Business Law, Business Succession Law, Closely Held Corporations, Commercial Law, International Business Law, International Commercial Law, Latin American Transactions, Mexico Transactions, Brazil Transactions, Corporate Law, Corporate Reorganization, Corporate Finance, Commercial Finance, Banking Law, Venture Capital Formation, Franchise Law, Tax Law, Mergers and Acquisitions, Securities Law, Real Estate Law, Land Use, Planning and Development, Conservation Easements, Health Care Law, Estate Planning Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Mediation, Arbitration, Litigation Management, and International Child Custody.

Duane H. Zobrist, born Salt Lake City, Utah, September 11, 1940; admitted to bar, 1969, California; 2002, Virginia. Education: University of Utah (A.B., 1965); University of Southern California (J.D., 1968), Phi Delta Phi. Co-Author: "Businessman's Legal Guide to Doing Business in the United States." Member, Board of Directors, 1967-1991 and President, 1977-1978, University of Southern California Law Alumni Association. Trustee, Legion Lex, 1981-1984, 1991-1992. Trustee, 1974-1991 and President, 1979-1981, Brazil-California Trade Association. Member, Board of Directors, 1981-1998, President, 1986-1988 and 1991-1994, Chair, 1994-1998, United States-Mexico Chamber of Commerce. Instructor, University of California, Los Angeles, 1993-1995. Member: Charlottesville Venture Group; Charlottesville Rotary Club, President, 2005. Member: Charlottesville-Albemarle Bar Association; Virginia State Bar; State Bar of California; American Bar Association.

Languages: Spanish and Portuguese.

Email: dzobrist@zoblaw.com

John D. Griffin, born Spartanburg, South Carolina, November 15, 1959; admitted to bar, 1986, Texas; 1989, Georgia; 2003, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., with high distinction, Echols Scholar, 1982); Columbia University (J.D., 1986). Phi Beta Kappa, Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. National Merit Scholar. Former Member, State Bar of Texas. Member: Charlottesville-Albemarle Bar Association; Virginia State Bar; Atlanta (Board Member, International Transactions Section, 1988-1998; Member Corporate Law Section) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia (Member, Corporate and Banking Law Section).

Languages: Spanish.

Email: jgriffin@zoblaw.com