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… Partners, a transaction that created the nation’s leading clinically integrated vision care network. The transaction is a finalist for Healthcare/Life Sciences Deal of the Year (over $500 million) and Corporate/Strategic Deal of the Year ($500 million to $1 billion).Sale of ExOne to Desktop Metal. McGuireWoods advised ExOne, a global provider of three-dimensional printing machines and other products, in its $575 million sale to Desktop Metal Inc., which has an …

… helping others achieve their full potential, whether in the legal profession or the business world.”

McGuireWoods Houston partner Demetra Liggins has been recognized as a “Diversity and Inclusion Champion” by Texas Lawyer in the Texas Legal Awards. The award recognizes lawyers who overcame insurmountable odds to achieve success or had an outsized influence on inclusivity initiatives. An accomplished bankruptcy lawyer, Liggins has more than two decades of experience in business finance and restructuring for public and private companies. She is a frequent speaker on bankruptcy and finance topics, as well …

McGuireWoods Houston partner Demetra Liggins was featured in a Q&A published by The Texas Lawbook on July 8, 2022. In the in-depth interview, Liggins discussed her career as a bankruptcy and restructuring lawyer, mentors who influenced her career, and her “Corporate Homie” platform that helps women and people of color build a community of support and advance in the corporate world. Liggins said she joined McGuireWoods last year because of its exceptional technical …

McGuireWoods Houston partner Demetra Liggins has been recognized as one of the “Premier Women in the Law” by the Houston Association of Women Attorneys, a nonprofit organization that promotes the interests of women in Houston’s legal community. The award, which honors women who break new ground in the legal profession, will be presented to Liggins for her “entrepreneurial spirit” at the ninth annual Premier Women in Law Luncheon to be held March 31, 2022 …

McGuireWoods has relocated its Houston office to Texas Tower, a new 47-story, 1-million-square-foot office tower on the 800 block of Texas Avenue.Located close to the Central Business District, Theater District and Historic District, the building meets the LEED Platinum, WiredScore and WELLBuilding standards.“This move enables us to meet the growing needs of the firm and our clients,” said Houston office managing partner Yasser Madriz. “We look forward to expanding …

… American College of Bankruptcy. McGuireWoods has experience in some of the most significant restructurings and Chapter 11 cases in recent years. The firm ranked among the world’s leading restructuring and insolvency firms in the 2021 edition of the GRR 100, earned a nationwide ranking for bankruptcy and restructuring in the 2021 edition of Chambers USA, and Tier 1 national practice rankings for insolvency and reorganization law and bankruptcy litigation in the 2022 edition …

McGuireWoods sponsored and participated in Corporate Counsel Women of Color’s 17thAnnual Career Strategies Conference, held virtually and in person Sept. 22-25, 2021, in Los Angeles. Firm lawyers attending the conference included Century City partner Lisa Atty, Baltimore partner and Diversity & Inclusion Committee chair Ava Lias-Booker, Los Angeles partner Tanya Greene, D.C. associate Brandi Howard, Houston partner Demetra Liggins and Charlotte counsel Tanisha Reed. The conference featured a “Board-Readiness Training Boot …

Law360and Texas Lawyer were among numerous media outlets covering the July 1, 2021, arrival of restructuring partner Demetra Liggins in the firm’s Houston office.Liggins has more than two decades of experience in business finance and restructuring for public and private companies. She is the sixth partner to join the firm’s Houston office in 2021.“It felt like they had a new fresh commitment to bankruptcy and restructuring,” Liggins told Law360. “All of …

… Firm Rainmaker by Diversity & the Bar magazine, a Minority Corporate Counsel Association publication.“Demetra is a dynamic lawyer whose track record of excellence and leadership on diversity and inclusion fits perfectly with our culture,” said Yasser Madriz, managing partner of the Houston office.Liggins is the sixth partner to join McGuireWoods’ Houston office this year. Her arrival follows the additions of M&A partner Edmund Daniels, private equity partner Garrett Johnston, labor and employment …