A wind-down committee has been formed to oversee the dissolution of Richmond-based LeClairRyan PLLC, the state’s fifth-largest law firm and one of the nation's top-200 highest-grossing firms, according to The American Lawyer.
Co-founder, former CEO and name partner Gary LeClair jumped ship last week with two other LeClairRyan partners to join Williams Mullen, Virginia’s third-largest law firm. LeClair, David Lay and Andrew White joined the corporate law section at Williams Mullen, earning praise from the firm's president and CEO, Woody Fowler, for their experience as "highly regarded transactional attorneys."
The day before the Williams Mullen announcement, news broke that 15 LeClairRyan aviation attorneys had deserted the firm for Philadelphia-based Fox Rothschild LLP. New York-based Barclay Damon is reportedly among the other firms courting exiting LeClairRyan attorneys.
Some prominent LeClairRyan partners, including James Patrick Guy II, a past Virginia State Bar president, are no longer listed among the lawyers on LeClairRyan’s website.
