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
Links:Website, LinkedIn
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.
(703) 683-8200
100 Daingerfield Road,, Alexandria, VA, 22314, 
6082165226
2829 Townsgate Road Suite 100, Westlake Village, CA, 91361, 
757-627-1988
112 Granby Street, Suite 400, Norfolk, VA, 23510, 
1) Alliance for Automotive Innovation
2) Asurion
3) Children's Health System, Inc
4) Consumer Data Industry Association
5) CP&O, LLC
6) CVS Health and All Affiliated Subsidiary Companies
7) DaVita Inc
9) Distilled Spirits Council of the United States
10) Eastern Virginia Medical School
11) Energy Transfer
15) Huntington Ingalls Industries
17) Monumental Sports and Entertainment
19) Southeastern Universities Research Association
20) StubHub
21) United Therapeutics Corporation
22) Virginia Bankers Association
23) Virginia Beach Public Schools
24) Virginia Cable Telecommunications Association
25) Virginia Early Childhood Foundation
8049014934
2100 Mountain Road, Glen Allen, VA, 23060, 
8046497945
12 S 3rd Street, Richmond, VA, 23219, 
1) 3M Company
2) Alliance for Automotive Innovation
3) Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
5) Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel Commission
6) CP&O, LLC
11) HNTB Corporation
14) Longwood University Real Estate Foundation
15) Monumental Sports and Entertainment
17) Patient First
18) StubHub
19) The Nature Conservancy Virginia Chapter
20) United Therapeutics Corporation
21) Virginia Association of Regional Jails
22) Virginia Bankers Association
540-273-1677
2829 Townsgate Rd Suite 100, Westlake Village, CA, 91361, 
804-775-1909
800 E Canal Street, Richmond, VA, 23219, 
804-539-7377
2829 Townsgate Rd Suite 100, Westlake Village, CA, 91361,