McGuireWoods LLP has a strong track record at trial and on appellate matters, handling the full spectrum of business-critical disputes for a roster of financial institutions and major corporates. In Charlotte, Mark Kinghorn chairs the antitrust, trade and commercial litigation department. Jonathan Blank heads up the business and securities litigation team from Charlottesville, while Charlotte's Robert Muckenfuss spearheads the firm’s complex commercial litigation offering. From the Atlanta office, Cheryl Haas leads the financial services litigation practice, while in New York, Noreen Kelly is the government investigations and white collar lead. Norfolk's Benjamin Hatch rounds out the leadership group as chair of the environmental & mass tort litigation practice. Houston lawyer Jeremiah Anderson comes highly recommended by clients for handling ‘complex matters involving unusual fact patterns and sensitive indemnification easily and professionally’.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘The Houston office has excellent trial lawyers with deep roots in the Houston market, particularly with respect to energy matters, and extensive familiarity and credibility with the federal and state judges in Houston.’

  • ‘Jeremiah Anderson operates at the highest levels of the practice. He handles extremely large and complex matters and focuses on the big-picture issues.’

  • ‘Experienced litigation team, responsive, able to jump in and learn the nuance of the matter quickly, strong associates who really add value to the team.’

  • ‘Jeremiah Anderson is experienced, responsive, flexible, handles complex matters involving unusual fact patterns and sensitive indemnification easily and professionally.’

  • ‘Strong litigation team in Houston.’

  • ‘Yasser Madriz is the outstanding leader of this team.’

Key clients

  • Ascend Performance Materials
  • Chevron Phillips Chemical
  • Crestwood Equity Partners
  • Lamprell Energy Limited
  • Bank of America
  • Vans, Inc.

Work highlights

  • Advised Bank of America in an Equal Credit Opportunity Act case involving a credit card point harvesting plan.
  • Acted for Vans, Inc. in countering motion to dismiss and for misjoinder.
  • Advised Chevron Phillips Chemical in a class action lawsuit involving placement of pipeline easements in Texas.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Mark Kinghorn, Jonathan Blank, Robert Muckenfuss, Cheryl Haas, Noreen Kelly, Benjamin Hatch

Other key lawyers

Jeremiah Anderson, Yasser Madriz