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McGuireWoods selects Wanda French-Brown as representative for the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity 2020 Fellows Program
McGuireWoods has selected New York partner Wanda French-Brown as its representative member for the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity 2020 Fellows Program. The career development initiative helps talented lawyers from diverse backgrounds build client relationships and excel in leadership roles. McGuireWoods has been an LCLD member and participant since the organization was founded in 2009.
Read MoreMcGuireWoods moves Raleigh office to larger space
With a strong presence in the Research Triangle, one of the fastest-growing and most vibrant areas in the country, McGuireWoods relocates its Raleigh office to the newly built FNB Tower, a premier 22-story property situated in the Fayetteville Street downtown business district.
Read MoreDavid Reidy of McGuireWoods joins PayActiv Inc. as chief legal officer
David Reidy, co-leader of McGuireWoods’ fintech group and a founding partner of the firm’s San Francisco office, has become chief legal officer of PayActiv Inc., a financial technology platform that provides workers with on-demand access to earned but unpaid wages. Reidy and McGuireWoods have represented the company since 2018.
Read MoreKathryn Barber returns to McGuireWoods
Kathryn M. Barber returns to McGuireWoods to join the firm’s nationally recognized appellate practice after serving as a law clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Read MoreMcGuireWoods' Tennille Checkovich recieves award
The Bar Association of the City of Richmond names partner Tennille Checkovich (Business & Securities Litigation) its 2019 John C. Kenny Pro Bono Award recipient.
Read MoreMcGuireWoods wins jury trial for STIHL Incorporated
A jury in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas returned a defense verdict for McGuireWoods client STIHL Incorporated in a product liability case, Pennington v. Stihl Incorporated, et al., in which the plaintiff alleged that the design of the shoulder straps on a backpack leaf blower manufactured by STIHL was defective and caused his injuries. The jury found that the backpack leaf blower was not defective.
Read MoreMcGuireWoods elects 12 lawyers for partnership
McGuireWoods elected 12 new partners effective Jan. 1, 2020. The new class — 50 percent women and lawyers of color — spans firm offices from coast to coast.
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