- Managing Partner: C William McGee
- Number of partners: 21
- Number of other lawyers: 24
FIRM OVERVIEW: With a 60 year heritage, Gallivan,White & Boyd, P.A. is one of the Southeast’s leading litigation and business law firms.GWB’s attorneys are first and foremost trial lawyers who bring extensive litigation and trial experience to the table.GWB has considerable experience defending class actions, mass torts and other complex, high stakes litigation involving multiple parties and causes of action. Among other accomplishments, GWB served as lead counsel representing a mutual insurance company and its board of directors in a derivative action and purported class action seeking a distribution on behalf of all policyholders. GWB also serves as national co-ordinating counsel for a client in a major national products liability mass tort.
MAIN AREAS OF PRACTICE:
Banking, Bankruptcy & Creditors’ Rights: The firm represents banks, thrifts, and their holding companies, specializing in bank formation, capital formation, general regulatory matters, commercial lending and problem asset workouts.GWB handles all aspects of complex banking and financial litigation, including lender liability actions, and represents creditors in bankruptcy and foreclosure actions.
Business & Commercial Litigation: GWB represents clients in arbitration and litigation involving business torts, contracts, corporate finance, securities, insurance, shareholder disputes, derivative actions, real estate and land use issues, trade secrets, and covenants not to compete within a variety of industries. Additionally, GWB has class action expertise within several industries, including healthcare, commercial transportation, product liability, insurance and unfair trade practices as well as in electronic discovery matters.
Corporate & Business Planning & Real Estate: GWB advises clients concerning the formation and operation of businesses, and prepares operating agreements, partnership agreements, and buy-sell agreements as well as negotiates contracts for all types of business transactions. The firm also advises on all aspects of loan and franchising transactions and has extensive experience representing individuals, corporate entities, developers, and financial institutions in real estate law and finance matters including the acquisition, sale, leasing, financing and development of real estate.
Design & Construction: The firm represents architectural and engineering firms, contractors, subcontractors, design/builders, bonding companies and suppliers in construction litigation and arbitration, and prepares and negotiates contracts. GWB assists clients in protecting their financial interests through mechanic’s liens and bond claims, and represents financial institutions in construction-related lender liability matters.
Drug & Medical Device: GWB represents many well known domestic and foreign manufacturers and distributors of pharmaceuticals, medical devices, biologics, foods, and cosmetics.
Healthcare & Benefits: GWB represents healthcare providers including professionals and facilities, health plans, employers, and third-party administrators as well as insurers providing life, health and accidental death coverage. The firm has handled class actions, arbitrations, contract actions, reimbursement disputes, bad faith actions, actions relating to fiduciary responsibilities and actions involving administration of employee benefit plans. Additionally, the firm handles all stages of ERISA litigation and other benefits disputes.
Insurance Practice: The firm handles all types of insurance coverage and insurance litigation, including first party claims and bad faith claims. GWB assists in the investigation and handling of pre-suit claims involving property losses, fire and theft losses, arson and potentially fraudulent claims.
Product Liability: GWB has extensive experience in product liability matters, including post-accident investigation and in all aspects of litigation. Fortune 500 corporations retain the firmto defend product liability claims in federal and state courts in the Southeast.
Professional Negligence: GWB defends malpractice actions on behalf of accountants, attorneys, dentists, hospitals, nurses, physicians, insurance and real estate professionals. Additionally, the firm has substantial experience representing long-term care providers, including nursing homes, assisted living facilities, hospice and continuing care retirement communities in litigation and administrative matters.
Toxic & Mass Torts: The firm has extensive experience in handling toxic and mass tort cases involving exposure to such substances as benzene, silica, heavy metals, asbestos, PCBs, lead, latex, mold, chlorine, Chinese drywall, and many others.
Transportation Law & Litigation: GWB has represented national railroads for more than four decades, and has extensive experience handling railroad law and litigation matters, including crossing accidents, FELA claims, real estate and contract disputes, occupational claims and toxic tort claims. The firm also handles trucking and motor carrier accident investigation, emergency response to accident scenes, transportation contract issues and cargo and freight claims.
Workplace Practices: GWB defends employers, insurance carriers, self-insured corporations, third party administrators, and claims servicing agencies in employment and workers’ compensation matters.
CLIENTS: Representative clients include: Baxter Healthcare Corporation; Bayer Corporation; Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina;Canal Insurance Company;Carolina Canners, Inc.; Chartis;City of Greenville; CoLinx, LLC; CSX Transportation, Inc;DirecTV, Inc; Emeritus Corporation; Gallagher Bassett; Greenville Airport Commission;Hewitt Coleman & Associates, Inc;Home Depot; Laurel Baye Healthcare;Minnesota Lawyers Mutual; Norfolk Southern Corporation; Nutricia USA, Inc; Orian Rugs, Inc; Oxford Capital Partners, LLC; Palmetto Commercial, LLC; Prime, Inc.; Spartan Foods; Stewart Title Guaranty Company; SunTrust Bank; Swift Transportation; Textron; TLC Vision Corp.; UBS; Zurich North America.