Zachary William Acres

Expand All + Experience + Representative Matters Zoning and Land Use Experience with Planned Unit Developments (PUDs), map amendments, special exceptions, rezonings, proffered condition amendments, variances, and use permits in the District of Columbia and Northern Virginia Assisted with preparation of easements, deeds, covenants, subdivisions, and related site plan applications in the District of Columbia and Northern Virginia Prepared zoning due diligence memoranda for clients throughout the DC metropolitan area Litigation Successfully handled all aspects of a case that reached the Virginia Supreme Court relating to local taxation of transferable development rights in Arlington County, Virginia Argued before the Virginia Supreme Court in a case involving land use and local government issues in Fairfax County, Virginia Insights + Thought Leadership February 2025 Business News Digest Business News Digest February 19, 2025 RENTAL Act Promises to Improve Confidence for Owners of Affordable and Market-Rate Housing in the District and Provides Significant Exemptions to TOPA RENTAL Act Promises to Improve Confidence for Owners of Affordable and Market-Rate Housing in the District and Provides Significant Exemptions to TOPA December 2024 Business News Digest Business News Digest View More View More View More Events May 07, 2024 Conversion Projects in Downtown DC; New Incentive Programs and Zoning Changes Conversion Projects in Downtown DC; New Incentive Programs and Zoning Changes Recent News September 03, 2025 Washington Business Journal Quotes Zach Williams on a DC Restaurant Project Washington Business Journal Quotes Zach Williams on a DC Restaurant Project August 04, 2025 ARLnow Quotes Zach Williams on Langston Blvd Redevelopment Plan ARLnow Quotes Zach Williams on Langston Blvd Redevelopment Plan July 28, 2025 Venable Closes Series of Development Projects in Arlington County Venable Closes Series of Development Projects in Arlington County View More View More View More Credentials + Education J. D. George Washington University Law School 2008 B. A. Political Science Davidson College 2005 Managing editor, The Davidsonian Bar Admissions District of Columbia Maryland Virginia Court Admissions U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia U. S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit U. S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit Professional Memberships and Activities Graduate, Urban Land Institute, Regional Land Use Leadership Institute Program Member, Urban Land Institute, ULI Washington Member, ULI Washington Case Studies Committee Member, NAIOP, Northern Virginia Chapter Member, International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) Member, Virginia State Bar, Local Government Section Member, District of Columbia Bar, Real Estate, Housing and Land Use Section Member, Maryland State Bar Association, Real Property Section Recognition + Super Lawyers, Rising Star, Washington, DC, 2014 - 2023