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… Richmond; Samuel Tarry of Tysons Project financeBrian Kelly of Baltimore; Timothy Callahan of Chicago; Durham McCormick of Houston; D. Brennen Keene and Doug Lamb of Richmond Real estate financeWilliam Seligman and Alice Youngbar of Century City; Dennis Mensi and Craig Harmon of New York Tax: not-for-profit (nonprofit and tax-exempt organizations)Gerald V. Thomas II of Atlanta; Jean Gordon Carter of Raleigh; Michele McKinnon and Alec Sauble of Richmond Tax: U.S …

… Hughes, Jake Spilman, Daniel Howell, Jeff Goldfarb, Akash Sethi, Jon Neal and Arrion Dennis assisted in the transaction. McGuireWoods’ multidisciplinary energy team includes more than 200 lawyers who work across all sectors of the industry. The firm consistently ranks among the leading law firms for U.S. M&A deals and its energy and transactional capabilities earned nationwide recognition from Chambers USA and The Legal 500.

… Hughes, Jake Spilman, Daniel Howell, Jeff Goldfarb, Akash Sethi, Jon Neal and Arrion Dennis assisted in the transaction. McGuireWoods’ multidisciplinary energy team includes more than 200 lawyers who work across all sectors of the industry. The firm consistently ranks among the leading law firms for U.S. M&A deals and its energy and transactional capabilities earned nationwide recognition from Chambers USA and The Legal 500.

McGuireWoods is a finalist in five award categories, including Law Firm of the Year and M&A Deal of the Year, in the 2023 M&A Advisor Awards. The annual awards program recognizes top corporate transactions from the past year and the firms involved in closing them.The firm is a finalist for M&A Deal of the Year between $500 million and $1 billion for advising longtime client Dominion Energy in its sale of …

… San FranciscoTransport: rail and road – litigation and regulation Eric Bilik, Christopher Thanner and Sean Walsh of Jacksonville; Bryan Brantley and Natalie Zagari of Pittsburgh; Davis Walsh of RichmondTransport: shipping – litigation and regulation John Padgett and Jeanne Noonan of Norfolk; Bryan Brantley of Pittsburgh

McGuireWoods earned recognition for its U.S. energy regulatory and transactional work as well as its banking and finance, restructuring, and labor and employment capabilities in Chambers and Partners’ 2023 Global Guide. In addition, nine partners attained individual rankings based on feedback from clients and practitioners. Chambers again ranked McGuireWoods in the Energy: Electricity (Transactional) and Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation) categories, reflecting the depth and breadth of the firm’s experience in both areas. Deputy …

… advises on cross-jurisdictional matters involving other regulatory bodies. One respondent called Symons, “a very good writer with a ton of institutional expertise. He's also a really strong technical FERC practitioner." Symons also was hailed as an “an out-of-the-box thinker who comes up with creative solutions.”In addition, partner Michael Woodard was ranked in the Projects: Power & Renewables: Transactional category. The chair of the firm’s M&A and Energy …

Law360 quoted McGuireWoods partner Michael Woodard in a Feb. 4, 2022 story on the renewal of global safeguard tariffs on imported solar cells and panels. The Biden administration extended the Trump-era tariffs by four years, but doubled the initial amount of solar cells that are exempt to 5 gigawatts and exempted double-sided solar panels, which are favored by many project developers. "I still think the biggest win for developers is just simply: It …

McGuireWoods partners Brian Kelly and Michael Woodard and associate Emilie McNally were interviewed in the May/June issue of Corporate Counsel Business Journal. The team discussed the economic and regulatory climate for renewable energy and how the Texas power grid failure, the pandemic and the Biden administration’s energy priorities affect the outlook. One of the biggest opportunities for renewable energy companies will come from redeveloping former coal-fired power plants. Kelly, leader of McGuireWoods …

… of TysonsTransport: aviation and air travel – finance Patricia Hosmer and David Whelpley Jr. of Charlotte; Deepak Reddy of New York; Peter Szurley of San FranciscoTransport: rail and road – litigation and regulation Brian Jackson of Charlottesville; Eric Bilik and Christopher Thanner of Jacksonville; Bryan Brantley and Matthew Monsour of PittsburghTransport: shipping – litigation and regulation John Padgett of Norfolk; Bryan Brantley of Pittsburgh.

… of Chicago North Carolina – Brian Barger and Bruce Steen of Charlotte Virginia – Dana Rust of Richmond Litigation: General Commercial Maryland – Ava Lias-Booker of Baltimore North Carolina – Douglas W. Ey Jr. and Bradley R. Kutrow of Charlotte Virginia – Jonathan Blank of Charlottesville Texas – Ronald Franklin of Houston Litigation: Medical Malpractice Defense North Carolina – Mark Anderson of Raleigh Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations Illinois – Christina Egan of Chicago Virginia – John Adams and Richard Cullen …

Mergermarket quoted partner Michael Woodard, chair of McGuireWoods’ M&A and Energy Transactional Department, in an article titled “Legal Deal Work Zooms Into 2021.” The article looked at the state of deal activity during the height of the coronavirus pandemic. Despite fears that the pandemic would bring deal activity to a standstill, transactional work remained strong in 2020 — including notable fourth-quarter gains — as lawyers learned to navigate new challenges. The article credited effective merger …

McGuireWoods reinforced its position as a leading law firm for U.S. and global M&A transactions in 2020, earning top 10 rankings in year-end league tables published by Refinitiv and Bloomberg. The firm placed fifth for the number of deals involving U.S. targets in Refinitiv’s rankings and was sixth for U.S. deal count in Bloomberg’s league tables. McGuireWoods was ninth in Refinitiv’s rankings and 10th in Bloomberg’s …

McGuireWoods remained a dominant player in U.S. and global M&A transactions in the first half of 2020, earning top five rankings for U.S. deal count and placing among the top 10 for global deals in league tables published by Refinitiv and Bloomberg.McGuireWoods ranked fourth in deal count for advising clients in acquisitions of U.S. companies and seventh in global M&A deals in Refinitiv’s league tables. The firm was …

… Older of New YorkTransport: aviation and air travel – finance Patricia Hosmer and David Whelpley Jr. of Charlotte; Deepak Reddy of New York; Peter Szurley of San FranciscoTransport: rail and road – litigation and regulation Brian Jackson of Charlottesville; Eric Bilik, Patrick Dover and Christopher Thanner of JacksonvilleTransport: shipping – regulation John Padgett of Norfolk

McGuireWoods delivered another standout performance for clients in U.S. and global M&A transactions in the first quarter of 2020, earning top five rankings for U.S. deal count and top 10 rankings for global deals in league tables published by Refinitiv and Bloomberg.McGuireWoods ranked third in deal count for advising clients in acquisitions of U.S. companies and sixth in global M&A deals in Refinitiv’s league tables. The firm was …

… Best Business Team in its Global Legal Awards for devising a business development strategy that enables its lawyers to introduce companies and investors to deal opportunities. McGuireWoods continued to expand its national network of independent sponsors and capital providers, as more than 800 attended the firm’s third annual Independent Sponsor Conference in Dallas. “The league tables validate our standing as a leading law firm for M&A, private equity, capital markets and syndicated …

… finalist in six deal categories for the 2019 M&A Advisor Awards recognizing the year’s top corporate transactions. The American Lawyer named the firm a finalist for Best Business Team in its Global Legal Awards for devising a business development strategy that enables its lawyers to introduce companies and investors to deal opportunities.

McGuireWoods Richmond partner Michael Woodard and associate Jake Spilman co-authored the U.S. chapter of Lexology: Getting the Deal Through’s “Joint Ventures 2020,” providing a holistic review of key issues in the strategic pursuit of a joint venture, regardless of the form that joint venture takes. Woodard, chair of the firm’s Mergers & Acquisitions and Corporate Transactions Department, and Spilman discussed the U.S. legal framework for joint ventures; management and governance issues …

McGuireWoods continued to be a dominant player in M&A transactions through the third quarter of 2019, earning top five rankings for U.S. deal count and top 10 rankings for global transactions in league tables published by Refinitiv and Bloomberg.McGuireWoods ranked third in deal count for advising clients in acquisitions of U.S. companies and eighth in global deals in Refinitiv’s tables. The firm was fifth in Bloomberg’s rankings for total …

McGuireWoods remained a dominant player advising clients in M&A transactions through the first half of 2019, earning top five rankings for U.S. deal count and top 10 rankings for global transactions in league tables published by Refinitiv and Bloomberg. McGuireWoods ranked third in deal count for advising clients in acquisitions of U.S. companies, fifth for all deals involving U.S. clients and ninth for global deals in Refinitiv’s tables. The firm …

… capital) Bryan Bylica and Mark Kromkowski of Chicago; Kevin Boardman of DallasM&A: middle-market (sub-$500 million) Chris Scheurer of Charlotte; Geoffrey Cockrell of Chicago; Thomas Zahn of Pittsburgh; Joanne Katsantonis and Michael Woodard of RichmondPrivate equity buyouts Christopher Nesbit of Charlotte; Geoffrey Cockrell of Chicago; Jon Finger and David McLean of Dallas; Thomas Zahn of PittsburghProduct liability, mass tort and class actions – automotive/transport – defense Courtney Shytle of Columbia; Diane Flannery, Perry …

… and The Legal 500. The firm also was honored in Financial Times’ North America Innovative Lawyers report for its nationwide initiative to connect independent sponsors with capital providers for specific private equity deals.

… magazine’s Mid-Market M&A Awards. The firm is a finalist in 11 deal categories for the 2018 M&A Advisor Awards, which recognize top corporate transactions from the past year and the firms involved in closing those deals.