Stephen Busch > McGuireWoods LLP > Richmond, United States > Lawyer Profile
McGuireWoods LLP Offices
GATEWAY PLAZA
800 EAST CANAL STREET
RICHMOND, VA 23219
VIRGINIA
United States
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Stephen Busch
Career
Steve Busch has spent more than four decades defending large companies in complex litigation throughout the U.S. He has served as national counsel for several public and private companies handling environmental, toxic tort, and other product-related litigation in state and federal courts throughout the country. He also is well-recognized for his representation of businesses in the alcoholic beverage industry, handling regulatory issues, litigation, and business transactions.
Steve has a long record of leadership in the legal profession, civic organizations, and our law firm. This has included serving as president of The Virginia Bar Association, the Virginia Law Foundation, Delta Waterfowl Foundation, and as a former member of our firm’s Executive Committee and as a chair of our mass tort and environmental litigation practice. He also has served on numerous civic and professional boards.
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort
Primarily centred from its Richmond headquarters but also able to add additional bench strength from other offices, including Chicago, should the need arise, McGuireWoods LLP has a strong grounding in the defense of clients in class actions and MDLs arising in the context of product liability/toxic tort infractions. Team head Diane Flannery has deep experience in the field and has over many years in practice had lead counsel and trial counsel roles in toxic tort cases relating to asbestos, lead paint and chemicals. She recently concluded a long-running MDL litigation involving more than 140 class actions alleging excessive levels of formaldehyde in Chinese manufactured laminate flooring. A highly regarded litigator in Virginia, Stephen Busch also has a very strong track record handling toxic tort cases, particularly with an environmental complexion.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Energy > Energy litigation: electric power
- 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 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
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Tax > Not-for-profit (nonprofit and tax exempt organizations)
- Media, technology and telecoms > Outsourcing
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
- 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
- Environment > Environment: litigation
- Environment > Environment: regulatory
- Finance > Fintech
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: large deals ($500m+)
- Finance > Project finance
- Real estate > Real estate finance
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious