Former Top Richmond Va. Prosecutor Herring Joins McGuireWoods

Former longtime Richmond, Va. top prosecutor Michael Herring is starting work at McGuireWoods as a litigation partner.

Herring, who will split his time between the firm’s Richmond and Washington offices, will represent clients in government investigations, commercial litigation, and white-collar defense cases.

Herring, a Democrat, was first elected to be Richmond commonwealth attorney in 2005. He was reelected three times, most recently after running unopposed in 2017. He stepped down from office July 1.

During his time in office Herring led a range of tough murder prosecutions and highly sensitive political corruption investigations, including probes into former Virginia Gov. Bob ...