804-775-1938
800 E. Canal Street, Richmond, VA, 23219,
Subjects: Agencies/Regulations, Ballot Measures/Campaign Finance/Elections, Business/Commerce, City/County Government, Energy/Utilities, Finance/Banking, Food/Restaurants, Health Care, Insurance, Manufacturing, Medicare/Medicaid, 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, 2011-2020
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.
7177402301
1000 Horizon Vue Drive, Canonsburg, PA, 15317,
7244854000
1000 Consol Energy Drive, Canonsburg, PA, 15317,
804-775-1958
800 E Canal Street, Richmond, VA, 23219,
804.775.1923
800 E. Canal Street, Richmond, VA, 23219,
1) Alexandria Renew Enterprises
6) Commonwealth Fusion Systems
9) Fairfax County Water Authority
717-961-5450
909 Green Street, Suite 101, Harrisburg, PA, 17102,
3) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates
6) Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers
7) AT&T Inc.
10) Byler Management
16) Child USA
17) Christian School Association of Greater Harrisburg
18) Churchill Downs Incorporated
21) CNX Land LLC
23) Coalition for Community Solar Access
24) College Board
25) Compass Learning
26) Concurrent Technologies Corporation
28) Cumberland Historic Properties
32) Effective School Solutions
34) First National Bank of Pennsylvania
35) FMP Realty LLC
36) G&F Realty
38) GREATER JOHNSTOWN REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP
40) HeyTutor
43) HomeAde, LLC
44) Inch & Co
45) Indo-American Community of Scranton
48) Kimball Motion Analytics LLC
50) Kooth USA, LLC
52) Leading Youth For Excellence
54) LIUNA Mid-Atlantic Regional Organizing Coalition
55) Local Union No. 1319 O.S.H.E.
56) Luzerne County Child Advocacy Center
58) Malt Beverage Distributors Association of PA
59) Martz Trailways
60) McCarthy Tire
61) Messiah Lifeways
62) MidPoint Group of Companies, Inc.
64) Modern Treasury
66) New Birth of Freedom Council, Boy Scouts of America #544
68) PA Association for Justice
69) PA State Building & Construction Trades Council
70) Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals
71) Pennsylvania Beer Alliance
72) Pennsylvania Cannabis Coalition
73) PENNSYLVANIA SOCIETY OF PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS
74) Pennsylvania State Nurses Association
75) Pennsylvania Trolley Museum Inc.
77) Philadelphia School District
79) Rikore, Inc.
81) RVG Management and Development Co.
83) Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) of Luzerne County
84) Summit Realty Advisors, LLC
85) Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
86) The Lands at Hillside Farms
87) Ticket Network
88) Total Security International LLC
89) Valley Crest Real Estate, LP
91) Viatris Inc.
92) Visit Hershey & Harrisburg Inc.
7177402301
1000 Horizon Vue Drive, Canonsburg, PA, 15317,
7244853932
1000 Horizon Vue Drive, Canonsburg, PA, 15317,
717-961-5450
909 Green Street, Suite 101, Harrisburg, PA, 17102,
5) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates
8) Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers
9) AT&T Inc.
10) Aviat Networks
11) Bounty Minerals
12) Byler Management
19) Child USA
20) Christian School Association of Greater Harrisburg
21) Churchill Downs Incorporated
24) CNX Land LLC
26) Coalition for Community Solar Access
27) College Board
28) Compass Learning
29) Concurrent Technologies Corporation
32) Dallas Area Fall Fair Inc. TA The Luzerne County Fair
37) Effective School Solutions
39) First National Bank of Pennsylvania
40) FMP Realty LLC
41) G&F Realty
42) GREATER JOHNSTOWN REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP
44) HeyTutor
48) Inch & Co
49) Indo-American Community of Scranton
53) Kooth USA, LLC
54) Kyndryl, Inc.
56) Leading Youth For Excellence
57) LIUNA Mid-Atlantic Regional Organizing Coalition
58) Luzerne County Child Advocacy Center
60) Malt Beverage Distributors Association of PA
61) Martz Trailways
62) McCarthy Tire
63) Messiah Lifeways
64) MidPoint Group of Companies, Inc.
66) Modern Treasury
67) Mountain Springs Lake Resort LLC
69) New Birth of Freedom Council, Boy Scouts of America #544
71) Olivet Boys & Girls Club of Reading and Berks County
72) PA Association for Justice
73) PA State Building & Construction Trades Council
75) Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals
76) Pennsylvania Beer Alliance
77) Pennsylvania Cannabis Coalition
78) Pennsylvania Principals Association
79) PENNSYLVANIA SOCIETY OF PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS
80) Pennsylvania State Nurses Association
81) Pennsylvania Trolley Museum Inc.
83) Philadelphia School District
85) Rikore, Inc.
87) Sentiment AI
89) Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) of Luzerne County
91) Summit Realty Advisors, LLC
92) Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
93) Terrapin Investment Fund 1, LLC
94) The Lands at Hillside Farms
95) Ticket Network
96) Total Security International LLC
97) Valley Crest Real Estate, LP
98) Viatris Inc.
99) Visit Hershey & Harrisburg Inc.