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.
804-775-1946
800 E Canal Street, Richmond, VA, 23219,
1) Centegix
2) Chesterfield County Public Schools
3) Covista
5) Early Care & Education Consortium
6) Fredericksburg City Public Schools
8) ID.me, Inc.
10) Learning Ally
12) Quality Technology Services, LLC
14) The American Civil War Museum
15) The Center for International Education d/b/a Participate Learning
16) The Valentine
17) University of Virginia Foundation
18) Virginia Business Higher Education Council
19) Virginia Commonwealth University Foundation
202-621-7122
1275 K Street NW, Suite 850, Washington, DC, 20005,
1) ADAPTIVE CONSTRUCTION SOLUTIONS, INC.
2) ANFIELD CONSULTING GROUP ON BEHALF OF CITY OF OCOEE, FL
3) ARROW GROUP (ON BEHALF OF CITY OF WINTER GARDEN, FL)
4) BACARDI NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
6) BLUETERRA
7) BONUS HOMES
8) CIGAR ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC.
13) CITY OF PLANTATION, FLORIDA
15) CITY OF ST. PETE BEACH, FL
17) EZ-RX PHARMACY
18) FIREFIGHTERS HEALTH COALITION INC.
19) FLORIDA CRYSTALS CORPORATION
20) FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION, INC.
21) FLORIDA LEAGUE OF CITIES, INC.
22) GAPINGVOID CULTURE DESIGN GROUP LLC
23) GLOBALMED
24) HITACHI RAIL
25) HITACHI, LTD.
27) JOHNSON & JOHNSON SERVICES, INC.
28) MILLSAPPS, BALLINGER & ASSOCIATES, LLC
29) NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HISPANIC PUBLICATIONS, INC.
30) NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HISPANIC REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONALS
31) NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LATINO COMMUNITY ASSET BUILDERS
32) NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL INSURANCE AGENTS
33) NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WATERFRONT EMPLOYERS
35) PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA
36) PARAMOUNT GLOBAL (FORMERLY VIACOMCBS)
40) SOCIETY FOR HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
43) TOWN OF BAY HARBOR ISLANDS, FL
46) TOWN OF SOUTH PALM BEACH, FL