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Law360, Bloomberg Law, Informed Infrastructure and Global Legal Chronicle are among the legal and business media outlets that covered the arrival of McGuireWoods partner Christopher Thatch, who joined the firm’s commercial litigation practice in Washington, D.C. Thatch represents global companies in claims stemming from high-value construction projects and provides risk mitigation advice to clients involved in building or investing in such projects. He handles major public and commercial projects, including energy infrastructure …

… clients,” said Michael Herring, chair of McGuireWoods’ Commercial Litigation Department. McGuireWoods was recognized as a commercial litigation powerhouse in BTI Consulting Group’s 2025 litigation survey, based on feedback from corporate counsel. McGuireWoods has earned BTI’s top ranking for commercial litigation for three consecutive years. “McGuireWoods has a talented commercial litigation team with a wealth of experience representing clients from emerging companies to multinational corporations in all sectors of the global economy,” Thatch …

… benefits our clients, particularly in workplace safety and health and safety matters,” said Elena Marcuss, chair of McGuireWoods’ Labor & Employment Department. Said Adam Sowatzka, co-leader of the firm’s crisis management and incident response practice group: “Courtney excels at helping companies respond quickly and effectively to investigations by OSHA and other authorities. His insight will be a tremendous asset for our team.” Before his appointment as labor commissioner, Malveaux served as deputy counsel …

Law360 is among the national legal publications that reported on McGuireWoods partner Benjamin L. Hatch’s new role as chair of the firm’s Environmental & Mass Tort Department.Hatch, a former federal prosecutor who represents clients in high-stakes civil litigation, criminal investigations and appeals, became chair of the department effective Sept. 1, 2023. He leads a litigation and investigations team with deep experience in high-stakes mass tort, environmental and product liability matters; federal …

… change, environmental justice and emerging contaminants.Environmental Litigation: This group litigates high-exposure environmental and toxic tort actions that frequently proceed in parallel with government investigations and enforcement actions. Product Liability & Mass Tort: The group’s lawyers represent clients across industries in high-exposure matters that frequently involve allegations of systemic product defect, public nuisance, product mislabeling, negligence and strict liability. The team handles internal and government investigations and defends class actions, multidistrict litigation …