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• The change marks the firm's first leadership transition in over a decade.
• As the firm changes leadership, it's looking for stable growth over the next 18 to 36 months, Burd says.

Wiley Rein has elected Jon Burd to serve as its next managing partner in January 2027, in what will be the Am Law 200 firm’s first leadership transition in 15

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