News

2012

Date	Title
01-Feb-12	McDermott Expands International Arbitration Practice in Europe

2011

Date	Title
16-Dec-11	McDermott Partner Receives Prestigious B’nai B’rith Youth Organization Community Service Award
02-Dec-11	McDermott Files Amicus Brief for U.S. Chamber of Commerce Urging Supreme Court Review of Securities Litigation Ruling
10-Nov-11	Vision Capital LLP Acquires United Initiators and Sweet Ovations
09-Nov-11	Two McDermott Lawyers Selected as Inaugural Members of the DC Bar Foundation Young Lawyers Network
05-Nov-11	McDermott Expands and Relocates Office in Milan
01-Nov-11	McDermott More than Doubles its Share of National First-Tier Rankings in U.S. News and Best Lawyers 2011 Survey
31-Oct-11	McDermott Wins Total Victory For Defendant In SEC Case
12-Sep-11	More than 100 McDermott Lawyers Ranked Best Lawyers in America 2012
26-Aug-11	McDermott Partner Leads ABA Project to Assist Haitian Attorneys
16-Aug-11	McDermott Secures $230 Million Award for Bionol Clearfield LLC
14-Jun-11	McDermott Earns Top National Rankings in Chambers USA 2011
13-Jun-11	McDermott Ranked Among Top Law Firms Nationally in 2011 Edition of The Legal 500 United States
09-Jun-11	Brandon H. Barnes Appointed Vice Chair of Influential ABA Young Lawyers Division Committee
25-Apr-11	McDermott Will & Emery Opens in Paris
17-Feb-11	Matthew A. Martel Joins McDermott’s Nationally Ranked Litigation Team

2010

Date	Title
22-Dec-10	McDermott Secures Summary Judgment Dismissing Price Fixing Allegations Against Forest Products Companies
15-Dec-10	Governor Deval Patrick Nominates McDermott Partner Edward Leibensperger as Associate Justice of the Superior Court
14-Dec-10	McDermott Will & Emery Elects New Partners
01-Dec-10	Nationally Ranked Litigation Partner Joins McDermott’s Trial Practice
19-Nov-10	McDermott Delivers Historic Settlement in World Trade Center Disaster Site Litigation
18-Nov-10	For the Fourth Consecutive Year Benchmark Litigation Honors McDermott’s Litigation Team
28-Oct-10	Co-Chair Jeffrey E. Stone Receives Prestigious Human Rights Medallion Award from the American Jewish Committee
05-Oct-10	Peers Praise Partner John C. Kocoras For His Investigative and Trial Skill
28-Sep-10	For Fifth Consecutive Year, McDermott Earns Perfect Score on the Annual Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index
15-Sep-10	McDermott Receives Seven National First-Tier Rankings in U.S. News and Best Lawyers 2010 Survey
02-Sep-10	Major Victory in Fight for Equality and Religious Liberty in U.S. Armed Forces Achieved by McDermott and the Sikh Coalition
11-Aug-10	McDermott Partners Named Best Lawyers in America 2011
30-Jun-10	Miami Partner Rocky Rodriguez Receives Florida Trend “Legal Elite” Recognition
14-Jun-10	McDermott Earns Top National Rankings in Chambers USA 2010
08-Jun-10	McDermott Ranked Among Top Law Firms in 2010 Edition of The Legal 500 United States
24-May-10	Legal Media Group Releases 2010 Expert Guides
17-May-10	Nancy Ross Elected to the Board of Directors of the Chicago Bar Foundation
07-May-10	McDermott Will & Emery’s Start to Finish Litigation Capabilities Honored with Dual Recognitions
05-May-10	Obiamaka Madubuko Named One of The Network Journal's 40 Under Forty Dynamic Achievers
04-May-10	McDermott Secures Second Summary Judgment in Less Than a Month For Merrill Lynch in Derivatives Case
03-May-10	Melissa Nott Davis Named An Up & Coming Lawyer by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
29-Apr-10	Banks Brown Awarded 2010 Distinguished Service Award
13-Apr-10	Washington, D.C. Attorneys Named 2010 Super Lawyers
06-Apr-10	The National Law Journal Selects McDermott to its Appellate Hot List 2010
19-Mar-10	McDermott Wins Summary Judgment for Merrill Lynch In Derivatives Case
18-Mar-10	2010 Super Lawyers for Southern California Announced
12-Mar-10	Chicago Lawyers Named Illinois Super Lawyers and Illinois Rising Stars 2010
11-Mar-10	McDermott's Raquel A. Rodriguez Named Co-Chair of Amicus Committee of Florida Bar's International Law Section
10-Mar-10	McDermott Partner Lisa A. Linsky To Receive Empire State Pride Agenda Foundation 2010 “Equality @ Work” Award
24-Feb-10	McDermott Lawyer Peter L. Resnik Receives 2010 Pro Bono and Community Service Award
08-Feb-10	McDermott Lawyers to Receive inMotion's 2010 Commitment to Justice Award
20-Jan-10	McDermott’s Litigation Practice Named to American Lawyer’s 2010 Honor Roll
20-Jan-10	High-Ranking Securities & Exchange Commission Enforcement Officials, Fredric D. Firestone and Michael A. Ungar, To Join McDermott Will & Emery
05-Jan-10	McDermott Named Go-To Law Firm For America's Top 500 Companies

2009

Date	Title
18-Dec-09	Washingtonian Magazine Names Four McDermott Partners As Washington's Top Lawyers
15-Dec-09	Peter J. Sacripanti, Co-Chair-Designate of McDermott Will & Emery, is a Featured Panelist of PLI Law Firm Leadership and Management Institute 2010
07-Dec-09	McDermott Announces 2010 Partner Promotions
03-Nov-09	Mark S. Pearlstein Named Partner-In-Charge of McDermott's Boston Office
27-Oct-09	Benchmark: Litigation Names McDermott Partners Among Top Litigation Practitioners
23-Oct-09	McDermott Secures Major Victory in Fight for Equality and Liberty for Sikh Recruit in U.S. Army
29-Sep-09	McDermott Will & Emery Secures Victory in Federal Antitrust Wage Fixing Class Action
14-Sep-09	McDermott Receives Perfect Score From HRC Foundation as "Best Place to Work" for LGBT Firm Members For Fourth Consecutive Year
14-Sep-09	2009 ABA/ABA Money Laundering Enforcement Conference
08-Sep-09	Former Honeywell General Counsel Peter M. Kreindler Joins McDermott Will & Emery As Senior Counsel
01-Sep-09	McDermott Will & Emery Studio Legale Associato Appoints Stefano Mechelli to Establish New Trial Practice in Italy
10-Aug-09	McDermott Partners Named in Best Lawyers in America 2010
05-Aug-09	McDermott Will & Emery Obtains Summary Judgment in Favor of Lockheed Martin in Whistleblower Lawsuit
05-Aug-09	Lisa A. Linsky Appointed as Diversity Liaison to the LGBT Community by the National Association of Women Lawyers
04-Aug-09	California Attorneys Named Northern California Super Lawyers and Northern California Rising Stars
14-Jul-09	McDermott Pro Bono Team Wins Asylum for Zimbabwean Man
09-Jul-09	McDermott Will & Emery Achieves Dismissal in Civil Rights Discrimination Cases
18-Jun-09	Partner Stephen Ryan Named Operation Hope's “Board Member of The Year 2009”
15-Jun-09	McDermott Ranked Among Top National Law Firms by Chambers USA 2009
10-Jun-09	Partners Ranked As Top Employment Attorneys by Human Resource Executive Magazine
09-Jun-09	McDermott Trial Partner Appointed to Initial Finance Committee For Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum's Campaign For Governor
09-Jun-09	John Kocoras, Former Kroll Investigative Counsel and Managing Director, Joins McDermott Will & Emery
04-Jun-09	McDermott Named Among Top Law Firms by The Legal 500 United States
03-Jun-09	McDermott Recognized in 2009 Edition of PLC Which Lawyer? Yearbook
02-Jun-09	McDermott Will & Emery Achieves Significant Patent Win On Behalf of Honeywell International in Appellate Court
01-Jun-09	McDermott Will & Emery Appoints Nationally Recognized Litigator Lazar Raynal to Lead the Firm's Trial Department
27-May-09	McDermott Receives Immigration Equality "Safe Haven Award" for Pro Bono Representation of LGBT and HIV-Positive Asylum-Seekers
14-May-09	McDermott Will & Emery Secures Complete Victory on Behalf of IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. in Antitrust Dispute
13-May-09	Abbe David Lowell Inducted Into the International Academy of Trial Lawyers
11-May-09	McDermott Will & Emery Obtains Summary Judgment Ruling on Behalf of State Street Bank in "Stock Drop" Class Action
05-May-09	McDermott Will & Emery Obtains Victory in Case Against Former AIPAC Lobbyists Accused of Espionage
04-May-09	McDermott Wins U.S. Supreme Court Decision For Client Arthur Andersen
24-Apr-09	McDermott Lawyers Join Lambda Legal in Successful Pro Bono Effort to Secure Social Security Benefits Without Regard to Sexual Orientation
26-Mar-09	Washington D.C. Attorneys Named 2009 Super Lawyers
25-Mar-09	Trial Partner Michael Kendall Named Client Service All-Star
20-Feb-09	McDermott Names First Partner-in-Charge of Firm-Wide Diversity
19-Feb-09	Corporate Counsel Edition of Super Lawyers Announces Business Litigation and International Lawyers
19-Feb-09	2009 Super Lawyers for Southern California Announced
18-Feb-09	McDermott Will & Emery Secures Multi-Million Dollar Verdict on Behalf of Leprino Foods Company in Complex Insurance Dispute
03-Feb-09	Chicago Lawyers Named 2009 Illinois Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

2008

Date	Title
11-Dec-08	New Partners Inaugurate McDermott's Houston IP Practice
10-Dec-08	Margaret Warner Named One of the 2008 Women to Watch by Business Insurance Magazine
13-Nov-08	McDermott Announces Partner Promotions
12-Nov-08	Supreme Court Grants Certiorari on Behalf of Firm Client Arthur Andersen
06-Nov-08	Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America Guide Names McDermott Partners
03-Nov-08	Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons Cleared of Any Wrongdoing
29-Oct-08	London's Pensions Practice Recognized by The Legal 500 UK
20-Oct-08	Gordon Greenberg Named Among Top 100 Lawyers in California and 500 Leading Lawyers in America
16-Oct-08	McDermott Establishes Markets Restructuring Group
09-Oct-08	McDermott Partners Named in Best Lawyers in America 2009
30-Sep-08	McDermott Partners Counsel Lambda Legal in Federal Lawsuit
26-Sep-08	New York Attorneys Named 2008 Super Lawyers
24-Sep-08	Benchmark: Litigation Names McDermott Partners Among Top Litigation Practitioners
12-Sep-08	Corporate Counsel Edition of Super Lawyers Announces Intellectual Property and Civil Litigation Lawyers
02-Sep-08	Class of 2008 Begins at McDermott Will & Emery
28-Jul-08	Chicago Pro Bono Team Successfully Cuts Client's Sentence in Half
25-Jul-08	California Attorneys Named Southern California Rising Stars
25-Jul-08	McDermott Partner Named to the Board of Advisors For the Bureau of National Affairs' Commercial Arbitration Report
22-Jul-08	Washington, D.C. Associates Named to 2008 30 Under 30 List
17-Jul-08	McDermott Partner Named to the Board of Directors of the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles
17-Jul-08	California Attorneys Named Northern California Super Lawyers
16-Jul-08	Defendants in "Material Support of Terrorism" Case Seek Dismissal of All Charges
14-Jul-08	Children's Rights and McDermott Obtain Historic Settlement in Michigan Child Welfare Reform Lawsuit
01-Jul-08	Miami Partner Elected as President of the Board of the Daily Bread Food Bank
25-Jun-08	McDermott Partner Elected to the District of Columbia Bar Board of Governors
23-Jun-08	McDermott Named Among Top Law Firms by The Legal 500 United States
23-Jun-08	Miami Attorneys Named 2008 Super Lawyers
13-Jun-08	Chambers USA - 2008 Rankings
29-May-08	McDermott Co-Counsels Gay Father in Suit Against Social Security Administration
20-May-08	Washington, D.C. Partner Named Among the Top 30 Visionary Lawyers in the Last 30 Years
15-Apr-08	Corporate Counsel Edition of Super Lawyers 2008 Announces Business Litigators
10-Apr-08	Who's Who Legal: Illinois Attorneys Named
09-Apr-08	Los Angeles Partner Named Fellow of American Bar Foundation
08-Apr-08	McDermott Named to National Law Journal Appellate Hot List
13-Mar-08	Washington, D.C. Attorneys Named 2008 Super Lawyers
12-Feb-08	Employment Litigator Joins McDermott's Boston Office
25-Jan-08	California Attorneys Named Southern California Super Lawyers
14-Jan-08	Chicago Lawyers Named Illinois Super Lawyers and Illinois Rising Stars
02-Jan-08	McDermott Recognized for its Excellence in Litigation by American Lawyer
02-Jan-08	Michael Pope Named Client Service All-Star
02-Jan-08	2008 Partners Named

2007

Date	Title
03-Dec-07	McDermott Partners Named in Best Lawyers in America 2008
02-Nov-07	IDEXX Laboratories Prevails in Antitrust Case
31-Oct-07	Law & Politics Announces 2007 Massachusetts Super Lawyers
30-Oct-07	Miami Partner Appointed to Southern District of Florida's Federal Judicial Bar and Community Liaison Committee
26-Sep-07	New York Super Lawyers 2007 Named
20-Sep-07	McDermott Pro Bono Team Obtains Reversal in Seventh Circuit Criminal Conviction
19-Sep-07	Partners Recognized in Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America Guide
10-Sep-07	Los Angeles Attorneys Named in the Best Lawyers in America 2008
10-Sep-07	Class of 2007 Begins at McDermott Will & Emery
05-Sep-07	Washington, D.C. Attorneys Named in Best Lawyers in America 2008
27-Aug-07	McDermott Trial Team Secures "Acquittal" For Client in Criminal Securities Fraud Trial
14-Aug-07	London Office Advises on the First Greek Infrastructure PPP Project: Thessaloniki Submerged Tunnel
23-Jul-07	McDermott Trial Team Wins Acquittal for International Client
12-Jul-07	McDermott Partners Named Among Top California Attorneys
10-Jul-07	McDermott Counsels Tyco International in Three Way Split
25-Jun-07	McDermott Attorneys Involved in Two First Amendment U.S. Supreme Court Victories
15-Jun-07	Chambers USA - 2007 Rankings Released
12-Jun-07	U.S. Supreme Court Victory in ERISA Litigation
30-May-07	Federal Court Overturns Fraud and Lying to Auditors Verdicts Against Robert Manza, Former Gateway Controller
07-May-07	New York Office Welcomes Trial Partner
27-Apr-07	The Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association Settles Class Action
27-Apr-07	Washington, D.C. Office Welcomes Trial Partner
16-Apr-07	Premier White-Collar Defense Lawyer to Join Washington, D.C. Office
03-Apr-07	McDermott Partner Contributes to Antitrust Commission Recommendations
26-Mar-07	Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers Named
14-Mar-07	Douglas E. Whitney Named President of CASA of Cook County
23-Feb-07	Former General Counsel of Florida Governor Joins Miami Trial Practice
22-Feb-07	McDermott Named Among Top 10 Securities Defense Firms
14-Feb-07	Southern California Super Lawyers Named
22-Jan-07	Rye City School District Wins Case of First Impression
16-Jan-07	New Partner to Lead McDermott's Chicago Securities Litigation Group
02-Jan-07	2007 Partners Named

2006

Date	Title
16-Nov-06	William Weld Rejoins McDermott's New York Office
12-Oct-06	Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Three Term Paper Websites in Pro Bono Representation
18-Sep-06	Silicon Valley Office Welcomes New Trial Counsel
11-Sep-06	McDermott Named as Top 10 Health Litigation Firm
28-Aug-06	International Litigator Joins Washington, D.C. Office
22-Aug-06	McDermott Named to Defense Hot List
07-Aug-06	Federal District Court Rules Against SEC in Case Involving Gateway's Former Controller, Robert Manza
19-Jul-06	Northern California Super Lawyers Named
18-Jul-06	Michael Pope Named Chair of New ACTL Committee
17-Jul-06	New York Super Lawyers Named
29-Jun-06	High Court Strikes Down Vermont Campaign Finance Law
28-Jun-06	McDermott Obtains Record Funding for Yonkers Public Schools
14-Jun-06	Partner Named to "Lawdragon 500 New Stars"
06-Jun-06	Business Lawyer "Leaders" Recognized
01-Jun-06	Chambers USA Ranks Lawyers as "Leaders in Their Field"
05-Apr-06	Perot Systems Corporation Prevails in Securities Class Action
13-Mar-06	First Amendment Libel Case Results in Favorable Jury Verdict for Defendants
28-Feb-06	Multimillion Dollar Fraud Case Dismissed
13-Feb-06	McDermott Practices and Lawyers Named Leading in Their Field
13-Feb-06	Pre-Eminent Appellate Litigator Joins McDermott
02-Feb-06	Unanimous Supreme Court Victory in First Amendment Case
02-Feb-06	Partner Appointed to Securities Litigation Advisory Committee
25-Jan-06	Leading Litigator Joins Trust & Estate Controversy Practice
09-Jan-06	U.S. Supreme Court Brief Filed on State Campaign Finance Law
03-Jan-06	2006 Partners Named

2005

Date	Title
25-Oct-05	Jordache and U.S. Polo Association Prevail in Trademark Dispute Brought by Ralph Lauren
11-Oct-05	Class of 2005 Begins at McDermott Will & Emery
20-Sep-05	McDermott Involved in Top Chicago Litigations & Deals
16-Sep-05	Partner Named President of the Boston Bar Association
15-Aug-05	Two Partners Honored as Fellows of the American College of Employee Benefits Counsel
10-Aug-05	Victory for McDermott Client in Defamation Case
27-Jun-05	U.S. Supreme Court: States Responsible in Fight for Domestic Violence Protections
22-Jun-05	Los Angeles Office Adds Leading Litigator
27-May-05	Chambers USA - 2005 Rankings Released
11-May-05	Jury Trial Results in Significant IP Victory for Extreme Networks
09-May-05	Top Litigator Joins Boston Office
23-Mar-05	Jeffrey E. Stone to Head Trial Department
09-Mar-05	U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Domestic Violence Case
25-Jan-05	McDermott Represents Intergraph in $141 Million Global Patent Settlement
12-Jan-05	Jewel Prevails in Price Fixing Class Action
11-Jan-05	Suni Munshani Cleared of All Criminal Charges

2004

Date	Title
29-Dec-04	Private Foundation Assets Not in State's Control
22-Dec-04	Three Partners Named Client Service All-Stars
21-Dec-04	Bobby R. Burchfield Appointed by White House to Antitrust Modernization Commission
02-Nov-04	Static Control Components Prevails in Copyright Case
27-Oct-04	Assistant U.S. Attorney to Join Silicon Valley Office
24-Sep-04	Major Appeals Court Victory
04-Aug-04	Landmark Ruling in United Nation's Tribunal Appeals Chamber
14-Jul-04	Two Trial Partners Join Washington, D.C. Office
21-Jun-04	Partner Honored by Legal Assistance Foundation
08-Jun-04	Top Trial Lawyer Joins McDermott
10-May-04	Ruling on the State's Control of Private Foundation Assets
23-Apr-04	Massport to Proceed with New Runway
16-Apr-04	Leading Lawyers Recognized
05-Apr-04	Health Care Litigator Joins Los Angeles Office
17-Mar-04	Nationally Known Litigator Joins Trial Department
23-Feb-04	Pro Bono Supreme Court Appearance
05-Feb-04	Chicago Office Adds Litigator

2003

Date	Title
09-Jul-03	Partner Selected for Faculty at Florida Conference for Circuit Judges
16-Jun-03	Head of NY Trial Practice Announced
29-May-03	Chicago Pro Bono Foundation Names President
21-May-03	National Judicial College Honors Chicago Law Firms
12-May-03	7th Circuit Bar Association Names President
29-Apr-03	Trial Attorney Joins Silicon Valley Office
25-Feb-03	Judge Throws Out Price Fixing Class Action
25-Feb-03	$60 Million Victory for Avondale

2002

Date	Title
14-Nov-02	New Hampshire Supreme Court Affirms Dismissal of Medical Staff Lawsuit
07-Nov-02	Warner Named Head of D.C. Trial Practice
22-Oct-02	Litigator Admitted to American College of Trial Lawyers
08-Oct-02	Douglas E. Whitney Joins Trial Department
03-Sep-02	President of Legal Assistance Foundation of Chicago Named
10-Jul-02	Chicago Trial Lawyer Named Chairman of National Judicial College
13-Jun-02	President-Elect of Seventh Circuit Bar Association Named
23-Apr-02	Patent Victory on Appeal for Medtronic Named "Defense Win of the Month"
18-Mar-02	Testimony Prompts Discussion on Presidential Succession Amendment

2001

Date	Title
18-Dec-01	Constitutional and Federal Preemption Victory Obtained
16-Jul-01	Pro Bono Team Wins New Trial in Brooklyn Murder Case
30-Apr-01	IP Team Obtains Significant Victory for Medtronic

2000

Date	Title
19-Oct-00	Partner Receives Third Appointment by Florida Chief Justice
15-Aug-00	Mark Pearlstein Honored by the Department of Justice
31-Jul-00	Prominent Litigation Group Added to Washington Office
11-Jul-00	McDermott Plays Role in Important Fen-Phen Victory
01-Jun-00	Former First Assistant U.S. Attorney Mark Pearlstein Joins Boston Office
04-Apr-00	McDermott Defeats Plaintiff's Motion for Class Certification

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