McGuireWoods Attorneys Recognized in Best Lawyers in America

McGuireWoods LLP announced today that 184 of its attorneys were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America for 2012.

Published by Woodward/White Inc., Best Lawyers is regarded as a leading referral guide to the legal profession in the United States. Lawyers are selected for inclusion through an exhaustive peer-review survey in which more than 41,000 leading attorneys cast almost 3.9 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas.

McGuireWoods 2012 Best Lawyers:

Antitrust Law

• Howard Feller (2005), Richmond
• James H. Walsh (2003), Richmond

Appellate Practice

• William G. Broaddus (2005), Richmond

Arbitration

• John S. Barr (2005), Richmond

Banking and Finance Law

• Robert W. Cramer (2007), Charlotte
• Larry J. Dagenhart (1993), Charlotte
• John C. Fennebresque (2005), Charlotte
• James H. Guterman (2010), Charlotte
• James T. Hedrick Jr. (2009), Charlotte
• Hilary P. Jordan (2003), Atlanta
• Loy McKeithen (1995), Charlotte
• Philip J. Perzek (2008), Chicago
• Gary D. Samson (2005), Los Angeles
• Halcyon E. Skinner (2009), Jacksonville
• W. Kent Walker Jr. (2009), Charlotte

Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

• Robert A. Cox Jr. (2009), Charlotte
• Mark E. Freedlander (2006), Pittsburgh
• Dion W. Hayes (2006), Richmond
• Robert H. Pryor (2006), Charlotte
• James P. Ricciardi (2010), New York
• Scott P. Vaughn (2007), Charlotte
• Thomas R. Walker (2010), Atlanta

Bet-the-Company Litigation

• William G. Broaddus (2005), Richmond
• Peter J. Covington (1999), Charlotte
• Richard Cullen (2005), Richmond
• Douglas W. Ey Jr. (2005), Charlotte
• Ronald G. Franklin (2007), Houston
• William H. King Jr. (1983), Richmond
• Bradley R. Kutrow (2006), Charlotte
• Scott C. Oostdyk (2009), Richmond
• Rosewell Page III (1983), Richmond
• Gilbert E. Schill Jr. (2009), Richmond
• Catherine E. Thompson (2008), Charlotte
• Anne Marie Whittemore (1987), Richmond

Commercial Litigation

• Stephen D. Allred (2010), Charlotte
• Mark E. Anderson (2007), Raleigh
• Corby C. Anderson (2010), Charlotte
• Kenneth D. Bell (2007), Charlotte
• Jonathan T. Blank (2009), Charlottesville
• J. William Boland (2009), Richmond
• William G. Broaddus (2005), Richmond
• John H. Cobb (2009), Charlotte
• Peter J. Covington (1999), Charlotte
• Richard Cullen (2005), Richmond
• Douglas W. Ey Jr. (2005), Charlotte
• Ronald G. Franklin (2007), Houston
• Reuben L. Hedlund (1983), Chicago
• Richard P. Keeton (1983), Houston
• William H. King Jr. (1983), Richmond
• Henry L. Kitchin Jr. (2009), Wilmington
• Bradley R. Kutrow (2006), Charlotte
• Ava E. Lias-Booker (1999), Baltimore
• Leonard J. Marsico (2007), Pittsburgh
• Robert W. McFarland (2005), Norfolk
• Leigh B. Middleditch Jr. (1989), Charlottesville
• Jacks C. Nickens (2008), Houston
• Scott C. Oostdyk (2009), Richmond
• Rosewell Page III (1983), Richmond
• Robert Plotkin (2007), Washington, D.C.
• Gilbert E. Schill Jr. (2009), Richmond
• Thomas E. Spahn (2007), McLean
• Catherine E. Thompson (2008), Charlotte
• Howard C. Vick Jr. (2007), Richmond
• J. Tracy Walker IV (2007), Richmond
• Anne Marie Whittemore (1987), Richmond
• Warren E. Zirkle (2005), McLean

Construction Law

• George Keith Martin (2008), Richmond

Corporate Compliance Law

• Boyd C. Campbell Jr. (1995), Charlotte
• Donald E. King (2007), Richmond

Corporate Governance Law

• Robert L. Burrus Jr. (1983), Richmond
• Clifford A. Cutchins IV (2006), Richmond
• Donald E. King (2007), Richmond

Corporate Law

• John C. Beane (2007), Atlanta
• Thomas C. Brown Jr. (1987), McLean
• Robert L. Burrus Jr. (1983), Richmond
• Boyd C. Campbell Jr. (1995), Charlotte
• Joseph C. Carter III (2005), Richmond
• Clifford A. Cutchins IV (2006), Richmond
• Larry J. Dagenhart (1993), Charlotte
• J. Kevin Dougherty (2005), New York
• Hilary P. Jordan (2003), Atlanta
• Kurt J. Krueger (2003), Charlottesville
• E. Lynwood Mallard (1995), Charlotte
• Harrison L. Marshall Jr. (2003), Charlotte
• John D. Padgett (2007), Norfolk
• David L. Ronn (2008), Houston
• P. Christian Scheurer (2010), Charlotte
• Halcyon E. Skinner (2009), Jacksonville
• R. Gordon Smith (1983), Richmond
• William R. Waddell *, Norfolk
• Elizabeth G. Wren (2007), Charlotte

Criminal Defense: White-Collar

• Kenneth D. Bell (2007), Charlotte
• Richard Cullen (2005), Richmond
• Howard C. Vick Jr. (2007), Richmond
• Anne Marie Whittemore (1987), Richmond

Economic Development Law

• Michael J. Schewel (2011), Richmond

Education Law

• R. Craig Wood (1993), Charlottesville

Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law

• William G. Broaddus (2005), Richmond

Employee Benefits (ERISA), Law

• Jeffrey R. Capwell (1999), Charlotte
• Robert M. Cipolla (2009), Richmond
• Sally Doubet King (2006), Chicago
• Steven D. Kittrell (2005), Washington, D.C.
• James P. McElligott Jr. (1995), Richmond
• Richard L. Menson (1987), Chicago

Employment Law - Individuals

• Jonathan P. Harmon (2009), Richmond
• H. Landis Wade Jr. (2010), Charlotte

Employment Law - Management

• David Z. Izakowitz (2008), Charlottesville
• Gary S. Marshall (2005), Richmond
• James P. McElligott Jr. (1995), Richmond
• Paul M. Navarro (2009), Charlotte
• Stephen W. Robinson (2001), McLean
• Dana Rust (2006), Richmond
• Rodney A. Satterwhite (2009), Richmond
• Bruce M. Steen (2010), Charlotte
• Douglas M. Topolski (2009), Baltimore
• H. Landis Wade Jr. (2010), Charlotte
• R. Craig Wood (1993), Charlottesville
• W. Carter Younger (1983), Richmond

Energy Law

• Edward L. Flippen (1991), Richmond
• Mark J. La Fratta (2010), Richmond
• Vishwa B. Link (2010), Richmond
• Bernard L. McNamee (2010), Richmond
• Stephen H. Watts II (1993), Richmond

Environmental Law

• Gordon R. Alphonso (2008), Atlanta
• Donald D. Anderson (2008), Jacksonville
• David E. Evans (1989), Richmond
• Benne C. Hutson (1995), Charlotte
• Daniel K. Slone (2005), Richmond
• James A. Thornhill (2007), Richmond

Equipment Finance Law

• Gary D. Samson (2005), Los Angeles

Gaming Law

• Mary Dalton Baril (2009), Richmond
• William B. Marianes (2005), Atlanta

Government Relations Practice

• Frank J. Donatelli (2007), Washington, D.C.
• James H. Hodges (2008), Columbia
• Jerry Kilgore (2011), Richmond
• Christopher Nolen (2011), Richmond

Health Care Law

• Scott Becker (2007), Chicago
• Thomas C. Brown Jr. (1987), McLean
• Leigh B. Middleditch Jr. (1989), Charlottesville
• R. Gordon Smith (1983), Richmond
• Thomas J. Stallings (2007), Richmond

Immigration Law

• David Z. Izakowitz (2008), Charlottesville

Information Technology Law

• Donald A. Rea (2007), Baltimore
• Rodney A. Satterwhite (2009), Richmond

Insurance Law

• J. Mark Lawless (2006), Austin
• L. D. Simmons II (2007), Charlotte
• Alexander H. Slaughter (2008), Richmond

International Trade and Finance Law

• Mark Brzezinski (2008), Washington, D.C.
• Donald E. King (2007), Richmond
• David P. Pusateri (2009), Pittsburgh

Labor Law - Management

• Gary S. Marshall (2005), Richmond
• James P. McElligott Jr. (1995), Richmond
• Dana Rust (2006), Richmond
• Rodney A. Satterwhite (2009), Richmond
• Bruce M. Steen (2010), Charlotte
• Douglas M. Topolski (2009), Baltimore
• H. Landis Wade Jr. (2010), Charlotte
• R. Craig Wood (1993), Charlottesville
• W. Carter Younger (1983), Richmond

Labor Law - Union

• W. Carter Younger (1983), Richmond

Land Use & Zoning Law

• John V. Cogbill III (1993), Richmond
• Carson Lee Fifer Jr. (1995), McLean
• Gloria L. Freye (2006), Richmond
• Jonathan P. Rak (2006), McLean
• Gregory A. Riegle (2010), McLean

Litigation & Controversy - Tax

• Ronald D. Aucutt (1995), McLean
• Craig D. Bell (2007), Richmond

Litigation - Antitrust

• Peter J. Covington (1999), Charlotte
• Howard Feller (2005), Richmond
• James H. Walsh (2003), Richmond

Litigation - Banking & Finance

• Stephen D. Allred (2010), Charlotte
• J. William Boland (2009), Richmond
• John H. Cobb (2009), Charlotte
• Peter J. Covington (1999), Charlotte
• Douglas W. Ey Jr. (2005), Charlotte
• Bradley R. Kutrow (2006), Charlotte
• Ava E. Lias-Booker (1999), Baltimore
• Leonard J. Marsico (2007), Pittsburgh
• Robert Plotkin (2007), Washington, D.C.

Litigation - Bankruptcy

• Robert A. Cox Jr. (2009), Charlotte
• Douglas M. Foley (2005), Norfolk
• Dion W. Hayes (2006), Richmond
• Robert H. Pryor (2006), Charlotte

Litigation - Construction

• William G. Broaddus (2005), Richmond
• Steven C. McCallum (2011), Richmond

Litigation - Environmental

• Gordon R. Alphonso (2008), Atlanta
• Donald D. Anderson (2008), Jacksonville
• Kenneth D. Bell (2007), Charlotte
• David E. Evans (1989), Richmond
• Leonard J. Marsico (2007), Pittsburgh
• Scott C. Oostdyk (2009), Richmond
• Anne Marie Whittemore (1987), Richmond

Litigation - ERISA

• James P. McElligott Jr. (1995), Richmond

Litigation - First Amendment

• Jonathan E. Buchan (1991), Charlotte
• Bradley R. Kutrow (2006), Charlotte

Litigation - Intellectual Property

• Corby C. Anderson (2010), Charlotte
• Brian C. Riopelle (2006), Richmond
• Robert M. Tyler (2009), Houston
• Warren E. Zirkle (2005), McLean

Litigation - Labor & Employment

• Scott S. Cairns (2006), Jacksonville
• Michael DiMattia *, New York
• Richard E. Lieberman (2006), Chicago
• Gary S. Marshall (2005), Richmond
• James P. McElligott Jr. (1995), Richmond
• Paul M. Navarro (2009), Charlotte
• Stephen W. Robinson (2001), McLean
• Dana Rust (2006), Richmond
• Bruce M. Steen (2010), Charlotte
• Douglas M. Topolski (2009), Baltimore
• H. Landis Wade Jr. (2010), Charlotte
• W. Carter Younger (1983), Richmond

Litigation - Land Use & Zoning

• William G. Broaddus (2005), Richmond
• John V. Cogbill III (1993), Richmond

Litigation - Mergers & Acquisitions

• Leonard J. Marsico (2007), Pittsburgh

Litigation - Municipal

• William G. Broaddus (2005), Richmond

Litigation - Patent

• Brian C. Riopelle (2006), Richmond

Litigation - Real Estate

• Leonard J. Marsico (2007), Pittsburgh

Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)

• Kenneth D. Bell (2007), Charlotte
• William G. Broaddus (2005), Richmond
• William H. King Jr. (1983), Richmond

Litigation - Securities

• Kenneth D. Bell (2007), Charlotte
• Peter J. Covington (1999), Charlotte
• Reuben L. Hedlund (1983), Chicago
• Richard P. Keeton (1983), Houston
• Bradley R. Kutrow (2006), Charlotte
• Ava E. Lias-Booker (1999), Baltimore
• Robert Plotkin (2007), Washington, D.C.
• Catherine E. Thompson (2008), Charlotte
• Anne Marie Whittemore (1987), Richmond
• Warren E. Zirkle (2005), McLean

Litigation - Trusts & Estates

• Dennis I. Belcher (1987), Richmond
• Charles D. Fox IV (2001), Charlottesville
• John B. O'Grady (1995), Richmond

Mass Tort Litigation

• Douglas W. Ey Jr. (2005), Charlotte
• Joseph P. McMenamin (2011), Richmond
• Deborah M. Russell (2005), Richmond
• J. Tracy Walker IV (2007), Richmond

Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants

• Philip Goldstein (2006), New York
• Joseph K. Reid III (2010), Richmond
• Alexander H. Slaughter (2008), Richmond
• Samuel L. Tarry Jr. (2006), Richmond
• J. Tracy Walker IV (2007), Richmond
• Steven R. Williams (2007), Richmond

Mediation

• John S. Barr (2005), Richmond

Medical Malpractice Law

• Joseph P. McMenamin (2011), Richmond

Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants

• Mark E. Anderson (2007), Raleigh

Mergers & Acquisitions Law

• Boyd C. Campbell Jr. (1995), Charlotte
• Clifford A. Cutchins IV (2006), Richmond
• Donald E. King (2007), Richmond
• E. Lynwood Mallard (1995), Charlotte
• William B. Marianes (2005), Atlanta
• John D. Padgett (2007), Norfolk
• Elizabeth G. Wren (2007), Charlotte

Municipal Law

• George Keith Martin (2008), Richmond

Non-Profit/Charities Law

• Cheryl O'Donnell Guth (2011), Baltimore
• Michele A. W. McKinnon (2007), Richmond

Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

• Mark E. Anderson (2007), Raleigh
• Stephen D. Busch (2005), Richmond
• Richard J. Cromwell (2005), Norfolk
• Ronald G. Franklin (2007), Houston
• J. Brian Jackson (2006), Charlottesville
• William H. King Jr. (1983), Richmond
• Bradley R. Kutrow (2006), Charlotte
• Rosewell Page III (1983), Richmond
• Deborah M. Russell (2005), Richmond
• Samuel L. Tarry Jr. (2006), Richmond
• R. Craig Wood (1993), Charlottesville

Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs

• Ronald G. Franklin (2007), Houston

Product Liability Litigation

• Douglas W. Ey Jr. (2005), Charlotte

Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

• Terrence M. Bagley (2007), Richmond
• J. Brian Jackson (2006), Charlottesville
• William H. King Jr. (1983), Richmond
• Bradley R. Kutrow (2006), Charlotte
• James F. Neale (2010), Charlottesville
• Rosewell Page III (1983), Richmond
• Samuel L. Tarry Jr. (2006), Richmond
• J. Tracy Walker IV (2007), Richmond
• Steven R. Williams (2007), Richmond

Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants

• Mark E. Anderson (2007), Raleigh

Public Finance Law

• Arthur E. Anderson II (2005), Richmond
• Alan C. Cason (2009), Baltimore
• Stephen L. Cordell (2005), Charlotte
• J. Kevin Dougherty (2005), New York
• Kevin P. Downes (2008), New York
• Renee B. Fain (2006), Richmond
• Bonnie M. France (2005), Richmond
• Brenton D. Jeffcoat *, Charlotte
• Emery B. McRill (2009), Baltimore
• David L. Richardson (2003), Richmond
• William J. Strickland (2005), Richmond
• Ernest G. Wilson (2005), Baltimore

Real Estate Law

• John V. Cogbill III (1993), Richmond
• Carson Lee Fifer Jr. (1995), McLean
• Paul E. Fisher (2005), Chicago
• Gloria L. Freye (2006), Richmond
• Alan B. Gordon (2006), Pittsburgh
• T. Craig Harmon (2006), Richmond
• David E. Huffine (2001), Wilmington
• Kenneth M. Keefe Jr. (2007), Jacksonville
• Nancy R. Little (2006), Richmond
• George Keith Martin (2008), Richmond
• Charles L. Menges (2010), Richmond
• William F. Potts Jr. (2008), Charlotte
• Jonathan P. Rak (2006), McLean
• Robert W. Simmons (2009), Charlotte
• Charles R. Swartz (1993), Richmond
• Mark D. Williamson (2006), Norfolk

Securities / Capital Markets Law

• Jacks C. Nickens (2008), Houston
• William J. Strickland (2005), Richmond
• Richard W. Viola (2010), Charlotte
• Elizabeth G. Wren (2007), Charlotte

Securities Regulation

• Richard W. Viola (2010), Charlotte
• Elizabeth G. Wren (2007), Charlotte

Securitization and Structured Finance Law

• Hilary P. Jordan (2003), Atlanta
• Jonathan R. Shils (2009), Atlanta

Tax Law

• Ronald D. Aucutt (1995), McLean
• W. Birch Douglass III (1993), Richmond
• William G. Fendley IV (2011), Richmond
• Charles D. Fox IV (2001), Charlottesville
• Robert G. McElroy (2006), Richmond
• E. Graham McGoogan Jr. (2006), Charlotte
• Leigh B. Middleditch Jr. (1989), Charlottesville
• John B. O'Grady (1995), Richmond
• Thomas P. Rohman (2003), Richmond
• J. Michael Wilson (2007), Charlotte

Technology Law

• Steve Gold*, Chicago

Trademark Law

• Janet P. Peyton (2011), Richmond

Transportation Law

• John D. Padgett (2007), Norfolk

Trusts and Estates

• Ronald D. Aucutt (1995), McLean
• Dennis I. Belcher (1987), Richmond
• Lucius H. Bracey Jr. (1989), Charlottesville
• Herbert H. Browne Jr. (1991), Charlotte
• W. Birch Douglass III (1993), Richmond
• Charles D. Fox IV (2001), Charlottesville
• E. Graham McGoogan Jr. (2006), Charlotte
• Michele A. W. McKinnon (2007), Richmond
• John B. O'Grady (1995), Richmond
• Thomas S. Word Jr. (1983), Richmond
• Gino Zaccardelli (2006), McLean

Venture Capital Law

• Steven J. Keeler (2007), Charlottesville
• Harrison L. Marshall Jr. (2003), Charlotte

Water Law

• David E. Evans (1989), Richmond
• John M. Lain (2008), Richmond

(Year) First year the lawyer was listed.
* Lawyers listed for the first time in Best Lawyers.