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Mark M. Viani

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Industries
Education
  • University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, JD, 1995
  • Purdue University, BA, 1988
Admissions
  • District of Columbia
  • Maryland
  • Virginia
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
Affiliations

Member; Transportation Committee, Economic Development Committee, The Federal City Council

Member, (Inaugural Class) ULI Washington Regional Land Use Leadership Institute, Urban Land Institute, 2011-2012

Member, Transportation and Land Use Committee, District of Columbia Public Affairs Group, Greater Washington Board of Trade

Member, Northern Virginia Chapter Government Relations Committee, National Association of Industrial and Office Properties

Member, International Conference of Shopping Centers

Member; Loudoun County Chapter, Prince William County Chapter, State Legislative Committee, Northern Virginia Building Industry Association

Member, State Legislative Committee, Maryland National Capital Building Industry Association

Member; Board of Directors, 2003-2005, Transportation and Land Use Committee, Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce

Member; Local Government Law Section, Real Property Section, Local Government Attorney's Association, Virginia State Bar

Member; Section Chair, 2002-2004; Section Council, 1998-2004, State and Local Government Law Section; Real Property, Planning and Zoning Section, Maryland State Bar Association

Member, Real Property, Housing and Land Use Section, District of Columbia Bar

Member, 1st Cavalry Division Association

Member, Lee Mount Vernon Soccer Association

Member, Gunston Soccer

Member, Fort Hunt Youth Athletic Association

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Mark practices in the areas of land use, real estate, environmental, municipal and other areas of administrative law in Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia. He provides extensive services to clients throughout the metropolitan Washington D.C., region who have encountered growth management and increasingly complex legislative and regulatory issues during all phases of the development process. In this regard, he represents, among others, local and national retailers, office, residential and mixed-use developers and builders, golf course developers, nonprofit institutions and organizations, financial institutions, and hospitals. He is certified as a LEED accredited professional by the U.S. Green Building Council.

Mark also has extensive experience in the area of local government and municipal law. He represents municipal and public agency clients in a variety of legal matters in federal and state courts and administrative proceedings. He is also the author of the book Maryland Local Government and Structure.

Additionally, he commits substantial time and effort to participating in various community, civic, charitable, business and professional organizations and services. Prior to becoming a lawyer, Mark served as an officer in the 1st Cavalry Division of the U.S. Army, in Texas and the Persian Gulf. In this role, he was part of operations Desert Shield, Desert Storm and Provide Comfort, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.

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T: +1 703 712 5425F: +1 703 712 5235mviani@mcguirewoods.com1750 Tysons Boulevard
Suite 1800
Tysons Corner, VA 22102-4215
T: +1 202 857 2492F: +1 202 857 17372001 K Street N.W.
Suite 400
Washington, DC 20006-1040
T: +1 410 659 4511F: +1 410 659 45997 Saint Paul Street
Suite 1000
Baltimore, MD 21202-1671

Obtained numerous approvals for residential, commercial and mixed-use projects in Northern Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia.

Obtained Comprehensive Plan Amendments providing for increased density and the extension of public water and sewer service to client property.

Managed the sale and transfer of portfolios of regional and national properties.

Assist public utility clients with master planning infrastructure.

Represent various corporate clients, including major financial institutions, on state and federal regulatory and oversight compliance matters.

Presenter, "Annual Legislative Update," Virginia Water and Waste Authorities Association Annual Meeting, 2006-2011
Organizer and Moderator, "What's Happening in Tysons Corner and the Dulles Corridor?," Bisnow, 2010
Organizer and Panelist, "The State and Local Government Institute," MICPEL, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003
Speaker, Numerous ULI and NAIOP Events