Law360, Bloomberg Law, Global Legal Chronicle and the Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce were among the media outlets that reported on the recent arrival of McGuireWoods partner Michael Scoville.
Scoville litigates product liability matters, commercial disputes and arbitrations involving the aviation, aerospace, defense contracting, telecommunications and automotive industries and has earned a nationwide ranking for aviation litigation from Chambers USA each year since 2021. He joined McGuireWoods from Perkins Coie in Seattle, and previously served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington. Scoville, who served as a law clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, is one of 10 former high court clerks in the firm’s litigation practices.
“The chance to join McGuireWoods presented me with new challenges and opportunities to grow in new areas,” Scoville told Law360 in its June 12, 2024, story.
Scoville said he was drawn to McGuireWoods by its strength in litigation and investigations, as well as by the chance to work with partner Benjamin Hatch, chair of the firm’s Environmental & Mass Tort Litigation Department. They have known each other since their time at Harvard Law School.
“Ben and I go back decades, and we’ve been in touch over the years closely and the opportunity to join forces seemed like it made a lot of sense,” Scoville said.