MP McQueen

May 10, 2018 | New York Law Journal

Fines and consent orders against a broker and insurers followed a DFS probe, which found that the NRA “Carry Guard” program provided liability insurance to gun owners and resident family members for legal costs connected with criminal defense in violation of state law. Meanwhile, the NRA is suing the broker in federal court for discontinuing the program.

By MP McQueen |

6 minute read

May 08, 2018 | Corporate Counsel

Financial technology expert Lee A. Schneider has left McDermott Will & Emery to become general counsel of blockchain software developer Block.one, after joining the law firm from Debevoise & Plimpton just last fall.

By MP McQueen

5 minute read

May 02, 2018 | National Law Journal

Seetha Ramachandran, a litigation partner at Schulte, Roth & Zabel in New York and a former federal prosecutor, discusses new trade sanctions imposed in April by the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control against Russian individuals and companies.

By MP McQueen

6 minute read

April 30, 2018 | National Law Journal

Arnold & Porter's work in Pennsylvania's gerrymandering case could have national implications.

By MP McQueen |

3 minute read

April 26, 2018 | New York Law Journal

Insurance premium finance companies and budget planners will go to the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System and Registry on May 1, the New York Department of Financial Services announced in the next phase of regulatory transition for nonbank financial institutions in the state.

By MP McQueen |

3 minute read

April 23, 2018 | National Law Journal

Justin Muzinich, counselor to U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and the Trump administration's pick for deputy secretary, reveals more than $17 million in mostly investment income, and ethics pledge in new disclosures.

By MP McQueen |

3 minute read

April 19, 2018 | New York Law Journal

After Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's Investor Protection Bureau sent letters and questionnaires this week to 13 cryptocurrency trading platforms seeking information, at least one said it won't comply, and a financial services regulation lawyer called the attorney general's action “extraordinary.”

By MP McQueen |

6 minute read

April 18, 2018 | International Edition

The White House blocked Broadcom's $117 billion bid to take over Qualcomm by issuing an executive order in March, citing national security concerns. Could it be the "poison pill" of the future?

By MP McQueen

9 minute read

April 18, 2018 | National Law Journal

The White House blocked Broadcom's $117 billion bid to take over Qualcomm by issuing an executive order in March, citing national security concerns. Could it be the "poison pill" of the future?

By MP McQueen

9 minute read

April 11, 2018 | National Law Journal

The landmark Fair Housing Act was signed by President Lyndon Johnson 50 years ago. Marking the occasion, The National Law Journal asked Ajmel Quereshi, senior counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund Inc., to list five major milestones in the legal fight against housing discrimination.

By MP McQueen |

5 minute read