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While in law school, Stephen was an editor for the Review of Banking and Financial Law.
Hélène advises clients in many business sectors, such as e-commerce, advertising,…
Justin received…
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With nearly a decade of experience focused on data…
With nearly a decade of experience focused on data…
Sam has experience in numerous aspects of national security matters and…
Ellie is experienced in client counsel, strategy and legal…
Stephanie is experienced in the areas of …
While in law school, Michael served as a legal intern for the Hon. Robert R. Rigsby of the District of…
While in law school, Reuben…
Leigh-Alexandra Basha is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP and is based in the Firm’s Washington, D.C., office. As head of McDermott's Washington, D.C., Private…
While in law school, Gabriella served as Academic…
Cate has represented clients in state and local tax…
He regularly advises French…
Danny focuses his practice on domestic and…
In the scope of his practice, Evan…
Jodi has drafted and negotiated technology and commercial contracts; analyzed non-practicing entities (NPE), NPE…
While in law school, Eli served as senior articles editor of the Review of…
Michael represents…
Previously, Barrick served as a law clerk to the Honorable Kenneth F. Ripple of the US Court of Appeals for…
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Christopher represents employers in all stages of employment litigation, including in putative class…
Shelby…
At McDermott, Daniel has argued before the US…
Giancarlo focuses his practice in structured finance, particularly with regard to property and acquisition finance, where he mainly assists lenders in both domestic and cross-…
Previously, Elizabeth worked at the University of Chicago Law School as the chief research assistant to Judge…
Her employment practice encompasses single-plaintiff litigation, class action litigation and employment counseling. She defends employers…
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…
While in law school, Le served as executive notes development editor for The Tax Lawyer and was a semifinalist in the 2016…
Prior to joining the Firm, Cecilia was an extern for the Central District of…
While in law school, Hannah served as a legal intern for the New York State Attorney General, a senior editor of the Boston College…
Robert H. Cohen is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP and is based in the Firm’s New York office. He focuses his practice on transactional and securities work…
Bob previously served as…
Rachel’s experience includes prosecuting and defending…
Isabelle concentrates her work on franchise law related to new…
A licensed professional engineer, Thomas spent several years working for a leading standards…
Claire focuses her…
He has a…
Tom advises industry participants on a wide variety of regulatory and transactional…
She…
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During his legal traineeship, Lukas gained experience working at the State Labor Law Court in Cologne and the Federal…
As a trial lawyer, Lindsay has successfully represented…
Tom has broad…
Pankit focuses his practice on preventative counseling and representing…
While in law school, Haley served as a judicial intern to the Honorable Mary K. Rochford of the…
As a member of the Firm’s Chambers-ranked…
From 2017 to 2018, Josh served as a law clerk to the Hon. Charles F. Lettow of the US Court of Federal Claims.…
Josh was previously a judicial intern for the Honorable Shirley M. Watts of the Maryland Court of…
Sarah…
Before joining McDermott…
Based in our Brussels office, McDermott’s EU Competition team provides end-to-end antitrust and competition representation before the European Commission, other EU institutions and…
During law school, he interned for the Hon. Eduardo C. Robreno of the US District Court for the Eastern District…
Noëmie advises French and international companies on all aspects of corporate and financial law.…
Chris represents companies navigating union organizing, election, and decertification campaigns, as well…
While earning graduate degrees in law and public health, Bryan served as a legal intern at the Los Angeles LGBT Center…
Chris works with energy clients in structuring complex equity and…
During his legal traineeship, Benedikt gained experience as…
Ankur has experience in both government and the private…
During law school, Hank served as a judicial intern for the Hon. Luis Felipe Restrepo of the…
Tracy advises firm clients…
As an intellectual property (IP) attorney, Rolando…
While in law school, Karen served as a judicial intern for the Honorable Rachel P. Kovner of the US District Court for…
Mr. Grandpierre studied law at the University of Munster, the University of Political Sciences and Law, Beijing, PR China and at the…
Before joining the Firm, Thomas served as counsel for the Europe, Middle-East and Africa Team at the International Chamber…
While in law school, Alex was a legal extern at the US Department of Justice,…
During law school, Noah served as a judicial intern for the Hon. Beverly Reid O’Connell of the US District Court for the…
Greer co-leads the Firm’s Sexual Assault & Abuse Investigations Group+ (…
As a policy consultant, Kelsey works with clients on issues relating to Medicare physician payment…
Kevin has experience planning and implementing a…
Prior…
Ryan focuses his practice on tax, estate planning, and family and…
He has served as lead counsel in numerous patent, trademark, trade dress, unfair…
While in law school, Elle was assistant communications editor for the Journal of Technology Law & Policy.…
Russell’s trial experience includes both complex criminal and…
Before joining McDermott, Mary worked in a wealth management firm. She was an intern in several French law firms…
Campbell has experience advising on disputes under the UNCITRAL, LCIA, ICC, SIAC, HKIAC and ICSID Rules, as…
While in law school, Julie served as the managing editor of the American University Law Review, in which she published a…
Previously, Sarah served as a law clerk to the Honorable Michael S. Kanne of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh…
Jeffrey focuses on matters related to employee benefits and…
Joel represents tax…
Before joining McDermott, Mélissa completed several internships in French law firms. She also gained experience…
As the legislative liaison for…
Graham’s prior experience includes drafting Series A issuance documents, bridge loans, employee stock option…
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Our intellectual property practice includes more than 200 lawyers and patent agents working in all of our offices…
Prior to joining McDermott, Julian completed his legal traineeship at the Mannheim Higher Administrative Court, and two…
The…
Clemens advises on all aspects of…
She leverages this knowledge to help clients understand the…
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While in law school, Jeremy served on the editorial board of the Virginia Tax Review and as treasurer of the Clean Law…
Ben analyzes complex clinical and economic data to…
James has successfully…
Her work focuses on helping clients successfully engage in…
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Evan…
While in law school, Tessa completed a concentration in technology,…
While in law school, Connor earned recognition as a Kent Legal Scholar and was an executive articles editor for the…
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While in law school, Vincent was senior research editor for the Florida Law Review.
Cathy’s experience encompasses, working with digital advertising…
Jae is a licensed…
While in law school, Megan served as a board member for the Womxn of Color Collective and graduated with Moot Court Honors…
While in law school, he was awarded the Harry J.…
Elizabeth focuses a substantial portion of her practice on…
While in law school, Casey served as a legal clerk at a prominent Chicago academic…
Andrew is a nationally recognized…
While in law school, Brian was lead articles editor for the SMU Law Review. Prior…
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She has deep experience in the digital and IT sector as well as the health care industry…
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Prior to rejoining McDermott, Brigid clerked for the Honorable John F. Kness in the Northern District of Illinois.…
Drew advises health care clients on a wide variety of health care regulatory issues, including Medicare…
When clients are faced with legislative and regulatory…
Our founders are well established Chinese lawyers and possess an in-depth knowledge and understanding of the local laws, customs and regulations of the People’s Republic of China. With a…
Sandra focuses her practice on international tax planning for U.S…
While in law school, Daniel served as a senior…
Lee also maintains an active pro bono practice and assisted in winning political asylum for a client. As a law…
Hersh Mehta is an associate in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP and is based in the Firm's Chicago office. He practices intellectual property law with a focus on patent…
While earning his law degree, Patrick served as a legal intern for a global life sciences research organization and as…
Valerie is experienced in the areas of…
He has been working on all areas of GDPR compliance since…
While in law school, Chris served as an editor for the Yale Journal of International Law and was a fellow at the China Law Center…
Caroline H. Ngo is a partner who practices corporate and international tax law, focusing on structuring for tax-free and taxable acquisitions, dispositions, restructurings, and…
Anisa holds an MS in biology and a BS in cellular, molecular and developmental biology. While in law school…
Kristen offers a strong background and a keen eye for…
Angela is experienced in the areas of …
Anthony has…
Henri regularly represents private equity…
Vernessa T. Pollard is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP and is based in the Washington, D.C., office. Vernessa serves as co-head of the Firm’s Food and Drug…
Prior to joining McDermott, Samuel served as a law clerk to the Honorable Stephen A. Higginson of the US Court of…
Prior to joining the Firm, Jack worked at an international law firm representing a broad range of clients –…
Data privacy and security are critical elements of risk management for every company. McDermott's global…
Charles has…
While in law school, Kavya was the Executive Guide Editor of …
She assists clients with real-time monitoring and analysis of…
While in law school, Kelsey competed as a…
While in law school, Joshua served as a staff member of the Business and Intellectual Property Journal and…
Laureen studied law at the University of Münster and the Universitat de les Illes Balears in Spain. Before joining McDermott, she…
Prior to joining the Firm, Annabel clerked for the Hon. William G. Young for the US District…
Chelsea has…
While in law school, Connor was editor-in-chief of the Intellectual Property and Technology Forum and…
Julian studied law at the University of Münster, at the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and at Trinity College Dublin. He additionally…
Michael has prepared documents in connection with the execution of financing transactions, including asset-based loans and…
For clients,…
Camille has acted for clients…
During law school, Mac served as a law clerk for the US Senate…
Michael focuses his practice on the legal, regulatory and…
Tom has considerable experience representing healthcare…
Mary has more than 15 years of experience and has represented a wide…
Bailey joined McDermott after completing a judicial clerkship…
While in law school, Margaret was the managing editor of the Loyola University…
Sandra…
Philipp has particular expertise…
Prior to joining McDermott, Lisa gained valuable experience as a research assistant at an international commercial law firm in the…
While earning her law degree, Courtney served…
Jay…
During law school, David served as an editor of the Southern California Interdisciplinary Law Journal. He…
Prior to joining the Firm, Kyle conducted research in the Robson DNA Science…
While earning her law degree, Lillian was a legal intern at the Office of the…
Education: Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, JD, cum laude, 2022, Portland State University, BS, 2016
Marina’…
Michael is experienced in preparing complete patent…
Angela has experience in Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) compliance, employee benefit plan governance…
Anthony’s practice includes advising on private equity fund formation and operation, renewable energy credits,…
Mara has substantial experience representing healthcare companies…
Ryan Tisch provides strategic antitrust counsel for boards of directors, chief executive officers and key business stakeholders as they maneuver government regulations around the world.…
Prior to joining the Firm, Dominique represented clients in complex commercial litigation…
Jake's experience includes mergers,…
During law school, Brian was a judicial extern for the Honorable Jack B.…
Prior to joining…
While earning his law degree, Jake served as executive editor of the New York Law School Law Review, a…
Antoine…
Previously, Joe worked for a leading law…
Christian has…
Katie works with clients…
During law school, Evan…
Sönke studied law at the Goethe University. Before joining McDermott, Sönke gained valuable experience…
Jeremy has specific experience in collective and…
With nearly 25…
Allison has…
John advises clients on all aspects of international tax, transfer…
Susan is a skilled health policy and data strategist with over a decade of expertise. She possesses an in-depth knowledge of Medicare payment policy and policy landscape and…
While in law school, John served as a legal extern for Privacy Rights Clearinghouse in San Diego…
While earning his law degree, John served as a judicial extern for Judge Emin Toro of the US Tax Court and as an…
Previously, Jane was an associate at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, where she audited alternative investment funds. While in law…
As a policy consultant, Emma lobbies and consults with…
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 Ferber, Todd 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.