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  • 2 Firms Seek $4.2M For AMC Investor Suit Deal In Chancery

    2 Firms Seek $4.2M For AMC Investor Suit Deal In Chancery

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    2 Firms Seek $4.2M For AMC Investor Suit Deal In Chancery

    August 26, 2022

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    Ashley Altschuler, Ethan Townsend, Harrison Carpenter, Timothy Hoeffner and Timothy Cramton are featured in Law360 for representing the special litigation committee of the board of directors of AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc.

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    Ashley R. Altschuler

    Partner

    Wilmington

    Ethan H. Townsend

    Partner

    Wilmington

    Harrison S. Carpenter

    Partner

    Wilmington

    Timothy Cramton

    Partner

    New York – One Vanderbilt Avenue

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  • A Look at Texas’ Abortion Lawsuits This Week: “The Litigation is Just Getting Started”

    A Look at Texas’ Abortion Lawsuits This Week: “The Litigation is Just Getting Started”

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    A Look at Texas’ Abortion Lawsuits This Week: “The Litigation is Just Getting Started”

    August 26, 2022

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    Caroline Reignley is quoted in MedCity News speaking about the announcement of Texas’ trigger ban, the Human Life Protection Act, that criminalizes performing an abortion unless the pregnant patient is facing “a life-threatening physical condition aggravated by, caused by, or arising from a pregnancy.”

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    Caroline Reignley

    Partner

    Washington, DC

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  • Dade Legal Aid Leadership Academy Underway

    Dade Legal Aid Leadership Academy Underway

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    Dade Legal Aid Leadership Academy Underway

    August 26, 2022

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    Joseph Wasserkrug is featured in The Florida Bar after being named as a fellow in Dade Legal Aid Leadership Academy’s Class VII.

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  • McDermott Represents Mercy Health in Collaboration with Mayo Clinic to Launch Technology Discovery Platform

    McDermott Represents Mercy Health in Collaboration with Mayo Clinic to Launch Technology Discovery Platform

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    McDermott Represents Mercy Health in Collaboration with Mayo Clinic to Launch Technology Discovery Platform

    August 26, 2022

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    International law firm McDermott Will & Emery represented Mercy Health (Mercy), one of the largest health systems and Accountable Care Organizations in the United States, in drafting and negotiating a 10-year agreement with Mayo Clinic (Mayo), a nonprofit organization committed to innovation in research and clinical practice. This partnership will establish a first-of-its-kind digital health technology innovation collaboration between two health systems that will bring technology and data science to the bedside to accelerate the transformation to the next generation of proactive and predictive medicine.

    This collaboration will provide the opportunity to develop high-value solutions and algorithms leading to more optimal patient care as it combines Mayo’s expertise in highly complex care and extensive investment in data science platforms, Mercy’s two centuries of innovative care delivery in diverse communities, and more than 500 million deidentified clinical encounters from Mercy’s and Mayo’s demographically and geographically diverse patient populations.

    The McDermott team was led by Bernadette Broccolo and Sam Siegfried with support from Mary Waller.

    Read Mercy’s press release here.

    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 1,200 lawyers strong, we bring our personal passion and legal prowess to bear in every matter for our clients and the people they serve.

    Sam Siegfried

    Partner

    Chicago

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  • Oh Snap: Sufficient Reasoning Must Support Declaratory Judgment Dismissal

    Oh Snap: Sufficient Reasoning Must Support Declaratory Judgment Dismissal

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    Oh Snap: Sufficient Reasoning Must Support Declaratory Judgment Dismissal

    August 25, 2022

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    Cecilia Choy authors this article in IP Litigator which analyzes the case, Mitek Systems, Inc. v. United Services Automobile Association.

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    Cecilia Choy PhD

    Associate

    Silicon Valley

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  • Insurer’s Response to Dobb’s Decision – Is Teleabortion the Answer?

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    Insurer’s Response to Dobb’s Decision – Is Teleabortion the Answer?

    August 25, 2022

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    Sarah Raaii is quoted in Managed Healthcare Executive speaking about how health insurers are responding to the Dobbs decision and shared what they think if travel benefits or “teleabortion” will be a way for women in states with abortion restrictions to get abortions.

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    Sarah G. Raaii

    Partner

    Chicago

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  • McDermott’s Sarah Walters Named Lawyer of the Year for Criminal Defense: White Collar; 295 Lawyers Recognized by Best Lawyers

    McDermott’s Sarah Walters Named Lawyer of the Year for Criminal Defense: White Collar; 295 Lawyers Recognized by Best Lawyers

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    McDermott’s Sarah Walters Named Lawyer of the Year for Criminal Defense: White Collar; 295 Lawyers Recognized by Best Lawyers

    August 25, 2022

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    International law firm McDermott Will & Emery is delighted to announce its recognitions in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America© with 214 lawyers named in over 50 practice areas. The Firm is among the top 25 law firms in the United States with the most lawyers recognized and has the most lawyers mentioned for Health Care Law.

    McDermott’s Boston office received rankings for 20 lawyers in 16 practice recognitions as well as three lawyers receiving special recognitions: Sarah Walters as a Lawyer of the Year and Patrick Healy and Joseph Parise as One’s to Watch in the Health Care Law practice area.

    Criminal Defense: White-Collar

    • Robert J. Cordy – Also recognized in Appellate Practice
    • Mark W. Pearlstein – Also recognized in Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation and Litigation – Health Care
    • Sarah E. Walters – Also recognized in Litigation – Securities

    McDermott also had 16 Boston attorneys in 12 practice areas featured in the Best Lawyers Rankings. Those include:

    View the full The Best Lawyers in America® 2023 rankings list.

    About Best Lawyers

    Best Lawyers is the oldest and most respected peer review publication in the legal profession. Recognition is widely regarded by both clients and legal professionals as an honor, conferred on a lawyer by their peers. For more than 30 years, the publication has earned the respect as a reliable, unbiased source of legal referrals. Lists are compiled by conducting peer review surveys in which tens of thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers. If the votes for an attorney are positive enough for recognition that attorney must maintain those votes in subsequent polls to remain in each edition. Lawyers are not permitted to pay any fee to participate in or be recognized.

    Patrick F. Healy

    Partner

    Boston

    Joseph M. Parise

    Partner

    Boston

    Mark W. Pearlstein

    Partner

    Boston

    Charles R. Buck

    Partner

    Boston

    Richard C. Call

    Partner

    Boston, New York – One Vanderbilt Avenue

    Sarah Kitchell

    Partner

    Boston

    Andrew C. Liazos

    Partner

    Boston, New York – One Vanderbilt Avenue

    Laura McLane

    Partner

    Boston

    Dana M. McSherry

    Partner

    Boston

    Mark E. Schreiber

    Counsel

    Boston

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  • Commerz Real Acquires Shares in Hamburg’s Elbtower with Noerr

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    Commerz Real Acquires Shares in Hamburg’s Elbtower with Noerr

    August 25, 2022

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    Dr. Jens Ortmanns

    Partner

    Düsseldorf, Cologne

    Christian Krohs, LL.M. (Aberdeen)

    Partner

    Düsseldorf, Cologne

    Frank Müller

    Partner

    Frankfurt

    Carina Kant, LL.M. (Lausanne)

    Partner

    Düsseldorf, Cologne

    Markus Hunkenschröder

    Associate

    Düsseldorf

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  • Gorton’s Must Face Scaled-Back Frozen Fish Labeling Suit

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    Gorton’s Must Face Scaled-Back Frozen Fish Labeling Suit

    August 24, 2022

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    Mara Theophila, William Donovan and Caroline Incledon are featured in Law360 for representing Gorton’s Inc.

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    Mara Theophila

    Partner

    Boston

    Caroline Incledon

    Partner

    New York – One Vanderbilt Avenue

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  • Crypto Lender Voyager Can Pay Employees ‘Retention’ Bonuses, US Judge Rules

    Crypto Lender Voyager Can Pay Employees ‘Retention’ Bonuses, US Judge Rules

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    Crypto Lender Voyager Can Pay Employees ‘Retention’ Bonuses, US Judge Rules

    August 24, 2022

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    Darren Azman is featured in Coindesk for representing the unsecured creditors of Voyager Digital Holdings Inc.

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    Darren Azman

    Partner

    New York – One Vanderbilt Avenue

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