MP McQueen

September 02, 2014 | The American Lawyer

Four former Dewey & LeBoeuf executives filed new motions late last week asking the New York State Supreme Court to throw out charges of grand larceny and fraud linked to the firm's collapse, claiming Manhattan prosecutors failed to produce evidence of criminal intent and incorrectly instructed a grand jury about accounting rules the men are accused of abusing.

By MP McQueen

4 minute read

August 28, 2014 | The American Lawyer

As lead advisers for Burger King on its $11.4 billion tie-up with Canadian coffee-and-doughnut chain Tim Hortons, William Sorabella and David Feirstein helped oversee one of the most visible corporate tax inversions yet.

By MP McQueen

5 minute read

August 27, 2014 | The American Lawyer

The firm plans to man the office, which will open next month, with 120 employees by the end of the year, and eventually ramp up to as many as 250 employees within the next three years.

By MP McQueen

3 minute read

August 26, 2014 | The American Lawyer

The two fast-food chains have agreed to an $11.4 billion tie-up that would send the combined company's headquarters up to Canada in the latest controversial tax inversion. Advising on the deal are Kirkland & Ellis, Paul Weiss, Wachtell and Munger Tolles, along with Canadian firms Davies Ward and Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt.

By MP McQueen

6 minute read

August 25, 2014 | The American Lawyer

Law firms are trading down in square footage per attorney when they take out new leases, and increasingly are looking for flexible, more economical spaces in line with the corporate clients they serve, commercial real estate experts say.

By MP McQueen

8 minute read

August 22, 2014 | The American Lawyer

Dynegy Inc. will buy power plants and other assets from Duke Energy Corp. and private equity firm Energy Capital Partners in two separate deals worth a combined value of $6.25 billion. Skadden, White & Case, Bracewell & Giuliani and Latham & Watkins are all advising.

By MP McQueen

5 minute read

August 19, 2014 | The American Lawyer

In the latest development involving the potential sale of Family Dollar Stores, Dollar General and its attorneys at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett have offered nearly $9 billion for the bargain store chain, trumping an earlier $8.5 billion bid by Dollar Tree.

By MP McQueen

5 minute read

August 18, 2014 | The American Lawyer

Boies Schiller, Wachtell, Greenberg Traurig and Duane Morris are in the news. Plus, a new study says real estate and conflicts-of-interest cases are hot spots for firms.

By MP McQueen

8 minute read

August 15, 2014 | The American Lawyer

Aiello led the way for Weil Gotshal & Manges' legal team advising Kinder Morgan Inc. on its $44 billion deal to consolidate Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, El Paso Pipeline Partners and Kinder Morgan Management into the third-largest energy company in the U.S.

By MP McQueen

6 minute read

August 11, 2014 | The American Lawyer

Four Am Law 100 advise as U.S. energy company Kinder Morgan Inc. buys all the outstanding stock of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, Kinder Morgan Management LLC and El Paso Pipeline Partners LP for $44 billion in stock and cash, consolidating the four entities into one publicly traded corporation.

By MP McQueen

5 minute read