Once we have been hired by an emerging growth company or an equity source, we tend to establish long-term relationships. We believe the following factors contribute to the success of our practice in this area:

• Understanding the Client’s Legal Needs
  Beginning with a review of the client’s business plan, we strive to understand the client’s business objectives. We believe this approach is critical to serving the client in a cost-effective manner.
• Multidisciplinary Approach
  The legal needs of our emerging growth clients often require expertise in a range of disciplines, including corporate and securities, employee benefits, intellectual property and taxes. For each client, we identify one or more lawyers in the appropriate disciplines that are assigned to the client's "Hunton & Williams team." Over time as legal needs arise in a particular discipline, the firm has one or more lawyers who have previously worked for the client and have the necessary background to work quickly and efficiently to address the client’s legal needs.
• Lawyer Retention
  By national standards, our firm has a very high retention rate. This attribute allows us to provide our clients with continuity of representation.
• Responsiveness
  With the rapid pace that markets move in today’s environment, we appreciate our clients’ need to have responsive counsel. The depth of our team enables us to be accessible when our clients need us.

Anticipating What’s Ahead
The role of a good lawyer is not only to document today’s transaction but also to anticipate how it might impact tomorrow’s deal. Having been involved in multiple IPOs and M&A transactions, we can foresee the hurdles a client may face down the road and help the client avoid these hurdles by planning and thinking ahead.