This CLE presentation offers an overview of civil litigation in the Alexandria Division of the Eastern District of Virginia.  Attendees will gain insights into case timelines, procedural intricacies, and best practices unique to this Court.

John F. Anderson
Magistrate Judge
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Alexandria Division

John F. Anderson was appointed a Magistrate Judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Alexandria Division in January 2008.  Prior to his appointment he spent over twenty five years in private practice handling a variety of civil matters, including a significant number of intellectual property disputes in the Eastern District of Virginia involving patents, trademarks, trade secrets, domain names and copyrights. Judge Anderson received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and J.D. from the University of Virginia.  He clerked for the Honorable James H. Michael, Jr. in the Western District of Virginia after graduating from law school.

Alex Faig
Attorney
Moore, Christoff & Siddiqui, PLLC

Alex Faig handles a variety of civil litigation matters throughout Northern Virginia.  He focuses his practice on federal civil litigation in the Eastern District of Virginia, with an emphasis on business torts, contract disputes, and trademark, copyright, and trade secrets disputes.  He is an active member of the Alexandria Bar Association and the Young Lawyers Committee of the NOVA Chapter of the Federal Bar Association.