Venable Partner Brian Schwalb Wins DC Attorney General’s Race

Venable’s Brian Schwalb won Tuesday’s Democratic primary for District of Columbia attorney general, topping two rivals, including a fellow Big Law partner.

Schwalb, manager of Venable’s Washington office, won 45 percent of the vote, finishing ahead of Perkins Coie’s Bruce Spiva, who had 36 percent, and solo practitioner Ryan Jones with 18 percent, according to the DC Board of Elections.

A fourth candidate, city council member Kenyan McDuffie, ended his campaign in May after the Board of Elections ruled he didn’t meet the qualifications for the job.

With DC being a heavily Democratic city, Schwalb will likely prevail in the ...