Charles Davant IV

Mr. Scheineson is a partner in the Washington, D.C., office, where he heads the firm’s Food and Drug Law Practice. He advises companies on a wide range of issues, including product approvals, marketing, clinical studies and enforcement. Previously, he served as the associate commissioner for legislative affairs of the Food and Drug Administration. He was involved there in many agency innovations, including prescription drug user fees, debarment, medical device amendments and nutritional...

Erin Girard is a real estate and land use lawyer with significant experience in securing approvals on a wide range of complex commercial, institutional and mixed-use projects. She represents and advises clients in all aspects of land use law, including regulatory permitting and licensing, from planning through post-construction. Her practice spans due diligence review, zoning entitlements, rezoning, variances, special exceptions / conditional uses, subdivision approvals, historic preservation...

Venroy July differentiates his practice through his recognition of the interplay of business and legal considerations in the current economic climate, thereby positioning himself to effectively work with clients to develop the appropriate strategies to accomplish their business goals. Venroy’s diverse practice and experience has seen him advise clients operating in the government contracting, transportation, cybersecurity, banking and technology industries on an array of matters includi...

Julie C. Mendoza is a Partner in the firm's International Trade practice. She has over two decades of experience skillfully defending a broad range of clients in major cases under U.S. import relief law and in U.S. customs matters. She practices before the U.S. Department of Commerce, the U.S. International Trade Commission, the Office of the United States Trade Representative, the U.S. Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, and other U.S. government agencies. Ms. Mendoza has worked on Sect...

Vic Goel is Managing Partner of Goel & Anderson, LLC. His practice involves strategic guidance and compliance management for U.S. and multinational corporations with large-scale immigration programs. He is an active speaker and writer on immigration law and has been interviewed on immigration issues by the NBC Nightly News, The Washington Post, Forbes, CNN, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg Law, ComputerWorld, the Times of India and India Abroad, among others. In addition to being a long...

Shirley Steinbach represents companies and individuals seeking to resolve a myriad of business and personal disputes through litigation, arbitration, mediation and settlement. She counsels clients to help them make sound strategic business and legal decisions. One client has said that “what most impresses me about Shirley is her professional demeanor and temperament. Lawyers who are all ‘fire and brimstone I-was-born-a-pitbull-and-will-fight-for-you (for an appropriate fee!)&rsquo...

Joanne Jacobson is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law. Joanne, who practices law in Washington, District of Columbia, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Joanne is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Daniel T. Chaudoin is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation - Securities. Daniel T., who practices law in Washington, District of Columbia, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Daniel T. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Nader Salehi is a partner in the Government, Regulatory and Internal Investigations Practice Group in the Washington, D.C., office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Nader represents clients in high-profile and complex internal and government investigations, and has regularly counseled investment banks, fund managers and public companies in matters of enterprise-wide significance. He has led numerous clients through their most significant matters involving the Securities and Exchange Commission (SE...

Area of Emphasis Julie Domike is a shareholder in the Environmental, Litigation, and Transportation Technology and Energy groups of Babst Calland. Ms. Domike serves clients who rely on her experience in environmental law, particularly regulatory issues arising under the Clean Air Act. These clients value and respect her knowledge of the regulations, her understanding of complex manufacturing and production processes, and her dedication to helping companies map the appropriate path forward to ...