Taylor S. Chapman

Representative Matters

Government Contract Disputes

• Defended a large government contractor against a wide array of business torts involving a competitive procurement valued at more than 500 million dollars (USD)
• Served as lead counsel for a plaintiff government contractor in a complex commercial arbitration related to a breach of a subcontract agreement; obtained a multi-million-dollar settlement (AAA)
• Successfully defended a government contractor in a teaming agreement dispute—including compelling arbitration, reducing the scope of the case via a motion to dismiss, and obtaining an arbitral award dismissing all remaining claims after a four-day hearing (CPR)
• Successfully defended a prime contractor against claims by a subcontractor for breach of subcontract, breach of non-solicitation, tortious interference with contract, misappropriation of trade secrets, conversion, and conspiracy (Fairfax Cir.)
• Represented a prime contractor in a teaming agreement dispute and obtained early determination that teaming agreement was unenforceable "agreement to agree" (Arbitration)
• Secured favorable settlement for a government contractor in a dispute over a subcontractor breaching a teaming agreement and poaching employees
• Served as lead counsel for defendant government contractor who was in default in a breach of subcontract case—won a motion to set aside the default judgment and negotiated a favorable settlement (Fairfax Cir.)

Trade Secret and Employment Litigation

• Secured a preliminary injunction against a former executive in a noncompetition and misappropriation of trade secrets case on behalf of the largest shipping company in the United States. (Norfolk Cir.)
• Defended large government contractor against misappropriation of trade secrets, breach of fiduciary duty, and tortious interference claims involving a competitive procurement valued at more than 500 million dollars (USD)
• Served as counsel for a government contractor whose former employee attempted to provide trade secrets to a rival company; obtained temporary restraining order (D.C. Superior) 
• Obtained a preliminary injunction for a large defense contractor under the Federal Defend Trade Secrets Act regarding trade secrets shared during a teaming agreement involving the receiving party's failure to firewall employees with knowledge (E.D. Va)
• Secured favorable confidential settlement for a plaintiff prime contractor against a subcontractor in a case involving claims of fraudulent inducement, misappropriation of trade secrets, and tortious interference with contract (Fairfax Cir.)
• Obtained a successful pre-trial declaratory judgment that a non-compete was unenforceable against an executive employee (Fairfax Cir.)
• Obtained a favorable settlement for company in a Federal Labor Standards Act collective action (E.D. Va.)
• Obtained a favorable result for corporation undergoing a Department of Labor investigation regarding violations of the Federal Labor Standards Act
• Conducted an internal investigation for a company where an employee alleged sex- and race-based workplace misconduct 

Complex Contract and Business Disputes

• Secured a summary judgment of $4,367,121.68 on behalf of a lender against a defense contractor guarantor (PFF, LLC v. Benjamin Worrell) (E.D. Va.)
• Obtained dismissal for a law firm third-party defendant from breach of contract case at the motion to dismiss phase of litigation (Thornapple Associates, Inc. v. Izadpanah et al.) (E.D. Va.)
• Served as counsel for a trustee and executor in an action for an accounting (Fairfax Cir.)
• Served as counsel for software company in connection with contract disputes for claims related to the COVID-19 pandemic

Real Estate Disputes

• Represented a plaintiff restaurant group in breach of commercial lease litigation; obtained preliminary injunction against landlord and confidential settlement (Fairfax Cir.)
• Obtained preliminary injunction for a commercial developer against neighboring developer (Loudoun. Cir.)
• Successfully defended a creditor in action claiming it improperly foreclosed on real property due to a default on the underlying loan. (Fairfax Cir.)

Shareholder Disputes

• Obtained summary judgment for an executive in a stock options case and successfully defended the judgment before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (E.D. Va.)
• Obtained favorable result for a corporation and managing director facing derivative claims for breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, conversion, tortious interference with contract, and conspiracy where plaintiff sought millions in damages (Fairfax Cir.)
• Obtained early dismissal of a shareholder facing derivative claims for breach of fiduciary duty, conversion, business conspiracy, and tortious interference with contractual relations (Alexandria Cir.) 

Education

• J.D. George Mason University School of Law 2011
• B.S. with high honors Georgia Institute of Technology 2008

Bar Admissions

• Virginia
• District of Columbia

Court Admissions

• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
• U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

Professional Memberships and Activities

• Member, Virginia State Bar
• Board member, Northern Virginia Women Attorneys Association
• Member, George Mason Inn of Court
• Member, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
• Member, American Bar Association

• Chambers USA, Up and Coming, Litigation: General Commercial, Virginia, 2025 – 2026
• Super Lawyers, Rising Star, Business Litigation, Virginia, 2015 – 2020
• Virginia Business Magazine, Legal Elite Under 40, Virginia, 2018
• Best Lawyers in America, Commercial Litigation, 2026