Overview
International law firm McDermott Will & Emery announced that 72 of its lawyers have been listed in the Best Lawyers European editions for Belgium, France, Germany, Italy and the UK as leading practitioners. This is an increase of 25 lawyers named in the 2020 edition.
Each year, the Best Lawyers list is based on a peer-review survey, with recommendations from fellow lawyers to establish the most respected practitioners in their fields.
The 2021 list recognized five McDermott lawyers as most exceptional in their area of specialism naming them “Lawyer of the Year”, an honor only given to one individual in each practice and region. These included:
- Jochen Eimer – Pharmaceuticals Law, Frankfurt
- Rüdiger Herrmann – Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice, Frankfurt
- Stephan Rau – Pharmaceuticals Law, Munich
- Emmanuelle Trombe – Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice, Paris
- Wolfgang von Frentz – Technology Law, Munich
The following McDermott practitioners have been named in the 2021 edition. These include 26 lawyers new to the Best Lawyers list for McDermott (*).
Belgium
Antitrust
- Philip Bentley
- Wilko van Weert
France
Cybersecurity
Litigation
Regulatory
Tax
Transactions
- Grégoire Andrieux
- Jacques Buhart*
- Carole Degonse
- Thibaud Forbin*
- Timothée Gagnepain
- Lionel Lesur*
- Henri Pieyre de Mandiargues
- Pierre-Arnoux Mayoly*
- Jean-Claude Pétilon*
- David Revcolevschi *
- Emmanuelle Trombe
Germany
Antitrust
Employment
- Gudrun Germakowski
- Christian Rolf
- Philipp Schäuble*
- Volker Teigelkötter
- Sandra Urban-Crell
Health
Intellectual Property
- Boris Uphoff
- Wolfgang von Frentz
- Ralf Weisser
- Steffen Woitz*
Litigation
Tax
- Gero Burwitz*
- Heiko Kermer*
- Dirk Pohl
- Arndt Raupach
- Nina Siewert
Transactions
- Thomas Beisken*
- Carsten Böhm
- Christoph Coenen*
- Michael Cziesla*
- Jochen Eimer
- Ulrich Flege
- Uwe Goetker
- Nadine Hartung*
- Rüdiger Herrmann
- Alicia Hong*
- Jan Hückel
- Clemens Just
- Matthias Kampshoff
- Tobias Koppmann
- Oliver Lieth*
- Joseph Marx
- Bernd Meyer-Witting
- Marc Oberhardt*
- Jens Ortmanns
- Monika Richter*
- Norbert Schulte
- Philipp von Ilberg
- Nikolaus von Jacobs
- Sebastian von Lossow
- Christian von Sydow
- Holger Weiß
- Simon Weiß*
Italy
Transactions
United Kingdom
Cybersecurity
Private Client
- Astrid Owen
- Andrew Vergunst
Transactions
- David Birchall
- Michael Holter
- Gary Howes
- Richard Mitchell
About BEST LAWYERS
For more than 30 years, Best Lawyers ranking service has helped identify lawyers best qualified in particular jurisdictions and legal areas. Lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed. Best Lawyers methodology is designed to capture the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical area and legal practice area, lawyers undergo an authentication process to make sure they are in current practice and in good standing. To view full rankings click here.
About McDermott
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