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  • Data Breach Updates. Will Lawsuits Motivate Better Privacy Practices?

    Data Breach Updates. Will Lawsuits Motivate Better Privacy Practices?

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    Data Breach Updates. Will Lawsuits Motivate Better Privacy Practices?

    February 6, 2023

    Read time: 2 min

    Mike Morgan is quoted in The CyberWire speaking about the recent rise in data breaches companies finding themselves facing class-action lawsuits.

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    Michael G. Morgan

    Partner

    Los Angeles, Silicon Valley

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  • McDermott Represents Solaris Health Holdings in Two Acquisitions

    McDermott Represents Solaris Health Holdings in Two Acquisitions

    DEAL ANNOUNCEMENT / PRESS RELEASE

    McDermott Represents Solaris Health Holdings in Two Acquisitions

    February 6, 2023

    Read time: 3 min

    International law firm McDermott Will & Emery represented Solaris Health Holdings, a leading national healthcare platform committed to working with its affiliates to enhance access to specialty healthcare and continually improve patient outcomes, in its acquisition of UroPartners, the Midwest’s largest independent urology group, and Lowcountry Urology Clinics, a combination of five clinics servicing patients in South Carolina. The additions of UroPartners and Lowcountry Urology Clinics to Solaris aligns the skills and talents of over 600 providers who annually care for over 850,000 unique patients located in 12 states.

    The McDermott deal team who represented UroPartner’s acquisition was led by Joel Rush, Michael Hacker and Joseph Parise and included Nick Alarif, Sarah Bro, Alexander Clavero, Ashley Fischer, Greg Fosheim, Karen Gibbs, Kevin Hall, Sarah Kitchell, Tony Maida, Brian Mead, Caroline Reignley, Alex Ruiz, Chelsea Rutherford, Steven Schnelle, Robert Unger, Allison Wilkerson, Ty Carson, Deepali Doddi, Matthew Chen, Marchan Clark, Josh Cohrs, Daniel Fernandez, Ian Sebastian Gall, Andrew Granek, Jordan Greene, Kyle Hafkey, Liz Hattrup, Abby Higgins, Elaine Kao, Niya Mack, Alison Mackenzie, Marika Miller, Lexi Riccolo, Jon Salm, Danielle Scheer and Jenna Young.

    The McDermott deal team who represented Lowcountry Urology Clinics includes Joel Rush, Joseph Parise, Michael Hacker, Sarah Raaii and Allison Wilkerson.

    Read Solaris’ press release.

    About Us

    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.

    Joel C. Rush

    Partner

    Washington, DC

    Michael Hacker

    Partner

    Miami

    Joseph M. Parise

    Partner

    Boston

    Nicholas F. Alarif

    Partner

    Washington, DC

    Sarah Bro

    Partner

    Orange County, Los Angeles

    Alexander C. Clavero

    Partner

    Miami, New York – One Vanderbilt Avenue

    Ashley M. Fischer

    Partner

    Chicago

    Kevin Hall

    Partner

    Miami

    Sarah Kitchell

    Partner

    Boston

    Tony Maida

    Partner

    New York – One Vanderbilt Avenue

    Brian Mead

    Partner

    Chicago

    Caroline Reignley

    Partner

    Washington, DC

    Alejandro Ruiz

    Partner

    San Francisco

    Steven J. Schnelle

    Partner

    New York – One Vanderbilt Avenue

    Robert M. Unger

    Partner

    New York – One Vanderbilt Avenue

    Allison Wilkerson

    Partner

    Dallas

    Timothy (Ty) Carson

    Counsel

    Washington, DC

    Joshua A. Cohrs

    Associate

    Dallas

    Andrew M. Granek

    Partner

    New York – One Vanderbilt Avenue

    Jenna Young

    Associate

    Miami

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  • McDermott Adds Depth to Healthcare Practice with Partner Rehire in Washington

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    McDermott Adds Depth to Healthcare Practice with Partner Rehire in Washington

    February 3, 2023

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    Nicholas Alarif rejoins McDermott. Jerry Sokol, Global Head of the Healthcare practice expresses him excitement to have Nick return and be a part of the best-in-class fraud and abuse team, which includes Denise Burke and Lester Perling. Other big new additions to the healthcare practice are Alya Sulaiman in the Los Angeles office and Purnima Boominathan in the Washinton, DC office. 

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    Nicholas F. Alarif

    Partner

    Washington, DC

    Jerry J. Sokol

    Partner

    Miami

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  • Sanofi Urges Justices To Deny Amgen’s ‘Monopoly’ Attempt

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    Sanofi Urges Justices To Deny Amgen’s ‘Monopoly’ Attempt

    February 3, 2023

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    Sarah Columbia and William Gaede are featured in Law360 fore representing Amgen.

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    William Gaede

    Partner

    Silicon Valley, San Francisco

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  • Will Class Action Lawsuits Force Companies to Get Serious About Cybersecurity?

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    Will Class Action Lawsuits Force Companies to Get Serious About Cybersecurity?

    February 3, 2023

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    Mike Morgan is quoted in Tanium where he shares what C-Suite executives should know about the rise in class action lawsuits that follow a data breach.

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    Michael G. Morgan

    Partner

    Los Angeles, Silicon Valley

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  • McDermott Will & Emery advises Orange Investment Managers and Catella Real Estate AG (CREAG) on the acquisition of the P11 Holiday Park Plus “Weg beim Jäger” parking garage in Hamburg, Germany

    DEAL ANNOUNCEMENT / PRESS RELEASE

    McDermott Will & Emery advises Orange Investment Managers and Catella Real Estate AG (CREAG) on the acquisition of the P11 Holiday Park Plus “Weg beim Jäger” parking garage in Hamburg, Germany

    February 3, 2023

    Read time: 2 min

    About Us

    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.

    Dr. Thomas Gennert

    Partner

    Düsseldorf

    Dr. Alexa Ningelgen

    Partner

    Düsseldorf

    Marion Dalvai-König

    Associate

    Munich

    Lene Niemeier

    Associate

    Düsseldorf

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  • Chancellor Slams Consulting Firm Over CEO’s ‘Egregious’ Spoliation

    Chancellor Slams Consulting Firm Over CEO’s ‘Egregious’ Spoliation

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    Chancellor Slams Consulting Firm Over CEO’s ‘Egregious’ Spoliation

    February 2, 2023

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    Ashley Altschuler, Ethan Townsend, Kevin Regan, Michael Sheehan, Russell Hayman and Sarah Walters are featured in Westlaw Corporate Governance Daily Briefing for representing BDO.

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    Ashley R. Altschuler

    Partner

    Wilmington

    Ethan H. Townsend

    Partner

    Wilmington

    Kevin M. Regan

    Partner

    Wilmington

    Russell Hayman

    Partner

    Los Angeles

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  • McDermott Expands Private Equity Practice With Two Partner Additions in Munich

    McDermott Expands Private Equity Practice With Two Partner Additions in Munich

    DEAL ANNOUNCEMENT / PRESS RELEASE

    McDermott Expands Private Equity Practice With Two Partner Additions in Munich

    February 2, 2023

    Read time: 4 min

    Munich, February 02, 2023 – McDermott Will & Emery is further expanding its private equity practice in Germany with the addition of Holger H. Ebersberger and Hanno Witt. Holger H. Ebersberger joins McDermott as Co-Head Private Equity Germany and will lead the Private Equity practice together with Michael Cziesla.

    Holger H. Ebersberger specializes on M&A transactions as well as public takeovers and has been advising private equity funds and strategic investors for more than 15 years. He advises his clients throughout the entire investment cycle, starting with the acquisition of the company, through the portfolio phase and up to the exit. His expertise includes auction procedures, public takeovers, dual-track procedures, carve-outs and joint ventures. His focus is on transactions in the Digital Business, TMT, Life Sciences & Healthcare.

    Hanno Witt also has several years of experience in advising national and international private equity clients and strategic investors in M&A transactions. He advises clients on both the buy-side as well as the sell-side and specializes in cross-border transactions, auction processes, carve-out transactions, joint ventures and management buy-outs. Hanno Witt has a broad sector expertise, including Life Sciences & Healthcare, Industrials, Infrastructure, Consumer Products and Technology.

    “With the addition of Holger H. Ebersberger and Hanno Witt, we continue the strategic expansion of our transaction practice in Germany,” said Dr. Jens Ortmanns, Managing Partner of McDermott Will & Emery in Germany. “Holger Ebersberger and Hanno Witt are an excellent fit for us, both professionally and personally.”

    “I am proud to see the growth of our Transactions group in Germany with both Holger and Hanno having an excellent footprint in the world of Private Equity. The new hires underline the growth trajectory of the firm and our ambition to be one of the leading law firms in the German market”, said Harris C. Siskind, Global Head of McDermott’s Transactions practice.

    Holger H. Ebersberger and Hanno Witt join McDermott on short notice. In the past, the two had already worked together in an international commercial law firm.

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    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.

    Dr. Jens Ortmanns

    Partner

    Düsseldorf, Cologne

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  • Pathpoint’s $12.5 Million Follow-on Investment

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    Pathpoint’s $12.5 Million Follow-on Investment

    February 1, 2023

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    Michael Halsband, Mike Byrne, Diego Gómez-Cornejo, Elaine Kao, Josh Cohrs, Joanna Lin and Chloe Curtis are featured in Global Legal Chronicle for representing Pathpoint Inc.

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    Michael R. Halsband

    Partner

    New York – One Vanderbilt Avenue

    H. Michael Byrne

    Partner

    New York – One Vanderbilt Avenue

    Joshua A. Cohrs

    Associate

    Dallas

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  • Court Won’t Revisit Approval of Work Permits for Student Visa Holders

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    Court Won’t Revisit Approval of Work Permits for Student Visa Holders

    February 1, 2023

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    Paul Hughes is featured in Reuters for representing the major business groups who intervened in the the Obama-era expansion of a program allowing student visa holders to work in the US after graduating.

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    Paul W. Hughes

    Partner

    Washington, DC

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