The Virginia law firm Gentry Locke is pleased to announce that partner Melissa O Boyle has been selected as a member of the Virginia Lawyers Weekly Influential Women of Law Class of 2025. Melissa joins partners Monica Monday, Karen Cohen, Kathleen Wright, Ashley Winsky, and Erin Harrigan who have previously won this award.
 
This award honors outstanding women lawyers and judges who are making a difference in their profession, their communities and the Commonwealth. The honorees will be celebrated at an awards ceremony at the John Marshall Ballrooms in Richmond on February 20^th.
 
“Melissa is the perfect attorney to be recognized with this award. She has an extraordinary commitment to client service, commitment to her practice, and proven excellence in the courtroom,” said Brett Marston, Gentry Locke Managing Partner. “Melissa represents the firm proudly and she takes seriously the true sense of duty to be an attorney.”
 
O’Boyle is a partner in Gentry Locke’s White Collar Defense, Investigations & Compliance practice group. She works with clients on developing and implementing effective regulatory compliance programs, internal controls, and ethics programs across a variety of industries including banking, securities, government contracting, cyber security, insurance, and healthcare. O’Boyle also works with clients to conduct internal investigations and provides strategic advice aimed at mitigating any potential negative impacts on business operations, criminal, civil, or regulatory exposure, and reputational harm. She also assists clients in analyzing and developing successful litigation strategies.
 
O’Boyle is admitted to practice in Virginia, the District of Columbia, and New York. In 2022, she was recognized with a Top Prosecutor Award by the Women in Federal Law Enforcement (WIFLE) for exemplary achievements in prosecutions of federal crimes. O’Boyle was also recognized with the EOUSA Director’s Award for Superior Performance as an Assistant United States Attorney in 2011 and 2016 and received the FBI Director’s Citation for Excellence in Prosecution in 2014.
 
About Gentry Locke
 
With over 80 lawyers practicing across a range of disciplines, Gentry Locke brings uncommon thinking and deep experience to the legal and business challenges of companies, institutions, organizations, and individuals — a commitment the firm has met since 1923. Operating from offices in Roanoke, Lynchburg, Richmond, and Norfolk, Gentry Locke serves clients in Virginia and across the United States. Meet the firm’s dynamic attorneys and learn more about its fierce drive to achieve success for its clients by exploring gentrylocke.com.