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
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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.
804-644-6600
707 East Main Street, Suite 1800, Richmond, VA, 23219, 
The Vectre Corporation was established in 1989 as a subsidiary of the Virginia law firm of Hazel & Thomas, P.C., with offices in Northern Virginia and Richmond, to provide necessary, highly-specialized non-legal services in the area of government relations. Hazel & Thomas merged with ReedSmith LLP in 1999. The firm has grown to the point that today it is widely acknowledged for its expertise and communication abilities by federal, state and local government officials as one of its leading government relations resources.
In 1992, The Vectre Corporation expanded its range of services when it became the Virginia member of The Advocacy Group (TAG), an international network of law and government relations firms providing advocacy services at State Capitols throughout the United States, Latin America and Europe. In 1995, The Vectre Corporation became an independent firm, owned by members of its Board of Directors.
Today, The Vectre Corporation is headquartered at 707 East Main Street, an easy walk from the Virginia's Capitol Square. The firm includes six full-time professional government affairs advocates with more than eight decades of cumulative experience. The Vectre Corporation has expanded by opening an office in Northern Virginia.
Firm Specialties:
Vectre's areas of special expertise involve both traditional lobbying as well as grassroots and grass-tops lobbying. Vectre brings to any project strong experience in winning legislative battles on behalf of diverse corporate interests.
H. BENSON DENDY III serves as President of The Vectre Corporation and a member of its Board of Directors. As a senior staff member for two Virginia Governors, he has held positions as diverse as Secretary of the Commonwealth, Secretary to the Governor's Cabinet, and Special Assistant to the Governor. He began his career in state government in 1978, as a legislative assistant to the Lieutenant Governor. Over the course of seven legislative sessions, he advocated for two Governors' agendas in the General Assembly. He served on transition committees for Virginia Governors Mark Warner and Terry McAuliffe.
In 2016, Dendy was appointed to the Board of Visitors of Virginia Commonwealth University, where he currently serves as Vice Rector. He has served on the Board of Directors of the Containerization & Intermodal Institute. In 2002, he was appointed by Governor Mark Warner to the Council on the Southern Community of the Southern Growth Policies Board.
Dendy has been appointed and reappointed to the Board of Trustees of the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, a state agency, by six Virginia Governors of both parties. He served as Chairman for nine years and is currently Chairman Emeritus. In 2003, he was appointed by the United States Secretary of the Interior to the Federal Jamestown 400th Commemoration Commission and served as the Federal Commission's Vice Chairman. From 2013 – 2020, Dendy served on the Executive Committee of the American Evolution 2019 Commemoration which highlighted the 400th anniversary of key historical events that occurred in Virginia in 1619 that continue to influence our world today. These events were the anniversary of the first representative assembly in the New World, the arrival of the first recorded African slaves to English North America, the arrival of the first English women in significant numbers and the first official English Thanksgiving.
He served on the Board of Trustees of the Valentine Richmond History Center for 14 years and is a former director of the Virginia YMCA and the Maymont Foundation. He is a former member of the Board of Trustees of the American Council of Young Political Leaders, a core grantee of the United States Department of State that conducts international exchange programs for young governmental leaders. He is a member of the Honorary Council to the St. George's Foundation in Bermuda. Dendy also has extensive experience in helping international corporations develop business in this country.
Dendy graduated from the University of Richmond, magna cum laude, and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa. A member of Second Presbyterian Church, Dendy serves as an elder. He and his late wife, Stacey, had three children. The family enjoys skiing at Wintergreen and spending time in the summer at Virginia Beach.
He has served as Chairman of The Advocacy Group, the premier municipal, state, federal and international government and public affairs organization in the world and currently serves on its board of directors. Dendy was one of the first 24 government relations professionals nationwide to complete the State Government Affairs Council Professional Certification Program in 2012 and currently has completed the Council's silver level program for advanced certification.
804-644-6600
919 East Main Street, Suite 1550, Richmond, VA, 23219, 
804-819-2094
600 E. Canal Street, Richmond, VA, 23219, 
804-381-9422
600 E. Canal Street, Richmond, VA, 23219, 
804-755-5591
7500 West Broad Street, Richmond, VA, 23294, 
804-248-1495
600 E. Canal Street, Richmond, VA, 23219, 
804-501-8801
600 E. Canal Street, Richmond, VA, 23219, 
804.775.1904
800 E. Canal Street, Richmond, VA, 23219, 
(804) 344-3400
901 E. Byrd Street, Suite 1900, Richmond, VA, 23219, 
757-374-2516
2700 Cromwell Drive, Norfolk, VA, 23509, 
8049679604
4701 Cox Road, Suite 400, Glen Allen, VA, 23060, 
1) Amgen
7) International Business Machines Corporation
8) Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and its Affiliates
8046146199
3109 Grayland Ave, Richmond, VA, 23221, 
804-205-8268
600 E. Canal Street, Richmond, VA, 23219, 
804-644-7884
PO Box 170, Richmond, VA, 23218, 
5) Bristol Resort & Casino, LLC
7) Community Association Institute Virginia Legislative Action Committee
9) Holcim US
10) MTM, Inc.
11) Mythics Inc.
13) Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative
14) Old Dominion University Research Foundation
15) Pfizer, Inc.
16) Roanoke Gas Co.
17) SCI Virginia Funeral Services, Inc.
19) Unite US
20) Virginia Beverage Association
21) Virginia Dental Association
22) Virginia Wine Wholesalers Association, Inc.
23) Waste Management of Virginia, Inc.
24) WestRock
8046972321
P. O. Box 1122, Richmond, VA, 23218-1122, 
804 297-3493
4201 Dominion Blvd., Suite 101, Glen Allen, VA, 23060, 
804.771.5300
50 Pear Street, Richmond, VA, 23223, 
1) Americans for Affordable Clean Energy
9) Hazel Health
10) Kaiser Foundation Health Plans of the Mid-Atlantic States
571-597-8283
3072 Centreville Road, Herndon, VA, 20171, 
8045030192
1205 East Main St., Unit 1E, Richmond, VA, 23219, 
804-382-2353
217 Gun Club Road, Richmond, VA, 23221, 
518-265-7431
1520 Belle View Blvd., #120, Alexandria, VA, 22307, 
757-309-9122
2700 Cromwell Drive, Norfolk, VA, 23509, 
804-967-9604
4701 Cox Rd., Suite 400, Glen Allen, VA, 23060, 
1) Amgen
7) International Business Machines Corporation
8) Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and its Affiliates
804-968-4068
4201 Dominion Boulevard, Glen Allen, VA, 23060, 
804-697-1474
P. O. Box 1122, Richmond, VA, 23218-1122, 
1) American Family Life Assurance Company of Columbus (AFLAC)
2) American Property Casualty Insurance Association
3) American Recyclable Plastic Bag Alliance
4) Amusement and Music Operators of Virginia
7) Clancy & Theys Construction Company
9) Enterprise Leasing Co. of Norfolk/Richmond, LLC
13) Metallurgical Coal Producers Association
14) Northern Virginia Science Center Foundation
15) Old Dominion Electric Cooperative
16) Pace-O-Matic of Virginia LLC
17) Perspecta State & Local, Inc.
18) Pharmaceutical Care Management Association
19) S. B. Ballard Construction Company
20) Science Museum of Virginia Foundation, Inc.
21) Virginia Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives
8047555427
7500 West Broad Street, Richmond, VA, 23294, 
804-775-1942
800 E Canal Street, Richmond, VA, 23219, 
(804) 344-3400
901 E. Byrd Street, Suite 1900, Richmond, VA, 23219, 
(804) 344-3400
901 E. Byrd Street, Suite 1900, Richmond, VA, 23219, 
804-819-2372
120 Tredegar Street, Richmond, VA, 23219, 
804-381-9002
600 E. Canal Street, Richmond, VA, 23219, 
(804) 344-3400
901 E. Byrd Street, Suite 1900, Richmond, VA, 23219, 
804.697.1316
P. O. Box 1122, Unit 1E, Richmond, VA, 23218-1122, 
1) American Property Casualty Insurance Association
2) Amusement and Music Operators of Virginia
7) Enterprise Leasing Co. of Norfolk/Richmond, LLC
8) Ferrovial Construction US Corp
10) Melwood
12) Old Dominion Electric Cooperative
13) Pace-O-Matic of Virginia LLC
14) Perspecta State & Local, Inc.
15) Pharmaceutical Care Management Association
16) Science Museum of Virginia Foundation, Inc.
18) Underdog Fantasy
19) Virginia Community Criminal Justice Association
20) Virginia Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives
804-644-7884
PO Box 170, Richmond, VA, 23218, 
5) Bristol Resort & Casino, LLC
7) Community Association Institute Virginia Legislative Action Committee
8) Federation of Virginia Food Banks
10) HCA-The Healthcare Company
11) Holcim US
12) KPMG LLP
13) MTM, Inc.
14) Mythics Inc.
17) Old Dominion University Research Foundation
18) One Senior Care
19) Pfizer, Inc.
20) Prysmian Group
21) Roanoke Gas Co.
22) SCI Virginia Funeral Services, Inc.
24) Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest
25) Unite US
26) Vapor Technology Association
27) Virginia Beverage Association
28) Virginia Dental Association
30) Virginia Wine Wholesalers Association, Inc.
31) Waste Management of Virginia, Inc.
32) WestRock
540-255-7692
2 Technology Drive, Staunton, VA, 24401, 
8049211214
301 Virginia Street, Unit 608, Richmond, VA, 23219, 
571-203-5230
3072 Centreville Road, Herndon, VA, 20171, 
804-212-8594
7500 West Broad Street, Richmond, VA, 23294, 
8047670330
One Partreidge Hill Road, Richmond, VA, 23238, 
804.771.5300
50 Pear Street, Richmond, VA, 23223, 
804-644-6600
919 East Main Street, Suite 1550, Richmond, VA, 23219, 
1) Adobe
2) AECOM
4) American Promotional Events, Inc.
5) Coalition for Responsible Beneficiary Funding
6) Communities in Schools of Virginia
9) LEGO Manufacturing Richmond
10) MGM Resorts International Operations, Inc.
804-644-6600
919 East Main Street, Suite 1550, Richmond, VA, 23219, 
8049679604
4701 Cox Road, Suite 400, Glen Allen, VA, 23060, 
804-514-8338
19045 Founders Knoll Terrace, Midlothian, VA, 23113, 
757-407-5729
2700 Cromwell Drive, Norfolk, VA, 23509, 
5408962785
3131 Valor Court, Broadway, VA, 22815, 
5712281835
5009 Sylvan Road, Richmond, VA, 23225,