In addition to having a strong track record advising financial institutions facing investigations by regulatory authorities, McGuireWoods LLP frequently advises corporations across a range of sectors, including pharmaceuticals, healthcare, and energy.  The team also regularly represents politicians and senior executives who are accused of insider trading, money laundering, and bribery. The firm houses a capable team of lawyers in Washington DC, which includes John Moran, Ben O’Neil, and Louis Greenstein. O’Neil focuses on cross-border FCPA matters, while Moran is especially adept at handling cases relating to false claims. Greenstein has deep experience representing clients before the SEC and DOJ. The government investigations and white-collar litigation team is headed by Noreen Kelly in New York.

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Key clients

  • The Boeing Company
  • Vitol
  • Twitter
  • Biofrontera
  • Wiland
  • United Network for Organ Sharing
  • Trafigura Trading LLC
  • The Family of Otto Warmbier
  • Mark R. Meadows

Work highlights

  • Represented Twitter in congressional investigations related to the alleged censure of election-related information.
  • Representing the former chairman of MoviePass in a multi-count indictment filed in the Southern District of Florida alleging that the client engaged in a scheme to defraud investors during his time as the chairman of MoviePass.
  • Acting for a client that is being investigated by the CFTC and the DOJ’s market integrity unit for alleged price manipulation.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Noreen Kelly

Other key lawyers

John Moran, Ben O’Neil, Louis Greenstein, Jason H. Cowley, John D. Adams