The legal profession lost two giants last week. I got word on Sunday that Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan name partner Bill Urquhart died on the evening of Oct. 4—I’ll have more on that tomorrow. And on Oct. 2, retired Latham & Watkins partner John Kirby died from complications of Myelodysplastic syndrome, a blood cancer.

Kirby, who was 79, leaves one unusual legacy: a beloved video game character named in his honor.