Christian & Barton IP attorney Robert D. Michaux provided Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act compliance and exception insights in a May 2023 Virginia Business article, “Complexity, Ambiguity From Tech Innovations Spark Legal Opportunities.” Michaux is chair of the Virginia Bar Association’s Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law Section, a member of the Virginia State Bar...Read More

Virginia’s health planning process utilizes a Certificate of Public Need (COPN) program, also referred to as a Certificate of Need, as a regulatory mechanism to control the development of particular health services and facilities. Click here for an overview of the Virginia COPN process. Experience CountsMissing a deadline or failing to include important information in...Read More

Christian Tucker has joined the firm as an associate in the Energy department. He assists clients with electricity, natural gas, water, telecommunications, cable television and other public utility regulatory matters. He also has significant general civil litigation and product liability experience in both state and federal courts. Tucker holds degrees from the University of Richmond...Read More

Millions of families have used 529 college savings programs to save for educational expenses. But parents have hesitated tying up funds in a 529 account because limited options were available to retrieve unused dollars if the student received a scholarship or took a path that did not use the entire savings account balance. Congress heard...Read More

Joseph P. McMenamin, an experienced health law attorney and former emergency physician, has joined Christian & Barton where he will continue his practice focused on digital health law and distance care matters. His typical representative matters include advising telehealth providers and companies on licensure, the provider-patient relationship, corporate practice issues, scope of practice, online prescribing,...Read More

Make a resolution to review your estate plan and confirm important information is available to a family member or trusted friend in the event of an emergency or death. While not all inclusive, the following information should be reviewed then communicated to your designated contact. Where access to an account is online, provide usernames, passwords...Read More

Christian & Barton health care attorney Jonathan M. Joseph was selected to provide the foreward to a newly-released analysis of health information privacy and breach response requirements for all 50 states plus the District of Columbia. “Health Information Privacy & Breach: A 50 State Survey,” was published by the American Health Law Association. As Joseph...Read More