Edward J. O'Connell III

Michelle L. Butler provides counsel on government pricing, health care, and FDA law in the area of prescription drugs and biologics. Across these practice areas, she specializes in the interpretation of complex regulations. Ms. Butler advises clients on changes in health care law and how these changes affect calculation and reporting across government pricing programs, specifically the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program, the 340B Program, the Medicare Part B Average Sales Price calculation, and the...

Nancy Ory specializes in business and regulatory issues facing television and radio broadcasters , including large publicly traded broadcast companies, group owners, small radio and television licensees, and Spanish-language programmers. A former advertising agency executive and media buyer, Nancy has an inside understanding of the media business from an operational perspective. She has drafted and negotiated hundreds of employment and talent contracts, syndication and programming agreements,...

Mark J. MacDougall is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Criminal Defense: White-Collar. Mark J., who practices law in Washington, District of Columbia, has been recognized since 2010. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Mark J. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Daniel C. Neustadt is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Trademark Law. Daniel C., who practices law in Washington, District of Columbia, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Daniel C. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Mr. Frei is a partner in Frei, Mims and Perushek, one of the most experienced personal injury law firms in Virginia. Located in Fairfax, the firm has successfully resolved hundreds of cases involving personal injury and wrongful death, medical malpractice, products liability, and serious transportation accidents. Mr. Frei received his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Nebraska in 1980 and his law degree from the University of Nebraska in 1983. He is ...

Peter J. Petesch handles a wide range of labor and employment matters, including litigation under: The Railway Labor Act The Americans With Disabilities Act The Family and Medical Leave Act Title VII The Age Discrimination in Employment Act Sarbanes-Oxley AIR 21 – the Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century He has successfully defended employers in individual and class-based cases before federal and state courts and agencies such as the Equal Employment O...

Matthew B. Swartz is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law. Matthew B., who practices law in Tysons, Virginia, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Matthew B. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Jim Cannon focuses his practice on diverse international trade matters including antidumping and countervailing duty cases, market access proceedings, export controls and various customs matters. Mr. Cannon assists clients to address import competition, in open foreign markets for their exports or obtain tariff concessions. He regularly appears before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the Court of International Trade, the U.S. International Trade Commission, the Department of...

Patricia M. Weaver is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Appellate Practice, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation and Mediation. Patricia M., who practices law in Bethesda, Maryland, has been recognized since 2016. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Patricia M. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Bob Wellen, a partner of the firm, has practiced tax law for nearly 35 years. His practice involves planning, structuring and negotiating business transactions and representing taxpayers seeking private letter rulings from IRS and tax policy determinations from IRS and the Treasury Department and in controversies with IRS. He also serves as an arbitrator and as an expert witness in commercial disputes involving tax issues. Bob grew up in Jersey City, New Jersey. He graduated from Yale College...