PARIS (April 3, 2018) – Leading international law firm McDermott Will & Emery has represented MisterFly, the French online flight and hotel booking services company, on its acquisition of BazarChic Voyages (Idiliz) from BazarChic (a subsidiary of Galeries Lafayette).

The deal sees MisterFly become the exclusive travel partner of BazarChic, a web site for private ‚trend‘ and premium travellers.

The McDermott team was led by Paris-based corporate partner Diana Hund, assisted by Myrtille Lapuelle, counsel, who advised on labor law aspects. Partner Laurent Ayache advised on regulatory aspects, with Antoine Vergnat, partner, advising on tax. Romain Perray, partner, advised on data protection with Laura Morelli, counsel, advising on intellectual property aspects.

McDermott Will & Emery is a premier international law firm with a diversified business practice. Numbering more than 1,000 lawyers, we have offices in Boston, Brussels, Chicago, Dallas, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Houston, London, Los Angeles, Miami, Milan, Munich, New York, Orange County, Paris, Seoul, Silicon Valley and Washington, DC. Further extending our reach into Asia, we have a strategic alliance with MWE China Law Offices in Shanghai.

PARIS (22nd December 2017) – McDermott Will & Emery has advised Chauffeur Privé, the second largest French chauffeur rental services company (18,000 chauffeurs), in connection with the acquisition of a majority (over 50%) stake by the German car manufacturer Daimler.

Since its creation in 2011, nearly 1.5 million customers have signed up to the Chauffeur Privé service, securing its position as the second fastest growing start-up in 2016 in France.

McDermott Will & Emery worked alongside Chauffeur Privé with a team led by Grégoire Andrieux (partner), including Marie-Muriel Barthelet and Claire Barra on corporate aspects, Lionel Lesur (partner), on competition law aspects, Romain Perray (partner), on data protection aspects and Myrtille Lapuelle (counsel) on social law aspects.

McDermott Will & Emery is a premier international law firm with a diversified business practice. Numbering more than 1,000 lawyers, we have offices in Boston, Brussels, Chicago, Dallas, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Houston, London, Los Angeles, Miami, Milan, Munich, New York, Orange County, Paris, Seoul, Silicon Valley and Washington, DC. Further extending our reach into Asia, we have a strategic alliance with MWE China Law Offices in Shanghai.

CHICAGO (Dec. 20, 2017) – International law firm McDermott Will & Emery has promoted 19 lawyers to the Firm’s partnership, effective January 1, 2018. The new partner class is comprised of a talented group of lawyers from across the firm’s global footprint and key practice areas, including Health, Private Client and Tax. The class also represents the firm’s broader diversity, with 58% women.

“On behalf of everyone at McDermott, I would like to congratulate our new partners,” said Ira Coleman, chairman of McDermott Will & Emery. “This year’s class epitomizes the best of McDermott—they have gone above and beyond in demonstrating excellence in a way that inspires and motivates us all. They are not only the future leaders of our firm, but the future leaders of our industry, and we look forward to supporting and encouraging them on each step of their journey.”

McDermott’s 2018 partner class includes:
Robbie Chen, Shanghai, US & International Tax
Dana Dombey, Miami, Health
Sarah Engle, Chicago, Employee Benefits
Amanda Enyeart, Chicago, Health
Lauren Ferrante, Chicago, State and Local Tax
Arne Fuchs, Frankfurt, Litigation
Simon Gibb, London, Private Client
Philipp Grenzebach, Düsseldorf, Transactions
William Hadler, Chicago, Transactions
Lisa Haidostian, Chicago, Litigation
Mary Hallerman, Washington, DC, Intellectual Property
Mandy Kim, Orange County, Intellectual Property
Benjamin Kirschner, Chicago, Transactions
Ashley McCarthy, New York, Employee Benefits
Hersh Mehta, Chicago, Intellectual Property
Caitlin Orr, Washington, DC, Private Client
Matthew Rupp, Chicago, Transactions
Nina Siewert, Frankfurt, US & International Tax
Jenny Wang, Los Angeles, Health

About McDermott Will & Emery
McDermott Will & Emery is a premier international law firm with a diversified business practice. Numbering more than 1,000 lawyers, we have offices in Boston, Brussels, Chicago, Dallas, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Houston, London, Los Angeles, Miami, Milan, Munich, New York, Orange County, Paris, Seoul, Silicon Valley and Washington, DC. Further extending our reach into Asia, we have a strategic alliance with MWE China Law Offices in Shanghai.

PARIS (24 November 2017) International law firm McDermott Will & Emery will sponsor in 2018 a course at the Sorbonne Law School in Paris that will give students chance to study the legal framework around emerging electronic commerce and the digital economy. This sponsorship is part of McDermott’s commitment to support innovation and advancing academic education.

As part of the program, “Master 2; Laws of Electronic Commerce and the Digital Economy” (Master 2; DC2EN), students will benefit from meetings and interaction with McDermott’s international network of data protection & cyber security experts and study the developing legal issues around all aspects of the digital revolution, in particular connected cars, ‘Smart Cities’, e-health, FinTech and evolving competition law. McDermott lawyers in Paris (Romain Perray), London (Ashley Winton), Boston (Mark Schreiber and Ann Killilea), Los Angeles (Michael Morgan) and Shanghai (Leon Liu and Jared Nelson) will be assisting the students. Notably, the course will also have a focus on Japan, a country at the leading-edge of tech adoption and a strategic market for McDermott who work extensively with Japanese businesses and organizations.

Romain Perray, partner at McDermott Will & Emery in Paris and a lecturer at the Sorbonne Law School who teaches the Master 2 DC2EN, is heading up the initiative and commented, “The course will run as the EU General Data Protection Regulation comes into force in May next year and is an extremely timely opportunity for students to study and measure the impact of new technologies and, in particular, the protection of personal data within companies and administrative bodies.

“Interaction between students and business specialists gives the students an excellent opportunity to see how theories and law work in practice – and to better appreciate the complex evolving issues in this fast developing space,” he added.

Judith Rochfeld, Professor of Private Law at the Sorbonne Law School and Director of the Master 2 „Laws of Electronic Commerce and the Digital Economy“, commented, “Strong ties between students and firms such as McDermott Will and Emery are vital for student training. This project, consisting of writing by the students of a collective work on the delicate and current points of the GDPR, supported by the professors and meetings with professionals of the sectors concerned, will assure them an excellent training in the issues affecting the business world that they will be working in. The completed work will be published.”

McDermott Will & Emery is a premier international law firm with a diversified business practice. Numbering more than 1,000 lawyers, we have offices in Boston, Brussels, Chicago, Dallas, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Houston, London, Los Angeles, Miami, Milan, Munich, New York, Orange County, Paris, Seoul, Silicon Valley and Washington, DC. Further extending our reach into Asia, we have a strategic alliance with MWE China Law Offices in Shanghai.

München, 7. November 2017. – Die internationale Wirtschaftskanzlei McDermott Will & Emery hat Bernd Menrad beim Verkauf von 51% der Anteile an der MBN GmbH an das deutsche Private-Equity Unternehmen Perusa GmbH beraten. Die MBN GmbH, mit Bernd Menrad als Geschäftsführer, ist ein Spezialist im Bereich der Entwicklung, Herstellung und Distribution von LED-Beleuchtung, der unter den Markennamen PROLED und MBNLED weltweit hochwertige LED-Leuchten, -Steuerungen und -Komponenten anbietet.

Käufer ist das deutsche Private-Equity Unternehmen, Perusa GmbH, eine unabhängige Kapitalbeteiligungsgesellschaft, welche hauptsächlich in Unternehmen und Konzerne aus dem deutschsprachigen und skandinavischen Raum investiert. Bernd Menrad bleibt über eine signifikante Rückbeteiligung von 49% weiterhin an der MBN GmbH beteiligt und führt das Unternehmen als Geschäftsführer weiterhin gemeinsam mit der COO, Isabela Ladwig. Ziel der Partnerschaft ist es, durch Wachstum und Zukäufe eine europäische Spitzenposition für die MBN zu erlangen.

Berater Bernd Menrad
McDermott Will & Emery (München): Dr. Carsten Böhm und Dr. Germar Enders (Gesellschaftsrecht, beide Federführung), Dr. Björn Biehl und Ralf Richter (beide Gesellschaftsrecht), Markus Hill (Steuerrecht, Frankfurt), Dr. Paul Melot de Beauregard und Maximilian Baur (beide Arbeitsrecht), Dr. Oliver Hahnelt (Finanzierungsrecht, Frankfurt), Daniel von Brevern (Kartellrecht, Düsseldorf), Steffen Woitz (gewerbliches Schutzrecht), Thomas Beisken und Philipp Berrsche (beide Immobilienrecht, Düsseldorf) und Dr. Alexa Ningelgen (öffentliches Recht, Düsseldorf).

Berater Perusa GmbH
DLA Piper UK LLP

McDermott Will & Emery
McDermott Will & Emery ist eine führende internationale Anwaltssozietät. Mit über 1.000 Rechtsanwälten sind wir an folgenden Standorten weltweit vertreten: Boston, Brüssel, Chicago, Dallas, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt a. M., Houston, Köln, London, Los Angeles, Miami, Mailand, München, New York, Orange County, Paris, Seoul, Silicon Valley und Washington, D.C. Es besteht eine strategische Allianz mit MWE China Law Offices in Shanghai. Die deutsche Praxis wird von der McDermott Will & Emery Rechtsanwälte Steuerberater LLP geführt. www.mwe.com.
© 2017 McDermott Will & Emery Rechtsanwälte Steuerberater LLP

CHICAGO (July 14, 2017) — International law firm McDermott Will & Emery is delighted to announce that partner Todd A. Solomon is the new global leader of the Firm’s Employee Benefits practice. Mr. Solomon will lead McDermott’s robust Employee Benefits team by building on the group’s premier reputation of delivering superior client service, and ensuring that McDermott’s lawyers serve as trusted, indispensable partners in all employee benefits matters. As a dedicated practitioner, Mr. Solomon will also maintain his practice and continue to serve clients.

Mr. Solomon has been at McDermott for almost 20 years and most recently served as the Employee Benefits Practice Group Leader in Chicago. He focuses his practice on designing, amending and administrating defined benefit pension, profit sharing, 401(k), employee stock ownership and 403(b) plans, as well as nonqualified deferred compensation arrangements. He counsels privately and publicly held corporations and tax-exempt entities regarding fiduciary issues under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), plan investment matters, employee benefits issues involved in corporate transactions, executive compensation matters and the implementation of benefit programs for domestic partners of employees. Mr. Solomon is also Chair of the Firm’s Pro Bono and Community Service Committee and is a member of McDermott’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee.

“Todd leads by example and sets a high bar in everything he does: delivering client excellence, being an industry thought leader, leading the Firm’s Pro Bono initiative, and mentoring colleagues,” said Firm Chair, Ira J. Coleman. “Our Employee Benefits team has long been recognized as one of the best, and with Todd’s outstanding leadership and our deep bench of extraordinary attorneys, we look forward to bringing ever-greater results to our clients.”

Mr. Solomon will be supported by a leadership team of seasoned employee benefits lawyers from various McDermott offices. The team will consist of: Steven Eckhaus in New York; Andrew Liazos in Boston; Diane Morgenthaler in Chicago; and Erin Turley in Dallas. All will maintain their full-time practices while working together to extend McDermott’s client excellence in Employee Benefits.

McDermott has recently bolstered the firm’s strength in the employment arena by welcoming a number of talented lawyers to the group, including preeminent litigator, Kerry Scanlon, in Washington, DC, as head of McDermott’s US Labor & Employment Litigation practice. Mr. Scanlon was joined by his colleague, Jeremy White, and together they brought over 40 years of combined employment litigation experience to McDermott. McDermott’s labor and employment practice also welcomed Steven Eckhaus and Evan Belosa to the New York office as preeminent figures in US executive compensation and employment law. Mr. Eckhaus formed and led the executive compensation practice at his previous firm and he immediately took the helm as the leader of McDermott’s Employee Benefits, Compensation, Labor & Employment Practice Group in the New York office. In addition, in 2015, McDermott’s Dallas office welcomed the talented team of Erin Turley and Allison Wilkerson, who are both nationally known as authorities in advising large publicly traded clients on all areas of ERISA and employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs).

About McDermott Will & Emery
McDermott Will & Emery is a premier international law firm with a diversified business practice. Numbering more than 1,000 lawyers, we have offices in Boston, Brussels, Chicago, Dallas, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Houston, London, Los Angeles, Miami, Milan, Munich, New York, Orange County, Paris, Rome, Seoul, Silicon Valley and Washington, DC. Further extending our reach into Asia, we have a strategic alliance with MWE China Law Offices in Shanghai.

MIAMI (July 5, 2017) — The Miami office of McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to welcome Roy Larson as a partner in the Corporate & Transactional Practice Group.

Mr. Larson represents clients in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) with extensive experience handling domestic and cross-border transactions in the health care sector. He counsels clients in connection with public and private equity offerings and is known for representing companies in matters involving corporate governance, securities offerings, and joint ventures.

„We are thrilled to welcome Roy to our firm,“ said Jerry J. Sokol, Managing Partner of McDermott’s Miami office. „We have known Roy for a long time. He is an exceptional transactional attorney with a practice focused right on one of our ‘power alleys’ – health care transactions. By moving his practice to the McDermott platform, where collaboration is paramount, Roy’s practice should really flourish.“

“Roy’s experience at the intersection of health and transactions will further enhance the synergy between two of McDermott’s core practices,” said Harris C. Siskind, global head of McDermott’s Corporate & Transactional Practice Group. “His focus on domestic and cross-border transactions will be a great addition as the collaboration between our corporate and health practices in the US and abroad continues to deliver best-in-class client service across the Firm’s global platform.”

There is a great amount of growth momentum in the Miami office as last month prominent health care litigator, Michael Austin, rejoined McDermott from DLA Piper where he was hiring partner and leader of that firm’s local health care litigation practice. Experienced litigator, Kamal Sleiman, joined Mr. Austin and together they will focus on advising McDermott clients throughout complex commercial litigation with a particular emphasis on the health care arena. In order to accommodate recent growth, the Miami office has expanded its physical footprint with the build out of newly acquired space on the 33^rd floor of the downtown office tower. This growth momentum experienced by McDermott’s Miami office reinforces it as one of the Firm’s powerhouse locations with a thriving book of business sustained by a vibrant and energetic culture that fosters creativity and collaboration among lawyers and staff.

Mr. Larson’s arrival not only continues the growth momentum in the Miami office, but it also continues the hiring momentum within McDermott’s Corporate & Transactional Practice Group. Over the past year the Firm’s US offices have welcomed partners Ivan Presant, Jeffrey Meyers, Armando Ramirez, Josh Samis, Ian Schwartz, Gregory Metz, David Lipkin, Rob Goldstein, Frank Steinherr, Daniel Martin, Jeremy Dickens and Albert Sokol. In addition to its growth in the US, McDermott’s Corporate & Transactional Practice Group has recently strengthened the depth of its bench around the world with the addition of Peter Crichton, Alan Gar, Elizabeth Moseley, Alicia Videon, Michael Holter, and Piero Carbone in London; Dr. Michael Cziesla and Dr. Oliver Hahnelt in Frankfurt; Alexa Ningelgen and Eva Schöneich in Düsseldorf; and most recently a team in Milan consisting of partners Giancarlo Castorino, Ettore Scandale, and Emidio Cacciapuoti.

Mr. Larson received his JD from Columbia and his BS in Economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He most recently served as the Managing Partner of the Miami Office of Baker & McKenzie, and is also a former member of the Steering Committee for the North America Pharmaceutical and Health Care Industry Group.

About McDermott Will & Emery
McDermott Will & Emery is a premier international law firm with a diversified business practice. Numbering more than 1,000 lawyers, we have offices in Boston, Brussels, Chicago, Dallas, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Houston, London, Los Angeles, Miami, Milan, Munich, New York, Orange County, Paris, Rome, Seoul, Silicon Valley and Washington, DC. Further extending our reach into Asia, we have a strategic alliance with MWE China Law Offices in Shanghai.

LONDON (July 5, 2017) – International law firm, McDermott Will & Emery has been recognized by Legal Week in its Private Client Global Elite 2017 ranking.

Six McDermott Private Client lawyers were recognized among the world’s top 200 private client and trust practitioners, placing the Firm among the global leaders with the most lawyers honored. Named were Carlyn McCaffrey, Charles Lubar, Henry Christensen, Laurelle Gutierrez, M. Read Moore and Nicholas Holland from the Firm’s New York, London and Silicon Valley offices.

In addition, Chris Nason an associate in the New York office has been selected to Private Client ‘Ones to Watch’ 2017, a list of up and coming lawyers.

About Private Client Global Elite 2017
The prestigious listing, published once every five years, is a mark of esteem for private client litigators, advisors and advocates providing an exceptional level of service to high-net worth individuals and families based both within the UK, and internationally.

McDermott Will & Emery is a premier international law firm with a diversified business practice. Numbering more than 1,000 lawyers, we have offices in Boston, Brussels, Chicago, Dallas, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Houston, London, Los Angeles, Miami, Milan, Munich, New York, Orange County, Paris, Rome, Seoul, Silicon Valley and Washington, DC. Further extending our reach into Asia, we have a strategic alliance with MWE China Law Offices in Shanghai.

LONDON (June 30, 2017) – 28 of McDermott’s European lawyers have been listed as leading in their jurisdiction and practice by The Best Lawyers™ European editions for Belgium, France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom.

Best Lawyers®, a peer-to-peer review publication that originated in the United States, has been expanding their rankings internationally and gaining credibility and market recognition across Europe. Recognition by Best Lawyers is solely based on peer nominations and votes, and their methodology is designed to capture the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical area and legal practice area.

Best Lawyers recognized the following practitioners in the Firm’s offices in:

• Belgium: Philip Bentley (Antitrust)
• France: Carole Degonse (Transactions), Henri Pieyre de Mandiargues (Transactions), Emmanuelle Trombe (Transactions)
• Germany: Carsten Böhm (Transactions), Clemens Just (Transactions), Sabine Konrad (Trial), Jens Ortmanns (Transactions), Dirk Pohl (Tax), Stephan Rau (Health), Arndt Raupach (Tax), Norbert Schulte (Transactions), Sandra Urban-Crell (Employment), Boris Uphoff (IP), Wolfgang von Frentz (IP), Philipp von Ilberg (Transactions), Nikolaus von Jacobs (Transactions), Christian von Sydow (Transactions), Ralf Weisser (IP) and Katharina Wodarz (Health)
• Italy: Giancarlo Castorino (Transactions), Veronica Pinotti (Antitrust), Massimo Trentino (Transactions)
• The United Kingdom: David Birchall (Energy Advisory), Michael Holter (Transactions), Gary Howes (Transactions), Richard Mitchell (Transactions), Andrew Vergunst (Private Client)

To view the full Best Lawyers ranking results, please click here.

About Best Lawyers®
For more than 30 years, Best Lawyers ranking service has helped identify lawyers best qualified in particular jurisdictions and legal areas. Best Lawyers lists are published in leading local, regional and national publications across the globe. Lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed; therefore, inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor. Firms do not provide submissions. Lawyers are reviewed by their peers on the basis of professional expertise, and undergo an authentication process to make sure they are in current practice and in good standing.

McDermott Will & Emery is a premier international law firm with a diversified business practice. Numbering more than 1,000 lawyers, we have offices in Boston, Brussels, Chicago, Dallas, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Houston, London, Los Angeles, Miami, Milan, Munich, New York, Orange County, Paris, Rome, Seoul, Silicon Valley and Washington, DC. Further extending our reach into Asia, we have a strategic alliance with MWE China Law Offices in Shanghai.

Düsseldorf, 9. Juni 2017. – Die internationale Wirtschaftskanzlei McDermott Will & Emery hat The Heico Companies LLC bei der Übernahme der KaRo Kanal- und Rohrreinigungsmaschinen GmbH beraten.

Die KaRo Kanal- und Rohrreinigungsmaschinen GmbH mit Sitz in Hückeswagen gehört zu den Marktführern von Rohr- und Kanalreinigungsausrüstung in Deutschland. Zu den Leistungen gehören Kabelmaschinen, Hochdruckreinigungs- und TV-Inspektionssysteme.

Heico, die Muttergesellschaft der niederländischen Rior/Rioned in Tilburg sieht die Acquisition als Ergänzung zu deren Angebot, die sowohl eine geografische Ausdehnung als auch die Einführung neuer Dienstleistungen erlaubt.

McDermott beriet Heico vor Kurzem bereits bei der Übernahme der WISTRA. Das Team stand auch hier unter der Leitung des Düsseldorfer Partners Dr. Jan Hückel.

Berater The Heico Companies LLC:

McDermott Will & Emery (Düsseldorf): Dr. Jan Hückel, Scott Williams (Chicago), Catharina Dickhäuser (alle Gesellschaftsrecht), Dr. Thomas Gennert (Arbeitsrecht), Dr. Daniel Klein (Handels- und Vertragsrecht)

McDermott Will & Emery
McDermott Will & Emery ist eine führende internationale Anwaltssozietät. Mit über 1.000 Rechtsanwälten sind wir an folgenden Standorten weltweit vertreten: Boston, Brüssel, Chicago, Dallas, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt a. M., Houston, London, Los Angeles, Miami, Mailand, München, New York, Orange County, Paris, Rom, Seoul, Silicon Valley und Washington, DC. Es besteht eine strategische Allianz mit MWE China Law Offices in Shanghai. Die deutsche Praxis wird von der McDermott Will & Emery Rechtsanwälte Steuerberater LLP geführt. www.mwe.com.

© 2017 McDermott Will & Emery Rechtsanwälte Steuerberater LLP

McDermott Will & Emery is a premier international law firm with a diversified business practice. Numbering more than 1,000 lawyers, we have offices in Boston, Brussels, Chicago, Dallas, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Houston, London, Los Angeles, Miami, Milan, Munich, New York, Orange County, Paris, Rome, Seoul, Silicon Valley and Washington, DC. Further extending our reach into Asia, we have a strategic alliance with MWE China Law Offices in Shanghai.