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Mr. Romine is a shareholder and the Group Leader of the Firm’s Real Estate Group. He focuses his practice on commercial real estate, land use, financing and business matters. He routinely serves as counsel for owners, developers, financial institutions, telecommunications companies and utilities in commercial transactions including acquisition, financing, land use approval, leasing and environmental compliance. He has published various articles relative to commercial real estate issues and is a frequent lecturer. Legal Experience LeClairRyan, Norfolk, Virginia, 2001-present Huff, Poole & Mahoney, P.C., Virginia Beach, Virginia, 1992-2001 Hunton & Williams, Richmond, Virginia, 1984-1992 Education University of Richmond E.C. Robins School of Business, M.B.A., 1983 University of Richmond T.C. Williams School of Law, J.D., 1980 University of Richmond, B.A., Economics, Political Science and Psychology, 1977, magna cum laude Extended Information Representative Matters Represented various national lenders in multi-state financing transactions Responsible for acquisition and financing of large mixed use developments Handled numerous zoning approvals for major FCC licensed telecommunications carriers across eastern and central Virginia Obtain land use and development approvals for national hotel chain expanding in Hampton Roads Speaking Engagements Regulation of Non-Tidal Wetlands Under the Clean Water Act and The Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act, Norfolk and Portsmouth Bar Association, 1992 Environmental Regulation Course: Transforming Information Into Knowledge, Executive Enterprises, 1995 20th Annual Real Estate Practice Seminar, Virginia CLE Virginia Law Foundation, 2002 Contemporary Issues in Commercial Real Estate: Navigating The Triangle, Virginia State Bar Mid-Year Legal Seminar, 2003 Understanding the New EPA All Appropriate Inquiry Regulations, The ACREL Papers, 2006 Published Works EPA's All Appropriate Inquiry Rule: Achieving Clarity," Virginia State Bar, Fee Simple Magazine "Does Growth Pay for Itself?" Virginia Business Magazine Classes and Seminars Taught Regent University Law School; Adjunct Professor of Land Use Honors and Awards Virginia Super Lawyers Real Estate, 2007 Listed in The Best Lawyers in America for Real Estate Law Virginia Business Magazine Legal Elite in Real Estate Law Professional Memberships American College of Real Estate Lawyers American College of Mortgage Attorneys American Bar Association: Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, Planning Committee Member Virginia State Bar: Past Chair; Board of Governor’s of the Real Property Section American Land Title Association: Past Chairman, Lenders’ Counsel Group Hampton Roads Association for Commercial Real Estate (HRACRE): Past President; Director Virginia Association for Commercial Real Estate (VACRE): Past Chair Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce: Regional Executive Committee; Vice Chair Governmental Affairs; Virginia Beach Division Immediate Past President; Director Admissions Virginia North Carolina New York Place of Birth Manila, Philippines. | 