Bio

Laurence Parker is a vice-chair of the firm’s Corporate Section and chair of the firm’s Mergers and Acquisitions team. Drawing on years of experience providing strategic advice throughout the M&A process, Larry finds creative solutions to complex structures, pricing and legal issues to the benefit of his clients, completing transactions efficiently. Larry is a member of the Virginia State Bar and the American Bar Association. He has been listed in Virginia Super Lawyers magazine for Mergers & Acquisitions Law (2017-present), in The Best Lawyers in America© (2021), in Virginia Business "Legal Elite" (2021-present) and was previously recognized in Virginia Super Lawyers Rising Stars magazine (2009-2013). Larry is a former member of the board of directors of the Innsbrook Rotary Club and a former member of the board of directors for the Venture Forum. From 2015-2016, Larry taught mergers and acquisitions at the University of Richmond School of Law as an adjunct professor. Before joining Williams Mullen, Larry was a logistics officer with the U.S. Marine Corps in Camp Pendleton, Calif. Larry received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Virginia. He received his Juris Doctor and Master of Business Administration degrees from the University of Richmond, where he was a member of the McNeill Law Society and editor-in-chief of the University of Richmond Law Review.