Seven McGuireWoods lawyers were selected to serve on Law360’s 2026 editorial advisory boards, reflecting their knowledge and experience as top legal advisers. Board members counsel the legal newswire on trends and issues facing companies, investors, organizations, law firms and attorneys to help inform Law360’s coverage of practice areas and industries.
Craig Bleifer (life sciences board) is a veteran life sciences attorney and former general counsel of two global pharmaceutical companies with more than 30 years of industry leadership. He counsels pharmaceutical and medical device companies across the full product lifecycle on regulatory, compliance and policy strategy.
Jeff Ehrlich (consumer protection board), a former deputy enforcement director at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), represents clients in the consumer finance space, providing advice and counseling to businesses that compete in markets governed by the CFPB, state attorneys general and other agencies that enforce complex and often novel statutes and regulations.
Nicholas Hoffman (access to justice board), the Los Angeles office pro bono leader at McGuireWoods, is a nationally respected trial attorney. While maintaining a nationwide practice representing major companies in complex disputes, he has made access to justice a pillar of his professional leadership.
Christopher Thatch (real estate board) represents owners, developers, contractors and global engineering companies in high-stakes litigation and arbitrations arising from some of the world’s most significant public and commercial construction projects. He also advises clients on front-end risk mitigation when they are considering or have recently contracted to build or invest in infrastructure. In addition, he helps clients draft construction contracts and manage them effectively once construction begins.
Sarah Wake (sports & betting board) is a nationally recognized sports and higher education lawyer and co-leader of McGuireWoods’ Higher Education Practice Group and the firm’s Sports Industry Team, bringing nearly a decade of in-house leadership experience at top universities to her practice. She advises institutions and athletics programs on the full range of legal and compliance issues shaping modern sports.
Amanda Wieker (intellectual property board), a former administrative patent judge and acting senior executive at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) of the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, advises clients on patent litigation and PTAB matters, including inter partes review and post-grant review proceedings.
Natalie Zagari (transportation board) is a civil litigator with more than a decade of experience guiding clients through complex, high-stakes litigation, including for major logistics and transportation companies. As national coordinating counsel, she oversees litigation portfolios and provides strategic insight at all stages in the litigation process.