McGuireWoods solidified its position among an exclusive group of law firms that corporate counsel identified as a commercial litigation powerhouse in “BTI Litigation Outlook 2025: More Complexity. More Growth. More Spending.”
The “powerhouse” ranking — the highest awarded by BTI Consulting Group — is reserved for the top 1% of firms in each practice area. This is the third year in a row McGuireWoods has earned the prestigious ranking for commercial litigation.
The firm earned recognition in nine litigation practice categories in the survey, which is based on unprompted feedback from legal decision makers at large companies with $1 billion or more in annual revenue.
McGuireWoods was rated a “leader” for complex commercial, class action, complex employment, general employment, intellectual property and product liability litigation; and a “standout” for cybersecurity and securities and finance litigation.
Overall, McGuireWoods was among a select group of firms BTI identified as “awesome opponents” that corporate counsel do not want see on the other side of the table in litigation matters.
According to the BTI survey, 57% of companies expect to increase their litigation budgets in 2025 to contend with more complex litigation, larger claims, and new and novel issues. More than two-thirds of the companies increasing their litigation spending expect an increase of 10% or more.
“The BTI survey reaffirms our reputation for excellence and our tremendous capabilities across all litigation practices,” said Noreen Kelly, McGuireWoods’ deputy managing partner for litigation. “We continue to build on those strengths with innovations that enable us to anticipate and respond to our clients’ evolving needs.”
BTI’s surveys of corporate counsel consistently rate McGuireWoods as a leading law firm. The firm has been recognized 18 times on BTI’s Client Service A-Team, the gold standard for measuring client service excellence.