Practice Areas & Industries: McGuireWoods LLP

Practice/Industry Group Overview

We represent our clients professionally and zealously, with a keen eye on practical and prompt resolution. We understand that litigation ties up clients' valuable resources, so we focus on concluding the litigation as quickly and as favorably as possible, whether through settlement, alternative dispute resolution, or trial.

Our clients choose McGuireWoods because we have dozens of first chair trial lawyers who try cases regularly. Ours is very much a front line trial practice in state and federal courts across the country. We also have the depth and resources to handle large matters and to manage the collection and production of extensive volumes of documents. We achieve results efficiently, with a streamlined approach to staffing. Clients value our sensitivity to their legal fees.

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Experience

We litigate before state, federal and local administrative agencies; and in all arbitration forums, both domestic and international. Three of our offices are in the Eastern District of Virginia, home of the "Rocket Docket," reported to be the fastest trial court in the federal system. The skills we have developed through a long and successful record in this court enable us to handle fast track litigation anywhere.

Our electronic systems for document collection, ordering and analysis are second to none. They are part of our broader knowledge management strategy aimed at giving our lawyers access to the firm's resources anywhere and at any time, even in the courtroom in the heat of a trial.

Representative Matters

This list illustrates the level and breadth of our litigation experience over the last few years.

• Successful defense of automatic pilot/steering system manufacturer when oil tanker ran aground causing a massive oil spill.

• Represented university in connection with a threatened challenge to undo and restructure athletics program on the grounds of Title IX.

• Counsel to large e-commerce companies against former executives of subsidiary who violated fiduciary duties and non-competition agreements.

• Lead counsel for families of victims of Italian sky gondola disaster when U.S. Marine jet flew through cable-way.

• Obtained $10 million in compensatory and $1 million in punitive damages for municipality suing a manufacturer for defects in potable water system pipes.

• Represented leading wireless communications company in litigation with minority shareholders.

• Enforcement of worldwide covenants against competition obtained through executive employment contracts made when business was purchased.

• Secured judgment notwithstanding the verdict setting aside millions of dollars in punitive damages in class action case.

• Regular outside trial counsel to one of the country's largest design build firms.

• Counsel for acquiror in litigation arising from attempted hostile takeover of public company in the food industry.

• Represented the estate of NFL football team owner in litigation brought by surviving spouse claiming a one-third interest in all estate assets.

• Lead trial counsel to Fortune 500 company in environmental litigation.

• Counsel to multiple Big 6 accounting firms in securities and malpractice claims.

• $3.5 million in high profile punitive damages and $7.1 million in attorneys' fees and expenses in patent infringement case involving dynamic random access memory.

• Dismissal of lawsuits filed by environmental groups and others against large hog producer, its subsidiaries and officers, alleging injuries to public lands and waters, and seeking an injunction against corporate farming.

Commercial Litigation Practice Areas

Clients:
American Airlines, American Airlines , Prudential Insurance Company , Piaggio, Jo Tankers, Inc., ADM Investor Services, Stone Container Corporation , United Telephone-Southeast, Inc., DuPont, Travelers Casualty and Surety Company , J. C. Bradford & Co., Inc. , Raymond James Financial, Inc.