This prestigious guide to the United States’ elite legal market affirmed McGuireWoods’ strengths as a national leader in 27 practice areas and honored the firm’s lawyers 87 times. The nationwide rankings underscore the firm’s strengths in energy; M&A and private equity; banking and finance; healthcare; white-collar criminal defense; commercial litigation; technology; transportation; and other areas. Corporate counsel rate McGuireWoods among the top firms with the strongest brands in BTI’s Brand Elite Report, praising the firm’s reputation for innovation and client service. “The firm truly shines with a strong presence as an innovator,” BTI wrote. “Clients bestow the firm with Leader status in driving value and for being one of the few firms making changes to how legal services are delivered” — attributes becoming more important to clients seeking out core legal providers. McGuireWoods continued its powerhouse performance for clients in league tables during the first quarter, placing No. 2 for deal count in rankings of announced U.S. M&A transactions and No. 4 for worldwide deals, while also maintaining the firm’s dominance in mid-market M&A. The Minority Corporate Counsel Association named Joanne Katsantonis an MCCA Rainmaker for her work representing companies in multibillion-dollar M&A and establishing McGuireWoods as a leader in emerging growth areas such as public utility and gas company mergers and utility-scale solar and retail energy transactions. Over the past 18 months alone, she has led more than a dozen solar power transactions with an overall project value of $5 billion. Chambers and Partners recognized McGuireWoods lawyers 94 times and firm practice areas 38 times in the Chambers USA leading lawyers guide. The firm also added corporate M&A to its list of nationally recognized practices, complementing its ranking as a top law firm for M&A and private equity deals in authoritative league tables. McGuireWoods won “Law Firm of the Year” in Mergers & Acquisitions magazine’s Mid-Market M&A Awards for the growth of its deal work and industry-leading innovations, such as client-focused initiatives in which the firm adds value beyond the traditional role of legal counsel.

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