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ABOUT US<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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McGuireWoods has spent 190 years earning and maintaining the trust of clients by virtue of our deep and broad legal experience; a passion for understanding their businesses and markets; innovative delivery of practical, business-minded solutions; and unmatched client service. That\u2019s the reason we have been on BTI Consulting\u2019s Client Service A-Team top 30 list \u2014 the gold standard \u2014 19 times. We are grateful our clients take note.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We take an industry-centric approach to serving clients. With nine industry teams, we are one of the few \u2014 and first \u2014 firms to truly look at the law through that lens to ensure a commercial mind-set.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We represent leading financial services institutions, including the top 10 U.S. banks ranked by assets, fintech companies investment advisers, and broker-dealers in litigation, transactional and regulatory matters. Our long history helping prominent financial institutions overcome challenges and achieve their business goals is touted by independent authorities such as Law360<\/em>, which twice named McGuireWoods a \u201cBanking Practice Group of the Year.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our top-tier private equity practice stands apart for excellent deal work and an entrepreneurial approach that adds value for clients through introductions and referrals of tailored investment opportunities. McGuireWoods\u2019 international Independent Sponsor<\/a> and Emerging Manager<\/a> programs distinguish us as the pre-eminent law firm for emerging private investment fund managers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The firm helps healthcare providers and investors navigate a daunting combination of regulatory, market and financial challenges, bringing together lawyers from across practice areas to develop and deliver business-focused solutions. Our annual Healthcare Private Equity and Finance Conference<\/a> is one of the largest PE events in the U.S. healthcare market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our energy practice combines legal, policy, technology and business experience to meet the challenges clients face in all sectors of a rapidly changing industry. We continuously earn nationwide rankings for our energy transactional, regulatory and litigation work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

McGuireWoods\u2019 experience in high-stakes litigation and government investigations is second to none. We have represented Fortune 100 companies and individuals in some of the most prominent criminal, regulatory and investigative matters in recent years, repeatedly earning top national accolades. Our deep bench of trial and appellate lawyers includes six fellows of the American College of Trial Lawyers and 11 former U.S. Supreme Court law clerks. We provide powerful advocacy to manage the most serious enforcement risks and give clients a strategic advantage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Excellence is our hallmark, a standard set by top practitioners across McGuireWoods\u2019 litigation and corporate teams, including former prosecutors, enforcement officials, high-level government lawyers, in-house counsel and industry experts whose unique insight provides powerful advantages for clients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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WHO<\/mark> WE ARE<\/h2>\n\n\n\n