Wake Up Call: LeClairRyan Founder Wants Cash From Defunct Firm

Welcome to Bloomberg Law’s Wake Up Call, a daily rundown of the top news for lawyers, law firms, and in-house counsel.

• LeClairRyan co-founder Gary LeClair has obtained a $1.6 million unsecured claim against the defunct law firm under a modified settlement approved by a federal judge in Virginia. District Judge David Novak has been critical of LeClair and a trustee in the court battles stemming from what Novak called the “meteoric rise and fall” of the Richmond-founded law firm. (The American Lawyer)
• London’s Addleshaw Goddard is launching a “social mobility” program for high-achieving students that are “between the ages of 16-17" and “from lower socioeconomic backgrounds.” Participants will get a scholarship, an assigned mentor, and a laptop, as well as monthly skill-building workshops. (Legal Cheek)
• Some lawyers for Trump-affiliated defendants in the Georgia election meddling prosecution reportedly returned from an Atlanta courthouse to find their cars booted. (Jennifer Brett on X)

Laterals, Moves, In-house

• Aboyoun Dobbs LLC, a New Jersey-based automotive boutique firm, has joined Fox Rothschild.
• Regina Bynote Jones has been named senior vice president, general counsel, and secretary of ADM in Chicago. She joins from Baker Hughes.
• Janet McQuaid has joined Frost Brown Todd as a partner in the Pittsburgh, Pa.
• Theodore Paradise has joined K&L Gates as a partner in the energy, infrastructure, and resources practice area in Boston. He joins from joins from Hexicon USA.
• Jaran R. Moten has joined Phillips Lytle as a partner in the litigation practice in Chicago. He joins from Kirkland & Ellis.