McGuireWoods Tysons associate Matthew Weinstein will join the administration of Virginia Gov.\u2011elect Abigail Spanberger as deputy secretary of administration on Jan. 19. In this role, he will help oversee the day-to-day management of several state agencies, including the Virginia Department of Elections, the Virginia IT Agency, the Department of General Services and the Department of Human Resource Management. His last day at McGuireWoods is Jan. 16.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Weinstein, who joined McGuireWoods in December 2019, is a land use and zoning attorney experienced in obtaining entitlement approvals in Northern Virginia, with a focus in Arlington County. In addition to his land use practice, Weinstein advises clients on political law matters including campaign finance, lobbying and gift regulations across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 2023 Weinstein was appointed to the Virginia State Board of Elections by Gov. Glenn Youngkin. In addition, he served as senior staff on several statewide races in Virginia, was chief of staff for a senior member of the Virginia House of Delegates for several sessions and worked for U.S. Sen. Mark Warner throughout law school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI learned a tremendous amount and met countless talented lawyers and professionals during my time at McGuireWoods,\u201d Weinstein said. \u201cI could not have asked for a better law firm experience and will use the skills and relationships I\u2019ve developed here to succeed in my new role.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n