McGuireWoods ranked among the top-performing law firms in Bloomberg’s 2014 Global Legal Adviser League Tables, with gains across multiple categories. The firm ranked seventh in volume ($23.9 billion) for U.S. Investment Grade Issuer Advisers, up seven places from 2013, and ranked seventh in deal (65) count in the same category. In addition, the firm ranked:
- Ninth in both volume ($29.9 billion) and deal count (69) for U.S. Corporates Issuer Advisers;
- 11th in volume for U.S. Equity Linked Issuer Advisers ($1 billion); and
- 14th in volume ($6 billion) for U.S. High Yield Issuer Advisers.
“We appreciate the confidence our clients place in us, which is reflected in these rankings,” said Richard Viola, chairman of the firm’s Securities Department. “We’re off to a good start in 2015 and look forward to more of the same.”
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McGuireWoods’ capital markets team represents corporate issuers and underwriters in a wide variety of transactions. With more than 50 lawyers worldwide, the group has earned global recognition for its work.