Leading Lawyers Recognized
McDermott Will & Emery and its lawyers received a number of noteworthy recognitions in the second edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, including ranking as the number one firm nationally for its health law practice, and its litigation (water quality) practice. The following outlines the Firm’s practice recognitions (ranking appears in parentheses):
Antitrust
Chicago (3)
Banking & Finance
Chicago (3)
Corporate/M&A
Chicago (2)
Environment
Boston (2)
Health
National (1)
Intellectual Property
California (3)
Washington, D.C. (3)
Litigation: General Commercial
Chicago (4)
Litigation: Water Quality
National (1)
Private Equity: Buyouts & Venture Capital
Boston (3)
Tax
Chicago (2)
California (4)
Washington, D.C. (3)
The following McDermott partners were recognized as the number one leader in their respective practice and jurisdiction.
Employee Benefits
Bill Boies, Chicago
Nancy Ross, Chicago
Environmental
Susan Cooke, Boston
Intellectual Property
Terry McMahon, Palo Alto
Litigation (Water Quality)
Peter Sacripanti, New York
Additionally, 19 other McDermott partners were recognized as leaders in their field. (ranking appears in parentheses):
Antitrust
David Marx, Chicago (2)
Banking & Finance
Robert McMenamin, Chicago (3)
Corporate/M&A
Helen Friedli, Chicago (4)
Stanley Meadows, Chicago (4)
Environmental
Jeffrey Bates, Boston (2)
Peter Sacripanti, New York (2)
Intellectual Property
Ray Lupo, Washington, D.C. (2)
Litigation: General Commercial
Edward Leibensperger, Boston (3)
Jeffrey Stone, Chicago (3)
Mark Pearlstein, Boston (3)
Michael Pope, Chicago (4)
Litigation: White Collar & Government
Gordon Greenberg, Los Angeles (2)
Private Equity
Timothy Bryant, Chicago (3)
Real Estate
Fred Feinstein, Chicago (3)
Tax
Lowell Yoder, Chicago (2)
Thomas Borders, Chicago (3)
Fred Chilton, Palo Alto (3)
James Riedy, Washington, D.C. (4)
Chambers and Partners, based in London, began as general book publishers in 1969. In 1990, Chambers published the Chambers Directory of the UK's leading law firms, and thereafter the company specialized in legal publishing. Chambers' staff of full-time researchers now prepares several renowned directories worldwide, which rank leading lawyers based upon their reputation amongst peers and clients. Chambers USA America's Leading Lawyers for Business published its first edition in 2003.
