Bill VanDeWeghe Joins San Diego Office of McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP

March 8, 2010 - PRLog -- McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP (MLA) is pleased to announce that Bill VanDeWeghe has joined the firm as a Senior Strategic Advisor and Independent Consultant in the San Diego office.  Working with MLA’s multi-disciplinary team of attorneys across the country, Mr. VanDeWeghe will advise and assist companies to address their needs with corporate matters, business disputes, government contracting, public policy, regulatory affairs, and political issues.  

Mr. VanDeWeghe will also continue to serve as a Managing Director at RA Capital Advisors, where he heads the firm’s defense industry team developing strategies for clients and executing all facets of M&A transactions and financings.  Mr. VanDeWeghe focuses on companies providing hardware, software and services for defense, homeland security and intelligence agency support.  

Prior to joining RA Capital in 2006, Mr. VanDeWeghe was a litigator for 15 years and a shareholder with a law firm where he worked with a broad variety of companies and professionals throughout southern California, assisting with numerous issues affecting their businesses.  Mr. VanDeWeghe served as an artillery officer on active duty in the Army from 1983-1987, followed by a position commanding a firing battery in the Virginia National Guard.  Bill was the Republican Party nominee for U.S. Congress, 53rd Congressional District, in 2002.  

“Bill’s broad experience with law, business issues and politics is a powerful combination, enabling him to provide effective advice to companies so they can avoid problems and take advantage of opportunities to grow,” said Chris Humphreys, managing partner of the firm’s San Diego office. “We are pleased that he has joined our team, and we look forward to working with him to serve our clients across the country.”

“I am very proud to be joining MLA,” said Bill VanDeWeghe. “The firm provides important services to clients, whether they are faced with business disputes, regulatory issues, criminal allegations, or need advice on corporate growth and governance.   The firm’s significant presence in Washington, DC, will allow me to better serve companies that need assistance working with the government. MLA is poised for significant growth, and I look forward to being a part of it.”

Mr. VanDeWeghe earned his bachelor’s degree at Princeton University, and his law degree at the Marshall-Wythe School of Law at the College of William and Mary.  He is a member of several defense-related industry groups, and is a FINRA-registered securities representative.

MLA’s Government Contracts Practice

Our Government Contracts practice was the first of its kind and continues as the country's leading practice in the field. Our work in this area focuses on clients who provide the government with highly-technical, sophisticated and complex products and systems. Our Government Affairs professionals provide legislative and regulatory counsel on behalf of clients who have issues with local, state and federal governments.

MLA has been at the forefront of the latest developments in the procurement field, including the mandatory disclosure requirements; biodefense and public health procurement; stability contracting; stimulus spending; and the recent upheaval in task and delivery order contracting.

While the firm is most known for its Government Contracts expertise — representing private companies in their dealings with federal, state and local governments —  the San Diego office is best known for its high-end commercial/business litigation and construction litigation expertise.

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