Raj is an experienced trial lawyer and commercial litigator who represents businesses in complex litigation and investigations throughout Virginia and Washington, D.C. His practice focuses on contract disputes, investment fraud, shareholder disputes, civil RICO litigation, False Claims Act matters, and government contract disputes.

Raj has successfully defended clients against tens of millions of dollars in claims, with a focus on protecting their financial interests and minimizing business disruption. He also represents the Commonwealth of Virginia in eminent domain proceedings and served on the City of Alexandria’s Board of Zoning Appeals.

Practice Areas

· Employment (Management)

· Business Transactions/Formations

· Business Litigation

· Real Estate

· Government Contracting

NOTABLE REPRESENTATIONS

(Disclaimer: the case results stated below do not guarantee or predict a similar result in any future case)

· Lead counsel at trial for a national credit union, who won dismissal of claims involving commercial paper and third-party financial fraud.

· Securing pretrial dismissal of investment fraud claims brought by EB-5 investors involving an electric vehicle manufacturer.

· Securing pretrial dismissal of investment fraud claims brought by foreign investors involving a large scale commercial real estate development in Kyiv, Ukraine.

· Counseling real estate developer of $83 million project in North Carolina in connection with statutory books and records demand and securing dismissal of case brought by a minority investor.

· Striking non-competition and non-solicitation claims against healthcare company and its owners.

· Securing a $580,000 result on summary judgment in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia on behalf of investors victimized by a Ponzi scheme.

RECENT PRESENTATIONS

“Post-Trial & Error: Preservations, Post-Trial Motions, and the View from the Bench,” Fairfax Bar Association Annual Convention, September 4, 2026, Chicago, Illinois.

 “Navigating Business Valuation in Virginia,” Fairfax Bar Association Annual Convention, October 10, 2025, Key West, Florida.