Joseph Tydings joined Dickstein Shapiro in 1996. Mr. Tydings is counsel to national and international clients, representing numerous Maryland businesses and private entities. Today, his practice focuses on counseling and governmental representation, particularly in Maryland and Washington, DC. In the domestic arena, he has worked as outside counsel for Giant Food in Maryland on projects ranging from lobbying to persuade the Maryland legislature to reform Maryland's "blue laws," to avoiding the shoals of antitrust litigation in the food and grocery industry. He has been an active and successful trial lawyer since his service as U.S. Attorney for Maryland. His clients have included New Castle County, Delaware; Harford County, Maryland; Bausch & Lomb Corp.; Hoechst Celanese Corporation; Adolph Coors Corp.; DeSoto Chemical Company; CSXT Railroad; Embassy of Japan; Lencadia International Corporation; and Paice Corporation.