{"id":100028,"date":"2026-01-14T14:44:47","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T19:44:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=100028"},"modified":"2026-01-14T14:44:50","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T19:44:50","slug":"jeffrey-chapman-quoted-in-law360-story-on-new-york-law-firm-priorities","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/news\/in-the-news\/2026\/1\/jeffrey-chapman-quoted-in-law360-story-on-new-york-law-firm-priorities\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeffrey Chapman Quoted in Law360 Story on New York Law Firm Priorities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/people\/c\/jeffrey-j-chapman\/\">Jeffrey Chapman<\/a>, McGuireWoods\u2019 New York office managing partner, shared insights with <em>Law360<\/em> for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.law360.com\/pulse\/articles\/2423429\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jan. 5, 2026, article<\/a> on New York law firm leaders\u2019 top priorities for the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The story noted that McGuireWoods demonstrated its commitment to growing its New York practice by signing a long-term lease extension that will expand the firm\u2019s footprint in its Midtown Manhattan office building. Chapman told <em>Law360<\/em> the firm is \u201callocating resources to ensure our office space supports collaboration and brings out the best in all our lawyers and professional staff.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chapman and other law firm leaders covered topics such as budget priorities, practice growth, real estate needs and the adoption of AI technology. The story singled out McGuireWoods as a firm making significant investments in AI adoption and training. The firm also remains focused on continued growth in strategic areas such as private equity, energy, healthcare, life sciences and financial services, <em>Law360<\/em> reported.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jeffrey Chapman, McGuireWoods\u2019 New York office managing partner, shared insights with Law360 for a Jan. 5, 2026, article on New York law firm leaders\u2019 top priorities for the new year&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":0,"template":"","tags":[],"industry_tax":[44,42,36,30],"international_tax":[],"location_tax":[74],"media_role":[],"news_type":[2416],"people_tax":[1002],"practice_tax":[108,116,130,185,4124],"site_tax":[2],"class_list":["post-100028","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry","news_type-in-the-news","practice_tax-financial-services-litigation","practice_tax-energy-mergers-acquisitions-finance","practice_tax-healthcare-private-equity","practice_tax-healthcare-transactions","practice_tax-private-equity-transactions"],"acf":[],"links_out":[{"id":580,"title":"Jeffrey J. 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