Mr. Young is a trial lawyer whose principal areas of practice are administrative, business, technology, and election law, including regulatory policy, corporate litigation, and dispute resolution. He is counsel to Sander, Reiff & Young, P.C., and serves as an advisor to several technology and construction management companies.

Mr. Young has held numerous senior positions. As a partner at Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur, Washington, D.C., he was responsible for commercial litigation and technology practice groups. He handled business and tax litigation, antitrust counseling, administrative law matters, and technology company formation and capitalization. He has also worked as general counsel to several commercial and minority businesses. In these roles, Mr. Young was responsible for litigation, joint venture agreements, corporate governance matters, negotiating and securing venture capital, technology licensing, and intellectual property protection, among other matters. Throughout his career, he has counseled major corporations and associations in complex business and antitrust matters, and in significant acquisitions and mergers. He has represented clients before federal courts throughout the United States in complex cases involving antitrust laws, construction, election disputes, environmental recovery, insurance coverage, and tax resolution.

Mr. Young's extensive government experience includes service as general counsel to the Office of Administration, Executive Office of the President (2000); a member of the U.S. Secretary of State’s Advisory Committee on Private International Law (1985-1995); trial counsel at the U.S. Department of Labor (1981-1982); Assistant Attorney General of Virginia (1976-1978); and Counsel to the Virginia State Board of Elections (1976-1978).

Mr. Young's professional associations are varied and extensive. He has served as Chair of the American Bar Association Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice. In August 2007, he was appointed to the American Bar Association Board of Governors, which oversees the administration and management of the ABA. He is the President-elect of the George Mason Inn of Court and is a member of the American Law Institute, the Commercial Bar Association (U.K.), and the Advisory Board of The Antitrust Bulletin. He is also the Co-Chair of the National Lawyers Council of the Democratic National Committee.

Mr. Young is the author of Young's Federal Rules of Evidence (West Pub. 6th ed. 2001), Mastering Written Discovery (with T. Zall, Lexis 3d ed. 2000), as well as several articles on antitrust, evidence, and election law.

Admissions
Virginia, District of Columbia, and Pennsylvania Bars
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, District of Columbia Circuit, and the Federal Circuit
U.S. District Courts for the Eastern District of Virginia, District of Maryland, and the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
United States International Trade Court
United States Tax Court
United States Court of Federal Claims
Supreme Court of Virginia
Certified Mediator

Education
University of Virginia (J.D. 1973)
Oxford University (Exeter College, B.C.L. 1976)

Select Community Activities
New Judges' Orientation Program, Supreme Court of Virginia (1994-1995)
General Counsel, National Capital Area Public Access Network (1993-1997)
Moderator, “Alexandria Forum”, TV Channel 10 (1993-1998)
Board of Directors, American Heart Association (Alexandria Division) (1991-1993)