Bio

For 20 years, Michael Mcguinness's practice has focused on managing cross-border M&A transactions, including across Latin America in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru. Prior to returning to private practice in 2009, he held several prominent roles at GE, including general counsel of GE Sensing & Inspection Technologies. Michael's representative experience while at Jones Day includes Verizon's $5 billion sale of its wireless tower portfolio to American Tower. Prior to joining the Firm, Michael represented GE in its $4.3 billion acquisition of the aviation business of Avio S.p.A.; GrupoSura in its approximately $3.6 billion acquisition of ING's Latin America pensions, life insurance, and investment operations; and Anglo American plc in its $5.4 billion sale to Mitsubishi of a 24.5 percent stake in Anglo American Sur, a Chilean copper mining company. Michael was recognized as a "legal star" by the Latin Business Chronicle in its publication of the leading 30 lawyers from international firms, is ranked as a "leading individual" for Latin American corporate and M&A by The Legal 500 and Chambers Latin America, and has been described by The Legal 500 as a "Latin America M&A Heavyweight." He also received an honorable mention for "Dealmaker of the Year" from The American Lawyer in 2012 for his frequent presence on Latin American transactions.