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. In addition to employers, Les also represents accountants, insurance brokers, lawyers and other professionals.

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 30 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.