McGuireWoods was named “Law Firm of the Year” for banking and finance law and earned first-tier national rankings in 22 practice areas in the 2019 edition of U.S. News-Best Lawyers’ “Best Law Firms.” McGuireWoods is among 20 firms with the most national Tier 1 rankings and among 10 firms with the most metropolitan Tier 1 rankings in the annual report compiled from client feedback and peer reviews.
This is the seventh year in a row that U.S. News-Best Lawyers has recognized McGuireWoods as a “Law Firm of the Year” for overall performance in a specific practice area. The firm has been honored three times for banking and finance law and once for banking and finance litigation during that period, highlighting the long record of consistently strong service McGuireWoods provides for leading financial institutions in corporate and litigation matters.
Earlier this year, 25 McGuireWoods lawyers were listed in banking and finance law in The Best Lawyers in America, the most of any U.S. firm. McGuireWoods represents the top 10 U.S. banks ranked by assets and consistently ranks among America’s top law firms for lender representations in Thomson Reuters’ league tables.
“This recognition from U.S. News-Best Lawyers is a testament to the tremendous advantages our depth and experience deliver for our financial institution clients,” said Raj Natarajan, chair of the firm’s Debt Finance Department.
Susan Rodriguez, co-leader of the firm’s financial institutions industry team (FIIT), said, “McGuireWoods has built a powerhouse reputation for guiding leading financial institutions through a full range of corporate, lending and regulatory matters at a time of rapid change in the industry.”
“We are proud of the results our exceptional lawyers deliver for our clients, and it is especially rewarding to earn this recognition based on their feedback,” added FIIT co-leader Richard Viola.
McGuireWoods received national Tier 1 rankings in these categories:
- Banking and Finance Law
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Corporate Law
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Employment Law – Management
- Health Care Law
- Land Use & Zoning Law
- Litigation – Banking & Finance
- Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Litigation – Construction
- Litigation – Labor & Employment
- Litigation – Securities
- Litigation – Tax
- Mergers & Acquisitions Law
- Public Finance Law
- Real Estate Law
- Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Securitization and Structured Finance Law
- Tax Law
- Technology Law
- Trusts & Estates Law
McGuireWoods also earned 131 metropolitan Tier 1 rankings in the following cities:
Atlanta: Banking and Finance Law; Real Estate Law; Tax Law
Baltimore: Banking and Finance Law; Commercial Litigation; Public Finance Law; Real Estate Law
Charlotte, N.C.: Banking and Finance Law; Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation; Corporate Law; Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Employment Law – Management; Health Care Law; Insurance Law; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Antitrust; Litigation – Banking & Finance; Litigation – Bankruptcy; Litigation – First Amendment; Litigation – Labor & Employment; Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy); Litigation – Securities; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation; Tax Law; Trusts & Estates Law
Charlottesville, Va.: Commercial Litigation; Corporate Law; Education Law; Employment Law – Management; Health Care Law; Litigation – Trusts & Estates; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants; Tax Law; Trusts & Estates Law
Chicago: Banking and Finance Law; Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Health Care Law; Technology Law
Dallas/Fort Worth: Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent
Houston: Commercial Litigation
Jacksonville, Fla.: Real Estate Law
Los Angeles: Banking and Finance Law
New York City: Public Finance Law
Norfolk, Va.: Commercial Litigation; Corporate Law; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Real Estate Law
Pittsburgh: Commercial Litigation; International Trade and Finance Law; Litigation – Banking & Finance; Litigation – Mergers & Acquisitions; Litigation – Real Estate; Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Raleigh, N.C.: Administrative / Regulatory Law; Commercial Litigation; Environmental Law; Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants; Public Finance Law; Trusts & Estates Law
Richmond, Va.: Antitrust Law; Arbitration; Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Copyright Law; Corporate Compliance Law; Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Criminal Defense: White-Collar; Education Law; Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Employment Law – Individuals; Employment Law – Management; Energy Law; Energy Regulatory Law; Environmental Law; Gaming Law; Government Relations Practice; Health Care Law; Information Technology Law; International Trade and Finance Law; Labor Law – Management; Land Use & Zoning Law; Litigation – Antitrust; Litigation – Banking & Finance; Litigation – Bankruptcy; Litigation – Environmental; Litigation – ERISA; Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Labor & Employment; Litigation – Patent; Litigation – Securities; Litigation – Tax; Litigation – Trusts & Estates; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Non-Profit / Charities Law; Patent Law; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants; Public Finance Law; Real Estate Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Tax Law; Trademark Law; Trusts & Estates Law; Water Law
San Francisco: Securitization and Structured Finance Law
Washington, D.C. (includes Tysons, Va., office): Banking and Finance Law; Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation; Employment Law – Management; Land Use & Zoning Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy; Litigation – Construction; Litigation – Labor & Employment; Litigation – Real Estate; Litigation – Tax; Real Estate Law; Tax Law; Trusts & Estates Law
Wilmington, N.C.: Commercial Litigation; Corporate Law; Real Estate Law.
The U.S. News-Best Lawyers report is based on client and lawyer evaluations, peer reviews from leading attorneys in their fields and information provided by law firms as part of the formal survey. Clients provided feedback on firm practice groups, expertise, responsiveness, understanding of business needs, cost-effectiveness, civility and whether they would refer others to the firm.