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Ex-McGuireWoods Chair Remembered As Brilliant, Fair Leader

By Lynn LaRowe

Former McGuireWoods LLP Chairman Robert L. Burrus, who helped expand the firm's global footprint and launch its government relations arm, is being remembered as a fair, kind and brilliant leader whose recent death leaves a long-lasting legacy at the firm and his alma mater, the University of Richmond.

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    Courts

    18 Attys Tapped For NYC's Judicial Advisory Committee

    New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani unveiled 18 appointees to the city's advisory committee for judicial appointments, following near-total vacancies and the recent resignation of its executive director.

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    DC Pulse

    Orrick Adds Financial Services Partner From Cooley In DC

    Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP has hired a former Cooley LLP partner with years of experience advising clients like emerging financial institutions, retailers and others on financial services regulations, the firm announced Thursday.

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    Daily Litigation

    Uplift Investors' MSO Contracts With 4th Law Firm

    Shortly after announcing the close of its $670 million debut fund, private equity firm Uplift Investors and its associated management services organization announced Wednesday that they have reached a contract with a New England personal injury firm, the fourth one announced this year.

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    California Pulse

    More Associates Are Leaving Their First Legal Jobs Early

    Nearly 12% of the class of 2024 have already left their first jobs at the top 50 firms, and Kirkland & Ellis LLP has taken in the most first-year laterals, according to new statistics from legal data company Firm Prospects LLC.

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    Daily Litigation

    Quinn Emanuel AI Litigation Pioneer Launches NYC Boutique

    The founder of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP's artificial intelligence and data analytics litigation group who built a career on bet-the-company disputes has launched his own New York City boutique.

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    Thompson Hine Opens Energy Practice With 4-Atty Team

    Thompson Hine LLP on Wednesday announced the opening of an energy practice with a four-lawyer team split between the East and West coasts.

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    Georgia Pulse

    Clark Hill Adds Employment Atty From Seyfarth In Atlanta

    Clark Hill PLC has added a Seyfarth Shaw LLP partner in Atlanta, strengthening its labor and employment group.

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    Daily Litigation

    Ex-BigLaw C-Suite Exec Helps Launch Law Firm MSO Practice

    A former C-suite executive with Clifford Chance and Baker McKenzie is teaming up with tech-enabled managed services provider Opensity to launch a new law firm managed services organization practice.

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    DC Pulse

    Baker McKenzie Hires Life Sciences, IP Attys In DC, NY

    Baker McKenzie has hired two attorneys, in Washington, D.C., and New York, who focus their practices on life sciences transactional matters and intellectual property issues, the firm announced Tuesday.

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    California Pulse

    Mintz Adds Baker Botts Venture Capital Ace In San Francisco

    Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC announced Tuesday that it has bolstered its venture capital and emerging companies practice with a San Francisco-based corporate partner who came aboard from Baker Botts LLP.

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