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McDermott Will & Emery

 

McDermott Will & Emery partners with leaders around the world to fuel missions, knock down barriers and shape markets. With 20 locations on three continents, our team works seamlessly across practices, industries and geographies to deliver highly effective—and often unexpected—solutions that propel success. More than 1,200 lawyers strong, we bring our personal passion and legal prowess to bear in every matter for our clients and the people they serve.

We’re proud to work with some of the world’s most dynamic organizations and the leaders who drive them. We know that on any given day you’re tackling competition, corporate development, asset protection, talent management—some days all of the above. While there’s a bevy of smart folks out there to help you address them on a case-by-case basis, there are few who have the breadth and depth of focused knowledge to help you attend to them all and stay ahead of what’s next. When you hire us, you don’t just get the experience of an individual. You get a purpose-built, tightly woven network of legal thought leaders who marry their passion for business with a deep, focused understanding of the law.

That’s McDermott.

 

Associate
Stephen P. Aber focuses his practice on corporate and transactional matters.
While in law school, Stephen was an editor for the Review of Banking and Financial Law.
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Counsel
Fred M. Ackerson is counsel in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP and is based in the Firm's Chicago office.  Fred focuses his practice on state and local tax planning and…
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Partner
Julian L. André focuses his practice on litigation with a particular emphasis on government prosecutions, enforcement actions and investigations, internal investigations, complex civil…
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Partner
Grégoire Andrieux focuses on domestic and international mergers and acquisitions, with a particular focus on leveraged acquisitions (leveraged buyouts (LBOs), management buyouts (MBOs)) and…
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Associate
Alexander Andronikou focuses his practice on financial restructuring transactions in addition to contentious and non-contentious restructuring and insolvency matters, which are often cross-…
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McDermott’s Antitrust & Competition Practice Group has broad experience in all aspects of antitrust and competition law, and it is recognized as one of the leading antitrust/competition…
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Associate
Edouard Becker focuses his practice on intellectual property law, with a particular focus on pharmaceutical, medical device, biotech and healthcare industries.
He regularly advises French…
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Partner
Ted Becker focuses his practice on litigation under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and related federal and state actions, and defense of government investigations and…
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Counsel
Yelena Bekker is Counsel at McDermott Will Emery's New York City office. She focuses her practice on cryptocurrency and blockchain matters, including obtaining money transmitter and other…
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Associate
Daniel (Danny) J. Bell is an associate in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP and is based in the Firm’s Washington, D.C., office.
Danny focuses his practice on domestic and…
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Partner
Evan A. Belosa is an experienced negotiator and counselor, focusing his practice on all aspects of executive employment and compensation matters.
In the scope of his practice, Evan…
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Associate
Jodi Benassi* focuses her practice on intellectual property litigation.
Jodi has drafted and negotiated technology and commercial contracts; analyzed non-practicing entities (NPE), NPE…
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Associate
Gale E. Chan is an associate in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP and is based in the Firm’s Washington, D.C. office.  She focuses her practice on federal and international tax…
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Associate
Elizabeth Chao focuses her practice on US and international tax matters.
Previously, Elizabeth worked at the University of Chicago Law School as the chief research assistant to Judge…
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Associate
Paulina focuses her practice on employment matters.
Her employment practice encompasses single-plaintiff litigation, class action litigation and employment counseling. She defends employers…
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Partner
Jenny Chen, Ph.D. counsels both US and international clients in a wide-array of patent-related matters in the life science space, including prosecution, opinion, due diligence, licensing…
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Associate
Jenny Z.N. Chen is an associate in MWE China Law Offices.
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Partner

Jiayan Chen is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP and is based in the Firm’s Washington, D.C., office.  She focuses her practice on counseling clients on a range…
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Associate
Brad Dennis advises health care clients on a broad spectrum of regulatory, corporate and transactional matters. He focuses on providing clients with clarity on a wide range of federal and…
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Counsel
Raminta Dereskeviciute focuses her practice on product compliance and trade regulation (sanctions and export controls). She has significant experience in EU chemical control (REACH), EU…
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Associate
Romain Desmonts focuses his practice on tax advice to French and multinational companies, with an emphasis on the tax aspects of domestic and cross-border mergers, acquisitions, and group…
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Associate
Lukas Deutzmann focuses his practice on employment law matters.
During his legal traineeship, Lukas gained experience working at the State Labor Law Court in Cologne and the Federal…
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Partner
Paul Devinsky is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP and is based in the Firm’s Washington, D.C., office.  He focuses his practice on patent, trademark and copyright…
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Associate
Grayson I. Dimick* is an Associate at McDermott Will & Emery's D.C. office. She focuses her practice on regulatory and transactional matters affecting a wide range of clients across the…
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Associate
Matt Evola focuses his practice on antitrust, regulatory and litigation matters. He has additional experience in consumer protection, government investigations, and white collar defense.…
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Associate
Fran Forte focuses her practice on privacy and data security matters, advising clients on domestic and international privacy and cybersecurity laws and regulations, including the EU General…
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Associate
Cristell Fortune focuses her practice on global and domestic employment law matters. Cristell has particular experience in managing complex transactions (including mergers and acquisitions…
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Associate
Gregory E. Fosheim advises healthcare and life sciences clients across a variety of corporate, transactional and regulatory compliance matters. Working with hospitals, physician practice…
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Associate
Alexa (Lexi) Riccolo Foss advises clients on healthcare private equity transactions, including platform deals. She offers strategic insights into federal and state regulatory issues, such…
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Partner
Chris Foster advises leading companies and families in labor and employment matters.
Chris represents companies navigating union organizing, election, and decertification campaigns, as well…
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Partner
Daniel R. Foster is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP and is based in the Firm’s Orange County office. Dan litigates and tries complex intellectual property and…
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Associate
Benjamin counsels private equity firms, portfolio companies, physician practices, and management services organizations on healthcare regulatory frameworks governing facility licensure and…
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Partner
Carolyn B. Gleason is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP and is based in the Firm’s Washington, D.C. office. She heads the Firm's International Trade practice.
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Associate
Benedikt focuses his practice on Corporate Law, and in particular Company Law, Capital Markets and Restructuring and Insolvency.
During his legal traineeship, Benedikt gained experience as…
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Deborah advises clients on reimbursement and policy strategy for medical products and health services with public and private payers, including managed care organizations.  She has over…
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Partner
Ankur J. Goel is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP and is based in the Firm's Washington, D.C. office. 
Ankur has experience in both government and the private…
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Partner
Dr. Uwe Goetker is a transaction lawyer with in-depth knowledge of restructuring/insolvency who counsels companies and managements on out-of-court and in-court restructurings (including…
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Partner
Brent A. Hawkins focuses his practice on intellectual property litigation, counseling and procurement.
He has served as lead counsel in numerous patent, trademark, trade dress, unfair…
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Associate
Shaun B. Hawkinson is an associate in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP and is based in the Firm’s Chicago office.  He focuses his practice on intellectual property litigation…
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Associate
Elle Hayes focuses her practice on general corporate matters and transactions.
While in law school, Elle was assistant communications editor for the Journal of Technology Law & Policy.…
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Partner
Russell Hayman is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP and is based in the Firm's Los Angeles office.
Russell’s trial experience includes both complex criminal and…
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Partner
Kristen E. Hazel is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP and is based in the Firm’s Chicago office.  Kristen focuses her practice on U.S. and international aspects of…
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Members of our health industry practice focus their practice on one or more areas important to health industry clients, while maintaining flexibility to support other lawyers on a variety…
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Professional Advisor
Kay Kemp* is a Professional Advisor in the Employee Benefits, Compensation, Labor & Employment practice group of McDermott Will & Emery LLP and is based in the Firm's Chicago office…
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Associate
Scott Kenkel focuses his practice on employee benefits and executive compensation matters. He has experience assisting clients with regulatory compliance matters related to tax-qualified…
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Benjamin (Ben) is a skilled data analyst and SAS programmer who supports clients’ health policy objectives through quantitative analyses.
Ben analyzes complex clinical and economic data to…
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Staff Attorney
Manoj Khandekar is a staff attorney in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP and is based in the Firm's Chicago office. He focuses his practice on privacy, data security,…
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Partner
David (Dave) Kiefer focuses his practice on litigation and arbitration matters arising out of construction and engineering disputes over large, international energy and infrastructure…
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Counsel
John S. Kiely focuses his practice on advising high-net-worth individuals and families on a full range of estate planning and gift planning issues, including the preparation of wills,…
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Associate
Cathy Lee focuses her practice on privacy and cybersecurity matters, including compliance and GDPR related matters.
Cathy’s experience encompasses, working with digital advertising…
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Partner
Parker A. Lee advises companies and investors in evaluating and executing transactions and commercial contracts in the energy and infrastructure industries. He represents clients in various…
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Associate
Vanessa LeFort is an associate in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP and is based in the Firm’s Los Angeles office.  She focuses her practice on intellectual property litigation…
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Associate
Ming Lei advises clients on domestic and international merger, divestitures and acquisitions, joint venture, private equity investments, project finance and development and complex…
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Counsel
Peter R. Leone is counsel in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP based in the Firm’s Boston office.  The principal focus of his practice is the representation of hospitals,…
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Lawyer
Franziska Leubner berät nationale und internationale Unternehmen, u.a. aus dem Life Sciences-Bereich, der Automobilbranche sowie dem Finanz- und Verlagswesen, zu sämtlichen Fragen des…
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Partner
Mario Martinelli advises Italian and non-Italian resident, medium and large corporations on virtually all aspects of Italian corporate tax law. He counsels corporate clients in their…
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Partner
As Global Head of McDermott’s Trademark Prosecution and Controversy Practice, Christina (Tina) L. Martini focuses her practice on domestic and international trademark and copyright law, as…
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Partner
David Marx, Jr. is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP based in the Firm’s Chicago office, where he serves as head of the Firm's Chicago Antitrust & Competition…
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Associate
Tiffany T. Mason maintains a broad health law practice, advising hospitals, health systems and health industry clients on regulatory compliance and transactional matters.
While in law…
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Associate
Davide Massiglia focuses his practice in investment funds, international taxation, corporate income taxation, mergers and acquisitions, Italian and international tax planning for HNWI and…
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Partner
Alva Mather* focuses her practice on alcohol beverage and cannabis regulatory and commercial matters. She represents companies in the alcohol beverage industry, including brewers,…
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Associate
Anisa Noorassa focuses her practice on intellectual property litigation matters.
Anisa holds an MS in biology and a BS in cellular, molecular and developmental biology. While in law school…
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Partner
David G. Noren is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP and is based in the Firm's Washington, D.C. office.  He focuses his practice on international tax planning for…
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Associate
Bella North focuses her practice on the public and private health care and life sciences sectors, advising on regulatory, corporate, commercial and public law matters. She has a wealth of…
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Associate
Abigial Nott advises clients on various international and onshore private client matters. She focuses on tax and trust and estate planning for UK and non-UK individuals, with an emphasis on…
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Associate
Sumaya M. Noush counsels regional and multistate hospitals and health systems, specialty hospitals, academic medical centers and other healthcare organizations on a variety strategic and…
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Associate
Michaela (Míša) Novakova focuses her practice on advising clients in the healthcare and life sciences sectors in the context of transactions (M&A, joint ventures and private equity),…
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Associate
Dr. Frederic Peine’s practice focuses on corporate law and M&A as well as financial services and fund regulatory law. His practice includes general corporate law advice to listed…
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Partner
Michael W. Peregrine is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP and is based in the Firm’s Chicago office.  He represents corporations (and their officers and directors…
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Counsel
Lester J. Perling is Counsel at McDermott Will Emery's Miami office. He counsels healthcare providers on a variety of regulatory, compliance, enforcement and reimbursement matters, with…
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Associate
Allison Perlman focuses her practice on transactional matters in the energy industry. Allison has experience representing institutional investors in domestic and cross-border private…
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Partner
Felicia Gerber Perlman focuses her practice on complex business reorganizations, debt restructurings and insolvency matters. She is the global co-head of the Firm’s Restructuring and…
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Partner
Romain has extensive experience in data privacy and data protection law, and lectures on these subjects in Master of Law classes at the University of Paris-I Panthéon-Sorbonne, the…
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Associate
Cathy Ren focuses her practice on regulatory and transactional matters affecting a wide range of clients in the healthcare industry, including hospitals, health systems, and other…
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Associate
Joshua Revilla focuses his practice on intellectual property litigation matters.
While in law school, Joshua served as a staff member of the Business and Intellectual Property Journal and…
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Associate
Verity A. Van Tassel Richards focuses her practice on representing US and non-US financial services firms, broker-dealers, financial technology companies, blockchain projects and…
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Attorney
Lisa M. Richman focuses her practice on international dispute resolution matters, with a particular emphasis on international commercial arbitration and public international law. She has…
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Partner
James A. Riedy is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP and is based in the Firm's Washington, D.C., office.  James focuses his practice on international tax matters,…
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Associate
Allyson E. Riemma represents US and international accounting firms and individual accountants in connection with federal and state litigation, arbitration and regulatory investigations by…
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Partner
As an experienced legal adviser in corporate, banking and financial law, Ettore Scandale helps his clients to build their commercial vision using complex, pan European financing strategies…
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Partner
Susan Peters Schaefer is a partner in the the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP and is based in the Firm’s Chicago office. She focuses her practice on tax-qualified retirement…
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Partner
Dr. Philipp Schaeuble focuses his practice on Employment Law, advising national and international companies on both individual and collective matters.
Philipp has particular expertise…
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Partner
Jay J. Scharf advises high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families and family offices. He delivers customized strategies to help his clients attain their personal and…
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Associate
Danielle N. Scheer* advises clients on transactional and regulatory health law matters. She is certified in public health by the National Board of Public Health Examiners and served as a…
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Partner
Alexandra C. Scheibe focuses her practice on representing financial institutions and financial technology companies in structuring and negotiating a broad range of derivatives, structured…
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Partner
Philip (Phil) Tingle represents energy companies such as utilities, independent power producers and financial institutions on a wide range of energy tax-related matters. He is the global…
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Counsel
Jackie L. Toney focuses her practice on intellectual property litigation, with an emphasis on patent litigation in the biotechnology industry. She has considerable first and second chair…
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Associate
Dominique J. Torsiello focuses her practice on transactional matters in the energy industry.
Prior to joining the Firm, Dominique represented clients in complex commercial litigation…
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Associate
Ethan H. Townsend focuses his practice on litigating corporate, securities and complex business matters. With a particular focus on litigation in Delaware’s federal and state courts, he…
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Partner
Jake Townsend focuses his practice on the areas of mergers and acquisitions, venture capital transactions and general corporate representation.  
Jake's experience includes mergers,…
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Associate
Brian J. Tratner focuses his practice on corporate advisory matters, particularly M&A and capital markets.
During law school, Brian was a judicial extern for the Honorable Jack B.…
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Partner
Eleanor West advises clients on UK and international private equity investments and buyout transactions, acting for institutions and management teams. Eleanor also advises corporate clients…
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Partner
Judith Wethall focuses her practice on employee benefits, specifically health and welfare programs. She counsels employers, plan administrators, insurers and consultants on a wide range of…
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Partner
Jamie A. Weyeneth advises companies on a wide variety of employee benefits issues with a focus on health and welfare plans. She has extensive experience with the Affordable Care Act,…
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Partner
Tom Whelan focuses his practice on private equity, advising private equity sponsors, multi strategy funds, other private capital investors and corporates, helping them deploy capital across…
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Partner
Jeremy White represents a wide range of clients in complex litigation matters in the wage and hour and employment discrimination areas.
Jeremy has specific experience in collective and…
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Partner
Merrick White focuses his practice on global oil, gas, LNG, refining and petrochemical project development. Merrick advises clients on all aspects of energy-related development projects and…
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Andrea S. Kramer of McDermott Will & Emery has been selected for a National Law Review 2022 Thought Leadership award in the field of crypto/blockchain law. In January of 2022, Ms. Kramer authored a definitive legal guide to the latest in digital assets: non-fungible tokens, or NFTs. Her article was widely read by industry professionals, and demonstrates the author’s depth of knowledge on the topic.

The Privacy and Data Protection Practice Group at McDermott Will & Emery is a 2021 Go-To Thought Leader for its coverage of NIST’s Cybersecurity framework for Ransomware Risk management. In a time when cybersecurity is more important than ever, NLR readers turned to the group’s coverage of ransomware risk management for essential guidance to keep their organizations secure. The group’s efforts to break down the new framework helps readers understand what is expected of them, and how to prepare for higher standards from government agencies in terms of what constitutes reasonable cybersecurity measures. Authors who contributed insights into this area include Scott FerberTodd S. McClelland, Michael G. Morgan, and David P. Saunders

 

Andrea Kramer is a National Law Review Go-To Thought Leader for her 2020 summer series on taxation issues related to digital and cryptocurrency.  Ms. Kramer’s tax analysis of  whether cryptocurrencies should be considered securities, currency, commodities and the tax implications of currency staking and mining activities  provides a great resource for NLR readers interested in learning more about virtual currencies.

Marc E. Sorini, a litigator and head of McDermott Will’s Alcohol Regulatory & Distribution Group is a 2019 National Law Review Go-To Thought Leader for his depth of knowledge in alcohol industry litigation and regulation. Mr. Sorini provides actionable legal news and analysis for Law Review readers on topics ranging from the Safe Baking Act, to health claims on vodka and hemp, to state excise law changes for wine and distilled spirits. 

McDermott Will & Emery has been selected for the 2018 NLR Go-To Thought Leadership Award for the excellence and consistency of their Intellectual Property Coverage. Each month the McDermott Will & Emery IP Update offers detailed analysis of recent IP decisions ensuring that NLR readers are up to date on what is new and what may be on the horizon. You can subscribe to the McDermott IP Update here.

 

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