PRESS RELEASE
October 24, 2025
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International law firm McDermott Will & Schulte has promoted 74 lawyers to partner and 13 to counsel. This is the largest class in the firm’s history — over 55% larger than last year’s cohort — and includes lawyers across 17 cities and five countries: France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
“Celebrating our people is core to who we are,” said McDermott Chairman Ira Coleman. “These new partners embody the bold thinking, client focus, and leadership that power our culture. This group shows what’s possible when talent meets opportunity, and their growth is proof that McDermott is a true career accelerant.”
“As our first promotion election post-merger, this class reflects the power of our newly combined platform,” said Harris Siskind, McDermott’s Global Transactions Practice Group Head. “Our enhanced resources are second to none, especially in private credit, regulatory, and investment funds. We’re doubling down on the areas where clients need us most, with integrated teams that deliver unmatched value.”
Effective January 1, 2026, the newly promoted class includes:
Employment
- David Beach, Washington, DC
- Ariel Beverly, Los Angeles
- Andrew Lowy, New York
Health & Life Sciences
- Rosalyn Broad, Austin
- Christian Lebrecht, Frankfurt*
- Max Lubin, New York
- Morgan Pollard, Atlanta
- Cathy Ren, Los Angeles
Intellectual Property
- Ashley Brzezinski, Boston
- Katherine Pappas, San Diego
Litigation
- Samuel Ashworth, Washington, DC*
- Daryoush Behbood, New York
- Chelsea Cosillos, New York
- James Dobias, London
- Natasha Dobrott, Boston
- Asseret Frausto, Boston
- James Grossman, Dallas
- Nishi Gupta, New York
- Max Kellogg, New York
- Ryan Konstanzer, Wilmington
- Jonathan Koppell, New York*
- Kolby Loft, New York
- Lina Nikolaidou, Paris*
- Emilie O’Toole, Chicago
- George Rowe, New York
- Charles Seidell, Washington, DC
- Hannah Thibideau, New York
- Shannon Wolf, New York
- Gary Yeung, New York*
Private Client
- Soffia Kuehner Gray, Chicago
- John Rector, New York
Regulatory
- Pilar Arzuaga, London
- Christine Dower, Washington, DC*
- Noah Feldman Greene, Washington, DC
- Anthony Ferrara, Washington, DC
- Lorraine Maisnier-Boché, Paris
- Zachary Sproull, New York
- Laura Stammwitz, Frankfurt
Tax
- Parisa Griess, San Francisco
- Hannah Hollingsworth, New York
- Michael Jaroslawicz, New York
- Brian Moore, Washington, DC
- Mauro Pisano, Milan*
- Michael Scarduzio, New York
- Jonathan Storz, Munich*
Transactions
- Oscar Arcà, Milan
- Adam Barazani, New York
- Jack Beauchamp, Miami
- Greg Berson, Washington, DC
- Terrence Brennan, Chicago
- Kimberly Broder, New York
- Michael Brown, New York
- Tinika Brown, New York
- Brad Burcroff, Miami
- Elizabeth Carr, New York
- Matt Celentano, New York
- Raja Chatterjee, Dallas
- Stanislas Chenu, Paris*
- Ariele Cohen, New York
- Thomas Diekmann, Munich
- Nick Dilts, Miami
- Reuben Dizengoff, New York
- Brandon Elliot, Miami
- Maxime Fradet, Paris
- Aly Francini, Boston
- Christopher Freeman, New York
- Megan Gedeon, New York
- Jack Haake, Dallas
- Christopher Hamilton, New York
- Théophile Jomier, Paris
- Bucky Knight, New York
- Lance Kodish, New York*
- Robert Krieger, Miami*
- Garrett Kurtzweil, Chicago
- Shawn McCune, New York
- Daniel Neer, New York
- Yehuda Ness, New York*
- Stephen Pedersen, Miami
- Nicolò Perricone, Milan
- Vera Quagliato, New York
- Abraham Schwartz, New York
- Tarik Shah, New York
- Sam Shin, New York
- Manuel Weiß, Munich*
- Côme Wirz, Paris
- Katie Yonover, Chicago
- Lina Ziurys, New York
*Counsel
Leading organizations turn to global law firm McDermott Will & Schulte for a better way to address legal challenges, connect with those at the forefront, and drive stronger outcomes. Working across more than 20 offices globally, our 1,750+ lawyers act on data-driven insights, deep relationships, and unmatched industry experience to deliver on our commitment of Always Better.
