McGuireWoods LLP

McGuireWoods LLP specializes in exclusive policyholder representation, covering a broad spectrum of insurance recovery disputes including property and business interruption losses from natural disasters, legal action coverage disputes, and claims related to regulatory violations. With extensive experience in international insurance arbitrations in Bermuda and litigation/arbitration in London for policies subject to both English and US law, the team’s four co-heads are found positioned across the country. Anthony P. Tatum, experienced in complex commercial disputes, serves as co-head from Atlanta, while Candace Blydenburgh, a specialist in product and environmental liability, supports from Virginia. In New York, the practice is headed by litigation expert Stephen G. Foresta, experienced in trying numerous cases in state and federal court and before arbitral panels in the US and abroad, along with Scott Oostdyk, who specializes in a range of commercial insurance disputes. Other notable figures in the practice include Shelby S. Guilbert in Atlanta, known for handling high-stakes contract disputes and cross-border litigation, as well as skilled litigators Nicholas G Hill and Joseph M. Englert, whose focus primarily lies in representing policyholders in complex commercial insurance coverage disputes.