Richard J. "Rich" Morvillo

Swain Wood, formerly the first assistant attorney general of North Carolina and general counsel to Attorney General Josh Stein, serves as co-chair of the firm’s State Attorneys General Practice. While serving in government, he was one of the most highly regarded leaders in the state attorney general community nationally and is a proven problem-solver in private practice, working closely with clients to successfully anticipate, navigate and resolve complex legal disputes.

Ian represents companies, executives, and fiduciaries in connection with Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) litigation, employee benefits and executive compensation matters, class actions, and other commercial disputes. Trained as a trial lawyer, Ian has focused almost exclusively on employee benefits related litigation for the past 15 years. What do you focus on? I focus my practice on ERISA litigation. With broad experience in this area, I help defend plans, fiduciaries, and co...

Allyson Baker serves as the Global Co-Chair of the Investigations and White Collar Defense practice at Paul Hastings, Co-Chair of the firm’s litigation practice in Washington, D.C., and as a partner in the Fintech & Payment and Investigations & White Collar Defense practices. Ms. Baker is a trial attorney, civil litigator, and counselor with significant experience in the federal government and private practice. She represents consumer finance companies and individuals in confide...

Linda M. Correia is a civil rights attorney who has represented employees in employment discrimination, retaliation, and whistleblower cases for 32 years. A founding member of Correia & Puth, PLLC, Ms. Correia has focused her practice on cases involving sex discrimination, sexual harassment, race discrimination, pregnancy discrimination, disability discrimination, and retaliation, and Title IX, under state and federal civil rights laws. She also counsels employees on executive compensatio...

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 ...

Ashley Haun is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Land Use and Zoning Law and Real Estate Law. Ashley, who practices law in Bethesda, Maryland, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Ashley is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

David Schertler is widely recognized as one of the top white–collar criminal defense attorneys in the Washington area and nationwide. He founded Schertler & Onorato, LLP, in 1996 and has built the firm’s reputation as a premier litigation boutique through his broad experience with criminal and civil investigative and trial matters and the results that he has achieved for his clients. Mr. Schertler is known for his skilled and tenacious representation of individuals and entitie...

Frederick (Rick) Stearns provides his clients with experience on a wide range of issues affecting makers of prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) drugs, medical devices, dietary supplements, cosmetics, food, and food ingredients. He is also deeply involved with the regulatory issues surrounding cannabis and hemp-based products, including cannabidiol (CBD) and related cannabinoids. Rick helps manufacturers evaluate the need for marketing approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (F...

Mariana D. Bravo is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation - Construction. Mariana D., 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 Mariana D. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Maria Glinsmann leads the Nonimmigrant Visa Practice in the law firm of Glinsmann & Glinsmann, Chartered. Her practice is focused exclusively on U.S. Immigration, citizenship and consular issues. Many leading technology and service companies seek Maria’s immigration experience. They value her understanding of business practices to ensure their staffing objectives. She helps industry leaders, scientists and innovators to achieve extraordinary ability, national interest and outstandin...