The University paid more than $1.8 million to the law firm McGuireWoods LLP for legal services related to the Justice Department’s investigations, according to invoices sent between April and August 2025. The documents, which cover legal work performed between April and August, show extensive attorney activity billed at rates approaching $1,000 per hour, though nearly all narrative descriptions of the work are redacted.
The Cavalier Daily obtained these invoices from a source who wished to remain anonymous, who had received them via a Freedom of Information Act Request.
McGuireWoods’ work advising the University was authorized under a broader appointment by the Attorney General’s Office to serve as special counsel for general civil litigation matters. That appointment was formalized in a Nov. 22, 2024 letter from the Office of the Attorney General, which was also obtained by The Cavalier Daily through the same anonymous source via the FOIA Office…