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In 2006, the Washington D.C. office opened and continues to work diligently to accomplish goals for our clients, as well as for the community.

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&nbsp;Our people provide support for services including making sandwiches for the homeless with the non-profit Martha’s Table, donating toiletries to a shelter through the N Street Village organization, providing gifts to Toys for Tots, and donating work clothing through Dress for Success.

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Our DC attorneys also represent Vedder in other local community initiatives, including “Everybody Wins!”, a DC children’s literacy nonprofit, the Prevention of Blindness Society and the Women’s Bar Association. The office is a proud participant and host of many events via our firm-wide women’s initiative, Women at Vedder Empowering Success (WAVES). Prior to working for Vedder, a handful of employees worked for the federal government and even right down the street in the White House!

Vedder teamed up with Rise Against Hunger (formerly Stop Hunger Now) for our first Community Service Day. Rise Against Hunger is a not-for-profit organization focused on ending hunger in our lifetime by providing food and life-changing aid to the world’s most vulnerable. Each U.S. office hosted an on-site meal packaging event where we packed, boxed, and loaded trucks for a total of 46,076 meals!

The office is also host to a rotating art display whereby different artists are featured twice each year.

Illuminated Washington DC with view of the Washington Monument and the White House.

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Managing Shareholder, Washington DC Office

Regional Lead, Labor &amp; Employment, Washington DC

Amy L. Bess

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East Coast Office Manager

Deborah A. Elliott

2023 DC Employment Roundtable

Edward K. Gross Presents at ELFA Convention

National Labor Relations Board Updates Webinar

New California Employment Laws & Recent Developments Webinar

Amy Bess to Speak at HR Leadership Forum Summer Series 2024

Anthony J. Renzi Speaks at 36th Annual Marine Money Week

2024 DC Employment Roundtable

Amy Ward Pershkow to Present at 2024 Developments in the Regulation of Financial Products Conference

Amy Ward Pershkow to Present at 2024 Securities Law Developments Conference

Shareholders Amy Bess to Co-Chair and Cheryl Sabnis to Present at Employment Law Institute

Joseph M. Mannon to Present at IAA 2025 Investment Adviser Compliance Conference

2025 DC Employment Roundtable

2025 New California Employment Laws & Recent Developments Webinar

John F. Imhof Jr. Contributes Chapter on the Marshall Islands to Lexology’s  <i>Getting the Deal Through – Ship Finance 2021</i>

Jeremy Alexander Joins Vedder Price Washington Office Health Care and Professional Associations Group

Vedder Price Expands Investment Services Group with Addition of Shareholder Todd Lurie

Vedder Price Team Wins Significant Asylum Case for Pro Bono Client

Amy Ward Pershkow Speaks at ICI Mutual Insurance Company Risk Management Conference

Amy L. Bess Recognized in Thomson Reuters 2024 Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers List

Brian McCalmon Speaks on the FTC Ban on Noncompete Agreements for RiskTrends Podcast

Edward K. Gross Receives 2024 David H. Fenig Distinguished Service in Advocacy Award

Vedder Price Expands East Coast Finance Presence with Addition of Tomasz Kulawik to Finance and Transactions Practice Group

77 Vedder Price Attorneys Recognized in 2025 Best Lawyers® in America

Vedder Price Recognized on 2025 Best Law Firms List

Amal Rafiq Selected as President-Elect of South Asian Bar Association Board of Directors

Edward Gross Co-Authors Article for Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA) Publication

Edward Gross Named to The Spear’s 500 List for 2025

Edward K. Gross Co-Authors “Leases” Survey in the ABA’s Fall 2024 The Business Lawyer

76 Vedder Price Attorneys Recognized in 2026 Best Lawyers® in America

Amy Bess and Michelle Olson to Participate in Panels at Workplace Accommodation and Leave Challenges 2025

Anthony Renzi to Give Guidance on Investing at Marine Money 2025 Ship Finance Forum NYC

Amy Bess Recognized by Washington, DC’s Women’s Bar Association as a Star of the Bar

Brooke Conner and Brent Connor to Join Panels at PLI’s Pocket MBA 2025: Finance for Lawyers and Other Professionals

David Hernandez to Present on Aircraft Agreements at 2025 NBAA Tax, Regulatory & Risk Management Conference

Eddie Gross to Present on the Future of Equipment Finance at the ELFA Annual Convention

Vedder Price Practice Groups Recognized on Best Lawyers 2026 Best Law Firms List

Eddie Gross Co-Authors Survey Article on Leases for ABA’s Fall 2025 Issue of The Business Lawyer

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Eddie Gross Co-Authors Survey Article on Leases for ABA’s Fall 2025 Issue of The Business Lawyer

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Amy Bess and Michelle Olson to Participate in Panels at Workplace Accommodation and Leave Challenges 2025

Vedder Price Practice Groups Recognized on Best Lawyers 2026 Best Law Firms List

2025 New California Employment Laws & Recent Developments Webinar

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Brooke Conner and Brent Connor to Join Panels at PLI’s Pocket MBA 2025: Finance for Lawyers and Other Professionals

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Eddie Gross Co-Authors Survey Article on Leases for ABA’s Fall 2025 Issue of The Business Lawyer

Anthony Renzi to Give Guidance on Investing at Marine Money 2025 Ship Finance Forum NYC

Amy Bess and Michelle Olson to Participate in Panels at Workplace Accommodation and Leave Challenges 2025

Vedder Price Practice Groups Recognized on Best Lawyers 2026 Best Law Firms List

2025 New California Employment Laws & Recent Developments Webinar

Eddie Gross to Present on the Future of Equipment Finance at the ELFA Annual Convention

Brooke Conner and Brent Connor to Join Panels at PLI’s Pocket MBA 2025: Finance for Lawyers and Other Professionals

2025 DC Employment Roundtable

Primary Contacts

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