improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . march 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message this article relies too much on references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . march 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . january 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message mcguirewoods llp headquarters richmond virginia no . of offices 23 no . of attorneys 1000 major practice areas general practice date founded 1834 founder egbert r. watson company type limited liability partnership website www.mcguirewoods.com mcguirewoods llp is a leading u.s. law firm with more than 1 000 attorneys in 23 offices across the united states and europe . the firm s largest offices are in richmond va charlotte nc and chicago il . mcguirewoods has experienced a period of rapid growth opening an international office in london 2009 texas offices in houston and austin 2011 and dallas 2014 a second los angeles office 2015 and a san francisco office 2016 . in 2015 the firm also formed a strategic alliance with shanghai based fujae partners to better serve clients in key international markets including the people s republic of china . mcguirewoods has expanded its office space in washington d.c. london charlotte and brussels and has increased its client representation capabilities by adding former indiana governor and senator evan bayh as a partner . mcguirewoods has built a nationally recognized debt finance team in atlanta as well as a new political law group in the firm s washington d.c. office . contents 1 history 2 notable people 3 locations 3.1 united states offices 3.2 europe offices 3.3 china office 4 service areas 5 references 6 external links history edit in 1834 egbert r. watson began his law practice in charlottesville virginia . he later formed a partnership in 1870 with george perkins and in 1936 the firm became perkins battle & minor . the firm expanded in the following decades and following the 1966 merger of battle neal harris minor & williams with mcguire woods king davis & patterson became known as mcguire woods and battle . 1 in 1987 mcguire woods and battle merged with boothe prichard & dudley to become mcguire woods battle & boothe . in 2000 the firm changed its name to mcguirewoods llp . the firm s consulting subsidiary mcguirewoods consulting opened in 1998 followed by the merger and acquisition advisory group in 2001 . today mcguirewoods llp has more than 1 000 attorneys in 23 offices worldwide u.s. offices include atlanta georgia ; austin texas ; baltimore maryland ; charlotte north carolina ; charlottesville virginia ; chicago illinois ; dallas texas ; houston texas ; jacksonville florida ; los angeles century city california ; los angeles downtown california ; new york new york ; norfolk virginia ; pittsburgh pennsylvania ; raleigh north carolina ; richmond virginia ; san francisco california ; tysons virginia ; washington d.c. ; and wilmington north carolina . the firm has international offices in london england and brussels belgium and mcguirewoods and shanghai s fujae partners recently formed a strategic alliance . notable people edit george allen u.s. senator 2001 2007 ; governor virginia 1994 1998 ; member u.s. house of representatives 1991 1993 ; mcguirewoods 1998 2000 john s. battle governor virginia 1950 1954 ; mcguire woods & battle 1966 1972 william c. battle united states ambassador to australia 1962 1964 ; ceo fieldcrest mills 1971 1988 ; democratic candidate for governor 1969 ; mcguire woods & battle 1966 1971 1988 2000 evan bayh u.s. senator indiana 1999 2011 ; governor indiana 1989 1997 ; indiana secretary of state 1986 1989 ; mcguirewoods 2011 present william broaddus attorney general of virginia 1985 1986 ; mcguirewoods 1958 present robert burrus former chairman state council of higher education for virginia ; mcguirewoods 1986 present james b. comey jr. deputy attorney general of the united states 2003 2005 ; united states attorney for the southern district of new york 2002 2003 ; deputy chief of the criminal division u.s. attorney s office for the southern district of new york 1987 93 ; mcguirewoods 1993 1996 richard cullen attorney general of virginia 1997 1998 ; u.s. attorney eastern district of virginia 1991 1993 ; mcguirewoods 1977 present john n. dalton governor virginia 1978 1982 ; lieutenant governor virginia 1974 1978 ; mcguire woods battle & boothe 1982 1986 frank donatelli former deputy chairman of the republican national committee ; chairman of gopac 2009 present ; mcguirewoods consulting 2001 present timothy flanigan deputy counsel to the president of the united states 2001 2002 ; mcguirewoods 2008 2013 john l. fugh judge advocate general of the u.s. army 1991 1993 ; mcguire woods battle and boothe 1994 1995 e. duncan getchell jr. solicitor general virginia 2009 2013 ; mcguire woods 1977 2009 2014 present thomas c. gordon jr. supreme court of virginia 1965 1972 ; mcguire woods battle and boothe 1972 2003 tim heaphy u.s. attorney for the western district of virginia 2009 present ; mcguirewoods 2006 2009 jim hodges governor south carolina 1999 2003 ; mcguirewoods 2009 present james g. martin governor north carolina 1985 1993 ; mcguirewoods 2008 2011 richard l. williams judge united states district court for the eastern district of virginia 1980 1992 senior status 1992 2011 ; mcguirewoods 1966 1972 1976 1980 chris peace member of the virginia house of delegates mcguirewoods 2003 2006 russ sullivan staff director of the u.s. senate finance committee 2004 2013 ; mcguirewoods 2013 present john fennebresque chairman university of north carolina board of governors 2014 to present ; mcguirewoods 1993 present l.f. payne jr. member u.s. house of representatives from virginia s 5th district 1998 present ; mcguirewoods 1998 present jerry w. kilgore attorney general virginia 2002 2005 ; secretary of public safety virginia 1994 1998 ; mcguirewoods 2010 present frank b. atkinson policy director and legal counsel gov. george f. allen 1994 1998 ; co founder mcguirewodos consulting ; mcguirewoods 1984 present howard feller antitrust law chairman american bar association 2014 present ; mcguirewoods 1978 present george j. terwilliger deputy attorney general u.s. department of justice 1992 1993 ; mcguirewoods 1993 2000 ; 2015 present locations edit as of june 2016 mcguirewoods llp has 23 offices in the united states and europe and a strategic alliance with shanghai s fujae partners . united states offices edit atlanta georgia austin texas baltimore maryland century city california charlotte north carolina charlottesville virginia chicago illinois dallas texas houston texas jacksonville florida los angeles california new york new york norfolk virginia pittsburgh pennsylvania raleigh north carolina richmond virginia san francisco california tysons corner virginia washington d.c. wilmington north carolina europe offices edit brussels belgium london england china office edit shanghai china service areas edit practices antitrust and trade regulation appeals and issues banking and finance class action commercial litigation corporate data privacy and security employee benefits energy law environmental financial services litigation government contracts government regulatory and criminal investigations healthcare law insurance recovery intellectual property labor and employment mcguirewoods consulting llc private wealth services product liability and mass torts real estate and land use restructuring and insolvency tax technology and outsourcing trials industries accountants defense broker dealers and investment advisers construction defense and aerospace education energy fda regulatory financial services food and beverage franchise and distribution healthcare hospitality hotel and leisure life sciences mining nonprofit and tax exempt organizations political law private equity sports technology transportation water resources international australia and new zealand canada central and eastern europe china and hong kong france indian sub continent israel japan korea latin america middle east and north africa nordic and baltic russia and the cis southeast asia sub saharan southern and east africa western and southern europe references edit history milestones . retrieved 2013 10 13 . external links edit official website mcguirewoods consulting website fujae partners website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title mcguirewoods & oldid 737167491 categories law firms established in 1834law firms based in richmond virginia1834 establishments in the united stateshidden categories articles with a promotional tone from march 2016all articles with a promotional tonearticles lacking reliable references from march 2016all articles lacking reliable referencesarticles needing additional references from january 2014all articles needing additional references navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 1 september 2016 at 04 00 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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