Ms. Stein is national co-chair of McGuireWoods' Banking Litigation Group, and a member of the Business and Securities Litigation Group. She concentrates her practice in the commercial litigation and corporate counseling arenas, representing financial institutions, corporations, partnerships and entrepreneurs. Much of her focus has been on complex contractual and business tort matters, including those involving asset acquisitions, distribution agreements, restrictive covenants and the U.C.C.

She has been lead counsel for cases pending in federal and the law and chancery divisions of state courts across the country. Additionally, she has successfully mediated and arbitrated numerous matters under court-ordered and private ADR processes, including those under the large, complex commercial arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association.

Ms. Stein's extensive litigation experience has enhanced her transactional practice where she acts as outside general counsel to clients, working closely with corporate executives in the prevention and reduction of litigation.

Ms. Stein is a Fellow of the American Academy of Trial Counsel (represents less than one half of one percent of American lawyers, and is by invitation only); was chosen to be listed in the premier issue of Super Lawyers, Corporate Counsel Edition in the area of business litigation by Law & Politics magazine for 2008; and was voted an Illinois Super Lawyer (top 5 percent of attorneys) in 2006 and 2007. She is rated AV (highest ranking) by Martindale-Hubbell, and was also named as part of the Leading Lawyers Network for Business Litigation for 2005-2006 and 2007-2008.

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