McDermott Will & Emery
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| Headquarters | River Point Chicago, Illinois |
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| No. of offices | 20 |
| No. of attorneys | 1,013 |
| No. of employees | 2,300+ |
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| Revenue | $1.05 billion USD (2018) [1] |
| Date founded | February 2, 1934 |
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| Company type | multiple legal entities, primarily limited liability partnerships, coordinated through service agreements[2] |
| Website | mwe |
McDermott Will & Emery is an international law firm with a diversified business practice. The firm is one of the largest grossing law firms globally,[3] and its lawyers represent a wide range of commercial, industrial and financial enterprises, both publicly and privately held.
The firm consists of multiple legal entities that are coordinated through service agreements:[2] McDermott Will & Emery LLP (based in Illinois with offices throughout the US and a foreign office in South Korea), McDermott Will & Emery AARPI[a] (France), McDermott Will & Emery Belgium LLP, McDermott Will & Emery Rechtsanwälte Steuerberater LLP (both based in Delaware with offices in Belgium or, respectively, Germany), McDermott Will & Emery Studio Legale Associato[b] (Italy) and McDermott Will & Emery UK LLP.
Size
McDermott has more than 1,100 lawyers across 20 offices in the United States, Europe and Asia.
History
Chicago lawyers Edward H. McDermott and William M. Emery founded the firm in 1934. Initially focused as a tax law firm, a corporate department was established when Howard A. Will joined the firm in 1941. As the century progressed, the firm added capabilities across the legal spectrum, eventually opening eight more offices on both coasts. By 1984, the firm numbered 150 lawyers; over the ensuing 20 years, however, the firm underwent a significant growth spurt—by the firm's 70th anniversary in 2004, McDermott numbered over 1,000 lawyers.[6][non-primary source needed]
Locations
McDermott has 20 offices in the United States, Europe and Asia/Pacific. It has a strategic alliance with MWE China Law Offices[7] in Shanghai China.
Recognition and rankings
- Named as one of the top 15 defense litigation law firms in the United States by The National Law Journal on its annual Defense Hot List.[8]
- Ranked among the top 10 law firms singled out by corporate counsel as driving innovative changes in the legal services marketplace.[9]
- Recognized as one of the top 10 law firms representing the growing health care industry in the United States.[10]
- Recognized by The Chambers Global Guide for excellence in numerous practice areas, and several McDermott lawyers were ranked as leaders in their field.[11]
- The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) named McDermott Will & Emery as one of the record number of U.S. companies earning the top rating of 100 percent in its annual Corporate Equality Index.[12]
- For the third quarter of 2008, McDermott's mergermarket rankings included top 20 for number of U.S. buyouts, top 10 for number of U.S.-Midwest region deals and top 10 by value of deals in Swedish M&A. According to Mergerstat, McDermott ranked in the top 20 for U.S. announced deals, as well as ranked among the top for U.S. middle market advisors and U.S. private equity advisors based on both value and number of deals.[13][14]
Community service and Pro bono
McDermott Will & Emery engages in a number of pro bono efforts. The firm has a pro bono and community service program to serve disadvantaged communities and ensure that low-income individuals and families have access to justice. In past years the firm's lawyers have devoted more than 85,000 hours to pro bono matters and community service annually, and more than 85 percent of its lawyers provided pro bono legal services.[15][non-primary source needed]
Notable alumni
- Fernando L. Aenlle-Rocha, California state court judge
- Neil Auerbach, co-founder of Hudson Clean Energy Partners
- Steven Baddour, member of the Democratic Party and a former member of the Massachusetts Senate representing the 1st Essex District
- M. Miller Baker, judge of the United States Court of International Trade
- Andrew Batavia, disability rights activist, health policy researcher, author, and associate professor at Florida International University
- Robert J. Cordy, former Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
- Lanny Davis, political operative, lawyer, consultant, lobbyist, author, and television commentator
- Eric Hargan, former United States Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services
- Jerrold Hercenberg, subject-matter expert for the healthcare and health insurance industry
- Lucy Koh, United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California
- E. Grey Lewis, former General counsel of the Navy
- Jim Moran, former U.S. Representative for Virginia's 8th congressional district in Northern Virginia
- Anne Pramaggiore, former senior executive vice president and CEO of Exelon Utilities
- Atif Qarni, Democratic politician and Virginia Secretary of Education
- Neil F. Quinter, former member of the Maryland House of Delegates
- Larry Ribstein, law professor and author
- Andrew Sherman, corporate and transactional lawyer and author and senior partner at Seyfarth Shaw
- Bryan Steil, member of the Republican party who serves as the U.S. Representative for Wisconsin's 1st congressional district
- Bill Weld, former governor of Massachusetts
- Michael Wilder, American chess grandmaster
Notes
- ^ In France, an AARPI or Association d'Avocats à Responsabilité Professionnelle Individuelle (Association of Lawyers with Individual Professional Responsibility) is a form of limited liability partnership established by a 1954 government decree rescinding the prohibition on joint exercise structures in the legal profession.[4]
- ^ In Italy, a Studio Legale Associato (Associated Legal Practice) is similar in structure to a limited liability partnership. They were first established in 1997 when a law was passed rescinding a previous prohibition on libero professionisti (lawyers, accountants, doctors, chartered surveyors, etc.) forming such partnerships.[5]
References
- ^ "McDermott Will & Emery". Law.com.
- ^ a b "McDermott Will & Emery - Disclaimer". Archived from the original on 2015-06-07.
- ^ AmLaw Global 100, The American Lawyer, September 2014
- ^ Barreau de Paris (28 March 2017). "L'Association d'Avocats à Responsabilité Professionnelle Individuelle". Avocatparis.org. Retrieved 10 January 2019 (in French).
- ^ Cassano, Giuseppe (2012). La responsabilità civile. p. 80. Giuffrè Editore. ISBN 8814164843 (in Italian)
- ^ "McDermott Will & Emery - Firm History". Archived from the original on 2015-02-23.
- ^ "MWE China Law Offices Opens in Shanghai". mwechinalaw.com. Archived from the original on 2007-06-23.
- ^ Defense Hot List, The National Law Journal. 2006.
- ^ BTI Market Movers: Law Firms Shaping the Legal Market BTI Consulting Group. 2006.
- ^ Analysis of lawsuits brought by or against the 250 largest publicly traded health care companies in 2005. Health Law360.
- ^ "The Chambers Global Guide 2010".
- ^ "HRC 2009 Corporate Equality Index" (PDF). hrc.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-26.
- ^ "Mergermarket league tables & profiles". Mergermarket.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-06-30. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
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