Mr. Machado counsels and advises a diverse range of clients on various areas of law. He is also an experienced litigator, having tried cases to verdict in state and federal courts and in arbitrations.

Mr. Machado regularly represents employers in a wide variety of employment matters, including discipline; responding to discrimination charges; and defending wrongful discharge claims, disability discrimination claims, age discrimination claims, and claims of unlawful harassment and race and gender discrimination. Recent successes include:

• Moreno-Livini v. AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust, et al., No. 24-cv-1392, 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 163100 (D.D.C. Sept. 11, 2024) (granting motion to dismiss Section 1981 race discrimination claim and Title VII race and gender discrimination claims)
• Stovall v. H&S Bakery, No. 22-0564, 2023 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 96728 (D. Md. June 1, 2023) (granting motion to dismiss race discrimination and retaliation claims under § 1981, conspiracy claim under § 1985, Equal Protection Claim, and state claims for intentional infliction of emotional distress, malicious interference and wrongful discharge brought by former employee)
• Sarraj v. Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative, No. 22-cv-12, 2022 WL 2820553 (E.D. Va. July 18, 2022) (granting motion to dismiss Title VII sex, national origin, religion and race discrimination claims; Section 1981 race discrimination claim; ADEA age discrimination claim; hostile work environment claims based upon race, age, or retaliation; and retaliation claims based upon Title VII, Section 1981, and ADEA)
• Johnson v. Joseph J. Magnolia, Inc., No. 21-cv-772, 2021 WL 5331708 (D.D.C. Nov. 16, 2021) (granting motion to dismiss wrongful discharge, ADA, and DCHRA claims with prejudice)

Mr. Machado routinely represents clients in complex and high-stakes litigation involving commercial and tort matters, including matters involving trade secrets and unfair competition, the False Claims Act, product liability claims, and contract disputes.

Mr. Machado has participated in over 40 appeals, including appeals at the United States Supreme Court; the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, First, Fourth and Ninth Circuits; and appellate courts in Virginia, the District of Columbia, Maryland, Ohio, Georgia, Tennessee, New York and Guam. These appeals have involved a wide range of substantive matters, including telecommunications, insurance coverage, employment, First Amendment, state taxation, criminal, accounting malpractice and zoning. Mr. Machado also has extensive experience successfully handling appeals of state administrative agency decisions.