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.
804.775.1904
800 E. Canal Street, Richmond, VA, 23219,
2) alliantgroup
3) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates
4) Churchill Downs Incorporated
7) Elections Systems & Software, LLC
8) Focused Ultrasound Foundation
9) GEICO
11) ID.me, Inc.
13) MAXIMUS Inc.
14) Ocean Harvesters
16) PRA Group, Inc.
17) Pro Football, Inc. d/b/a The Washington Commanders
18) Terra Constructs
20) University of Virginia Foundation
21) Virginia Association of Centers for Independent Living
22) Virginia Commonwealth University Foundation
276-619-1199
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
12) Old Dominion University Research Foundation
14) Prologis
15) Roanoke Gas Co.
16) Smurfit WestRock
17) Vapor Technology Association
18) Virginia Beverage Association
19) Virginia Nursery and Landscape Association
20) Virginia Wine Wholesalers Association, Inc.
21) Waste Management of Virginia, Inc.
22) Waymo LLC
804-644-7884
PO Box 170, Richmond, VA, 23218,
2022581203
701 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 590, Washington, DC, 20004,
804-644-7884
PO Box 170, Richmond, VA, 23218,
3) American Electric Power Service Corporation-Nuclear Development
8) Bloom Energy
9) Bristol Resort & Casino, LLC
11) Community Association Institute Virginia Legislative Action Committee
12) Federation of Virginia Food Banks
13) HCA-The Healthcare Company
14) KPMG LLP
15) MTM, Inc.
16) Mythics Inc.
17) National Shooting Sports Foundation, Inc.
20) Pfizer, Inc.
21) Prologis
22) Prysmian Group
23) Roanoke Gas Co.
24) SCI Virginia Funeral Services, Inc.
25) Smurfit WestRock
27) Unite US
28) Vapor Technology Association
29) Virginia Association of REALTORS (DBA Virginia REALTORS®)
30) Virginia Automobile Dealers Association
31) Virginia Beverage Association
32) Virginia Dental Association
33) Virginia Nursery and Landscape Association
34) Virginia Tobacco Processors, LLC
35) Virginia Wine Wholesalers Association, Inc.
36) Waste Management of Virginia, Inc.
37) Waymo LLC
804-852-7057
PO Box 170, Richmond, VA, 23218,
3) American Electric Power Service Corporation-Nuclear Development
5) Bloom Energy
6) Bristol Resort & Casino, LLC
8) KPMG LLP
9) Mythics Inc.
10) National Shooting Sports Foundation, Inc.
11) Old Dominion Electric Cooperative
12) Old Dominion University Research Foundation
13) Pfizer, Inc.
14) Prologis
15) Prysmian Group
17) SCI Virginia Funeral Services, Inc.
18) Smurfit WestRock
19) Vapor Technology Association
20) Virginia Association of REALTORS (DBA Virginia REALTORS®)
21) Virginia Automobile Dealers Association
22) Virginia Beverage Association
23) Virginia Dental Association
24) Virginia Tobacco Processors, LLC
25) Virginia Wine Wholesalers, Inc.
26) Waste Management of Virginia, Inc.
27) Waymo LLC