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McGuireWoods Consulting 2025 Wrapped: New Hires and Distinguished Honors
Dec 18, 2025
Natalie Emerson
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2025 proved to be a banner year for McGuireWoods Consulting filled with new hires, distinguished honors and continued success for clients’ public affairs goals.
Our 2025 New Hires
This year brought a plethora of new talents to McGuireWoods Consulting and we have greatly benefitted from their expertise. From health care and education to financial services and energy, our new team members hit the ground running in their respective offices and have shown themselves to be immense assets to the firm. Here are the new members of the McGuireWoods Consulting team. Mimi Bair, Vice President, Washington, D.C. Ginger Barbour, Research Associate, Richmond, VA Amelia Elkins, Research Associate, Washington, D.C. Jackson Gossett, Assistant Vice President, Columbia, SC Jeremy Green, Vice President, Washington, D.C. Lauren Hund, Assistant Vice President, Chicago, IL Tanner Long, Assistant Vice President, Washington, D.C. Sydney Rice, Research Associate, Raleigh, NCDistinguished Honors Received by Our Team
Established members of our team received many esteemed honors this year for their work in the public affairs arena. Our consultants have been recognized by many celebrated organizations such as Best Lawyers in America, Virginia Business and The Hill. Bowen Heath - North Carolina Government Relations- 2026 Best Lawyers in America (Government Relations Practice)
- 2026 Best Lawyers in America (Government Relations Practice)
- 2026 Best Lawyers in America (Government Relations Practice)
- Legacy of Impact: Partnership Excellence Award honoree for Teach For America in North Carolina, 2025
- Virginia Business 500 Power List, 2025
- 2026 Best Lawyers in America (Government Relations Practice)
- Named co-chair of Virginia Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger's “United for Virginia’s Future” Inaugural Committee
- 2026 Best Lawyers in America (Government Relations Practice)
- 2025 Legal Elite
- 2026 Best Lawyers in America (Government Relations Practice)
- 2025 Virginia Business Magazine's Legal Elite
- 2026 Best Lawyers in America (Government Relations Practice)
- 2026 Best Lawyers in America (Government Relations Practice)
- Virginia Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger's “United for Virginia’s Future” transition committee
- Education Legacy Award from EduTutorVA, 2025
- Co-Chair, Transportation Committee, Virginia Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger's “United for Virginia’s Future” transition team
- Virginia Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger's “United for Virginia’s Future” transition committee
- Top Hired Gun Lobbyists of the Year for USLege’s Best in Government Affairs Awards, 2025
- 2025 Capitol Inside Texas Lobby Power Rankings
- 2025 Best Lawyers in America (Government Relations Practice)
- 2025 Capitol Inside Texas Lobby Power Rankings
- 2025 Best Lawyers in America (Government Relations Practice)
- 2025 Capitol Inside Texas Lobby Power Rankings
- 2025 Capitol Inside Texas Lobby Power Rankings
- 2025 Capitol Inside Texas Lobby Power Rankings
- 2026 Best Lawyers in America (Government Relations Practice)
- Co-Chair, Commerce & Trade: Economic Development & Small Business Committee, Virginia Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger's “United for Virginia’s Future” transition team
- Southern Economic Development Hall of Fame
- 2026 Best Lawyers in America (Government Relations Practice)
- 2026 Best Lawyers in America (Administrative / Regulatory Law and Energy Regulatory Law)
- North Carolina Order of the Long Leaf Pine
- The Hill’s 2025 Top Lobbyist List
- North Carolina Award for Public Service
- The Hill’s 2025 Top Lobbyist List
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