Washington DC Business Lawyers

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.

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.

Nakia Gray is a multi-faceted businesswoman and lawyer. She leverages her expertise in intellectual property law and brand strategy to give Black women business owners the legal strategies they need to package, protect and profit from their intellectual property. Having launched her law firm in 2014, Nakia has provided brand strategy and legal solutions to thousands of small business owners, and believes that with the right legal strategy a business can expand, grow and create a lasting legacy. For four years in a row Nakia has been named a Top Attorney by Washington, D.C.’s SuperLawyers magazine and has been featured on the...

Dually-licensed Attorney-CPA serving the tax planning & compliance, business law & planning, and accounting needs of domestic and foreign businesses, including their entrepreneurial owners. Currently owns and operates a multidisciplinary practice since 2012. Prior to 2012, spent over 10 years' professional experience within the "Big 4" global firms, including the Washington National Tax Office of one "Big 4" firm and the New York M&A-Transactions practice of another "Big 4" firm, having significant Director/Senior Manager-level experience. Licensed as both an Attorney (DC) and CPA (DC, FL, LA).

Christopher M. Klug is the co-founder of Basswood Counsel (formerly Klug Counsel PLLC). He represents clients with domestic and international taxation, tax controversy, corporate/business planning, mergers and acquisitions, cross-border transactions, and domestic and international estate planning needs. Chris has extensive experience working with companies with domestic and international income tax planning. This work includes inbound and outbound mergers and acquisitions and other transactional tax matters. As a former tax professor, Chris has a strong background in subchapter C and S corporate taxation and partnership taxation and uses this knowledge to develop tax strategies for clients. Chris represents companies, private equity funds,...

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...

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).

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...

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

I am a partner and business lawyer with Foley & Lardner LLP where I primarily represent clients in mergers and acquisitions, finance transactions, joint ventures and related complex commercial transactions. I am a member of the firm’s Transactional & Securities Practice as well as the Energy Industry Team. I have particular expertise representing clients in various aspects of the energy industry and communications industry including utilities, private equity funds, financial institutions, investors and project developers.

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...

David M. Pitcher is a partner with the Washington, D.C. law firm of Staas & Halsey LLP and has been practicing law for over 35 years. For the past 30 years, he has been in private law firm practice specializing exclusively in intellectual property matters, with particular interest in counseling clients on overall intellectual property strategy related to patent and trademark protection, procurement, validity and enforcement issues, and licensing. He has assisted clients in many different technology areas for manufacturing companies, computer software and hardware companies, and service and financial institutions.

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.

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.

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...

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...

Patricia Payne - *Rated "AV Preeminent" by Martindale–Hubbell®™*

Patricia Payne received her B.A. from the University of Michigan,J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center (serving as an Editor on the Journal for Law and Policy in International Business) and her MBA from Johns Hopkins University in 2004.

Ms. Payne heads the firm's practice and serves as outside general counsel to over 30 area businesses and non-profit organizations in the Washington Metropolitan area. Providing comprehensive representation in civil and commercial litigation matters, Ms. Payne also counsels and represents clients in transactional matters (including new business formation , finance and securities and transactional...

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...

• 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,...

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...

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.

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...

Sheryl Robinson Wood is the owner and founder of The Wood Law Firm PLLC with its primary office in Washington, DC and a satellite office in the Baltimore, Maryland area. Ms. Wood is a seasoned negotiator adept at resolving legal disputes in either the pre-litigation stage or through the various stages of litigation. She is an experienced trial attorney handling all aspects of commercial litigation, employment disputes, personal injury, family law, legal malpractice and criminal defense matters (specializing in white collar and financial fraud) in state and federal courts. Ms. Wood began her career as an Assistant...

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...

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.

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.

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...

Described by clients as "exceptional" and "a true lawyer's lawyer", Alan Lescht has long been recognized as one of the best employment lawyers in Washington, DC. Newsweek Magazine, Washingtonian Magazine, Super Lawyers and Top Ten Leaders Program have featured Alan as one of the top employment lawyers in Washington, DC. Alan Lescht has been successfully litigating employment discrimination, civil rights, and commercial litigation cases for more than 25 years. He is a founding partner of Alan Lescht and Associates, PC, where he oversees the firm's employment litigation and counseling practices. Lescht has written extensively on employment law and...

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.

The Hurson Law Firm LLP practices in the areas of white collar criminal, securities enforcement, and civil litigation. Mr. Daniel J. Hurson is a former federal prosecutor and SEC Asst. Chief Litigation Counsel. We offer free initial consultation. We frequently represent individual employees and magagers of corporations, and are frequently referred such cases from larger firms which represent the companies themselves. We can tailor our rates to accomodate the circumstances of the client.