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VVA, LLC opens Washington, D.C. office

VVA, LLC, the leading Manhattan-based project management & consulting firm has opened their D.C. office, located in downtown Washington, D.C. VVA, whose client base boasts some of the top law firms, financial services and media and entertainment companies worldwide, has managed many projects over the years in D.C. Now with a permanent presence in D.C., the firm will have the ability to be more proactive, and better service clients, in this market. Patrick Marinaro, former director of project management for CBRE's Mid-Atlantic region, will head up VVA's new office. Marinaro has worked with many prominent corporations and law firms in his greater than 25-year career, including Advisory Board, McKinsey & Co., Steptoe & Johnson and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, to name a few. "With Patrick's background as a leading project management figure in Washington, D.C., having completed in excess of 6 million s/f of projects, he possesses the experience, leadership qualities and local knowledge to achieve VVA's goal of opening up an office in D.C.," said Lorenzo Vascotto, managing director of VVA. Marinaro said, "It's an incredible opportunity to leverage the brand, know-how and capability of an established Project Management entity such as VVA, in the Washington, D.C. market. I am honored to be partnering with them in expanding the VVA presence."
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