David Muchow | Arlington Business Lawyer

Dave is a corporate lawyer, serial entrepreneur, and investor who helps companies grow from startup to exit strategy. He has over 30 years of experience in international projects, tech, military, intelligence, and government contracting, energy, (solar, wind, and other renewables and conventional energy) corporate law, M&A, business plans and raising capital, finance, non-profits, litigation, and lobbying. Dave was a founder and CEO of SkyBuilt Power (world’s first solar/wind plug-and-play prepackaged systems for military, intel and commercial customers), formerly General Counsel and Director of International Programs with the American Gas Association, helped create and was an officer in what is now a $2B publicly traded investment fund, and is counsel to the Natural Gas Supply Association and on the Executive Committee of the Business Council for Sustainable Energy (US and international renewables, natural gas and energy efficiency and climate change). He is an Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University and lectures on corporate and startup law, business, and finance at incubators including 1776dc, General Assembly, and WEWORK, and with entrepreneurial programs at MIT’s Entrepreneurial Forum (Member of the Advisory Board), Cornell, and Georgetown University. He is a founder of and General Counsel to foundations and is on the boards and mentor to tech and other companies and trade associations. His clients range from socially conscious fashion design firms and real estate developers to military, intelligence, cyber, and other business interests in the US and internationally. Formerly, he was with the Office of Management and Budget, National Security Council; and was a Trial Attorney, Chief of the Special Activities Unit and Special Asst. to the Asst. Atty. General, US Dept. of Justice where he won the Attorney General’s Special Achievement Award. He served with Smathers and Merrigan Attorneys and worked on Capitol Hill. Dave is an A/V rated attorney by Martindale Hubbell, the highest rating for legal ability and ethical standards for 20 years, author of many publications, including Energy Law and Transactions (7 vols., LexisNexis) and holds numerous patents. Georgetown Univ. (BSFS) Georgetown Law (JD) and Cornell Law.

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Please describe a case in the last year or two where you made a big difference.
I provided business and legal guidance to a regulated energy company in New York, to acquire another energy company and get through regulatory approvals for a successful merger and acquisition. My firm represented Fab Films with a major publisher and a public broadcasting station and negotiated the distribution of a new film, “When My Time Comes,” with award winning NPR investigative reporter, Diane Rehm.

How did you build a successful practice?
I listen carefully to my client’s needs and provide sound and practical business advice, not just legal advice.

What should clients look for in a lawyer?
Sound business as well as legal judgment, expertise based on years of real-world experience, and reasonable fees.

How important is local knowledge to the success of your cases?
Local knowledge is essential. The best lawyers know the judges as well as the law.

What information can you provide in a free phone consultation?
Depending on the case, I usually can give some high-level advice and options for the client to consider.

What information do you need in a free phone consultation?
Just the basics of the case or matter; and I can ask questions regarding other information needed.

What differentiates you from other lawyers in your community?
I have over 30 years of real-world experience as a lawyer handling a wide variety of cases and clients. I’ve created and run businesses and grown ideas into multi-million dollar businesses. I’m a lawyer who understands business from the field in US or internationally, to the shop floor to the board room.

What is the most rewarding aspect of your job?
Helping others..

What are your other interests in addition to law?
I’m an Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University, and teach Law, Business, and Entrepreneurship; sometimes invest in new and exciting companies, write books, and like to invent new products. And, especially play with my grandchildren.

Are you involved in your community?
Yes, I’m active in my church and provide pro-bono legal support.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Attorney	David J. Muchow, Attorney at Law	Arlington, VA	Present

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
Georgetown University Law Center	J.D.	Law School	1971
Cornell Law School	Attended	Law	1967-1968
Georgetown University	B.S.F.S	International Affairs	1966

State / Court	Date
Virginia	1988
District of Columbia	1979

• Clean Energy Business Network | Member | 2016 - Present
  Natural Gas Supply Association | Counsel | 2004 - Present
  Business Council for Sustainable Energy | Executive Committee | 1992 - Present
  Business Council for Sustainable Energy | General Counsel, Board of Directors | 1992 - Present
  Business Council for Sustainable Energy Foundation | Board Counsel | 2016 - 2017
  American Bar Association | Vice-Chair, Natural Gas Committee | 1990 - 2001
  Virginia State Bar Association | Member
  District of Columbia State Bar Association | Member

• Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 | Martindale-Hubbell | 2017
  SkyBuilt Power - New Environmental Product | Edison Awards | 2006
  Attorney General's Special Achievement Award | US Department of Justice | 1975
  Chairman | Federal Advisory Committee on False Identification | 1974

• United States v. Walker
  Won the case on oral argument after having only hours to prepare.

• David J. Muchow, PLC vs. Corporate Management, Inc.
  Won full judgment.

• Lexis Nexis Publishing | Energy Law and Transactions | 2015-2017
  European Defense Agency | Green Power for the European Defense Agency | 2012
  Christian Science Monitor | New Ways to Accelerate Green Technologies and Jobs | 2010
  Lexis Nexis Publishing | The Energy Handbook | 2003
  Lexis Nexis Publishing | Alternative Fuel Vehicles | 1993
  Natural Gas Lawyers Journal | Journal Advisor | 1987
  LexisNexis publication | Regulation of the Gas Industry | 1976
  US Department of Justice | Report of the Federal Advisory Commi9ttee on False Identification | 1976
  Law Review Digest | Recycling of Solid Waste: Legal Impediments and a Program for Reform | 1974
  Cornell Law Review | Recycling of Solid Waste: Legal Impediments and a Program for Reform | 1974

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Verified Credentials	Date Verified
(1979) Licensed as Attorney in District of Columbia. Verified with District of Columbia Bar.	March 03, 2020
(1988) Licensed as Attorney in Virginia. Verified with Virginia State Bar.	March 03, 2020

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Muchowlaw is Counsel to Upcoming Public Television Film, "When My Time Comes," from the book by award-winning investigative reporter, Diane Rehm, with forward by John Grisham.