Molly White > McGuireWoods LLP > Charlotte, United States > Lawyer Profile
McGuireWoods LLP Offices

FIFTH THIRD CENTER
201 N TRYON ST, STE. 3000
CHARLOTTE, NC 28202
NORTH CAROLINA
United States
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Molly White

Position
Molly is co-chair of the firm’s fintech practice group. As a former Securities and Exchange Commission prosecutor, Molly brings her seasoned trial and trial preparation skills to a range of clients in complex commercial litigation and government, regulatory, and criminal investigation matters.
In her government role, Molly prosecuted cases in all areas of federal securities enforcement, including accounting fraud, offering fraud, options backdating and market-timing. During her tenure at the SEC, her legal skills and acumen were recognized by her receipt of the Director’s and Chairman’s Awards for Excellence.
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Finance > Fintech
Noted for its consumer compliance and litigation capabilities, McGuireWoods LLP is commended as ‘highly experienced’ and often advises financial institutions on loans falling under the Paycheck Protection Program. Based in Charlotte, co-head of the practice Rakesh Gopalan is particularly well-versed in cloud-computing solutions, SaaS, and software licensing. Also co-lead of the team, Molly White in Los Angeles is vastly experienced in representing broker-dealers, individuals, and investment companies in investigations conducted by the FINRA and the SEC. In Chicago, Sarah Zielinksi is highlighted for her antitrust litigation expertise, notably in market and customer allocation, price fixing, and unfair competition. Charlottesville-based Ashley Matthews is a key port of call for financial institutions and retailers on consumer financial service and governance matters.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market (sub-$500m)
- Transport > Rail and road: litigation and regulation
Firm Rankings
- Insurance > Advice to policyholders
- Industry focus > Education
- Energy > Energy litigation: electric power
- Energy > Energy regulation: electric power
- Energy > Energy transactions: electric power
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: automotive/transport
- Transport > Aviation and air travel: finance
- Energy > Energy litigation: oil and gas
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Tax > Not-for-profit (Fortune 1000 private foundations, national trade associations, and charities)
- Media, technology and telecoms > Outsourcing
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: middle-market (Up to $500m)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: pharmaceuticals and medical devices
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Healthcare > Service providers
- Transport > Shipping: litigation and regulation
- Antitrust > Cartel
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: design
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- Environment > Environment: litigation
- Environment > Environment: regulatory
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- Finance > Fintech
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Finance > Project finance
- Real estate > Real estate finance
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense