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Mr. Ritenour is an associate in the Firm’s Litigation Group. He focuses his practice on commercial litigation with a concentration on intellectual property and business tort litigation. Mr. Ritenour also practices on the Firm’s Government Relations and Regulated Industries team where he represents clients before the Virginia General Assembly and other governmental bodies in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Prior to joining LeClairRyan, Mr. Ritenour served as a law clerk to the Honorable Jackson L. Kiser, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia. Prior to law school, Mr. Ritenour was the Special Assistant to the Director of Policy in the Office of Virginia Governor Mark R. Warner. He also served as a White House Intern in the Press Office of the Vice President. Legal Experience LeClairRyan, Richmond, Virginia, 2006 present Law Clerk, The Honorable Jackson L. Kiser, United States District Court, Western District of Virginia, Danville Division, Law Clerk, 2005 2006 Governor’s Legal Fellow, Office of the Governor of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, 2004 2005 Education University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 2005 University of Virginia, B.A., Government, Religious Studies, 2000 Extended Information Published Works Federal Campaign Finance Reform Based on Virginia Election Law: The CARSON Act as a Simple, Effective, and Constitutional Means to Curb Corruption in the Financing of Federal Campaigns, 42 U. Rich. L. Rev. 123 (2007) Associate Editor of The Journal of Law and Politics at the University of Virginia School of Law, 2003 2005 Honors and Award American Diabetes Association, Virginia Affiliate: Leadership Council Member, 2007 present University of Virginia Class of 2000: President University of Virginia Wesley Foundation: Board Member, 1998 2000 University of Virginia Center for Politics: Board Member, 1998 2000 Professional Memberships Virginia State Bar: Young Lawyers’ Division 14th Circuit Representative Virginia Bar Association Shenandoah County Bar Association John Marshall American Inn of Court: Barrister The Honorable Order of the Kentucky Colonels Admissions Virginia District of Columbia (as of 9/10/07) Supreme Court of Virginia U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit U.S. Court of Federal Claims U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims Place of Birth New Market, Virginia. | 