Firm Facts
Our Practice
McDermott Will & Emery was founded in 1934 as a tax practice in Chicago, Illinois. Today we are a leading international law firm with more than 1,000 lawyers practicing around the world in: Boston, Brussels, Chicago, Düsseldorf, Houston, London, Los Angeles, Miami, Milan, Munich, New York, Orange County, Paris, Rome, Silicon Valley and Washington, D.C., as well as a strategic alliance with MWE China Law Offices in Shanghai.
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McDermott is the 32nd largest grossing law firm globally (AmLaw Global 100, The American Lawyer).
- Chambers Global 2011 recognized McDermott as a leading firm in 21 areas, including three global categories—Intellectual Property, International Private Client and Tax.
- McDermott has been consistently named among the top global law firms by the legal directory PLC Which Lawyer?. In 2011, the handbook recognized McDermott as a top global law firm in 39 areas, including 11 that are within the top two tiers.
- Chambers USA 2011 recognized McDermott as a leading firm in 51 areas, including 18 national categories. The Firm received 12 Tier 1 practice rankings, including three on a national basis—Food & Beverages: Alcohol, Healthcare and Wealth Management.
- The Legal 500 2011: United States recognized McDermott as a leading firm in 26 areas, including nine that are within the top two tiers—Domestic Tax: Central, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, ERISA Litigation, Financial Products, Healthcare and Life Sciences, M&A: Large Deals ($1bn-5bn), Patent Prosecution, Trade Secrets and Tax Controversy.
- The Legal 500 2011: Europe, Middle East & Africa recognized McDermott as a leading firm in 19 areas, including seven that are within the top two tiers—EU Regulatory: Chemicals (REACH), Energy, Environment (including WEEE and RoHS), Food, Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology, Transport, Corporate and M&A: Mid-Sized Deals, Customs, Trade, WTO and Anti-Dumping.
- Chambers Europe 2011 recognized McDermott as a leading firm in 11 areas.
- Chambers Asia-Pacific 2011 and The Legal 500 2010/2011: Asia Pacific recognized MWE China Law Offices as a leading firm in Corporate and M&A.
Our Clientele
McDermott represents a wide range of commercial, industrial and financial enterprises, both privately and publicly held.
- McDermott counsels clients in more than 70 countries across six continents.
- The Firm, represents more than 82 percent of the Fortune 100, 80 percent of the DAX 30, 63 percent of the CAC 40, 38 percent of the Forbes 100 Largest Private Companies, as well as 33 percent of the FTSE 100.
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No one Firm client accounts for more than 2 percent of our total revenue.
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Clients outside the United States account for 23 percent of our total revenue.
Our Services
The Firm represents clients across diverse practice areas, including:
Our Commitment to Diversity
McDermott is committed to diversity, inclusion and equality. The Firm has a formalized diversity program which comprises three separate diversity committees: the Gender Diversity Committee, the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Diversity Committee and the Racial and Ethnic Diversity Committee.
- McDermott has earned a 100 percent rating on the HRC Corporate Equality Index for seven consecutive years.
- The Minority Law Journal annual Diversity Scorecard has ranked McDermott as a leading law firm for minority lawyers.
Our Commitment to Pro Bono & Community Service
The Firm strongly encourages its lawyers and staff to participate in pro bono activities, volunteer services and charitable activities.
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Our lawyers and staff devoted more than 51,000 hours to pro bono and community service in 2010, a value worth $20.8 million.
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McDermott sponsors three Equal Justice Works Fellowships and two Public Interest Externships annually.
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The Firm received one of three 2010 Adams Pro Bono Publico Awards.
