Christian & Barton is pleased to announce that it has successfully negotiated a local performance agreement on behalf of our client that will require a minimum of $100 billion of capital investment over a 30-year period and bring a minimum of 2,500 jobs to Pittsylvania County, Virginia. The firm represented the Danville-Pittsylvania Regional Industrial Facility...Read More
The 2026 Virginia General Assembly considered many health care-related bills during the course of the most recent session. Here are some of the more notable ones. All have effective dates of July 1, 2026 unless otherwise noted. Not to Compete CovenantsHealth care professionals are added as a category of employee with whom an employer cannot...Read More
New Virginia laws effective July 1, 2026 will require employers to modify their negotiation tactics and benefit offerings, along with their non-compete agreements. Virginia Wage Transparency ActBeginning July 1, 2026, the Virginia Wage Transparency Act will require Virginia employers to advertise pay ranges in job advertisements and prohibit them from asking prospective employees to disclose...Read More
By Emily R. Pollock Generative artificial intelligence (generative AI), even in its current forms, can be meaningfully used by trial lawyers and pro se litigants to increase efficiency in research, brief writing, and preparation for hearings and trial. As generative AI continues to evolve and becomes increasingly salient in legal practice, some Virginia trial courts...Read More
These Christian & Barton attorneys were selected for The Best Lawyers in America® 2027 recognition: Peter E. Broadbent Jr. (trademark law); Christopher M. Gill (real estate law); W. David Harless (bet-the-company litigation, commercial litigation, employment law-management, litigation-labor & employment, personal injury litigation-defendants); Paul W. Jacobs II (commercial litigation); Jonathan M. Joseph (health care); Roman Lifson (commercial...Read More
July 1, 2026 will bring significant change to Virginia’s non-compete statute and further narrow the protections employers enjoy as to agreements signed prior to that date. Senate Bill 170 will raise expenses and litigation risk for employers who wish to enforce non-competes entered into after July 1, 2026, requiring them to disclose a monetary payment...Read More
Christian & Barton is pleased to announce that it served as general counsel for the Staunton River Regional Industrial Facility Authority in a significant economic development project that will bring 1,500 jobs and at least $500 million in capital investment in Pittsylvania County and the Town of Hurt, Virginia. The deal is reported to be...Read More
Nearly two years ago, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), finalized modifications to Part 2 regulations to better align substance use disorder (SUD) treatment record confidentiality protections with HIPAA and other federal regulations. HHS also included revisions to the HIPAA Privacy Rule...Read More
Callaghan S. Guy has been appointed counsel at Christian & Barton, where she contributes to the Commercial Real Estate, Environmental Law and Health Care departments. In addition to her legal work, Guy is a member of the firm’s Recruiting Committee. She previously chaired the Richmond Bar’s Real Estate Section, and represented the Young Lawyers Division...Read More
