- Editor/Columnist, The Journal of Federal Agency Action
- Board member, The Cyber Guild
- Board member, RVA Pieces Chess Club
- Fellows of the American Bar
- Mentor, past participant, Lead Virginia
- Intern, Criminal Appellate Division, Clark County District Attorney’s Office, 2011
- Staff attorney, Homeless Advocacy Project, 2010-2011
- Research assistant, Cornell Legal Information Institute, 2008
Education
- Cornell Law School, J.D., 2010
- University of Pennsylvania, M.P.A., 2011
- Duke University, B.A., 2007
Bar Admissions
- Virginia
- District of Columbia
Court Admissions
- Supreme Court of the United States
- U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
- U.S. District Court, District of Columbia
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia
- Supreme Court of Virginia
- Moderator, “How Litigation with State Attorneys General Offices Differs from Traditional Litigation,” The Government Investigations and Civil Litigation Institute’s Ninth Annual Meeting, November 16, 2023.
- Co-author, “Analogies to Federal Law in the State Regulatory Context,” Law360, August 19, 2025.
- Co-author, “The False Claims Act May Be the Next Weapon in the Trump Administration’s War on DEI,” Troutman Pepper Locke, March 3, 2025.
- Co-author, “Indiana Appellate Court Grapples With State AGs’ Personal Jurisdiction Over Digital Platforms,” Westlaw Today, October 25, 2024.
- Co-author, “States’ Action Still Viable Despite Ban of FTC Noncompete Rule,” Bloomberg Law, September 18, 2024.
- Co-author, “FTC Noncompete Rule Risks a Wave of State AG Actions,” Law360, May 23, 2024.
- Author, “DOT Deputizes State AGs to Pursue Consumer Claims Against Airlines, Circumventing Long-Standing Preemption,” Regulatory Oversight Blog, April 26, 2024.
- Co-author, “The Supreme Court Decides to Revisit Chevron: Here’s What It Could Mean for Future Deference to U.S. Government Agency Interpretations,” The Journal of Federal Agency Action, September 2023.
- Co-author, “Defense Benefits of Supreme Court’s Ruling on False Claims Act Scienter,” Bloomberg Law, August 2023.
- Co-author, “All Is Not Lost: The Hidden Defense Benefits of the Supreme Court’s Recent Unanimous Ruling on False Claims Act Scienter,” Troutman Pepper, July 5, 2023.
- Co-author, “State Attorney General Actions: How Outside Counsel for AGs Changes the Game,” Westlaw Today, June 30, 2023.
- Co-author, “False Promises: As States Tackle Residential Solar Complaints, How Companies Can Avoid Problems,” Utility Dive, June 22, 2023.
- Co-author, “Five Ways to Effectively Navigate Litigation With State Attorneys General,” Westlaw Today, April 12, 2023.
- Co-author, “State AGs May Put Investors on the Hook for Co. Bad Acts,” Law360, February 22, 2023.
- Co-author, “State Attorney General Actions: Strategies for Venue and Settlement Differ From Typical Litigation,” Reuters, February 16, 2023.
- Co-author, “How Approaches in State Attorney General Actions Differ From Typical Litigation,” Reuters, February 8, 2023.
- Co-author, “2022 Regulatory Privacy Year in Review,” Troutman Pepper, February 2, 2023.
- Co-author, “FTC Noncompete Ban Could Open State Litigation Floodgate,” Law360, January 30, 2023.
- Co-author, “Should Conscription of State Attorneys General Be a Recognized Fourth Form of Federal Agency Action? How Federal Agencies Are Using the States to Expand Their Regulatory Reach and Advance Their Missions,” The Journal of Federal Agency Action, November 18, 2022.
- Co-author, “Developing a Strategy for Settling Multistate AG Investigations,” Reuters, November 10, 2022.
- Co-author, “Developing a Strategy for Settling Multistate AG Investigations,” Westlaw Today, November 10, 2022.
- Co-author, “Regulatory Investigation Red Flags That Signal Significant Risk for Companies,” Reuters, August 19, 2022.
- Co-author, “Preparing Companies for a New Day in Multistate AG Investigations,” Reuters, June 13, 2022.
- Co-author, “How the U.S. Senate’s Proposed Amendments to the Federal False Claims Act Could Influence State False Claims Acts Nationally,” Troutman Pepper State Attorneys General Monitor, December 2021.
- Co-author, “DC Taxpayers Face More Scrutiny Under New False Claims Act,” Law360, February 18, 2021.
- Co-author, “Amending DC’s False Claims Act: Expansion of the DC AG’s Power Through Removal of the Tax Bar,” Troutman Pepper State Attorneys General Monitor, February 2021.
- Co-author, “The Coming Tsunami: Anticipated Regulatory and Enforcement Trends in the Wake of COVID-19 and the Unique Role of State Attorneys General,” Business Law Today, June 10, 2020.
- Co-author, “2019 Consumer Financial Services Year in Review & a Look Ahead,” Troutman Sanders, February 24, 2020.
- Co-author, “2018 Consumer Financial Services Year in Review & a Look Ahead,” Troutman Sanders, January 28, 2019.
- Co-author, “Expanding Authority: How the Virginia Attorney General Has Used the Virginia Consumer Protection Act to Augment Its Reach,” VBA Journal, Fall 2018.
- Co-author, “Nearly $160,000 Judgment Assessed Against Violator of Virginia Consumer Protection Act,” Troutman Sanders Consumer Financial Services Law Monitor Blog, February 7, 2018.
- Co-author, “Eleventh Circuit Imposes Joint and Several Liability on Payment Processor for Fraud by Client,” Troutman Sanders Consumer Financial Services Law Monitor Blog, December 15, 2017.
- Author, “Punitive Damages Caps: A Proposed Middle Ground After Exxon,” Note, Cornell Journal of Law & Public Policy, 2010.
- Mentioned, “Law360’s Legal Lions of the Week,” Law360, May 17, 2024.