804-775-1938
800 E. Canal Street, Richmond, VA, 23219,
Subjects: Agencies/Regulations, Business/Commerce, City/County Government, Energy/Utilities, Finance/Banking, Food/Restaurants, Health Care, Housing/Real Estate/Development/Construction, Insurance, Manufacturing, Medicare/Medicaid, Pharmaceuticals, Professional/Vocational Licensing, Public Safety, RFP/Procurement, Science/Technology, Taxes, Tourism/Hospitality, Transportation/Vehicles
I help clients connect the dots so they can see the big picture of how policy, politics, press and political personalities impact their businesses. As an attorney and a lobbyist, I guide clients through the political, legislative, legal and regulatory landscape to create pathways to grow their businesses.
20+ years
Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America, Government Relations, 2011-2025
Member, Virginia Code Commission
Commissioner (Virginia), Uniform Law Commission
In addition to being an attorney with McGuireWoods LLP, Chris is an executive vice president in McGuireWoods Consulting. His government affairs practice consists of representing clients before the Virginia legislature, executive branch and state and local agencies.
Chris' legal practice involves advising companies on political law compliance activities, including lobbying, gift restrictions involving public officials, campaign finance, and government ethics laws. He also holds the CIPP/US credential as a Certified Information Privacy Professional from the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP).
With more than 25 years of experience in Virginia government and politics, Chris has developed a deep knowledge of Virginia state and local government and the legislative and regulatory process. Drawing on his experience as a lobbyist and as the former chief counsel to a Virginia attorney general, Chris assists clients in developing and implementing legislative and regulatory strategies to meet their business and public policy objectives.
Chris brings a unique perspective to his political law practice because of his government relations experience. Understanding the political process and the practice of government relations is essential to advising a client on how to comply with the myriad of federal, state and local rules governing lobbying, ethics, conflicts of interest, ethics in public procurement and campaign finance, while still achieving the client's business and public policy objectives.
615-627-6579
1230 2nd Ave S, Nashville, TN, 37210,
3) American Beverage Association
4) American Federation for Children
7) BDO Government Services, LLC
9) BLVD Capital
10) Brightstar Global Solutions Corporation
12) Cavnue LLC
15) Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport Authority
17) City of East Ridge, Tennessee
18) CodeCrew
19) Cummins Inc
20) East Tennessee Children's Hospital
21) Eric A. Gang & Associates, P.A.
23) Excellence in Education National, Inc. d/b/a Excellence in Education in Action
24) Giarratana, LLC
28) JPMorgan Chase Holdings, LLC
30) Kira Learning
32) Metropolitan Government of Nashville/ Davidson County
34) NASHVILLE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
35) Nashville Teacher Residency
37) National Mentor Holdings, LLC
40) Palantir Technologies Inc.
41) PMI US Corporate Services Inc. and Affiliates
43) Prisma Health
44) Purfoods, LLC
46) Ryan, LLC
48) Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association
51) Tennessean's for Quality Early Education
52) Tennessee Fire Service Legislative Coalition
53) Thompson
55) tnAchieves
56) Tootsies Entertainment LLC
57) Traditio, LLC
58) Volkert, Inc.
59) Workday, Inc.
901 K Street, NW, Suite 900, Washington, DC, 20001,
202-280-2424
1455 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC, 20004,
2766191199
PO Box 170, Richmond, VA, 23218,
3) American Electric Power Service Corporation-Nuclear Development
6) Bloom Energy
7) Bristol Resort & Casino, LLC
8) Federation of Virginia Food Banks
9) KPMG LLP
615-830-2875
611 Commerce St., Suite 2704, Nashville, TN, 37203,
615-830-2875
611 Commerce St., Suite 2704, Nashville, TN, 37203,
615-830-2875
1230 2nd Ave. South, Suite 2704, Nashville, TN, 37210,
3) American Beverage Association
4) American Federation for Children
7) BDO Government Services, LLC
9) BLVD Capital
10) Brightstar Global Solutions Corporation
12) Cavnue LLC
15) Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport Authority
17) City of East Ridge, Tennessee
18) CodeCrew
19) Cummins Inc
20) East Tennessee Children's Hospital
21) Eric A. Gang & Associates, P.A.
23) Excellence in Education National, Inc. d/b/a Excellence in Education in Action
25) Fortune Brands Innovations
26) Giarratana, LLC
32) Kira Learning
34) Metropolitan Government of Nashville/ Davidson County
36) NASHVILLE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
37) Nashville Teacher Residency
39) National Mentor Holdings, LLC
42) Palantir Technologies Inc.
43) PMI US Corporate Services Inc. and Affiliates
45) Prisma Health
46) Purfoods, LLC
48) Ryan, LLC
50) Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association
53) Tennessean's for Quality Early Education
54) Tennessee Fire Service Legislative Coalition
55) Thompson
57) tnAchieves
58) Tootsies Entertainment LLC
59) Traditio, LLC
60) Volkert, Inc.
61) Workday, Inc.
202-280-2424
1455 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC, 20004,
615-448-8313
806 Hillrise Boulevard, Suite 501, Johnson City, TN, 37601,
615-258-5566
511 Union Street, Suite 715, Nashville, TN, 37219,
1) Alibaba
4) Bristol Motor Speedway, LLC
8) NASHVILLE CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU
9) Nashville Downtown Partnership
12) Tennessean's for Quality Early Education
615-357-4923
1230 2nd Ave. South, Suite 2704, Nashville, TN, 37210,
3) American Beverage Association
4) American Federation for Children
7) BDO Government Services, LLC
9) BLVD Capital
10) Brightstar Global Solutions Corporation
12) Cavnue LLC
15) Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport Authority
17) City of East Ridge, Tennessee
18) CodeCrew
19) Cummins Inc
20) East Tennessee Children's Hospital
22) Excellence in Education National, Inc. d/b/a Excellence in Education in Action
24) Giarratana, LLC
28) JPMorgan Chase Holdings, LLC
30) Kira Learning
32) Metropolitan Government of Nashville/ Davidson County
34) NASHVILLE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
35) Nashville Teacher Residency
37) National Mentor Holdings, LLC
40) Palantir Technologies Inc.
41) PMI US Corporate Services Inc. and Affiliates
43) Prisma Health
44) Purfoods, LLC
45) Reagan Outdoor Advertising
47) Ryan, LLC
49) Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association
53) Tennessean's for Quality Early Education
54) Tennessee Academy of Anesthesiologist Assistants
55) Tennessee Fire Service Legislative Coalition
56) TN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY
58) tnAchieves
59) Tootsies Entertainment LLC
60) Volkert, Inc.
61) Workday, Inc.
615-357-4923
611 Commerce Street, Suite 2704, Nashville, TN, 37203,
615-357-4923
611 Commerce Street, Suite 2704, Nashville, TN, 37203,
5402306310
PO Box 170, Suite 1825, Richmond, VA, 23218,
615-598-4336
1230 2nd Ave S, Nashville, TN, 37210,
3) American Beverage Association
4) American Federation for Children
7) BDO Government Services, LLC
9) BLVD Capital
11) Cavnue LLC
14) Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport Authority
16) City of East Ridge, Tennessee
17) CodeCrew
18) Cummins Inc
19) East Tennessee Children's Hospital
20) Eric A. Gang & Associates, P.A.
22) Excellence in Education National, Inc. d/b/a Excellence in Education in Action
23) Fortune Brands Innovations
24) Giarratana, LLC
27) JPMorgan Chase Holdings, LLC
29) Kira Learning
31) Metropolitan Government of Nashville/ Davidson County
33) Nashville Teacher Residency
35) National Mentor Holdings, LLC
38) Palantir Technologies Inc.
39) PMI US Corporate Services Inc. and Affiliates
41) Prisma Health
42) Purfoods, LLC
44) Ryan, LLC
46) Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association
49) Tennessean's for Quality Early Education
50) Tennessee Academy of Anesthesiologist Assistants
51) Tennessee Fire Service Legislative Coalition
52) Thompson
54) tnAchieves
55) Tootsies Entertainment LLC
56) Traditio, LLC
57) Volkert, Inc.
58) Workday, Inc.
804-644-7884
PO Box 170, Richmond, VA, 23218,
3) American Electric Power Service Corporation-Nuclear Development
7) Bloom Energy
8) Bristol Resort & Casino, LLC
10) Community Association Institute Virginia Legislative Action Committee
11) Federation of Virginia Food Banks
12) HCA-The Healthcare Company
13) KPMG LLP
14) MTM, Inc.
15) Mythics Inc.
16) National Shooting Sports Foundation, Inc.
19) Pfizer, Inc.
20) Prologis
21) Prysmian Group
22) Roanoke Gas Co.
23) SCI Virginia Funeral Services, Inc.
24) Smurfit WestRock
26) Unite US
27) Vapor Technology Association
28) Virginia Association of REALTORS (DBA Virginia REALTORS®)
29) Virginia Automobile Dealers Association
30) Virginia Beverage Association
31) Virginia Dental Association
32) Virginia Nursery and Landscape Association
33) Virginia Tobacco Processors, LLC
423-794-6134
303 Med Tech Pkwy Suite 344, Johnson City, TN, 37604,
615-357-4923
1230 2nd Ave. South, Suite 1400, Nashville, TN, 37210,
2) Bristol Motor Speedway, LLC
4) Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport Authority
5) City of East Ridge, Tennessee
6) Cummins Inc