MP McQueen
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Lateral Misfire Leads to King & Spalding for Vinson Partner
Houston capital markets and M&A lawyer Jeff Malonson was left in limbo early this year, when a planned move from Vinson & Elkins to Simpson, Thacher ... → Read More
Weil, Gibson Dunn Land Lead Roles in $1.2B AMC Theaters Deal
The firms advised AMC and private equity giant Terra Firma, respectively, in a deal to create world’s largest movie chain with 7,600 screens in the U.S. and ... → Read More
Big Law Alums Join Cornell Tech LLM Inaugural Class
Law firms and their former associates are taking notice as an incubator for budding tech lawyers takes shape in New York City. → Read More
2016 Diversity Scorecard: A Closer Look
More charts from The American Lawyer's annual Diversity Scorecard reveal the racial and ethnic demographics of individual law firms. → Read More
Shook Hardy Elects First Woman as Firm Leader
Madeleine McDonough will succeed outgoing chairman John Murphy, who served 15 years as head of the products liability litigation defense giant. → Read More
Milbank Matches Cravath Associate Pay Boost
At least one Wall Street firm has moved quickly to match the new base pay scale for associates set Monday by Cravath, Swaine & Moore. And some consultants say more big firms will follow suit. → Read More
Katten Starts Leadership Transition as Sole Chair Takes Helm
Roger Furey, an IP litigation partner at Katten Muchin Rosenman in Washington, D.C., is poised to become the new chairman of the Chicago-based firm. → Read More
Katten Starts Leadership Transition as New Chair Takes Helm
Roger Furey, an IP litigation partner at Katten Muchin Rosenman in Washington, D.C., is poised to become the new chairman of the Chicago-based firm. → Read More
Diversity Scorecard: Minorities Make Small Gains in Big Law
Our Diversity Scorecard finds that just over 15 percent of U.S. lawyers at big firms are members of a minority group. → Read More
GCs Spend More on Diverse Legal Teams, Survey Finds
Acritas Research found that clients paid more to outside counsel teams that they rated as diverse, and general counsel were more likely to recommend diverse teams to other potential clients. → Read More
MoFo Partner, Novelist James Huston Dead After Battle With Cancer
A leader of Morrison & Foerster’s national trial practice, Huston was also a fighter pilot, a former Navy officer and a best-selling author. → Read More
MoFo Partner, Novelist James Huston Dead After Battle with Cancer
A leader of Morrison & Foerster’s national trial practice, Huston was also fighter pilot, a former Navy officer and a bestselling author. → Read More
Law Firm Leaders React to a Year of Slow Growth
Firm leaders and industry consultants said that The American Lawyer’s Am Law 100 survey mostly confirmed their expectations, and most said they expected more of the same in 2016. → Read More
Founding Partner of Schulte Roth & Zabel Dies at 77
Daniel Shapiro helped to found Schulte Roth in 1969, opened its London office in 2002 and remained an active partner at the firm. → Read More
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? → Read More
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. → Read More
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. → Read More
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 fo... → Read More
The Am Law 100: Patterson Belknap Holds Profits Steady
The New York firm saw light declines in revenue and lawyer head count in 2015. → Read More
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. → Read More