International law firm McDermott Will & Emery welcomes Margaret (Meg) Gibson to its private equity practice as a partner based in Chicago. She joins from Kirkland & Ellis.

“Meg has a long and impressive track record of success advising clients in private fund formations, mergers and acquisitions, and a broad range of private equity transactions,” said Harris Siskind, global head of McDermott’s Transactions Practice Group. “Her addition further strengthens our ability to deliver tailored, innovative solutions for private equity funds and family offices navigating quickly evolving private markets.”

Meg advises clients on transactional, structural, firm-related, succession planning, and portfolio matters. She has represented several high-profile private equity firms and multinational companies across industries on a variety of large, complex transactions.

Her work has earned praise from clients and professional publications alike. Throughout her career, she has been recognized by IFLR1000 US, Legal Media Group’s Expert Guides: The World’s Leading Lawyers Chosen by Their Peers, Legal 500 US, Crain’s Chicago Business, and Women in Business, to name a few.

“McDermott excels in my core areas of practice, including private equity, fund formation, mergers and acquisitions, family office, and tax,” Meg said. “It was an easy decision, and I am very much looking forward to this next chapter.”

McDermott’s Corporate & Transactional Practice Group includes more than 560 lawyers across more than 20 offices globally. The team regularly counsels private equity firms, family offices, public and private companies, and financial institutions across various industries on high-impact, transformative transactions. Our lawyers develop forward-thinking solutions, advising clients on everything from mergers and acquisitions to financing deals, investments, fund formations, commercial contracts, capital markets transactions, and restructurings. We lead complex, cross-border transactions in health; energy and project finance; real estate; technology and artificial intelligence; insurance; alcohol; food and beverage; and media, entertainment and sports, among other industries. In Chambers, clients noted that our “wealth of knowledge and sound, practical advice is extremely helpful.” And with a network of lawyers across multiple jurisdictions worldwide, our transactions team brings value to clients wherever they do business. McDermott is recognized as a top-tier law firm for transactions by leading league tables, including Mergermarket, LSEG, The Deal, Bloomberg, and PitchBook.