McAndrews, Held & Malloy nationally recognized by Chambers & Partners as intellectual property law leader (2009) McAndrews, Held & Malloy has been recognized by the international rating firm Chambers & Partners as one of the nation's leading intellectual property law firms. In addition, McAndrews Board Chairman George P. McAndrews and board member Timothy J. Malloy, both founding partners of the firm, were recognized by Chambers as two of the top intellectual property attorneys in Illinois. Chambers specifically noted the firm's "increasingly national focus" and stated that George McAndrews and Tim Malloy "are demonstrative of the firm's deep bench of lawyers with science and engineering backgrounds, and of the firm's strong litigation capabilities."