Washington DC Business Lawyers

I am the founder and attorney at Taylor Legal Law Firm, based in Washington DC. I help businesses of all sizes and social entrepreneurs (non-profits) handle their legal needs and everyday challenges, so you can focus on what matters most – your work and your business. My goal at Taylor Legal is to provide your business with fast, efficient, practical legal advice that works in real life, not only on paper.

Before founding Taylor Legal, I spent two decades practicing international business law in the US, as well as Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. I worked in a number of...

Located in Washington DC also serving Maryland areas, Eric Menhart provides legal services in the ares of internet / technology and commercial litigation cases. Additional practice ares include domain names, intellectual property, trademark, copyright, and eCommerce.

I'm a senior associate at Quinn Emanuel focused on complex commercial litigation, white collar defense, and internal investigations. I represent prominent companies as plaintiffs and defendants in contract, fraud, and securities litigation in federal and state trial and appellate courts. I also represent international organizations, financial institutions, and senior executives in U.S. Department of Justice investigations into corruption, tax evasion, and market manipulation. Before joining Quinn, I was a law clerk for two federal judges, an extern in the U.S. Attorney's Office (Criminal Division) and the District Attorney's Office, and a paralegal at two international law firms.

Ms. Meier specializes in Civil Litigation, Construction Law, Consumer Law, and Insurance Law, representing small businesses, family businesses, as well as individuals. Additionally, Ms. Meier specializes in Appellate Law. Ms. Meier's bar admissions include DC, the federal District Court in DC, as well as PA, NY, and the Third Circuit Court of Appeals.

William's practice includes business law, business ethics, and litigation. William Paxton is a former general counsel of a corporation. He provides his clients with business-minded legal advice that addresses all facets of business ownership and management. William Paxton is a leading expert in business ethics. He has appeared at Dartmouth's Tuck School of Business and Colgate University to speak about and teach ethics. William's unique education (he studied ethics at Harvard) and legal career (conducting internal investigations and serving as the general counsel of a corporation) makes it possible for him to provide client's with a wide range of ethics and compliance...

Alexander regularly advises clients on corporate transactions, alternative investments, and Blockchain/Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) related matters. He has helped companies raise capital through traditional and nontraditional vehicles, and advises clients on a variety of business arrangements. He has experience advising investors, entrepreneurs, and startups through the different stages of corporate growth, including acting as outside general counsel for several of these companies.

Prior to practicing law, over the span of 10 years, he successfully founded and operated several businesses in the legal-technology, human resources/outsourcing, and entertainment industries.

Alexander earned a Master’s degree in finance from Harvard University, where he served as a...

Edsel brings an outstanding background to the firm. Most recently he concluded a 29 year career as a Public Servant at the U. S. Small Business Administration (SBA). During his tenure at SBA he served in a number of managerial capacities including: Assistant Administrator, Office of Innovation & Technology where he provided oversight over the nation's largest Seed Capital Programs (Small Business Innovation Research-SBIR and Small Business Technology Transfer-STTR) Assistant Administrator, Office of Business Development, where he oversaw varying components of the 8(a) Program including 8(a) certification, program development, 7(j), and mentor-protégé and he also served as a Financial Analyst...

Jess Johnson is one of the best young lawyers in Georgia. He has been recognized as a “Rising Star” in criminal defense and civil litigation by Super Lawyers Magazine for the past several years. While only 2.5% of lawyers in Georgia under the age of 40 receive such an honor, Jess was first named to this list after only 3 years of practice.

Jess has been instrumental in our firm’s success in both trials and appeals. In his very first trial, Jess was awarded an Acquittal Award from the Federal Defender Program for helping our firm win a “not guilty” verdict...

• Pragmatic interpretation, drafting, negotiation, clarification and explanation to management, execution, & closing of all contractual matters. • Negotiation and design of employment agreements, stock option, stock appreciation rights, & termination settlement arrangements. • Initiation, monitoring & management of long-term sourcing arrangements in multiple supply-chain and vendor environments (China, England, Mexico & Canada). • Entity formations & structures inclusive of tax & corporate governance in accordance with constituent objectives. • Analysis, creation & drafting of covenant structures in high-yield debt & commercial loan agreements. • Leveraged buyouts utilizing equity, high yield/bank debt sourced publicly/privately. • Exhaustive familiarity with 33/34 Act, Reg. A & “mini-IPO” provisions. • Drafting,...

Laurence L. Socci is a litigation attorney licensed to practice law in the District of Columbia, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals. Attorney Socci has experience in a wide area of the law including criminal defense, civil actions, personal injury law, landlord/tenant actions, employment discrimination, civil rights, divorce and custody matters, bankruptcy, and federal agency law. Attorney Socci graduated of Wilkes University in 1994 with a Bachelor's degree in political science, and from Howard University School of Law with a Jurist Doctorate.

Kurt R. Klaus, Esq., is a media/entertainment business and legal affairs attorney – backed by years of in-house and law firm experience. Acknowledging that media is ever changing- Kurt believes it is a privilege to work on media/entertainment matters that bring new challenges at a rapid pace- viewing these as means to learn, lead, and grow and thus opportunities to help clients advance their endeavors at a timely pace.

Kurt provides business and legal counsel mirroring the needs of emerging and conventional media/content landscapes. He designs, implements, and supports legal frameworks for digital and conventional media content and related...

Attorney and Founder of Whitewave Law, PLLC, a general practice firm (civil litigation, business law, family law and immigration law) which also does business as Roka IP Solutions with respect to its intellectual property practice (trademark law, copyright law and domain name disputes).

1750 K Street NW, Washington DC 20006 Tel. (202) 296-3333 22 Rockingham Court, Germantown, MD 20874 Tel. (908) 361-7097 Fax. (301) 972-5743 E-mail: jsavagelaw@aim.com James H. M. Savage maintains a transportation law practice which includes representing clients in regulatory matters before the U.S. Surface Transportation Board (STB) and Federal Railroad Administration (FRA); commercial litigation and commercial real estate transactions; provides legal guidance to clients seeking public financing; represents clients in State and Federal litigation, as well as in environmental enforcement actions. He has successfully defended numerous toxic exposure and traumatic injury lawsuits brought under the Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA). Mr. Savage counsels clients regarding...

I am a tax attorney with more than 25 years experience in federal tax matters including federal and state tax planning and controversies. My tax practice has involved financial transactions, foreign investment (inbound and outbound) and mergers and acquisitions. I have also helped to create and advise numerous nonprofit organizations, many of which are involved in charitable activities in Middle Eastern countries.

I'm an attorney,licensed in D.C. and Maryland. I specialize in small business, immigration and family law issues.

David Dickieson has over 35 years of litigation experience. Mr. Dickieson came to Schertler & Onorato, LLP in 2007 after spending 17 years heading up the Washington litigation team of a national law firm. Mr. Dickieson has taught continuing legal education courses in the area of legal ethics and he served as the ethics counselor for his previous law firm for over 15 years. Mr. Dickieson addressed the issue of Foreign Bank Account liability issues in a national ABA Tax Section panel discussion in September 2012 and in follow up panels in 2013 and 2014. Active in community programs, Mr. Dickieson...

Mr. Johnson is a co-founder of PCT Law Group and serves as its Managing Member. Mr. Johnson has extensive corporate and employment law experience. His practice includes counseling and advising businesses at all stages of the growth cycle on a broad range of matters including corporate formation and organization, mergers and acquisitions, business contracts, employment agreements, employment policies, joint ventures, and corporate transactions. Mr. Johnson has served as "General Counsel" for several small and mid-sized companies. Mr. Johnson also maintains a litigation practice, which focuses on complex commercial disputes, business torts, and employment issues. Additionally, Mr. Johnson is a Professorial Lecturer in...

Former Senior Vice President of Toyota Motor North America, in charge of legal affairs, accounting, administration, corporate communications, industry & government affairs, research & planning, and the Latin American research & customer service group.

Jamila Little is an attorney licensed to practice law in Florida, Washington DC and in the Caribbean. Her practice areas include Immigration, Criminal Defense, Personal Injury and Business Law. Jamila continues to represent her clients in State court and Federal Immigration court. She hails from the beautiful twin isle of Trinidad and Tobago. Jamila graduated with honors from Spelman College in Atlanta, GA, where she majored in Economics and minored in Business Administration. She obtained her Masters in Business Administration (MBA), with a concentration in Finance, from Clark Atlanta University School of Business. She worked in the Banking...

I formed Harris Law Firm PLLC in July of 2012 to leverage my 20+ years of law firm experience and provide high quality legal services in a cost-effective manner. By being extremely responsive to clients' needs, and by eliminating the overhead associated with larger law firms, I am able to deliver superior results to clients on a timely and cost-effective basis.

My office is located in the Friendship Heights section of Washington, DC, but my regular practice also includes clients in Virginia and Maryland. My transactional practice involves clients throughout the United States.

I represent a diverse set of clients, but my...

My intellectual property representation includes counseling individuals, patent pools and other IP owners in developing strategic licensing and merchandising programs. My work involves the creation, negotiation and enforcement of licenses and related agreements, as well as representation in regulatory approval proceedings, standards, audit support and analysis, assistance with import/export issues, privacy, review of advertising and promotional materials for regulatory compliance, sweepstakes and promotions, celebrity endorsements and litigating related business disputes. Worldwide trademark and patent protection is fundamental to my practice.

Marc Chafetz, Esq. is a prominent lawyer with over thirty years of experience. A graduate of the University of Virginia’s School of Law where he served as an Editor of the Virginia International Law Journal, Mr. Chafetz clerked for Federal District Judge Albert V. Bryan, Jr. Mr. Chafetz then joined the DC office of the large international law firm Fulbright & Jaworski, now Norton Rose Fulbright, where he engaged in complex litigation, including class action, and white collar criminal defense work. Subsequently, he joined the SEC’s Division of Enforcement. While there, he was involved in many prominent cases, including the...

Ruairidh Campbell is an accomplished attorney with over 20 years of international experience offering legal advice and business advisory services to a wide range of clients. He brings a wealth of expertise in corporate and immigration matters with particular strengths in securities, business transactions, financial reporting, public offerings, private placements, corporate governance, internal controls, management and EB-5 investments. His professional career began in the Cairo, Egypt office of Baker & McKenzie from which post Mr. Campbell transitioned to corporate counsel for a cosmetics company in London, England, then to a consultancy in Salt Lake City, Utah. His sojourn in Utah...

Trial lawyer and counselor for publicly-traded companies, executives, public figures. American federal courts. Arbitrations abroad. White collar defense. Congressional legislative practice. AV-Preeminent Martindale Hubbell rating. Admitted Washington DC, California, Pennsylvania, Maryland. Key U.S. district courts and courts of appeal. U.S Supreme Court. Recent pro hac vice admissions in Texas, Tennessee, Florida, North Carolina, Ohio Duke University. Associate Editor, Duke Chronicle. Student member, Duke Board of Trustees. Articles Editor, University of Cincinnati Law Review. Highland Park, IL & Indian Hill, OH schools. Senior Class President, Indian Hill High School. Eagle Scout. Legislative Assistant, U.S. Congress. Senate (Dem) and House (GOP), 93rd, 95th...

Solon Phillips, Esq. is a licensed attorney and managing partner at the law firm Remus Enterprises Law Group, where the firm’s motto is “Whoever Tells the Best Story Wins.” Solon graduated from American University Washington College of Law, where he was a member of Law Review, a Dean’s Fellow, and a Marshall-Brennan Fellow. Solon has interned for the Honorable Steven Platt at the Circuit Court in Prince George’s County, Maryland, and has worked at the law firms Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, and Arnold & Porter. Having passed three different Bar exams, Solon is licensed in Alabama, the...

Suzanne M. Tsintolas is a practicing trial attorney with more than 22 years of experience in litigating discrimination, employment law, and defamation cases, primarily in Maryland and the District of Columbia. She began her formal education with a B.A. from the University of New Hampshire and earned her Master’s degrees from Troy University in Human Resource Management and Public Administration. Ms. Tsintolas worked for more than 15 years in corporations and local government as a human resources professional concentrating in recruitment, staffing, and employment matters. She culminated her corporate career as a senior human resources director of...

Admitted to practice in DC, Maryland, Florida, and United States Supreme Court. Practice areas: PROBATE LAW: which includes estate planning, probate administration, contesting Wills, Trusts (irrevocable and revocable) and drafting Wills, Trusts, Durable Power of Attorney, Healthcare Power of Attorney and other estate planning devices. Sometimes clients are seeking asset protection and we can help with that as part of the estate planning work.

BUSINESS FORMATION: Corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships, and annual reports for the District of Columbia. We draft, review and negotiate contracts, partnership agreements, special purpose vehicles and acquisition agreements. LITIGATION: As circumstances warrant we initiate and...

Program Manager, Founder, D.C. Judicial College

Mr. Ott has more than 20 years of legal experience representing government and private sector clients. He specializes counseling U.S. and international clients on complex legal and regulatory matters.