Overview
March 19, 2024 – International law firm McDermott Will & Emery has once again been recognized in Chambers Europe, with 15 practice rankings and 33 lawyers listed across its offices in Belgium, France, Germany and Italy.
The Firm garnered outstanding feedback from clients and positive reviews from the market, highlighting its capability in understanding client needs, the strong negotiation skills of its lawyers, its high level of responsiveness and its competence in addressing complex issues. McDermott was noted for providing “super professional advice as well as a very efficient and solution-oriented approach.” One commentator stated that the Firm has a “great international network to take into account [legal] requirements in several jurisdictions” while another described the Firm as providing “tailor-made services.” The team was further noted for the “reactivity, availability and quality of [its] advice” as well as having “the know-how needed for difficult legal questions.”
Notable practice area rankings include:
Band 1
- Germany: Healthcare
Band 2
- France: Pharma/Life Sciences
- Germany: Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market
- Germany: Real Estate
- Germany: TMT: Media
- Italy: Tax
Band 3
- Germany: Real Estate: Finance
Band 4
- France: Private Equity
- France: Public Law
- France: Restructuring/Insolvency
- Germany: Life Sciences
- Germany: Restructuring/Insolvency
Band 5
- France: Banking & Finance
- Germany: Private Equity
- Germany: Tax
Thirty-three individual McDermott lawyers were also ranked.
Belgium
- Hendrik Viaene – Band 2 in Competition/EU Law: State Aid and Band 3 in Competition: Domestic
France
- Grégoire Andrieux – Band 2 in Private Equity: Mid-Market
- Laurent Ayache – Band 4 in Public Law
- Shirin Deyhim – Up and Coming in Banking & Finance
- Nicolas Faguer – Band 5 in Litigation
- Timothée Gagnepain – Band 3 in Restructuring/Insolvency
- Diana Hund – Up and Coming in Private Equity: Mid-Market
- Guillaume Kellner – Band 6 in Corporate/M&A: High-End Capability
- Pierre-Arnoux Mayoly – Band 5 in Banking & Finance
- Anne-France Moreau – Up and Coming in Pharma/Life Sciences: Corporate
- Sabine Naugès – Band 4 in Public Law
- Guillaume Panuel – Band 3 in Investment Funds
- Anthony Paronneau – Band 3 in Pharma/Life Sciences: Corporate
- Romain Perray – Band 3 in TMT: Data Protection
- Henri Pieyre de Mandiargues – Band 2 in Private Equity: Buyouts (Acting for Management)
- Frédéric Pradelles – Band 5 in Competition/European Law
- Emmanuelle Trombe – Band 1 in Pharma/Life Sciences: Corporate
- Antoine Vergnat – Band 5 in Tax
Germany
- Uwe Goetker – Band 4 in Restructuring/Insolvency
- Jana Grieb – Band 4 in Life Sciences
- Matthias Kampshoff – Band 3 in Restructuring/Insolvency
- Oliver Lieth – Band 3 in Real Estate: Finance
- Jens Ortmanns – Band 2 in Real Estate
- Dirk Pohl – Band 3 in Tax
- Stephan Rau – Band 1 in Healthcare
- Dustin Schwerdtfeger – Band 4 in Real Estate: Finance
- Deniz Tschammler – Up and Coming in Life Sciences
- Matthias Weissinger – Band 3 in Banking & Finance
- Wolfgang von Frentz – Band 2 in TMT: Media
Italy
- Giancarlo Castorino – Band 3 in Real Estate: Finance
- Stefano Mechelli – Band 6 in Dispute Resolution
- Carlo Maria Paolella – Band 3 in Tax
- Andrea Tempestini – Band 2 in Tax
View full rankings here.
ABOUT CHAMBERS EUROPE
The Chambers Europe Legal Guide covers European jurisdictions. Submissions for McDermott’s practices were provided to Chambers during its research period from March 2023 to November 2023. Chambers’ legal guides are the culmination of in-depth analysis and interviews conducted by the largest research team of its kind, which is trusted globally to objectively rank the world’s best lawyers and law firms.
About McDermott
McDermott Will & Emery partners with leaders around the world to fuel missions, knock down barriers and shape markets. Our team works seamlessly across practices and industries to deliver highly effective solutions that propel success. More than 1,400 lawyers strong, we bring our personal passion and legal prowess to bear in every matter for our clients and the people they serve.
