Health

With an over 30-year history of serving the health care industry, McDermott Will & Emery has one of the largest and most prestigious health practice groups in the world. Our international health team, resident in the Firm's Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, Munich, New York, Rome, Silicon Valley and Washington, D.C. offices, counsels leading organizations in every major sector of the health and life sciences industry on regulatory and business transaction issues.

The Firm represents health care clients as either general or special counsel. Non-institutional clients include physicians and other health professionals on both an individual and group (such as medical staff or professional association) basis. Institutional clients include integrated delivery systems, hospitals, large physician group practices, physician and dental practice management companies, ambulatory care clients, nursing homes, visiting nurse associations, home health agencies, health maintenance organizations, and other forms of alternative delivery systems and hospices. We also represent medical device, pharmaceutical, and medical supply manufacturers and distributors.

McDermott is the undisputed leading law firm in health care as evidenced by the fact that we are the only firm to receive Tier 1 rankings from both Chambers USA and Legal 500 USA in 2011. For the second consecutive year Chambers USA ranked the Firm's health practice as the only Tier 1 firm in the United States. Chambers called McDermott “a gigantic presence in the world of U.S. health care, advising a range of industry heavyweights on the most complex issues.” Clients commented that McDermott "provides a first-rate service across the board and is the premier destination for healthcare providers." McDermott's health practice also received Tier 1 recognition in California, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts and Washington, D.C. Our practice has been recognized as being equipped with "attorneys skilled across the full gamut of transactional regulatory, and litigation work, making it an undisputed leader in the nationwide healthcare arena." Our clients have noted "they are excellent in every area we use them - their ability and expertise are unparalleled” and that "McDermott is in a class by itself. It has the widest, deepest bench and many, many terrific lawyers.” Twenty-three of our health lawyers were also ranked individually as national leaders in health law by Chambers USA 2011. Chambers USA selected McDermott as "Health Team of the Year" in 2010, its inaugural year for this category on a national basis. Additionally, our German health practice received a Tier 1 ranking in Chambers Europe 2011 and was ranked first among 17 law firms across four tiers as a result of clients agreeing that “this firm is exceptionally strong in this area.”