COVERAGE
February 23, 2023
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Darren Azman and Joseph Evans are featured in Law360 for representing Voyager’s unsecured creditors committee.
COVERAGE
February 23, 2023
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Jay Greathouse is featured in Bloomberg Law after joining the Firm’s Healthcare Practice Group in Austin.
PRESS RELEASE
February 23, 2023
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International law firm McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to announce Austin-based Jay Greathouse has joined as a partner in the Firm’s Healthcare Practice Group. Jay has a broad practice representing for-profit and nonprofit healthcare organizations, as well as healthcare industry investors, in their most significant transactions.
“Texas has seen explosive growth across the healthcare industry over the last few years—including increased development of healthcare facilities, hospitals, health systems and managed care companies,” said McDermott’s Global Head of Healthcare Jerry Sokol. “This resulted in prioritizing the growth of our healthcare practice in Texas. Jay is a highly skilled deal lawyer leading client teams from this key geographic market, and we’re thrilled to welcome him to our team.”
“Jay is a natural leader and strongly compliments our growing Austin footprint, particularly at the intersection of healthcare, technology and IP,” said Office Managing Partner of the Austin office, Kevin Meek.
Jay works with hospitals, physician groups, ambulatory surgery centers, portfolio companies and private equity firms to execute complex joint ventures, cross-border collaborations and transactions, acquisitions and divestitures. Jay also provides counsel on corporate governance matters for both established and early-stage healthcare companies, advising clients on shareholder disputes, fiduciary duty issues and other boardroom challenges.
“McDermott’s best-in-class healthcare platform has always been on my radar,” Jay noted. “I am excited to help grow the Firm’s healthcare presence in Texas and collaborate with my talented new colleagues across the United States.”
Prior to joining McDermott, Jay was a partner at Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis LLP. He received his BS from Texas A&M University and his JD from Washington University School of Law.
Jay is the most recent addition to the Firm’s healthcare practice, following the arrivals of Partners Nick Alarif, Alya Sulaiman, Heili Kim and Denise Burke, as well as Counsels Lester Perling and Purnima Boominathan.
McDermott is the nation’s leading healthcare law firm and the only healthcare practice to receive top national rankings from U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms,” Chambers USA, The Legal 500 US and Law360. The practice was also recognized by Chambers as “Healthcare Team of the Year” in 2010, 2013, 2017, 2019 and 2022. McDermott has also held the top spot in PitchBook’s League Tables as the most active firm for healthcare private equity since 2017.
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.
COVERAGE
February 22, 2023
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Kevin Meek, Syed Fareed, Stephen Hash, Paula Heyman, Brian Oaks, Margaret Sampson, Nick Schuneman and Brett Thompsen were featured in The AM Law Litigation Daily as the top lateral hires of 2022. Among the top 10 on the list published by The American Lawyer, the article highlights the IP partners joining to launch McDermott’s Austin office and establishing the Firm’s presence in the patent case-heavy Western District of Texas.
COVERAGE
February 22, 2023
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David Saunders is quoted in Bloomberg Law discussing the Illinois Supreme Court ruling expanding the potential for huge damages awards under the state’s biometric privacy law.
COVERAGE
February 22, 2023
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Darren Azman, Joseph Evans, Charles Gibbs, Grayson Williams and Gregg Steinman are featured in Law360 for representing the Voyager unsecured creditors’ committee.
DEAL ANNOUNCEMENT / PRESS RELEASE
February 22, 2023
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McDermott Will & Emery has advised shareholders and management of Porsolt Group, on Apax Partners’ majority stake to support its growth strategy to become a global leader in preclinical services.
Apax’s investment, together with the management and current shareholders of the company, will allow Porsolt to further grow and implement its strategy to become a comprehensive preclinical service company, addressing the varying therapeutical areas of the global Pharma, Biotech, and research communities.
McDermott team was composed of :
• Emmanuelle Trombe, partner, on Life Sciences aspects
• Henri Pieyre de Mandiargues, partner, Fanny Rech, counsel, and Alice Sevestre, associate, on corporate aspects
• Pierre-Arnoux Mayoly, partner, Elizabeth Amzallag, associate, on financing aspects
• Jilali Maazouz, partner, Abdel Abdellah and Anne-Lorraine Méreaux, associates, on employment aspects
• Come de Saint Vincent, counsel, on tax aspects
DEAL ANNOUNCEMENT / PRESS RELEASE
February 22, 2023
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McDermott Will & Emery has advised ODDO BHF on the launch of the ODDO BHF Venture Capital Fund. The fund will invest in both venture capital funds and unlisted technology companies in America, Europe and Asia. The group is targeting a size of 200M€ for this fund.
ODDO BHF Venture Capital Fund will focus on three types of investments: primary, secondary and co-investment.
The McDermott team that advised ODDO BHF comprised:
• Guillaume Panuel, partner, Houda Bourrich and Bréa Kamtcheu, associates
COVERAGE
February 21, 2023
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Sarah Columbia and William Gaede are featured in Law360 for representing Amgen.
COVERAGE
February 20, 2023
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Eleanor Atkins authors this article in World Trademark Review. The article analyzes the impact of Ruifei (Shenzhen) Smart Technology Co Ltd v Shenzhen Chengyan Science and Technology Co Ltd.
