A Dewey & LeBoeuf TV Drama a No-Go, Says Firm's Ex-Telecom Leader
Eric Cowan, a former managing partner of Squire Patton Boggs' New York office who has been a partner at several other large firms, including the now-defunct Thelen and Dewey & LeBoeuf, is headed to McGuireWoods to head the firm's global media and entertainment practice. He has some thoughts about his former firm's demise.
May 02, 2017 at 06:51 PM
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Two of Dewey & LeBoeuf's former leaders might be awaiting their fate in a New York court on criminal charges stemming from the firm's stunning collapse five years ago this month, but the former head of its telecommunications group is setting up shop at McGuireWoods.
McGuireWoods announced last week its hire of Eric Cowan from Squire Patton Boggs, where he was once managing partner of that firm's New York office, to serve as head of its global media and entertainment practice. Cowan will initially be based in Baltimore, but not because of Maryland's tax credits that attract film financiers. Instead, he's admitted to the state bar and also owns a home near Chesapeake Bay.
“I've been described as a suitcase lawyer,” said Cowan, 59, about his plans at McGuireWoods, where he will also work out of the firm's offices in London and New York. During his career, which has included stops at several big firms, Cowan has built a diverse practice advising acquirers, investors and targets in a variety of transactions in television, movies and other media.
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