Twenty-four McGuireWoods lawyers from 11 firm offices have been named 2017 “Lawyers of the Year” by The Best Lawyers in America, an honor given to only one lawyer in each practice area per city.
In addition, 189 McGuireWoods lawyers from the firm’s U.S. offices were selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America for 2017. The firm has 19 lawyers listed in the practice area of Banking and Finance Law, the most of any firm in the nation. It is the fourth year in a row that McGuireWoods has earned this distinction, reflecting the depth and experience of its nationally recognized debt finance practice. In addition, the firm has 37 lawyers listed in Commercial Litigation and 20 listed in Corporate Law. McGuireWoods also has the most listed lawyers in Virginia with 90.
Best Lawyers selects honorees based on the results of surveys in which thousands of lawyers confidentially evaluate their peers. The following McGuireWoods partners were recognized as 2017 “Lawyers of the Year” in their respective specialties:
- Mark E. Anderson, Raleigh, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
- John S. Barr, Richmond, Arbitration
- Kenneth D. Bell, Charlotte, Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
- Scott S. Cairns, Jacksonville, Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Clifford A. Cutchins IV, Richmond, Corporate Governance Law
- Douglas W. Ey Jr., Charlotte, Litigation – Banking and Finance
- Howard Feller, Richmond, Litigation – Antitrust
- Douglas M. Foley, Norfolk, Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Charles D. Fox IV, Charlottesville, Trusts and Estates
- David E. Huffine, Wilmington, Real Estate Law
- Hilary P. Jordan, Atlanta, Banking and Finance Law
- Kurt J. Krueger, Charlottesville, Corporate Law
- Bradley R. Kutrow, Charlotte, Litigation – Securities
- J. Mark Lawless, Austin, Insurance Law
- Gary S. Marshall, Richmond, Employment Law – Management
- Robert W. McFarland, Norfolk, Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Stephen W. Robinson, Tysons, Employment Law – Management (selected for Washington, D.C. area)
- Mary Nash Rusher, Raleigh, Public Finance Law
- Gary D. Samson, Los Angeles – Century City, Banking and Finance Law
- Rodney A. Satterwhite, Richmond, Information Technology Law
- L.D. Simmons II, Charlotte, Insurance Law
- Catherine E. Thompson, Charlotte, Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Scott P. Vaughn, Charlotte, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Warren E. Zirkle, Richmond, Litigation – Securities
The following McGuireWoods lawyers were selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America for 2017:
ATLANTA (10) – John Beane (retired), Corporate Law; Art Gambill, Banking and Finance Law; Christopher K. Greene, Banking and Finance Law; John T. Grieb, Real Estate Law; Richard Hankins, Litigation – Labor and Employment; Fred T. Isaf, Real Estate Law; Hilary P. Jordan, Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law, Securitization and Structure Finance Law; William B. Marianes, Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Gerald V. Thomas II, Tax Law; Thomas R. Walker, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law.
AUSTIN (1) – J. Mark Lawless, Insurance Law.
BALTIMORE (5) – Ilene A. Bailey, Real Estate Law; Alan C. Cason, Banking and Finance Law, Public Finance Law; Cheryl O’Donnell Guth, Non-Profit / Charities Law; Ava E. Lias-Booker, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation-Securities; Emery B. McRill, Banking and Finance Law, Public Finance Law.
CHARLOTTE (38) – Stephen David Allred, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance; Brian D. Barger, Litigation – Labor and Employment; Kenneth D. Bell, Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White Collar, Litigation – Environmental, Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy), Litigation – Securities; Irving M. Brenner, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Labor and Employment; Boyd C. Campbell Jr., Corporate Compliance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Jeffrey R. Capwell, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Andrea C. Chomakos, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates; Peter J. Covington, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Antitrust, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – Securities; Robert W. Cramer, Banking and Finance Law; Larry J. Dagenhart, Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law; Susan Pyle Dion, Employment Law – Management; Kathleen Dooley, Commercial Litigation; Douglas W. Ey Jr., Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants; John C. Fennebresque, Banking and Finance Law; James Hans Guterman, Banking and Finance Law; James T. Hedrick Jr., Banking and Finance Law; Benne C. Hutson, Environmental Law; J. Trevor Johnston, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Bradley R. Kutrow, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – First Amendment, Litigation – Securities, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants; E. Lynwood Mallard, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Harrison L. Marshall Jr., Corporate Law, Venture Capital Law; John G. McDonald, Employment Law – Management; E. Graham McGoogan Jr., Tax Law, Trusts and Estates; R. Malloy McKeithen, Banking and Finance Law; Paul M. Navarro, Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment; Robert Hugh Pryor, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy; P. Christian Scheurer, Corporate Law; L.D. Simmons II, Insurance Law; Bruce M. Steen, Commercial Litigation, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – ERISA, Litigation – Labor and Employment; Catherine E. Thompson, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Securities; Scott P. Vaughn, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Richard W. Viola, Securities / Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation; H. Landis Wade Jr., Employment Law – Individuals, Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment; Bart Walker, Health Care Law; W. Kent Walker Jr., Banking and Finance Law; David B. Whelpley Jr., Construction Law; J. Michael Wilson, Tax Law; Elizabeth G. Wren, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (10) – Jonathan T. Blank, Commercial Litigation; Lucius H. Bracey Jr., Trusts and Estates; Charles D. Fox IV, Litigation – Trusts and Estates, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates; David Z. Izakowitz, Employment Law – Management, Immigration Law; J. Brian Jackson, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants; Steven J. Keeler, Venture Capital Law; Kurt J. Krueger, Corporate Law; Leigh B. Middleditch Jr., Commercial Litigation, Health Care Law, Tax Law; James F. Neale, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants; R. Craig Wood, Education Law, Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants.
CHICAGO (10) – Scott Becker, Health Care Law; Steve Gold, Technology Law; Scott L. Glickson, Technology Law; Sally Doubet King, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Aaron G. McCollough, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Robert G. McElroy, Tax Law; Philip J. Perzek, Banking and Finance Law; James B. Riley Jr., Health Care Law; Marta A. Stein, Commercial Litigation; Brian I. Swett, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (1) – James H. Hodges, Government Relations Practice.
DALLAS (2) – Jason W. Cook, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent; Mark A. Platt, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law.
HOUSTON (3) – Ronald G. Franklin, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs; Richard P. Keeton, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Securities; Jacks C. Nickens, Commercial Litigation, Securities / Capital Markets Law.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (4) – Donald D. Anderson, Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental; Scott S. Cairns, Litigation – Labor and Employment; Kenneth M. Keefe Jr., Real Estate Law; Halcyon E. Skinner, Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law.
LOS ANGELES – CENTURY CITY (2) – Neil W. Rust, Banking and Finance Law; Gary D. Samson, Banking and Finance Law, Equipment Finance Law.
LOS ANGELES – DOWNTOWN (1) – Mark A. Spitzer, Banking and Finance Law.
NEW YORK (4) – Michael J. DiMattia, Litigation – Labor and Employment; J. Kevin Dougherty, Corporate Law, Public Finance Law; Philip Goldstein, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; William E. Goydan, Commercial Litigation.
NORFOLK, Va. (5) – Richard J. Cromwell, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Douglas M. Foley, Litigation – Bankruptcy; Robert W. McFarland, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation; John D. Padgett, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Transportation Law; Mark D. Williamson, Real Estate Law.
PITTSBURGH (6) – Hannah T. Frank, Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Mark E. Freedlander, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Alan B. Gordon, Real Estate Law; Leonard J. Marsico, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – Environmental, Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions, Litigation – Real Estate; David P. Pusateri, International Trade and Finance Law; Gordon W. Schmidt, Commercial Litigation.
RALEIGH, N.C. (6) – Mark E. Anderson, Commercial Litigation, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants; Jean Gordon Carter, Trusts and Estates; Charles D. Case, Administrative/Regulatory Law, Energy Regulatory Law, Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental; Mary Lynne Grigg, Energy Law; Justin D. Howard, Commercial Litigation, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants; Mary Nash Rusher, Public Finance Law.
RICHMOND, Va. (65) – Arthur E. Anderson II, Public Finance Law; Terrence M. Bagley, Commercial Litigation, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants; Mary Dalton Baril, Copyright Law, Gaming Law; John S. Barr, Arbitration, Mediation; Dennis I. Belcher, Litigation – Trusts and Estates, Trusts and Estates; Craig D. Bell, Litigation and Controversy – Tax, Tax Law; J. William Boland, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance; Robert L. Burrus Jr., Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law; Stephen D. Busch, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Thomas E. Cabaniss, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Clement D. Carter, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants; Robert M. Cipolla, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Richard Cullen, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar; Clifford A. Cutchins IV, Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law; W. Birch Douglass III, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates; David E. Evans, Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental, Water Law; Howard Feller, Antitrust Law, Litigation – Antitrust; David E. Finkelson, Copyright Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, Patent Law; Bryan A. Fratkin, Litigation – Banking and Finance; Jonathan P. Harmon, Employment Law – Individuals; T. Craig Harmon, Real Estate Law; Dion W. Hayes, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy; Patrick T. Horne, Energy Law; Joanne Katsantonis, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Jerry W. Kilgore, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Government Relations Practice; Donald E. King, Corporate Compliance Law, Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, International Trade and Finance Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Mark J. La Fratta, Energy Law, Energy Regulatory Law; John M. Lain, Water Law; Vishwa B. Link, Energy Law; Nancy R. Little, Corporate Law, Real Estate Law; Gary S. Marshall, Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment; George Keith Martin, Construction Law, Municipal Law, Real Estate Law; Eugene E. Mathews III, Commercial Litigation; James P. McElligott Jr., Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – ERISA and Litigation – Labor and Employment; Michele A. W. McKinnon, Non-Profit / Charities Law, Trusts and Estates; Charles L. Menges, Banking and Finance Law, Real Estate Law; Christopher R. Nolen, Government Relations Practice; John B. O’Grady, Litigation – Trusts and Estates, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates; Scott Oostdyk, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Environmental; Rosewell Page III (retired), Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Environmental, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants; Janet P. Peyton, Trademark Law; Robert F. Redmond Jr., Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants; Joseph K. Reid III, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants; David L. Richardson, Public Finance Law; Bradley A. Ridlehoover, Litigation and Controversy – Tax; Brian C. Riopelle , Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent; Thomas P. Rohman, Tax Law; Dana Rust, Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment; Rodney A. Satterwhite, Employment Law – Management, Information Technology Law, Labor Law – Management; Gilbert E. “Bud” Schill Jr., Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Education Law, Health Care Law; Joseph S. Sheerin, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Daniel K. Slone, Environmental Law; Thomas J. Stallings, Health Care Law; Samuel L. Tarry Jr., Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants; James A. Thornhill, Environmental Law; Howard C. Vick, Jr., Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar; J. Tracy Walker IV, Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants; James H. Walsh, Antitrust Law, Litigation – Antitrust; Stephen H. Watts II, Energy Law; Jill Misage Webb, Corporate Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Anne Marie Whittemore, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Litigation – Environmental, Litigation – Securities; Steven R. Williams, Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants; Thomas S. Word Jr., Trusts and Estates; W. Carter Younger, Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Labor Law – Union, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Labor and Employment; Warren E. Zirkle, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Securities.
TYSONS, Va. (10) – Ronald D. Aucutt, Litigation and Controversy – Tax, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates; Thomas C. Brown Jr. (retired), Corporate Law, Health Care Law; M. Melissa Glassman, Litigation – Construction; E. Kristen Moye, Banking and Finance Law; Jonathan P. Rak, Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law; Gregory A. Riegle, Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law; Stephen W. Robinson, Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment; Thomas E. Spahn, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation; David I. Swan, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Gino Zaccardelli, Trusts and Estates.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (3) – Frank J. Donatelli, Government Relations Practice; Robert Plotkin, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – Securities; George J. Terwilliger III, Criminal Defense: White Collar.
WILMINGTON, N.C. (3) – David E. Huffine, Real Estate Law; Henry L. Kitchin Jr., Commercial Litigation; J. Dickson McLean, Corporate Law.