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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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November 04, 2014 | The American Lawyer

Norton Rose Fulbright Raids Cybersecurity Law Boutique for Partners

David Navetta and Boris Segalis are leaving Chicago-based InfoLaw Group LLP to join Norton Rose Fulbright's offices in Denver and New York as part of a wave of hiring by Big Law to beef up their booming cybersecurity practices.

By MP McQueen

5 minute read

November 03, 2014 | The American Lawyer

New Partners Ambivalent About Rainmaking, Survey Finds

Half of respondents say that business generation—usually seen as the key to an elusive inner circle—is a very important factor in their success.

By MP McQueen

40 minute read

October 31, 2014 | The American Lawyer

Dealmaker of the Week: Baker Botts' Joshua Davidson

Davidson, partner and head of Baker Botts' master limited partnership practice, took the lead for the team advising the conflicts committee of Williams Partners L.P. as controlling owner Williams Companies merges it with Access Midstream Partners L.P. in a $50 billion transaction.

By MP McQueen

4 minute read

October 31, 2014 | The American Lawyer

Law Firm Lawsuit-Palooza: Am Law Firms Face Claims for Failed Deals, Firings

In our latest roundup of litigation in which Am Law 200 firms are either defendants or plaintiffs, Morgan Lewis beats back legal malpractice claims, while Dentons, Squire Patton Boggs and DLA Piper try to get out from under them.

By MP McQueen

8 minute read

October 29, 2014 | The American Lawyer

Legal Advice for a Nobel Laureate

As Malala Yousafzai recovered from a bullet wound, Cadwalader helped set up her charitable foundation.

By MP McQueen

3 minute read

October 27, 2014 | The American Lawyer

Skadden to Relocate Offices Near Hudson Yards

After months of rumors, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom confirms that it will leave its current New York headquarters at 4 Times Square and head to the city's Hudson Yards district on the far west end of Manhattan in the spring of 2020.

By MP McQueen

3 minute read

October 23, 2014 | New York Law Journal

Big Deals

It's not everyday that one company pays another company to take a business off its hands, but that's exactly what's happening with International Business Machines Corp.

By MP McQueen

4 minute read

October 21, 2014 | The American Lawyer

IBM Pays Globalfoundries $1.5B to Take Over Chip Business

Cravath, Hogan Lovells and Weil advise as IBM agrees to pay Santa Clara, Calif.-based Globalfoundries, Inc. $1.5 billion in cash to take on its money-losing semiconductor business, including manufacturing plants and intellectual property.

By MP McQueen

4 minute read

October 20, 2014 | The American Lawyer

Report: Rents Up, Square Footage Down for Am Law 200 Firms

The downsizing trend for office space continues but is starting to slow as many firms already have given up space per lawyer to save money, according to the latest survey by commercial real estate services company Jones Lang LaSalle.

By MP McQueen

11 minute read

October 14, 2014 | The American Lawyer

Cadwalader Hails Nobel Prize-Winning Pro Bono Client Malala Yousafzai

The firm has represented Yousafzai since 2012, when it helped her negotiate and establish The Malala Fund while she was still hospitalized in England after an assassination attempt by the Taliban.

By MP McQueen

4 minute read