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.
804.775.1904
800 E. Canal Street, Richmond, VA, 23219,
1) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates
2) Churchill Downs Incorporated
4) Delaware North Companies, Inc.
6) Elections Systems & Software, LLC
7) Focused Ultrasound Foundation
8) GEICO
10) International Sleep Products Association (ISPA)
11) MAXIMUS Inc.
12) Ocean Harvesters
2766191199
2307 East Broad Street, Richmond, VA, 23223,
4) Bristol Resort & Casino, LLC
5) Federation of Virginia Food Banks
7) National Shooting Sports Foundation, Inc.
8) Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative
9) Old Dominion Electric Cooperative
12) Prologis
13) Roanoke Gas Co.
14) Smurfit WestRock
16) Vapor Technology Association
17) Virginia Agribusiness Council
18) Virginia Association of REALTORS (DBA Virginia REALTORS®)
19) Virginia Beverage Association
20) Virginia Nursery and Landscape Association
804-644-7884
PO Box 170, Richmond, VA, 23218,
2026391203
701 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 590, Suite 590, Washington, DC, 20004,
804-644-7884
PO Box 170, Richmond, VA, 23218,
9) Bloom Energy
10) Bristol Resort & Casino, LLC
12) Community Association Institute Virginia Legislative Action Committee
13) EMD Serono, Inc.
14) Federation of Virginia Food Banks
15) Hart InterCivic
16) HCA-The Healthcare Company
17) KPMG LLP
19) MTM, Inc.
20) Mythics Inc.
22) Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative
23) Old Dominion Electric Cooperative
24) Old Dominion University Research Foundation
26) Pfizer, Inc.
27) Prologis
28) Prysmian Group
29) Roanoke Gas Co.
30) SCI Virginia Funeral Services, Inc.
31) Smurfit WestRock
34) Unite US
35) Vapor Technology Association
36) Virginia Association of REALTORS (DBA Virginia REALTORS®)
37) Virginia Automobile Dealers Association
38) Virginia Beverage Association
39) Virginia Dental Association
40) Virginia Nursery and Landscape Association
804-852-7057
PO Box 170, Richmond, VA, 23218,
6) Bloom Energy
7) Bristol Resort & Casino, LLC
9) Federation of Virginia Food Banks
10) Hart InterCivic
11) HCA-The Healthcare Company
12) KPMG LLP
14) Mythics Inc.
15) National Shooting Sports Foundation, Inc.
18) Old Dominion University Research Foundation
20) Pfizer, Inc.
21) Prologis
22) Prysmian Group
24) SCI Virginia Funeral Services, Inc.
25) Smurfit WestRock
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