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.
804-819-2094
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
804-205-8268
600 E. Canal Street, Richmond, VA, 23219, 
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
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, 
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, 
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,