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UT GC Burgdorf Moves to Beatty Bangle and VuCOMP

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By Mark Curriden
Senior Writer for The Texas Lawbook

When Barry Burgdorf left Vinson & Elkins on Valentine’s Day 2005 to be the general counsel and vice chancellor for the University of Texas System, he told his wife it would be a 10-year job at most.

Mark Curriden

Mark Curriden is a lawyer/journalist and founder of The Texas Lawbook. In addition, he is a contributing legal correspondent for The Dallas Morning News.

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