MP McQueen

February 14, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

"Investigation into big tech companies has ramifications for other companies in tech and non-tech," said David Reichenberg, an antitrust litigator at Cozen O' Connor.

By MP McQueen

6 minute read

February 12, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

While the federal government has whittled down some of the final regulations from the initial proposals, there is still potential for trouble for foreign investors under the 31 pages of final rules governing national security reviews by CFIUS of foreign investments in U.S. real estate, which take effect on Feb. 13.

By MP McQueen

7 minute read

January 31, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

The New York State Bar Association session addressed environmental and energy risks facing companies doing business in New York.

By MP McQueen

4 minute read

January 27, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

Cardwell, a vice president and senior counsel at the American Express Co. in New York City for more than a decade, has died at the age of 46. She was active in several professional organizations promoting diversity and inclusion.

By MP McQueen

5 minute read

January 22, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

Business immigration lawyers said they increasingly are working with in-house counsel and the companies' human resources departments to find solutions to these mounting problems, which can involve utilizing different work visa programs or challenging USCIS decisions in court.

By MP McQueen

11 minute read

January 14, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

Final regulations from the U.S. Treasury Department governing national security reviews by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States were issued Monday, with importance for general counsel in many industries—including venture capital—whose companies are involved in cross-border dealmaking.

By MP McQueen

7 minute read

December 12, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

The U.S. Department of Commerce recently published proposed rules that would give the department sweeping new powers to review IT and communications transactions involving "foreign adversaries" of the United States with public comments due Dec. 27. International trade and national security lawyers said the regulation's broad scope introduces significant uncertainty for client companies.

By MP McQueen

6 minute read

December 02, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

The insurance industry is leading the pack when it comes to using this "Moneyball" approach to litigation and financial services, but other big companies' legal departments are also using data tools in their decision-making around litigation. Here's a glimpse inside the third-largest property and casualty insurer's legal operations.

By MP McQueen

12 minute read

December 02, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

Here are some of the data tools and providers that corporate law departments are using to decide whether to settle or litigate claims, and choose which firms and which lawyers to put on cases. Litigation funders are using some of them, too.

By MP McQueen

3 minute read

November 22, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

The latest annual report released Friday by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, the interagency panel at the Treasury Department that reviews transactions for potential national security risks, shows that the number of notices filed increased significantly from 2014 through 2017, and the number of investigations rose dramatically.

By MP McQueen

2 minute read