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McGuireWoods LLP

Litigation: Appellate

USA Guide 2026 : North Carolina


McGuireWoods LLP

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Our 250 commercial litigators – the largest team in the firm – offer clients the skills, resources and decades of experience necessary to successfully resolve their most complex, high-stakes business disputes. Our team delivered a series of major victories in 2017 and continues to handle our clients’ most sophisticated business, commercial, class action, financial services and securities matters. We represent Fortune 50 clients in all areas of litigation, from bet-the-company class actions to investigations into individual customer disputes, and everything in between. We are especially strong in the securities, financial services, telecommunications and energy sectors. In each of these industries, we have served as effective business partners with our clients, demonstrated our courtroom prowess, proven our ability to avoid court when beneficial and showcased our strength in e-discovery.

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Litigation: Appellate - North Carolina


What the Team is Known For

McGuireWoods has a standout practice with a strong regional presence, providing services to national and international clients during their commercial disputes, including class actions. Its impressively deep North Carolina bench allows the firm to offer sector-specific experience pertaining to all major industries.

Work Highlights

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  • McGuireWoods advised Action Behavior Centers on a dispute relating to reimbursement rates for applied behavior analysis.

Strengths

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  • McGuireWoods' product is excellent, well written and clear and concise. They are highly responsive and always willing to address any questions or concerns.

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  • McGuireWoods is always willing to help and find the appropriate resources to address specific subject matter asks and respond with practical legal advice that can be understood by business clients.

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  • McGuireWoods are responsive, knowledgeable and aggressive in defending our business. They get up to speed very quickly on technical issues and present strong advice on how to pursue cases.

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  • McGuireWoods' lawyers advocate for their clients and put themselves in their client's shoes in a way that is incredibly unique.

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  • McGuireWoods demonstrates solid depth in handling complex legal matters including high-profile clients and high-profile financial advisers.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 1Bradley R Kutrow
    Band 1Bradley R Kutrow

    Bradley R Kutrow

    Bradley Kutrow is well-versed in complex litigation focusing on product liability, business torts and securities disputes.

    • Brad Kutrow has a strong, deep skill set and he is a great attorney and a great partner to the client. He probes and makes sure he understands the client, he's thorough and gets into the detail.

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  • Band 1Jonathan Ellis
    Band 1Jonathan Ellis

    Jonathan Ellis

    Jonathan Ellis co-leads the appeals and issues team at McGuireWoods. He has experience acting on high-profile cases before state and federal courts as well as the North Carolina and US Supreme Courts.

    • Jonathan Ellis is great, he has an appellate focus with strong credentials. He is a fantastic practitioner who really stands out in North Carolina.

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  • Band 3Mark Anderson
    Band 3Mark Anderson

    Mark Anderson

    Mark Anderson is highly regarded for his abilities as lead trial counsel in high-stakes disputes. He has expertise spanning product liability, medical malpractice and clinical trial-related cases.
    • Mark Anderson has great cordiality but is authoritative in court. He is a very accomplished lawyer.

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