International law firm McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to announce its Healthcare Group received its 12^th consecutive national Band 1 ranking in the 2021 edition of Chambers USA. The team also earned Band 1 state-level healthcare rankings in California, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts and Washington, DC. Additionally, the Firm earned the national Spotlight Table ranking for the Privacy and Data Security: Healthcare category. Overall, the Firm saw a 25% increase in the number of new partners recognized, bringing the total to 37.

Chambers praised McDermott’s Health Industry Advisory practice, describing the team as “top-notch” and “very knowledgeable, responsive and practical.” Interviewees also drew attention to the Firm’s “incredible roster of clients.”

Clients provided similarly impressive remarks, noting our team’s deep bench strength and specialties. “McDermott is the best – they have the deepest knowledge and the most subspecialists” and “the firm consistently produces high-value work. It does a great job quickly analyzing and reporting out on regulatory and legislative changes.” One interviewee recognized “McDermott’s healthcare practice is unparalleled. It has experts on every corner of the industry.”

This year was particularly important and challenging for the health industry. Our passion and dedication to help clients achieve and surpass their business goals, while delivering the highest level of care – no matter the state of the healthcare landscape – was most important to us.  “We are honored that Chambers USA again recognized our unwavering commitment to clients,” said Eric Zimmerman, global lead of McDermott’s Health practice. “After the challenges over the last year, these accolades feel particularly gratifying, because they reflect that we successfully served our clients on the front lines of the COVID-19 response as they advanced their missions and kept their businesses moving forward.”

Of the 37 Chambers USA recommended healthcare lawyers, 12 were ranked in Band 1, including  Bernadette Broccolo, Stephen W. Bernstein, Ira Coleman, Charles Buck, John M. Callahan,  Gary Scott Davis, Christopher M. Jedrey, James F. Owens, Michael W. Peregrine, Kerrin Slattery, Jerry J. Sokol and Eric Zimmerman. Additional lawyers were recognized across eight states, including seven lawyers who were added to the rankings for the first time and six who advanced from the previous year.

McDermott Will & Emery is the nation’s leading health law firm. The Health Industry Advisory group is the only health 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 “Health Team of the Year” in 2010, 2013, 2017 and 2019. McDermott has also held the top spot in PitchBook’s League Tables as the most active firm for healthcare private equity since 2017.

Read the full details about the Firm’s rankings and editorial commentary.

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