Business Law
John Bonello
February 17, 2025
Our Team
Our firm’s attorneys have decades of combined legal experience. Some of our lawyers have military or government experience, bringing this valuable perspective to the counsel they provide our clients. Many of our attorneys have served as either general counsel or senior counsel for public sector government contractors, bringing operational experience that makes our firm ideally suited to advise our clients on a broad range of legal issues impacting a growing business enterprises. Our experienced attorneys assist with a wide array of legal issues, including assisting with negotiating of business contracts, agreements and transactions, handling labor and employment matters, protecting, licensing, and enforcing client intellectual property, and handling litigation and arbitration.
Brennan, III, Matthew A.
Partner
|Bankruptcy||Leases||Receivables Collection||Litigation|| Business Contracts||Buy and Sell|
|703.483.2815||703.929.0091|
|mbrennan@restonlaw.com
Bio
Albrecht, Ralph P. – Partner | Intellectual Property | Patent | Trademark | Technology Licensing |571.446.2844| 703.304.0086 | rpalbrecht@restonlaw.com| Bio
Bonello, John A. – Partner| Litigation and Arbitration|Business Contracts|Intellectual Property|571.446.2846|jbonello@restonlaw.com|Bio
Brennan, III, Matthew A. – Partner|Bankruptcy | Leases |Receivables Collection | Litigation |Business Contracts|Buy and Sell||703.483.2815|703.929.0091|mbrennan@restonlaw.com|Bio
Brody, Kenneth D. – Of Counsel|Government Contracts|571.446.2845|kbrody@restonlaw.com|Bio
David, Katherine – Senior Associate|Trusts and Estates| 703-483-2810|kdavid@restonlaw.com|Bio
David, Thomas Kenneth – Senior Partner|Government Contracts|571.446.2842|tdavid@restonlaw.com|Bio
Dondershine, Scott A. – Partner|Business and Corporate|Tax Planning| Technology Licensing| 703-483-2810 | sdondershine@restonlaw.com| Bio
Fenty, Jesse A. Partner | Intellectual Property || Patent| |Trademark||Technology Licensing|703483.2810||202.368.6524|jfenty@restonlaw.com|Bio
Fish, Peter A. – Partner | Corporate and Business | 703.483.2814 | pfish@restonlaw.com | Bio
Learned, Kevin R. – Partner | Business and Corporate | Mergers and Acquisitions | 703.483.2813 | klearned@restonlaw.com | Bio
Reed, Johana “Jody” – Partner| Technology Licensing | Government Contracts | 703.483.2818 | jreed@restonlaw.com | Bio
Rhodes, Lewis – Partner | Government Contracts | Bid Protests and Claims | Litigation |703.483.2816 | lrhodes@restonlaw.com | Bio
Our practice areas include corporate and general business law, government contracting, intellectual property, estate and business succession planning, litigation and arbitration, and tax planning. As government contracting experts, our attorneys advise and assist clients with virtually all legal aspects of conducting business with the federal government, including qualification and registration, contracting, compliance, claims, bid protests, and other disputes. As corporate/business lawyers, we guide clients through every stage of the business cycle, from entity selection, formation and financing of the company’s operations at the beginning, to protecting their intellectual property, to managing risk as the business grows, through the realization of a business owner’s exit strategy by successfully negotiating sale of the company. Reston Law’s estate and business succession planning, focuses on wealth preservation by reducing exposure to probate, creditors, and taxes making matters easier for family members and business constituents. When clients need assistance with resolution of legal disputes, we also handle litigation matters, bid protests, and arbitration proceedings.
A new SBA rule on small business size and status recertification was issued by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) in December 2024, consolidating its requirements into a single regulation codified at 13 CFR 125.12. Because of the far-reaching implications of this new rule, the SBA is delaying the implementation of certain provisions until January 17, 2026. Both buyers and sellers considering a M&A transaction involving an affected small business entity have ample incentive to get a deal done in 2025 so that required recertifications can be made before that date.
There has been a flurry of recent litigation attacking the constitutionality of the CTA. Although on December 23, 2024, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld the law, three days later–on December 26, 2024–a separate panel of the same court struck it down. As a result, reporting companies are not currently required to file beneficial ownership information with FinCEN and are not subject to liability if they fail to do so while the order remains in force.
FinCEN’s position is that reporting companies may continue to voluntarily submit beneficial ownership information reports while the ping pong continues through the courts. Reporting companies should monitor any further developments at https://www.fincen.gov/boi and let your Reston Law Group advisor know if you have any questions.
By fostering both logical and creative skills in children, we give them the freedom to explore a range of professions, including those that rely on both sides of the brain. Encourage them to delve into science and math as well as language and art—fields that may seem separate but, in fact, complement each other deeply. In the right career, they’ll find that logic and creativity aren’t opposites but partners, and that they do not have to be limited by societal categories.
Comments submitted to USPTO with respect to proposed Patent fee increase