Seasoned counsel with a little rock and roll.
Nick Albu’s clients credit him for being creative, candid and aggressive.
Nick represents privately held companies and individuals in high-stakes litigation. He tries cases and arbitrates matters involving fiduciary claims, shareholder actions, contract disputes, fraud, tortious interference, conspiracy, defamation, misappropriation and government contracts.
Nick also represents Northern Virginia owners, developers and builders in zoning and land use disputes. His clients engage him when they face contentious matters before legislative bodies, planning commissions, zoning appeal boards and trial and appellate courts.
Nick protects his clients’ property rights from government overreach in matters involving zoning ordinance amendments, zoning determinations, vested rights, special exception permits, rezonings, plan disapprovals, proffers, regulatory takings and inverse condemnation, unconstitutional conditions, piecemeal downzonings and zoning permits.
Previously, Nick was a litigation partner in the Global Commercial Disputes group of Reed Smith LLP, an international law firm. He is married, has two daughters and lives in Purcellville, Virginia.
Nick attended Washington and Lee University School of Law and Appalachian State University. He is admitted to the Virginia State Bar and practices in Virginia’s state and federal courts.
High-Stakes Business Disputes
Defended Chairman and real estate investment and management companies in contentious shareholder litigation in Montgomery County, Maryland.
Obtained dismissal of claims alleging fraudulent concealment in townhouse construction against LLC manager in Arlington County.
Secured favorable settlement for trustees and executors in multi-million dollar claims by institutional beneficiary in Fairfax County.
Secured favorable settlement for trustee in proceeding involving multi-million-dollar dispute over value of minority shares in Augusta County.
Defended pharmaceutical company in generic drugs antitrust price fixing multidistrict litigation in Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Member of team that obtained Court of Federal Claims ruling ordering corrective action on $82 billion procurement.
Represented government contractor in federal court action involving misappropriation of trade secrets in Eastern District of Virginia.
Defended government contractor in federal court action alleging breach of teaming agreement in Eastern District of Virginia.
Represented government contractor in Court of Federal Claims bid protest involving ICE task order.
Represented government contractor in GAO bid protest involving DEA blanket purchase agreement.
Secured favorable settlement for developer facing multi-million dollar contract, tortious interference and conspiracy claims in Loudoun County.
Obtained victory for developer in Loudoun County commercial arbitration, resulting in a multi-million dollar award and attorney’s fees.
Secured favorable settlement for food distributor in Maryland federal court contract, tort and anti-price discrimination action.
Zoning and Land Use Disputes
Unanimous ruling from Supreme Court of Virginia granting motion to dismiss governing body’s appeal.
Unanimous decision from Supreme Court of Virginia affirming trial court victory in closely-held business dispute concerning control of company and right to develop approximately 1,000 acres in Loudoun County.
Negotiated favorable settlement for owner and developer alleging unlawful piecemeal downzoning in Loudoun County.
Representing owner in actions challenging alleged effort to thwart by-right residential development in Loudoun County.
Representing owner in challenge to governing body’s imposition of alleged unlawful impact fee in Loudoun County.
Representing owner in challenge to governing body’s alleged failure to approve sewer in Town of Leesburg.
Representing commercial owner in ejectment and trespass action in Town of Leesburg.
Representing residential owners in restrictive covenant dispute in Arlington County.
Successfully resolved restrictive covenant dispute for country club in Fairfax County.
Represented owner and developer in road construction dispute in Town of Leesburg.
Represented developer and builder in challenges to locality’s alleged unlawful efforts to restrict cluster subdivision through zoning determinations and failure to approve plans in Loudoun County.
Obtained approval of cluster subdivision plan for owner in the face of organized community opposition in Town of Middleburg.
Representing owner and developer in challenge to alleged arbitrary plan denial, unlawful regulatory taking and imposition of unconstitutional conditions in Fairfax County.
Negotiated settlement for owner in challenge to alleged unlawful denial of RPA exception in Fairfax County.
Represented builder in challenge against governing body for failure to rezone and alleged zoning moratorium in Prince William County.
Secured private arbitration victory for commercial tenant with option to purchase rezoned property along Metro line in Fairfax County.
Successfully defended owner’s vested rights to sportsplex field lighting in bench trial against neighboring landowners in Loudoun County.
Secured dismissal in action challenging sand and gravel mine operator’s special exception permit in Caroline County.
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The Albu Firm PLLC
Nicholas V. Albu
40834 Graydon Manor Lane
Leesburg, Virginia 20175
e-mail Mobile (703) 850-9561 Fax (703) 783-5748