McGuireWoods Charlotte partners David Franchina, William Harris and Garen Marshall have been honored in North Carolina Lawyers Weekly’s North Carolina Legal 250 for 2026. The Legal 250 recognizes select attorneys for sustained success, strong community engagement and the ability to navigate evolving client needs, legal developments, technology and economic challenges.
Franchina was one of five attorneys honored in the Environmental category. He is co-leader of McGuireWoods’ Environmental Enforcement & Regulatory Counseling Practice Group and has counseled clients in dozens of project development matters with complex environmental permitting and dispute implications, multimillion-dollar clean-ups, environmental insurance coverage cases and Superfund matters.
Harris was one of nine lawyers recognized in the Commercial Real Estate category. He represents clients in major commercial real estate deals across the Southeast and nationwide. He has over 35 years of experience counseling clients on real estate transactions involving the acquisition, development, leasing, financing and disposition of commercial property.
Marshall was one of eight attorneys selected in the Business Litigation category. He is a partner in the firm’s Government Investigations & White Collar Litigation Practice Group and leads the Artificial Intelligence Practice Area. He represents corporations, executives and boards in government and internal investigations, regulatory enforcement matters and complex civil litigation, with a practice that extends to AI governance, AI-related enforcement and litigation risk, and corporate compliance issues involving AI.