NYC Mayor’s Top Lawyer Brendan McGuire Rejoins WilmerHale

Brendan McGuire, who left his position as chief counsel to New York City Mayor Eric Adams earlier this year, is returning to law firm WilmerHale to start an advisory practice for clients navigating the city’s thorny legal and regulatory systems.

McGuire spent less than two years working for Adams. During that time he helped manage the negotiation of the city’s outstanding labor contracts and the rapid arrival of more than 130,000 migrants since April 2022.

He also oversaw a portfolio of eleven city offices and agencies and managed the city’s criminal justice and public safety agenda, as well as ...