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Christine D. Mehfoud
Senior Counsel 
One James Center
cmehfoud@mcguirewoods.com901 East Cary Street Richmond, Virginia 23219-4030 F: 804.698.2237     |
Ms. Mehfoud focuses her practice on representing and advising businesses and individuals in the area of white collar criminal defense and internal corporate investigations. She advises clients facing investigations and enforcement actions by various state and federal government agencies, including the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. She has conducted internal investigations for companies regarding various issues including immigration compliance, fraud, internal theft, export compliance and environmental violations.
She has particular experience representing clients conducting immigration-related investigations and facing worksite enforcement actions. She regularly advises clients on issues related to complying with federal laws regarding the work authorization of their workforce.
Ms. Mehfoud also regularly litigates civil and complex commercial matters, including disputes involving contracts, accounting, commercial landlord/tenant matters, property damage, conspiracy, and various business torts
- Commercial Litigation
- Government, Regulatory and Criminal Investigations
- White Collar Defense
- Immigration
- Accountants Defense
- Co-chair, Women's Leadership Forum, Richmond Office
- "Navigating the Very Narrow Path Between DHS and DOJ," McGuireWoods News, December 3, 2010
- "ICE Notice of Inspection Leads to Over $1 Million Fine," McGuireWoods News, October 14, 2010
- "Employers Must Focus on Immigration Compliance," McGuireWoods News, January 6, 2010
- "ICE Serves 1,000 NOIs on Businesses Nationwide Yesterday," McGuireWoods News, November 20, 2009
- "Federal Agents Serve 652 Notices of Inspection of I-9s Nationwide," McGuireWoods News, July 10, 2009
- "Immigration Alert: ICE's Recent Worksite Enforcement Actions Evidence of Continued Focus on Employers' Role in Illegal Immigration," McGuireWoods News, August 28, 2008
- "Recent Court Decisions," Southeastern Electric Exchange, April 2002, April 2003
- "Recent Court Decisions," Edison Electric Institute, September 2002
- "Commerce Clause, Enforcement Clause, or Neither? The Constitutionality of the Violence Against Women Act," Brzonkala v. Morrison, 34 U. RICH. L.R. 567 (2000)
- Quoted in Lawyers Weekly USA Article "Feds Step up Immigration Sanctions Against Employers," November 9, 2010
- "Current Status of Worksite Enforcement" and "Responding to Internal Compliance Issues & External Enforcement Activity," Immigration Compliance and Worksite Enforcement Seminar, Chicago, March 2010
- "Current Status of Worksite Enforcement" and "Responding to Internal Compliance Issues & External Enforcement Activity," Immigration Compliance and Worksite Enforcement Seminar, Richmond and Tysons Corner, October 2009
- "Current Status of Worksite Enforcement" and "Responding to Internal Compliance Issues & External Enforcement Activity," Immigration Compliance and Worksite Enforcement Seminar, Atlanta and Charlotte, April 2009
- "Immigration Law: Employer Obligations," CLE, McGuireWoods LLP, January 2008
- Virginia Bar Association
- Richmond Bar Association
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EDUCATION University of Richmond School of Law, Richmond, Virginia, J.D., magna cum laude, 2001
James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia, B.A. English/Political Science, magna cum laude, 1997 ADMITTED Virginia 2001 U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit 2001 U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia 2002 U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia 2003 PLACE OF BIRTH Washington, D.C. |