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Robert R. Gillispie is an experienced commercial attorney who has represented Fortune 500 corporations in the drafting and negotiation of commercial contracts including sale of goods, services and outsourcing arrangements, licenses, leases, confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements. His practice focuses on commercial transactions incorporating elements of dispute resolution and settlement and advising clients on conventional and alternative financing arrangements.

Mr. Gillispie also has experience in the fields of business immigration, government contracting and food and drug law. 

WORK EXPERIENCE:

• Welter Law Firm, P.C., Herndon, Virginia, 2008-present.
• G.T.S.I. Corp., Chantilly, Virginia 2007 - 2008.
• Lexmark International, Lexington, Kentucky 2002 - 2006.
• Procter and Gamble, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2000 - 2002.
• Alltech Biotechnology, Lexington, Kentucky 1996 - 2000.

EDUCATION:

• J.D., George Washington University, 1991.
• B.A., Political Science, cum laude, Boston University, 1988.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND BAR MEMBERSHIPS:

• Virginia Bar Association (Member, Corporate Counsel Section).
• Kentucky Bar Association.
• District of Columbia Bar Association (Member, Government Contracts and Litigation Section).

PAST AFFILIATIONS:

• Food and Drug Law Institute (Advisory Board Member, 1998 through 2003).
• Pet Food Association of Canada (Board of Directors,  2000 through 2002).

ADMITTED TO PRACTICE:

• Virginia, District of Columbia, and Kentucky.
• United States Supreme Court and United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky.