More than 100 attorneys in McGuireWoods’ U.S. offices were selected for inclusion on Best Lawyers’ 2027 “Ones to Watch” list, which recognizes the nation’s most promising attorneys for professional excellence in private practice. Best Lawyers selects honorees based on surveys in which attorneys confidentially evaluate their peers.
The following McGuireWoods lawyers were named to the “Ones to Watch” list.
ATLANTA – Alexander M. Bein, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Insurance Law; Natalina N. DePina, Banking and Finance Law, Commercial Litigation; Varsha Gadani, Health Care Law; Collier McLeod Field, Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law; Jala White, Tax Law; Sharika Zutshi, Insurance Law
AUSTIN – Ali K. Burner, Corporate Law, Energy Law; Madison K.B. Wyche, Real Estate Law
BALTIMORE – Caitlin Maloney Haus, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Project Finance Law; Rebecca W. Lineberry, Labor and Employment Law – Management; Mark Staines, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
CHARLOTTE – Katharine Y. Barnes, Labor and Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment; Dylan M. Bensinger, Commercial Litigation; Diana Castro, Administrative / Regulatory Law, Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, Health Care Law; Joseph Cottingham, Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Roy G. Dixon, Criminal Defense: White-Collar; Alexia Faraguna, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Derek A. Farrugia, Trusts and Estates; Matthew E. Gerber, Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law, Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law; Matthew Giordano, Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental; Logan Judy, Real Estate Law; Christian M. Knoble, Corporate Law; Erin M. Mack, Banking and Finance Law; Zachary L. McCamey, Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Real Estate; Billy D. McClelland, Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Litigation – Construction; Jake A. Mihalkanin, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Shanim Patel, Banking and Finance Law, Project Finance Law; Andrew J. Terjesen, Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law; Samantha Wallace, Banking and Finance Law
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Mitchell D. Diles, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants; Hunter M. Glenn, Trusts and Estates
CHICAGO – Cassandra M. Burns, Commercial Litigation; Kristen H. Chang, Health Care Law; Erin E. Dine, Health Care Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Erica L. Jewell, Health Care Law; Ryan B. Marcus, Health Care Law; Casey Nelson, Banking and Finance Law; Max T. Novak, Banking and Finance Law; Caroline G. Tunca, Antitrust Law, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Antitrust; Melissa Marie Weiss, Litigation – Labor and Employment
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Sarah B. Nielsen, Administrative / Regulatory Law; Jason A. Richardson, Administrative / Regulatory Law, Energy Law
DALLAS – Paul M. Chappell, Litigation – Labor and Employment; Addison Fontein, Entertainment and Sports Law; Cory R. Ford, Labor and Employment Law – Management; Jake A. Krysiak, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Laura Grace Mezher, Tax Law; Cassandra A. Shoemaker, Litigation – Bankruptcy
HOUSTON – Aaron S. Mitchell, Energy Law; Alexis Reynolds, Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, Health Care Law
LOS ANGELES – Kathleen M. Baskin, Real Estate Law; David N. Ezra, Real Estate Law; Payam Khodadadi, Litigation – Bankruptcy
NEW YORK – Justin Chan, Real Estate Law; Hayoung Chung, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Melek J. Dunn, Commercial Litigation; Aleksandra Kaplun, Litigation – Banking and Finance; Allyson Maur, Health Care Law, Technology Law; John B. Meyer, Corporate Law; Christopher O’Shea, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
PITTSBURGH – Cameron J. Comer, Commercial Litigation; Katelyn M. Fox, Commercial Litigation; Michael J. Hutter, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Emma Leonelli, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance; Molleigh M. Thomas, Energy Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Matthew VanDyke, Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
RALEIGH, N.C. – Kristin Athens, Administrative / Regulatory Law, Energy Law; Commercial Litigation; Connor H. Crews, Banking and Finance Law, Public Finance Law; Nicholas A. Dantonio, Administrative / Regulatory Law, Environmental Law; Tracy S. DeMarco, Administrative / Regulatory Law; Andrea R. Kells, Administrative / Regulatory Law; Elizabeth F. Pellegrini, Commercial Litigation
RICHMOND – Chris Alderman, Construction Law, Energy Law, Project Finance Law; Anne Hampton Andrews, Administrative / Regulatory Law, Energy Law; Paul T. Atkinson, Criminal Defense: White-Collar; Carson R. Bartlett, Commercial Litigation; Emily G. Blair, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Project Finance Law; Allison M. Bohan, Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Matthew T. Butler, Appellate Practice; Alexander Castellano, Real Estate Law; Laura J. Cooley, Litigation – Labor and Employment; Bret Daniel, Litigation – Labor and Employment; Charles J. Dickenson, Administrative / Regulatory Law; Bradyn T. Fairclough, Real Estate Law; W. Cole Geddy, Antitrust Law; Etahjayne J. Harris, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants; Briana M. Jackson, Administrative / Regulatory Law; Christopher M. Keegan, Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Stephen V. O’Neal, Real Estate Law; Timothy D. Patterson, Administrative / Regulatory Law, Energy Law; Joseph T. Rezabek, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants; Alec V. Sauble, Tax Law; Jennifer Dvorak Valaika, Administrative / Regulatory Law, Energy Law
SAN FRANCISCO – Andrew A. Chan, Tax Law; Bailey D. Maher, Litigation – Labor and Employment, Litigation – Securities; Jenny Yi, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance
SEATTLE – David Treadaway, Commercial Litigation
TYSONS, Va. – Richard J. Batzler, Litigation – Labor and Employment; Steven M. Mikulic, Land Use and Zoning Law
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Francesca R. Ozinal, Health Care Law; Jessica L. Vaughn, Environmental Law