Judiciary. The Ratings fall into two categorieslegal ability and general ethical standards. An "AV-rating" is the highest of the rankings.

Wyatt B. Durrette, Jr. is the editor of the first-ever book on civil discovery in Virginia and fellow litigator Barrett Pope co- authored a chapter.

Wyatt B. Durrette, Jr. is named in Best Lawyers in America . More than half of DurretteBradshaw's attorneys are routinely selected by their peers to be included in Virginia Business magazine's "Legal Elite" and the majority of our principals are included in the Virginia Super Lawyers List.

The firm is currently embroiled in one of the largest antitrust actions in U.S. history: In Re Brand Name Prescription Drugs Antitrust Litigation .  DurretteBradshaw filed lawsuits in federal court in Richmond on behalf of 200 Virginia businesses. The firm is currently working with the nationally-known, New York law firm of Boies, Schiller & Flexner in managing this litigation which involves more than three dozen other law firms around the U.S. and nearly 4,000 American businesses.

The Health Law Practice Group:

• garnered national attention for leading a coalition of Virginia health care providers and consumers in a four-year legislative campaign to outlaw kickback-driven prescription drug switching in Virginia ,
• has represented more than 300 Virginia health care provider businesses,
• represent health care providers before health regulatory boards and other administrative agencies throughout Virginia as well as on the federal level,
• has a client list which includes several of the largest pharmacy businesses in Virginia, some of the largest hospitals and health systems in Virginia, and two of the largest medical practices in Virginia and the Southeastern United States . 

Under the leadership of DurretteBradshaw's Commercial Litigation Practice Group, a coalition of law firms from around the country broke new ground in class action jurisprudence by filing the first class action under the 2005 federal Class Action Fairness Act on behalf of Virginia indirect purchasers of Dynamic Random Access Memory Chips in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia based solely upon Virginia state law.

The Bankruptcy Practice Group is well experienced in serving as a judicially appointed receiver.  In SEC v. Vavasseur Corp., et al, Roy M. Terry, Jr. and DurretteBradshaw have been tasked by the U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia, with unraveling an international securities fraud scheme (Ponzi) totaling in excess of $100 million, and with returning funds to injured investors.  In discharging its duties to recover assets, the firm has worked with accountants and attorneys in the UK who are performing similar functions with respect to a side of the scheme perpetrated there.  A court-approved cooperation agreement with the UK Liquidator is believed to be the first of its kind.  Mr. Terry also became the first U.S. lawyer authorized to address the High Court in Guernsey .  In Sec v. International Fiduciary Corp., Roy M. Terry, Jr. has again been appointed by the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia, to sort through the aftermath of a $45 million Ponzi scheme affecting investors in the U.S. and Canada .  The Bankruptcy Practice Group has also been appointed by the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia, at the request of the U.S. Attorney, to facilitate restitution to victims following upon a check fraud scheme.   

   

DurretteBradshaw has successfully;

• prosecuted and defended clients in Virginia business conspiracy trials with both results upheld by the Virginia Supreme Court,
• served as lead counsel in cases involving two of the largest attorney fee awards recovered in Virginia one by the court and one from a jury,
• currently serves on the Executive Committee in four  major class actions pending in federal courts in San Francisco , New York  , Philadelphia   and Boston  , and is one of five leadership firms in the newly consolidated SRAM price-fixing actions in the Oakland Division of the Northern District of California. 

Wyatt Durrette and Barrett Pope won a six-week jury trial which returned the largest conspiracy verdict against a commercial lender in Virginia history. The case is described by UVA law professor and commentator Kent Sinclair as perhaps one of the most complex cases litigated in the modern era [in Virginia ].

Wyatt Durrette won the first age discrimination case against a United States airline.

DurretteBradshaw PLC is one of the founding members of an innovative idea in the practice of law. The XDL Group is unique in the world of intellectual property litigation.  It is not a traditional law firm.  In fact, it is not a law firm at all, but rather, a national collaboration of trial lawyers and IP professionals a virtual alliance dedicated to creatively solving your intellectual property problems, or, if need be, going to war at the courthouse.  XDL Group professionals are flexible, responsive, hardnosed, hard working and technologically advanced. 

The XDL Group is a virtual intellectual property law task force that is ready to take on your complex IP litigation matters whenever and wherever you need us.
The XDL Group was formed for one purpose and one purpose only to litigate intellectual property cases for individuals, corporations and universities throughout the United States and globally.  You need lawyers and IP professionals who know the law, understand the technology, and are adept at managing and executing complex litigation.  XDL Group has them.  We have the right team for your case, whatever it is and wherever you are.

XDL Group professionals are experienced in a wide variety of IP litigation, including:
 Patent Litigation
 International Trade Commission (ITC) Litigation
 Trademark, Trade Dress and Unfair Competition Litigation
 Copyright Litigation
 Trade Secrets Litigation

XDL Group professionals will not be out-worked or out-prepared.  Please visit our web site at XDLGroup.com.

Areas of Practice

• Bankruptcy
• Business/Taxation
• Commercial Litigation
• Complex Litigation
• Health Care
• Civil Litigation in Federal and State Courts
• Corporate and Business
• Commercial Real Estate
• Estate Planning and Administration
• Employment
• Taxation
• Construction
• Creditor's Rights
• Bankruptcy and Workouts
• Intellectual Property Litigation
• Receiverships

Representative Clients

• Bell Atlantic Properties
• CARE Pharmacies
• Children's Hospital of King's Daughters
• Direct Path Corporation
• Equifax, Inc.
• Halifax Corporation
• Holston Medical Group
• Lee County Community Hospital
• Liberty Mutual Insurance Company
• Lifecare Medical Transports, Inc.
• Marriott Corporation
• Meade Westcavo Corporation
• MediCorp Health System
• National Bank of Fredericksburg
• National Community Pharmacies Association
• 7-Eleven, Inc.
• Pollar Hill Community Development Authority
• Securities Exchange Commission
• Sprint Corporation
• Telenet Corporation
• TIG Insurance Company
• United Leasing Corporation
• Virginia Association of Independent Pharmacies
• United States Trustee's Offices
• Virginia Association of Durable Medical Equipment Companies
• Virginia Division of Risk Management
• Virginia Heartland Economic Development Authority
• Virginia Pharmacists Association
• Washington International Insurance Company
• Zurich North America

Representative Cases

• Tazwell Oil Company Inc. [our client] v. United Virginia Bank, 243 Va. 94, 413 S.E.2d 611 (1992)
• Commercial Business Systems v. Halifax Corp. [our client], 253 Va. 292, 484 S.E.2d 892 (1997)

West Practice Categories

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Antitrust Law, Deceptive Trade Practices, RICO Act, Bankruptcy Law, Commercial Bankruptcy, Creditors' Rights, Workouts, Business & Commercial Law, Business Organizations, Business Successions, Reorganizations, Construction Law, Construction Liens, Government Construction Contracts, Estate Planning, Health & Health Care Law, Food & Drug Administration, Intellectual Property Law, Copyrights, International Intellectual Property, Patents, Technology Licensing, Trade Dress, Trade Secrets, Trademarks, Litigation & Appeals, Bankruptcy Litigation, Class Actions, Complex Litigation, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Trial Practice, Patent Litigation, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, US Supreme Court, Probate & Estate Administration, Estate Administration, Trusts