MP McQueen

June 04, 2018 | National Law Journal

The Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 reforming the national security review process for mergers and acquisitions of U.S. companies by foreign organizations was approved unanimously by committees in both houses of Congress last month and seems on track to pass by August, lawyers who are experts in international trade and national security matters say. A provision concerning joint ventures and minority stakes is still under discussion, however, and could be a sticking point.

By MP McQueen

5 minute read

May 25, 2018 | New York Law Journal

Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas pleaded not guilty on Friday to felony grand larceny charges at his arraignment in Westchester County Court in White Plains.

By MP McQueen |

3 minute read

May 21, 2018 | New York Law Journal

New York State Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron, in a decision issued on Friday, denied the Article 78 petition in "Thomas v. Underwood."

By MP McQueen |

3 minute read

May 18, 2018 | New York Law Journal

The state health department overturned on May 11 a decision by an administrative judge that had upheld Medicaid insurer Healthfirst's denial of coverage for a mammoplasty procedure for a 27-year-old transgender person, saying the operation was not medically necessary.

By MP McQueen |

2 minute read

May 17, 2018 | New York Law Journal

The statement of intent to sue the Stamford, Connecticut-based maker of OxyContin comes after a September 2017 announcement by a bipartisan coalition of 41 state attorneys general of an investigation into the role of major pharmaceutical companies in the current opioid epidemic.

By MP McQueen |

5 minute read

May 16, 2018 | New York Law Journal

Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas was indicted Wednesday by a Westchester County grand jury on charges that he stole from his campaign and inaugural committees. Thomas is represented by Boies Schiller Flexner.

By MP McQueen |

5 minute read

May 15, 2018 | National Law Journal

Greta Lichtenbaum, a partner at O'Melveny & Myers whose practice includes international trade and regulatory compliance, answered questions about the impact on multinational companies of the Trump administration's renewed sanctions against Iran.

By MP McQueen |

6 minute read

May 11, 2018 | New York Law Journal

The NRA's complaint is seeking damages for what the organization alleges are violations of members' free speech, equal protection and due process under state and federal laws following DFS-imposed consent orders and fines earlier this month against a Chubb subsidiary and insurance broker Lockton Affinity that sold NRA-branded “Carry Guard” gun owner liability policies in New York.

By MP McQueen |

2 minute read

May 11, 2018 | Corporate Counsel

Greta Lichtenbaum, a partner at O'Melveny & Myers whose practice includes international trade and regulatory compliance, answered Corporate Counsel's questions about the impact on multinational companies of the Trump administration's renewed sanctions against Iran.

By MP McQueen

6 minute read

May 11, 2018 | Texas Lawyer

A battle over gun insurance may be forming with a New York regulator fining insurers and brokers of National Rifle Association-branded policies for selling policies within the state that cover legal costs connected with criminal defense expenses that might arise from legal gun ownership.

By MP McQueen |

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