MP McQueen is editor-at-large, and can be reached at [email protected]
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 UpscaleVanity 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 ModeThe 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 GrowthThe 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 SteadyThe 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 StatsMore 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 & PlimptonLabovitz 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 & CaseWebber 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 & SterlingCasey 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 DipShook, 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