Overview
Overview
Joe Rainsbury has 25 years’ experience representing clients before state and federal appellate and trial courts. Prized by clients and colleagues for his writing and oral advocacy skills, he has participated in appeals across the country on myriad legal issues. Over the years, Joe has been involved—either briefing the merits or arguing to a tribunal—in cases from nearly every corner of civil litigation. Joe successfully represented a bank on an appeal of the first Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower suit filed in the country. He helped persuade the Supreme Court of Virginia that its anti-spam statute violated the First Amendment. And he represented a Chinese bank resisting a subpoena from the Department of Justice for documents potentially relevant to North Korean money laundering.
Honors & Publications
Honors & Publications
Honors
- Super Lawyer Honoree, Appellate, Civil Litigation, Thompson Reuter Virginia Super Lawyers, 2013-2019, 2022-2023
- Rising Star Honoree, Appellate, Civil Litigation, Thompson Reuter Virginia Rising Stars, 2008-2010
- Selected to Best Lawyers in America®:Appellate Practice
- “Legal Elite” – Appellate Law, Virginia Business, 2022
Publications
- Co-Author, “Insight: Fifth Circuit ‘Home Cooking’ Ruling Harms Future U.S. Trade Partners," The United States Law Week, March 6, 2020
Related News
News
Professional & Civic
Professional
- Member, Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys (VADA)
Practice Areas
Education
- J.D., University of Virginia, 2000
- Member, Order of the Coif
- M.A., University of Virginia, 1996
- A.B., Harvard College, 1992
- Graduated magna cum laude
Admissions
- Virginia
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Virginia
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Virginia
- U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia
