CHARLOTTE, N.C. (January 16, 2018) – Moore & Van Allen PLLC is pleased to announce that Charlotte Member Thomas L. Mitchell has been named chairman of the firm’s Management Committee, effective January 1, 2018. Mitchell, a finance lawyer, succeeds Ernie Reigel, who has served as chairman for the past 15 years.

A 24-year veteran of the firm, Mitchell has served on the Management Committee since 2014 and as chair of the Financial Services practice team for many years. He also co-chairs the firm’s Business Development Committee.

“I am honored to follow Ernie as chairman of our firm,” said Mitchell. “Under Ernie’s leadership, Moore & Van Allen maintained its rich tradition of excellence, expanded and diversified its client base, and established a national practice. I look forward to building on the firm’s successes as we continue to deliver the high-quality legal service and innovation our clients require.”

Mitchell is the lead partner for some of Moore & Van Allen’s largest clients in the financial services industry. He has extensive experience representing banks and other financial institutions in a variety of financings, particularly loan syndications, an area in which Moore & Van Allen has been recognized as a national leader.

Mitchell has been consistently recognized as a leading banking and finance lawyer in Chambers USAand Best Lawyers in America. Further, he is active in the community, including his present service on the board of the American Heart Association Greater Charlotte Division. He also serves on the Law Council at Washington and Lee University School of Law.

“Moore & Van Allen is fortunate to have talented lawyers and staff members,” said Reigel. “Tom is the right person to lead us into the firm’s next chapter of growth and success. I look forward to watching him excel in this new role.”

About Moore & Van Allen

Moore & Van Allen PLLC (www.mvalaw.com), founded in 1950, has nearly 300 attorneys. Ranked in the prestigious “Am Law 200” list, Moore & Van Allen has offices in Charlotte and Research Triangle, North Carolina, and Charleston, South Carolina. The attorneys at Moore & Van Allen provide sophisticated legal services within their nationally recognized Litigation, Corporate, Finance and Intellectual Property law practices for international banks and manufacturers, energy leaders, and growing healthcare and technology companies. The firm is composed of 24 primary industry and practice groups. U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers recognized Moore & Van Allen in their 2018 “Best Law Firms” rankings, both regionally and nationally.