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Chauna focuses her practice on commercial litigation, contractual disputes, and financial litigation. She represents businesses and individuals in complex commercial litigation in federal and state courts, at the trial level and on appeal, as well as arbitrations. Chauna has experience in litigating high-stakes disputes between corporations and stockholders, and members and managers of limited liability companies, and other forms of entities. Chauna has experience in matters involving fiduciary duties, non-competition and non-solicitation …

Dana focuses her practice on securities and other corporate governance matters. Dana received her law degree from Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University (“Duquesne-Kline Law”), graduating magna cum laude. While at Duquesne-Kline Law, Dana served as a production editor for the Duquesne Law Review and served as a teaching assistant in Duquesne-Kline’s nationally ranked Legal and Research Writing program. Dana further served as a research assistant for the …

Karen focuses her practice on securities and corporate governance matters. She is regularly involved in public and private offerings of debt and equity securities, and the registration of securities offered under employee benefits plans. She also represents issuers in connection with numerous liability management transactions involving trust preferred and other hybrid securities and senior, subordinated and secured debt securities, including tender offers, consent solicitations, redemptions, repurchases and exchanges. She also advises public companies regarding 1934 …

Tray directs McGuireWoods Consulting’s Virginia government relations team. Prior to joining the consulting group, he was a partner in the Richmond office of an international law firm and served as vice president of the Virginia office of their public affairs group. He concentrates his practice on governmental law, and legislative and regulatory matters with a focus on the telecommunications, healthcare, alcoholic beverage and insurance industries. In addition to representing clients before the General Assembly …

Drawing on his deep experience in private practice and senior government service, John represents corporations, boards and executives facing significant legal and reputational risk in criminal, regulatory, civil and congressional proceedings. He has resolved complex, high-stakes matters through innovative settlements and successfully tried cases both as a federal prosecutor and against the Department of Justice. In addition to his investigations practice, John is often called upon to brief and argue appeals in courts across …

Scott heads McGuireWoods’ Land Use Practice Group and is a leader in the Northern Virginia land use and development field. Scott’s practice focuses on land use and development issues in Northern Virginia, where he assists developers and landowners in navigating the land use entitlement process, including obtaining rezonings, special exceptions, special permits, variances, and comprehensive plan amendments. Scott’s creative and entrepreneurial approach to land use helps add value to client’s development projects …

Prashanth Adel is a research associate on McGuireWoods Consulting’s national infrastructure and economic development team, assisting with legislation tracking and issue management and state and federal policy research and analysis. He monitors a variety of state and local policy issues, including public finance, transportation, cybersecurity, resiliency, clean energy, and land use. Prior to this role, Prashanth was a state government relations intern at McGuireWoods Consulting during 2024 Virginia General Assembly sessions. He graduated from …

Sam is a versatile litigator, adeptly representing individuals and corporations alike in state and federal court proceedings, and before executive agency tribunals. From providing guidance on litigation avoidance and resolving pre-litigation disputes to navigating the complexities of discovery and trial, Sam offers comprehensive counsel at every stage of the legal process. With a focus on both the government contracting space and the commercial sector, Sam brings a diverse perspective to his practice. He has …

Tammy’s practice focuses on complex commercial litigation, including consumer finance litigation, class actions, antitrust, and multidistrict litigation. Tammy has represented numerous clients in the consumer financial services industry, including consumer financial class action litigation arising out of the foreclosure crisis. Her experience includes defending class action and individual claims related to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, various state consumer fraud and unfair business …

Roslyn has represented companies of all stages from entity formation to publicly held companies across a broad range of industries. Her transactional experience includes mergers & acquisitions, venture capital financing, and securities and debt offerings. Roslyn is passionate about sustainability and recently earned a certification in Sustainable Finance and ESG from her alma mater, Berkeley Law. Prior to joining McGuireWoods, Roslyn focused her practice on general corporate transactional work, at a Los Angeles law firm.

Sheri joined the firm in 2001 and provides assistance in all areas of land use including public utility, commercial retail development, mixed use, and residential projects. With more than 18 years of real estate and land use experience in Northern Virginia, Sheri assists clients concerning all aspects of project planning as it moves through the development process, including research and due diligence, analyzing development potential, presenting and negotiating projects with local community groups, and ultimately …

Jeff focuses his practice on advising healthcare providers and organizations on a broad range of healthcare operational, regulatory, transactional, and compliance matters. Jeff’s clients include private equity sponsors and healthcare clients, including ambulatory surgery centers, surgery center management companies, dental support organizations, and optometry practice platforms. Jeff advises clients on the Anti-Kickback Statute, Stark Law, state fraud and abuse laws, HIPAA compliance, state corporate practice of medicine doctrines, state licensure laws, contract drafting …

Chris Alderman focuses his practice on advising utilities, project sponsors, investors, and lenders in the development and financing of domestic and international energy and infrastructure projects. He also has experience in project finance, specifically in the area of public-private partnerships, as well as advising on corporate matters, including joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, and energy regulatory filings and proceedings. Chris has helped lead projects in various stages of development from initial bid, through financial …

Joel focuses exclusively on employment litigation defense. He defends employers in connection with a wide array of claims including those under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), Title VII, state discrimination laws, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) and state tort law. In recent years, Joel first-chaired two trials where the defense won both verdicts, and he was second chair in a collective action trial, where he …

Laughlin is a member of the firm’s complex commercial litigation team and assists individual and corporate clients in a variety of securities, financial services, and other business litigation matters. Laughlin has experience defending corporate, insurance, and non-profit clients in all phases of complex multi-party litigation, including drafting and arguing dispositive motions, conducting and managing discovery, taking and defending depositions, participating in mediation, and trial preparation. Prior to joining McGuireWoods, Laughlin practiced as …

Stephen serves as a Deputy General Counsel for McGuireWoods. Prior to assuming his role in the firm’s Office of General Counsel, Stephen spent more than 20 years with the firm as a litigator, representing clients in a wide range of commercial disputes, insurance coverage matters, class actions, products liability actions and business tort cases.

Caroline is an associate in the commercial litigation practice in McGuireWoods’ Tysons office. Caroline received her law degree from George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School, graduating with honors. While in law school, Caroline served as communications editor for the George Mason Law Review and as vice president of the Women’s Law Association. Caroline served as an intern to the Honorable Rossie D. Alston at the Eastern District of Virginia and as an intern …

Spiro Amburn is a senior vice president on McGuireWoods Consulting’s Georgia government relations team. His career spans over 25 years in Georgia state government, having served as chief of staff for the late Georgia Speaker of the House David Ralston and current Speaker Jon Burns. During his 14 years as chief of staff, Spiro oversaw a workforce of over 100 employees and a $23 million budget. He also served as senior advisor on policy …

Eric possesses extensive experience in E-Discovery, with a particular focus on the development and management of defensible document review workflows, privilege log preparation, and the implementation of discovery protocols that promote efficiency, consistency, and legal compliance. He routinely advises clients on all aspects of the E-Discovery lifecycle in complex litigation, regulatory inquiries, and government investigations. Eric’s practice includes conducting custodian interviews, overseeing data collection efforts, and performing search term analysis and validation …

Jeremiah brings nearly two decades of experience representing multinational companies in commercial litigation, including energy and construction industry disputes. He defends businesses in complex commercial and environmental tort matters, as well as product liability and contamination litigation. He represents clients in trial and appellate courts throughout the United States and in domestic and international arbitrations. Jeremiah’s notable work includes managing the litigation team for a global energy company in national multidistrict litigation related to …

J’s practice focuses on representing public and private companies in a broad range of corporate and securities law matters. He regularly advises clients on securities and governance issues, including SEC reporting and compliance matters, securities transactions, and entity formations and restructurings. J also frequently represents strategic and financial purchasers and sellers of businesses in the structuring, financing, negotiating and consummation of M&A transactions.

Mark, an acclaimed litigator who leads McGuireWoods’ national trial team, represents clients in their most challenging matters in courts across the country. Throughout his 30-year career, he has prepared hundreds of complicated cases for trial and has served as lead appellate counsel in dozens of reported decisions. Mark’s trial practice remains very active as reflected by the 26 trial weeks he spent as lead counsel for seven jury trials in six different jurisdictions …

Trey has a national practice representing healthcare, health & wellness, and food and drug-focused private equity funds and their portfolio companies, independent sponsors, family offices, high net worth individuals, and other investors and private companies in connection with a wide range of transactional and regulatory matters. Trey leverages his wide scope of experience in mergers and acquisitions to provide seamless, market-based advice to clients navigating risk and complex issues when investing in the healthcare …

Anne Hampton devotes her practice to advising electric and natural gas utility clients in complex regulatory proceedings and litigation before state utility commissions, primarily representing regulated utilities before the Virginia State Corporation Commission. Anne Hampton has assisted regulated utilities in proceedings to secure certificates of public convenience and necessity for transmission lines and generation facilities. She has also assisted in rate cases and filings related to the transfer of utility assets and approvals of affiliate …