{"id":91036,"date":"2025-08-15T15:04:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T20:04:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=91036"},"modified":"2025-08-15T15:04:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T20:04:17","slug":"mcguirewoods-noreen-kelly-named-finalist-for-corporate-counsels-managing-partner-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/news\/press-releases\/2025\/8\/mcguirewoods-noreen-kelly-named-finalist-for-corporate-counsels-managing-partner-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"McGuireWoods\u2019 Noreen Kelly Named Finalist for Corporate Counsel\u2019s \u2018Managing Partner of the Year\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/k\/noreen-a-kelly\/\">Noreen Kelly<\/a>, McGuireWoods\u2019 deputy managing partner for litigation, has been selected a Managing Partner of the Year finalist for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.com\/corpcounsel\/2025\/08\/04\/corporate-counsel-announces-finalists-for-its-2025-women-influence--power-in-law-awards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2025 Women, Influence &amp; Power Awards<\/a> by <em>Corporate Counsel<\/em>, an American Lawyer Media publication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kelly is among 10 managing partners \u201cwhose achievements over the past year have set her apart as an influential and inspiring leader in the legal profession,\u201d according to <em>Corporate Counsel<\/em>. Winners will be announced at an&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.event.law.com\/corpcounsel-WIPL-Awards\/2025-honorees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">awards dinner on Oct. 7&nbsp;<\/a>in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kelly&nbsp;represents financial institutions, broker-dealers, investment advisers and other businesses facing regulatory and criminal investigations and significant litigation risk.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since joining McGuireWoods in 2014, she has held multiple leadership roles at the firm. <a>She served as managing partner of McGuireWoods\u2019 New York office, helped establish the firm\u2019s cross-practice financial institutions industry team, and chaired the nationally recognized Government Investigations &amp; White Collar Litigation Department before being appointed deputy managing partner in 2024.&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In her current role, Kelly oversees and manages the firm\u2019s litigation departments, which comprise more than 500 attorneys. 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