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The Pentagon’s new cybersecurity standards will simplify rules for defense contractors, McGuireWoods Washington, D.C., partner Ned Childs told Law360 in a Jan. 1, 2024, story previewing important policy changes likely to affect federal contractors this year. The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) proposed a significant expansion of its cybersecurity requirements in a rule released Dec. 22, 2023. Version 2.0 of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) is a response to complaints …

Law360, The National Law Journal and Reuters covered the launch of McGuireWoods’ multidisciplinary DEI practice team. The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) v. President and Fellows of Harvard College and SFFA v. University of North Carolina, et al. — as well as changes in state laws and heightened plaintiff group activity — have sparked increased legal, shareholder and other scrutiny of corporate diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs. McGuireWoods …

… defend against enforcement actions by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs. Strategies for state attorney general and congressional investigations related to corporate DEI programs. Maximizing insurance recoveries for investigations and lawsuits challenging corporate hiring practices, affirmative action and other DEI initiatives. Potential mitigation measures such as attorney-client privileged DEI audits to assess risk and insurance coverage review. “Diversity and inclusion are core values at McGuireWoods and …

When a business streamlines its operations amid an economic downturn, it should consider maintaining and expanding its marketing and branding budgets, McGuireWoods partner Jack White told Sales & Marketing Management in an Aug. 10, 2022, article.The publication explored how companies are prone to respond during a recession — or when a recession could be around the corner. Historically, many reallocate resources and slash budgets for what they believe to be non-essential operations. But if a …

… matters of the past decade.“McGuireWoods is a litigation powerhouse with world-class lawyers who understand how to help clients achieve their business goals,” White said. “I look forward to putting my experience and relationships to work for the benefit of our clients, particularly growing companies in the defense, technology and federal contracting sectors.”McGuireWoods ranks among the world’s leading investigations firms in the GIR 100, a guide to top cross-border investigations …

Blake Christopher, an associate in McGuireWoods’ Government Investigations & White Collar Litigation Department in Washington, D.C., joined the Kentucky Office of the Attorney General on Feb. 1. In his new role, he serves as the office's primary lobbyist to state and federal legislators and supports civil litigation matters. His last day at McGuireWoods was Jan. 29, 2021.At McGuireWoods, Christopher focused his practice on federal and state procurement, government investigations and regulatory compliance. He …

At its Nov. 11, 2019, annual dinner, the Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Virginia named Tysons partner Rick Holzheimer as its new president, serving a two-year term. Before accepting the post, he was the organization’s vice president. McGuireWoods’ Asian Pacific Lawyers Network sponsored the annual dinner, held at Bistro 1521 in Arlington, Virginia. During the dinner, Holzheimer presented an award to Judge Maha-Rebekah Abejuela, Virginia’s first Asian-American female judge …

… Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law.Rachelle Thompson (Intellectual Property) is a former patent prosecutor who brings an advanced technical background to litigating patent disputes in industries such as biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, smartphones, wireless technology and semiconductors. She also represents clients in trademark and copyright litigation, and provides IP-related counseling on a range of technologies to clients across industries.

Christian Nagel, who leads McGuireWoods’ government contracts litigation team, drew upon his experience as a former Marine Corps prosecutor to comment in a radio interview about Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl’s Oct. 16 guilty plea to desertion and misbehavior before the enemy.Bergdahl could receive a life sentence for misbehavior before the enemy and up to five years for desertion. He told the judge he left his post to reach his base to report “a …

McGuireWoods Tysons partner Tom Spahn (Business & Securities Litigation) is quoted in a May 19 Bloomberg Law story on the challenges law firms face with client conflicts in the government contracts sector.The article noted that conflicts are increasing and the issue is forcing law firms and their contractor clients to reassess how they handle their relationships with each other. Spahn, chair of the firm’s Ethics Committee and a sought-after speaker on ethics matters …

Christian Nagel during his live appearance Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016, on Fox News discussing the trial of U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. Fox News interviewed McGuireWoods senior counsel Christian Nagel on the pending trial of U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. Nagel, who served for 12 years on active duty and as a reservist in the U.S. Marine Corps, was deployed to Afghanistan when the Taliban captured Bergdahl after he allegedly abandoned his …

An article by McGuireWoods government contracts lawyers Ron Fouse and Todd Steggerda in Washington and Christian Nagel in the Tysons Corner office led the Expert Analysis column of Law360 Government Contracts’ daily report Thursday. The column, titled “No Good News For Small Businesses in FedServ GAO Decision,” provides insight into the U.S. Government Accountability Office’s October finding in the matter of FedServ-RBS JV LLC. Its cautionary conclusion for government contractors is that …

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… McGuireWoods’ clients powerful new advantages.” John Adams, the chairman of McGuireWoods’ GRCI practice, said the addition of Terwilliger, Steggerda and Bittman and the establishment of the new Strategic Risk and Crisis Management team represent a game changer for McGuireWoods. “This gives us an entirely new and important platform for serving clients on many levels, not only with excellent legal work but also with the very best government relations, advocacy and strategic communications professionals,” Adams …