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John McBride’s effectiveness as a land use attorney is built upon his accumulated experience; established reputation among staff and elected officials throughout localities in Northern Virginia; and an ability to build consensus through factual, detailed presentation of information. Prior to attending law school, John worked as a City Planner, a land acquisition and right-of-way agent, and a real estate leasing agent for local governments in Northern Virginia. This decade of experience ...

Janet L. Goldstein is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Qui Tam Law. Janet L., who practices law in Washington, District of Columbia, has been recognized since 2020. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Janet L. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

My colleagues and I opened Cooper Ginsberg Gray, PLLC with the goal of providing high-quality, effective, dedicated, and cost-effective representation to individuals going through family turmoil. Since 2004, we have worked to become a top family law firm in Northern Virginia. We have accomplished this by placing the needs and desires of our clients first. I am accessible, and will be by your side as you take each step through the legal process.My legal practice is dedicated to helping clients...

Elizabeth Drake is a principal in the firm’s Plan Sponsor group. Her practice covers Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”) and tax requirements applicable to retirement plans and non-qualified arrangements, health and welfare benefits and fringe benefit programs. In recent years, Elizabeth’s practice has focused on counseling and advocacy work on behalf of large plan sponsors on complex and sensitive matters primarily involving their defined benefit pension...

Kurt R. Karst provides regulatory counsel to pharmaceutical manufacturers on Hatch-Waxman patent and exclusivity, drug development, pediatric testing, and orphan drugs. He helps clients develop strategies for product lifecycle management, obtaining approval, managing post-marketing issues, and defining periods of exclusivity. As the co-founder and primary author of Hyman, Phelps & McNamara's FDA Law Blog , Mr. Karst often leads the response to new rules and regulations, sharing his interp...

Mr. Coleman began his legal career as a Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Mary Grace O'Brien in the Prince William County Circuit Court. The clerkship offered an invaluable experience to learn about the litigation process from within the courthouse. Upon completion of his clerkship, Mr. Coleman accepted a job in Fairfax as a trial attorney with a major insurance company where he spent 6.5 years aggressively defending complex personal injury and wrongful death cases. Mr. Coleman returned to ...

Rohit Chaudhry is a debt finance partner in the Washington, D.C., office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Rohit’s practice focuses on energy and project finance transactions, sales and acquisitions, as well as project restructurings across the energy spectrum, including independent power, oil & gas, midstream and LNG sectors. Rohit represents private equity funds, developers, lenders and institutional investors on domestic and international transactions. He has led transactions in the U...

For more than 15 years, Leigh has been helping families and individuals navigate matters that include divorce, custody, visitation, spousal support, child support, property division and protective orders. She represents clients throughout Northern Virginia in all aspects of domestic relations litigation. While litigation is a fundamental aspect of her practice, the majority of her cases settle outside of court. It is Leigh’s goal to help clients reach an agreement in the most efficient ...

Ian A. Herbert focuses his practice on all areas of employee benefits law. He has counseled clients on all aspects of the establishment and administration of pension and profit sharing plans, ESOPs, non-qualified deferred and executive compensation programs, equity and similar compensation plans, welfare benefit plans, cafeteria plans and VEBAs. In addition, he has wide-ranging experience in performing compliance reviews of qualified plan operations and assisting clients in correcting qualifi...

Thomas P. Murphy is a Partner in the Washington, D.C. Region office of Jackson Lewis, P.C. His practice focuses on representing employers in workplace law matters, including preventive advice and counseling. Mr. Murphy has tried more than 65 jury trials in the past 38 years as a federal prosecutor and in private practice. In addition, he routinely advises clients on the labor and employment aspects of doing business in ther countries, a subject on which he frequently speaks and writes. Prior ...