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MP McQueen

MP McQueen

MP McQueen is editor-at-large, and can be reached at [email protected]

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April 13, 2016 | The American Lawyer

Your Law Firm Partner Is a Jerk. Now What?

Big Law tends to attract and reward aggressive personalities. What happens when the aggression is turned against a partner's own firm?

By MP McQueen

12 minute read

April 08, 2016 | Law.com

The Humble Law Firm Website Is Going Way, Way Upscale

Vanity Fair-like portraits. Profiles that convey spark and personality. Throughout The Am Law 200, firms are remaking their sites—to the tune of $200,000 to more than $1 million.

By MP McQueen

45 minute read

April 06, 2016 | The American Lawyer

The Am Law 100: Barnes & Thornburg Stays in Growth Mode

The firm boosted its revenue and profits in 2015 as it expanded in Dallas, Atlanta and elsewhere.

By MP McQueen

25 minute read

April 01, 2016 | The American Lawyer

Legal Industry Shares in Latest U.S. Jobs Growth

The legal services sector added 1,200 jobs last month, according to the Department of Labor, which also revised earlier figures to reflect continual gains for the industry this year.

By MP McQueen

3 minute read

March 31, 2016 | The American Lawyer

The Am Law 100: Patterson Belknap Holds Profits Steady

The New York firm saw light declines in revenue and lawyer head count in 2015.

By MP McQueen

25 minute read

March 28, 2016 | Law.com

How to Hire a Home-Run Lateral? Look at Their Stats

More firms are beginning to use predictive analytics in recruiting.

By MP McQueen

15 minute read

March 28, 2016 | The American Lawyer

Dealmakers of the Year: M. Natasha Labovitz, Debevoise & Plimpton

Labovitz was debtors counsel in the Chapter 11 filing of Altegrity Inc, which lost one-third of its revenue after its background-screening division was hit with cyber attacks.

By MP McQueen

3 minute read

March 28, 2016 | The American Lawyer

Dealmakers of the Year: Jason Webber, White & Case

Webber is the sponsor counsel on the multi-year project financing of the Freeport LNG export facility near Houston.

By MP McQueen

7 minute read

March 28, 2016 | The American Lawyer

Dealmakers of the Year: George Casey, Shearman & Sterling

Casey handled Dow Chemical Co.'s sale of parts of its chlorine business, which involved a carve-out, equity and debt exchanges and a public company merger.

By MP McQueen

2 minute read

March 25, 2016 | The American Lawyer

The Am Law 100: Shook Hardy's Revenue Rises Amid Profit Dip

Shook, Hardy & Bacon saw its head count grow in 2015, but the Kansas City, Missouri-based firm's profits per partner slipped for the fourth year in a row.

By MP McQueen

10 minute read