{"id":88293,"date":"2025-06-24T08:13:18","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T13:13:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=88293"},"modified":"2025-12-31T16:39:23","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T21:39:23","slug":"mcguirewoods-earns-41-nationwide-practice-rankings-in-legal-500-united-states-guide","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/news\/press-releases\/2025\/6\/mcguirewoods-earns-41-nationwide-practice-rankings-in-legal-500-united-states-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"McGuireWoods Earns 41 Nationwide Practice Rankings in Legal 500 United States Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>McGuireWoods was recognized as a leading law firm in 41 nationwide practice areas in the 2025 edition of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legal500.com\/c\/united-states\/practice-areas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Legal 500 United States<\/a>, the respected independent guide to the country\u2019s top firms and lawyers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The annual rankings reaffirm McGuireWoods\u2019 litigation and transactional strength across industries and practice areas, including energy; banking and finance; M&amp;A and private equity; healthcare; commercial litigation; corporate investigations and white collar criminal defense; product liability defense; labor and employment; data protection and privacy; and transportation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The firm again earned Tier 1 nationwide rankings in the following two categories: M&amp;A Middle Market and Transport Rail and Road \u2013 Litigation and Regulation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Clients interviewed by the Legal 500 said McGuireWoods stands out for its comprehensive capabilities, industry knowledge and commitment to delivering excellent service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis law firm not only cares about its clients but also goes above and beyond for them,\u201d said one client in praising the firm\u2019s Government Investigations &amp; White Collar Litigation Practice Group. \u201cThey fought vigilantly for us, ensuring we were represented in a manner that mirrored those morals. In a time of great uncertainty for our business, they have been an immense blessing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A healthcare industry client said McGuireWoods \u201cis very responsive and serves as an extension of our internal legal team. An energy client lauded the firm\u2019s broad-based industry experience, saying \u201cthey consistently have subject matter experts to bring in regardless of what specific issue there is.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>McGuireWoods earned rankings in the following nationwide practice areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Antitrust: cartel<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Antitrust \u2013 civil litigation and class actions: defense<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Capital markets \u2013 debt offerings: advice to issuers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Commercial lending: advice to bank lenders<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense: advice to corporates<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense: advice to individuals<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Education<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: design<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Energy litigation: electric power<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Energy litigation: oil and gas<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Energy regulation: electric power<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Energy: renewable\/alternative power<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Energy transactions: electric power<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Energy transactions: oil and gas<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Environment: litigation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Environment: regulatory<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Environment: transactional<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fintech<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>General commercial disputes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Healthcare: service providers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Insurance: advice to policyholders<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Intellectual property \u2013 trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Labor and employment \u2013 disputes (including collective action): defense<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Leading trial lawyers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>M&amp;A\/corporate commercial \u2013 private equity buyouts middle-market (sub-$500 million)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>M&amp;A: middle-market (sub-$500 million)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Media, technology and telecoms: Cyber law (including data protection and privacy)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Media, technology and telecoms: outsourcing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Product liability, mass tort and class action \u2013 defense: automotive\/transport<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Product liability, mass tort and class action \u2013 defense: consumer products<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Product liability, mass tort and class action \u2013 defense: pharmaceuticals and medical devices<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Product liability, mass tort and class action \u2013 defense: toxic tort<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Project finance: energy and power<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Real estate: land use\/zoning<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Real estate: real estate finance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tax: not-for-profit (Fortune 1,000 private foundations, national trade associations and charities)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tax: U.S. taxes \u2013 non-contentious<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Transport: aviation and air travel \u2013 finance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Transport: rail and road \u2013 litigation and regulation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Transport: shipping \u2013 litigation and regulation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>McGuireWoods lawyers were recognized throughout the guide, with 12 lawyers singled out as Leading Partners in their practice areas and another named a Leading Trial Lawyer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/a\/heather-welch-arbogast\/\">Heather Welch Arbogast<\/a>, energy transactions: electric power<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/b\/r-eric-bilik\/\">Eric Bilik<\/a>, transport: rail and road \u2013 litigation and regulation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/c\/anthony-j-carna\/\">Anthony Carna<\/a>, energy transactions: oil and gas<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a data-link-post-id=\"0\" data-link-blog-id=\"2\">Taylor French<\/a>, employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: design<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/g\/shelby-s-guilbert\/\">Shelby Guilbert<\/a>, insurance: advice to policyholders<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/k\/joanne-katsantonis\/\">Joanne Katsantonis<\/a>, energy transactions: electric power and M&amp;A: middle market<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/k\/brian-j-kelly\/\">Brian Kelly<\/a>, energy transactions: electric power<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/l\/ava-e-lias-booker\/\">Ava Lias-Booker<\/a>, leading trial lawyers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/p\/john-d-padgett\/\">John Padgett<\/a>, transport: shipping \u2013 litigation and regulation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/r\/deepak-reddy\/\">Deepak Reddy<\/a>, aviation and air travel \u2013 finance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a data-link-post-id=\"1026\" data-link-blog-id=\"2\">Noel Symons<\/a>, energy regulation: electric power<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/t\/samuel-l-tarry\/\">Samuel Tarry<\/a>, product liability, mass tort and class action \u2013 defense: automotive\/transport<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/w\/michael-b-woodard\/\">Michael Woodard<\/a>, M&amp;A: middle market.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/i\/miles-o-indest\/\">Miles Indest<\/a> (intellectual property \u2013 trade secrets: litigation and noncontentious matters), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/t\/allison-p-tanner\/\">Allison Tanner<\/a> (employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: design) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/z\/natalie-l-zagari\/\">Natalie Zagari<\/a> (transport: rail and road \u2013 litigation and regulation) were named Next Generation Partners. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/t\/molleigh-m-thomas\/\">Molleigh Thomas<\/a> (energy transactions: oil and gas) was named a Leading Associate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Legal 500 recognized individual McGuireWoods lawyers in the following categories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Antitrust \u2013<\/strong> <strong>civil litigation\/class actions: defense<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/b\/h-holden-brooks\/\">Holden Brooks<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/g\/amy-starinieri-gilbert\/\">Amy Starinieri Gilbert<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/m\/amy-b-manning\/\">Amy Manning<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/r\/angelo-m-russo\/\">Angelo Russo<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/z\/sarah-a-zielinski\/\">Sarah Zielinski<\/a> of Chicago; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/s\/wrede-h-smith\/\">Wrede Smith<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/g\/nicholas-j-giles\/\">Nicholas Giles<\/a> of Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Capital markets \u2013 debt offerings<br><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/k\/greg-r-kilpatrick\/\">Greg Kilpatrick<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/m\/barlow-t-mann\/\">Barlow Mann<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/v\/richard-w-viola\/\">Richard W. Viola<\/a> of Charlotte<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Commercial lending<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/y\/gerum-yilma\/\">Gerum Yilma<\/a> of Atlanta; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/m\/kevin-a-mcginnis\/\">Kevin McGinnis<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/n\/my-t-ngo\/\">My Ngo<\/a> of Charlotte; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/e\/donald-a-ensing\/\">Donald Ensing<\/a> of Chicago; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/z\/penny-e-zacharias\/\">Penny Zacharias<\/a> of Pittsburgh<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Corporate investigations and white collar criminal defense<br><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/c\/jason-h-cowley\">Jason Cowley<\/a> of Charlotte; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/e\/michael-c-elliott\/\">Michael Elliott<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/s\/mindy-m-sauter\/\">Mindy Sauter<\/a> of Dallas; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/k\/noreen-a-kelly\/\">Noreen Kelly<\/a> of New York; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/c\/vanessa-l-chen\/\">Vanessa Chen<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/h\/david-l-hirsch\/\">David Hirsch<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/l\/megan-s-lewis\/\">Megan Lewis<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/n\/clint-narver\/\">Clint Narver<\/a> of D.C.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Education<br><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/g\/shelby-s-guilbert\/\">Shelby Guilbert<\/a> of Atlanta; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/w\/sarah-k-wake\/\">Sarah Wake<\/a> of Chicago; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/m\/michele-a-w-mckinnon\/\">Michele McKinnon<\/a> of Richmond; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/t\/farnaz-farkish-thompson\/\">Farnaz Thompson<\/a> of D.C.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: design<br><\/strong><a data-link-post-id=\"0\" data-link-blog-id=\"2\">Taylor French<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/t\/allison-p-tanner\/\">Allison Tanner<\/a> of Charlotte; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/t\/carolyn-m-trenda\/\">Carolyn Trenda<\/a> of Chicago; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/w\/robert-b-wynne\/\">Robert Wynne<\/a> of Richmond<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional<br><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/t\/gerald-v-thomas\/\">Gerald V. Thomas II<\/a> of Atlanta; <a data-link-post-id=\"0\" data-link-blog-id=\"2\">Taylor French<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/t\/allison-p-tanner\">Allison Tanner<\/a> of Charlotte; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/w\/robert-b-wynne\/\">Robert Wynne<\/a> of Richmond<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Energy litigation: electric power<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/c\/david-martin-connelly\/\">David Martin Connelly<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/e\/julia-d-english\/\">Julia English<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/d\/katlyn-a-davis-farrell\/\">Katlyn Davis Farrell<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/m\/todd-mullins\/\">Todd Mullins<\/a> and <a data-link-post-id=\"1026\" data-link-blog-id=\"2\">Noel Symons<\/a> of D.C.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Energy litigation: oil and gas<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/b\/jonathan-t-blank\/\">Jonathan Blank<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/j\/j-brian-jackson\/\">Brian Jackson<\/a> of Charlottesville; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/c\/anthony-j-carna\/\">Anthony Carna<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/k\/gregory-j-krock\/\">Greg Krock<\/a> of Pittsburgh<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Energy regulation: electric power<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/c\/david-martin-connelly\/\">David Martin Connelly<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/e\/julia-d-english\/\">Julia English<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/d\/katlyn-a-davis-farrell\/\">Katlyn Davis Farrell<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/m\/todd-mullins\/\">Todd Mullins<\/a> and <a data-link-post-id=\"1026\" data-link-blog-id=\"2\">Noel Symons<\/a> of D.C.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Energy: renewable\/alternative power<br><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/h\/jay-hughes\/\">Jay Hughes<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/m\/durham-c-mccormick\/\">Durham McCormick<\/a> of Houston; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/c\/alexander-e-castellano\/\">Alexander Castellano<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/k\/d-brennen-keene\/\">D. Brennen Keene<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/w\/michael-b-woodard\/\">Michael Woodard<\/a> of Richmond; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/k\/evelyn-m-kim\/\">Evelyn Kim<\/a> of San Francisco<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Energy transactions: electric power<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/a\/heather-welch-arbogast\/\">Heather Welch Arbogast<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/k\/brian-j-kelly\/\">Brian Kelly<\/a> of Baltimore; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/k\/joanne-katsantonis\/\">Joanne Katsantonis<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/m\/emilie-j-mcnally\/\">Emilie McNally<\/a> of Richmond<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Energy transactions: oil and gas<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/h\/jay-hughes\/\">Jay Hughes<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/m\/durham-c-mccormick\/\">Durham McCormick<\/a> of Houston; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/c\/anthony-j-carna\/\">Anthony Carna<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/t\/molleigh-m-thomas\/\">Molleigh Thomas<\/a> of Pittsburgh; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/k\/d-brennen-keene\/\">D. Brennen Keene<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/w\/michael-b-woodard\/\">Michael Woodard<\/a> of Richmond; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/k\/evelyn-m-kim\/\">Evelyn Kim<\/a> of San Francisco<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Environment: litigation<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/s\/adam-g-sowatzka\/\">Adam Sowatzka<\/a> of Atlanta; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/f\/david-a-franchina\/\">David Franchina<\/a> of Charlotte; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/e\/gregory-hinojosa-evans\/\">Gregory Hinojosa Evans<\/a> of Los Angeles; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/h\/benjamin-l-hatch\/\">Benjamin Hatch<\/a> of Norfolk; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/m\/eugene-e-mathews\/\">Eugene Mathews III<\/a> of Richmond; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/j\/makram-b-jaber\/\">Makram Jaber<\/a> of D.C.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Environment: regulatory<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/s\/adam-g-sowatzka\/\">Adam Sowatzka<\/a> of Atlanta; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/f\/david-a-franchina\/\">David Franchina<\/a> of Charlotte; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/e\/gregory-hinojosa-evans\/\">Gregory Hinojosa Evans<\/a> of Los Angeles; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/h\/benjamin-l-hatch\/\">Benjamin Hatch<\/a> of Norfolk; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/m\/eugene-e-mathews\/\">Eugene Mathews III<\/a> of Richmond; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/j\/makram-b-jaber\/\">Makram Jaber<\/a> of D.C.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Environment: transactional<br><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/s\/adam-g-sowatzka\/\">Adam Sowatzka<\/a> of Atlanta; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/f\/david-a-franchina\/\">David Franchina<\/a> of Charlotte; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/e\/gregory-hinojosa-evans\/\">Gregory Hinojosa Evans<\/a> of Los Angeles; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/h\/benjamin-l-hatch\/\">Benjamin Hatch<\/a> of Norfolk; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/m\/eugene-e-mathews\/\">Eugene Mathews III<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/s\/heather-nixon-stevenson\/\">Heather Nixon Stevenson<\/a> of Richmond; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/j\/makram-b-jaber\/\">Makram Jaber<\/a> of D.C.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fintech<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/w\/molly-m-white\/\">Molly White<\/a> of Los Angeles; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/z\/sarah-a-zielinski\/\">Sarah Zielinski<\/a> of Chicago; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/c\/brian-p-coughlan\/\">Brian Coughlan<\/a> of San Francisco<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>General commercial disputes<br><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/b\/jonathan-t-blank\/\">Jonathan Blank<\/a> of Charlottesville; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/a\/jeremiah-j-anderson\/\">Jeremiah Anderson<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/f\/thomas-m-farrell\/\">Thomas Farrell<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/i\/miles-o-indest\/\">Miles Indest<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/m\/yasser-a-madriz\/\">Yasser Madriz<\/a> of Houston; 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