Veteran Litigator Mark Ash Joins McGuireWoods

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Sep 01, 2010, 10:00 ET

RALEIGH, N.C., Sept. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- McGuireWoods LLP announced today that Mark Ash, a trial lawyer with more than 30 years of courtroom experience in North Carolina and across the country, has joined the firm as a partner in the Raleigh office. Ash will be a key member of McGuireWoods' nationally recognized commercial litigation team.

Ash is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, and has represented many companies in sensitive litigation matters, including a wide range of commercial matters ranging from airline accident investigations to employment, intellectual property and antitrust claims, to First Amendment challenges to laws regarding restrictions on pharmaceutical marketing. Prior to joining McGuireWoods, Ash was with Twiggs, Beskind, Strickland & Rabenau. Prior to that, he was with the law firm of Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan in Raleigh. He practiced in Boston, Mass., before moving to North Carolina.

Ash, a licensed pilot for 37 years, is a graduate of Harvard College, and he received his law degree from the University of Virginia. He is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, the courts of appeals in the 1st and 4th Circuits, as well as all federal and state courts in North Carolina.

"We are very excited to welcome Mark to McGuireWoods," said Mark Anderson, office managing partner of the firm's Raleigh office. "Mark is a fantastic trial lawyer with an impressive record of success communicating highly technical matters to judges and juries. We're looking forward to adding Mark to our already strong team of trial lawyers, as we offer more services to our clients – not just here in North Carolina, but throughout the country."

"Having been aware of McGuireWoods' reputation since attending law school at UVa, this is a great opportunity for me, both personally and professionally, to be joining such an excellent firm," Ash said. "I'm looking forward to teaming with the many excellent attorneys and staff, and contributing to the services the firm offers its clients."

McGuireWoods LLP is a full-service law firm with approximately 900 lawyers in 17 offices in the United States and Europe, providing legal counsel to clients around the world. The firm's Raleigh office is located at 2600 Two Hannover Square. For more information, visit www.mcguirewoods.com.

SOURCE McGuireWoods LLP