NEW YORK (September 12, 2016) — International law firm McDermott Will & Emery announced today that Steven Eckhaus and Evan Belosa have joined the firm as partners in the New York office. Both will be members of the Firm’s Employee Benefits, Compensation, Labor & Employment Practice Group. Mr. Eckhaus will lead the Practice Group in New York.

Mr. Eckhaus is a preeminent figure in US executive compensation and employment law. He is best known for representing executives in large compensation deals, advising decision makers on employment matters, and litigating contract disputes. Mr. Eckhaus formed and led the executive compensation practice at his previous firm.

Mr. Eckhaus has been ranked by Chambers (USA) for his New York Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation practice and has been consistently recognized as a Leading Lawyer by The Legal 500. This year marks the sixth consecutive year that Mr. Eckhaus has been recognized by Human Resource Executive as one of the nation’s “20 Most Powerful Employment Lawyers in Employee Benefits and ERISA.

Mr. Belosa is an experienced litigator, negotiator and counselor, focusing his practice on all aspects of executive employment and compensation matters. Mr. Belosa represents institutions in all aspects of the employer/employee relationship, with a specific emphasis on employment agreements, separation agreements, equity and deferred compensation plans and restrictive covenant issues.

“We are delighted to welcome this talented team to McDermott,” said David E. Rogers, head of the firm’s Employee Benefits, Compensation, Labor & Employment Practice Group.”

“With today’s heightened scrutiny of compensation pay practices, and the Dodd-Frank Act requiring the Treasury, Federal Reserve, FDIC, SEC, and other agencies to implement regulations and guidelines for incentive based compensation practices at covered financial institutions, many of which are centered in New York, having a top-flight employee benefits and executive compensation team in New York City is an indispensable asset. The addition of these extraordinary lawyers and their market leading practice adds an important dimension to our outstanding executive compensation and employee benefits group.”

“Steve and Evan have an impressive record advising senior executives and boards on complicated, high stakes compensation matters,” said Andrew C. Liazos, co-head of the Firm’s Executive Compensation Group. „Their extensive expertise with financial institutions is the perfect complement to our executive compensation practice.“

“Their arrival deepens our New York bench and expands our client service offerings for multinational companies, capital providers, and financial institutions,” said John T. Lutz, co-head of the firm’s New York office. “The team will be a great asset and they will add to the energy and momentum behind McDermott’s growth in New York.”

Mr. Eckhaus received his JD from Cornell University Law School, and his BS from Cornell University.

Mr. Belosa received his JD from Harvard Law School and his BA from Emory University.

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.

BOSTON (September 8, 2016) – McDermott Will & Emery announced today that distinguished cybersecurity and privacy lawyer, Mark E. Schreiber, has joined the firm as a partner in the Boston office and the newest leader of the firm’s Global Privacy and Cybersecurity practice. Mr. Schreiber will help lead McDermott’s initiative to bring best-in-class legal counsel to clients with a focus on cybersecurity, data breach response, and global privacy coordination.

Mr. Schreiber will play a central role in the firm’s expanded capabilities for multi-national entities facing cross-border data protection, Privacy Shield and related issues, strategic decisions, and investigations. He will become a key component in delivering the comprehensive legal counsel and creative solutions that McDermott’s highly ranked Global Privacy and Cybersecurity practice provides to clients across all industries. Mr. Schreiber joins a team with over 25 preeminent lawyers across the firm’s global platform who regularly advise clients on the statutory, regulatory and enforcement regimes that govern the use of data around the world, including in the US, the EU, and Asia.

McDermott’s Global Privacy and Cybersecurity team in the United States includes, among others, leading health information privacy and security lawyer, Daniel Gottlieb, in the Chicago office. Mr. Gottlieb and team advise health care clients on HIPAA and other federal and state privacy, security and breach notification laws. On the West Coast, noted cybersecurity litigator Michael Morgan recently joined McDermott’s Los Angeles office. Mr. Morgan represents clients in class actions and other matters involving cybersecurity and privacy and has particular experience in advising clients on large data breaches, including those involving more than 50 million records.

McDermott’s Global Privacy and Cybersecurity team also maintains a strong international presence spearheaded by Paul Melot de Beauregard in the Munich office. Mr. de Beauregard has significant experience addressing data privacy in the workplace, including the negotiation and implementation of approval processes, data privacy policies and relevant inter-company agreements.

“Privacy and cybersecurity issues are of the utmost importance to our clients, and we are delighted to welcome Mark as an authority in the data protection arena,” said Raymond Jacobsen, global head of McDermott’s Regulatory Practice. “Mark’s regulatory experience will complement our existing Global Privacy and Cybersecurity practice by adding to the depth and breadth of the services we provide when addressing the complex privacy challenges faced by companies across the various global industries we serve.”

Mr. Schreiber focuses his practice on cybersecurity, privacy, and other regulatory compliance matters. He has led numerous multi-national and cross-border matters, including those involving data breaches, and has advised senior management, boards, and special board committees on a variety of investigations, including data breach prevention and response.

“Mark will be a great asset to our clients as they continue to look to McDermott for practical guidance and strategies in preventing and responding to cyberattacks and data breaches,” said Tony Bongiorno, partner-in-charge in Boston. “Mark’s arrival continues our growth momentum and expansion of the client services offered from the Boston office, and we are thrilled to welcome him to the team.”

Mr. Schreiber has spoken around the world on topics related to data breaches and related defense litigation strategy, overlapping international data protection compliance, and other privacy topics. He helped found and was Chair for over a decade of the Privacy and Data Protection Group of the World Law Group, an international affiliation of 54 large law firms in some 65 countries, and received the “2012 World Law Group Practice/Industry Group Leader of the Year Award” in recognition of his privacy and data protection work. In addition, Mr. Schreiber helped found and was Co-Chair of the Boston Bar Association’s Privacy Law Committee.

Prior to entering private practice, Mr. Schreiber was chief trial lawyer for the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination from 1975-1979. He received his BA from the University of Michigan and his JD from Harvard Law School.

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.

CHICAGO (August 15, 2016) — International law firm McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to announce that 146 of its lawyers have been recognized by their peers, and named to the 2017 edition of The Best Lawyers in America 2017, published by Woodward White. In total, the firm received 210 practice recognitions in this year’s ranking.

Additionally, eight McDermott lawyers received further recognition and were named by Best Lawyers as “2017 Lawyers of the Year,” doubling the total number of recipients from 2016. Each year, only one lawyer in each specialty in a particular metropolitan area is recognized for this honor. This year’s recipients include:

• William Gaede – Biotechnology Law (San Jose)
• David Guedry – IT Outsourcing Law (Dallas/Fort Worth)
• Christopher Jedrey – Non-Profit/Charities Law (Boston)
• Andrea Kramer – Litigation and Controversy: Tax (Chicago)
• Harris Siskind – Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law (Miami)
• Kerrin Slattery – Health Care Law (Chicago)
• Steven Spears – Litigation: Intellectual Property (Houston)
• Allan Van Fleet – Antitrust Law (Houston)

“We are exceptionally proud that such a large number of our lawyers has been recognized with this prestigious distinction for their hard work, passion and dedication to client service,” said McDermott co-chairs Jeffrey E. Stone and Peter J. Sacripanti. “We would like to congratulate all of our lawyers who unfailingly demonstrate such a high standard of excellence in their respective fields.”

Once again, McDermott has received acclaim across a wide number of practice areas throughout the United States. The firm is a continued leader in Litigation (37 recognitions), Tax (35 recognitions), Health Industry Advisory (35 recognitions), Intellectual property (28 recognitions), Corporate & Transactional (26 recognitions) and Private Client law (25 recognitions). In addition, each of these practice areas saw an increase in the total number of recognitions from prior years’ results.

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About Best Lawyers in America
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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, D.C. Further extending our reach into Asia, we have a strategic alliance with MWE China Law Offices in Shanghai.

PARIS (June 13, 2016) – International law firm McDermott Will & Emery advised Inventiva, a French biopharmaceutical company specializing in the development of innovative therapies for fibrosis, oncology and orphan diseases, on its cooperation and licensing agreement with Boehringer Ingelheim.

Under the terms of the agreement, which closed on 1 June 2016, Inventiva and Boehringer Ingelheim’s research teams will jointly validate a new therapeutic concept with the aim of discovering new medicines for the treatment of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) and other fibrotic diseases. The partnership will combine Inventiva’s knowhow and proprietary technologies in the field of transcriptional regulation and fibrosis with Boehringer Ingelheim’s capabilities in drug discovery and clinical development of new therapeutic agents.

Inventiva will receive an upfront payment and will also be eligible to receive research funding of up to €170 million, as well as tiered royalties on net sales of the products resulting from the partnership.

The McDermott team included partners Emmanuelle Trombe and Anthony Paronneau and associate Raphaëlle Monjou.

McDermott’s Life Sciences Group works with clients to structure collaborative arrangements among emerging life sciences companies, established pharmaceutical and biotech companies and researchers and research institutions. These arrangements range from licensing technology to and from academic medical centres, universities and other research institutions, to complex strategic alliances among life sciences companies to achieve varied financial, research and development, manufacturing and distribution objectives. The Firm’s long-term experience in advising pharmaceuticals and agrochemical companies on taxation issues allows us to devise structures and tax plans for life sciences companies who wish to be attractive partners or acquisition candidates for the pharmaceutical industry.

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, D.C. Further extending our reach into Asia, we have a strategic alliance with MWE China Law Offices in Shanghai.

NEW YORK (May 11, 2016) – In a major cross-border M&A deal, McDermott Will & Emery is representing the leading German specialty chemicals company Evonik Industries AG in its announced acquisition of the worldwide Performance Materials Division of Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. for $3.8 billion. Air Products is based in Allentown, PA.

McDermott is advising Evonik as lead outside counsel on all key aspects of the transaction, which Evonik has said will significantly strengthen its leading position in the attractive growth segment for specialty and coating additives globally for specialty products. The acquisition is expected to be completed by year’s end.

McDermott’s deal team was led by partners Thomas Sauermilch, Brian Hoffmann, Elissa Port and Meir Lewittes (Corporate); Diane Morgenthaler, Maureen O’Brien and Katie Clark (Employee Benefits); Daphne Trotter (Environmental); Raymond Jacobsen, Joel Grosberg and Andrea Hamilton (Antitrust); Daniel Zucker (Tax) and Carey Jordan (IP) and involved numerous other specialists.

“We’re pleased to be working with our client Evonik in this high-profile strategic acquisition,” said Mr. Sauermilch, a New York partner who has led a number of large cross-border M&A deals involving European companies.

“It highlights McDermott’s ability to field a large international deal team covering all key facets of a large cross-border transaction,” he added.

McDermott’s M&A practice combines its market knowledge and deal execution skills to help clients achieve their transactional strategies. Many of our clients’ deals have a cross-border dimension. With offices located in Asia, Europe and the United States, we have the ability to represent clients’ transactional needs globally regardless of jurisdiction. Moreover, we possess deep industry knowledge in key markets, including energy, telecommunications, media and technology, chemicals, aerospace and defense, mining and metals, life sciences, food and beverage, and health care. What distinguishes McDermott’s M&A capabilities is our comprehensive transactional offering—regulatory and antitrust, environmental, tax, labor and employment, intellectual property, financing and, when necessary, litigation—with those services provided by highly recognized and ranked lawyers.

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, D.C. Further extending our reach into Asia, we have a strategic alliance with MWE China Law Offices in Shanghai.

Düsseldorf, 12. April 2016. – McDermott Will & Emery hat die o5 Holding GmbH beim Verkauf der Mehrheitsanteile eines der führenden Multi-Channel-Anbieter im Sport-Bereich, die Outfitter Gruppe („OUTFITTER“), an SIGNA Retail beraten.

SIGNA Retail übernimmt 60% der Anteile an OUTFITTER, während die restlichen 40% weiterhin bei Gründer und CEO Ron Berger verbleiben, der das Unternehmen weiterhin zusammen mit Thorsten Bichowski operativ führen wird.

Outfitter.de wurde 1998 gegründet und hat sich seitdem als Full-Service-Anbieter für Teamsportarten und Corporate Merchandising in Deutschland etabliert. Es gilt als einer der führenden Multi-Channel-Anbieter im Sport-Bereich.

Für das McDermott-Team unter der Leitung von Dr. Matthias Kampshoff war es eine weitere Transaktion im Retail-Bereich. Zuvor hatte das Team um Dr. Matthias Kampshoff beispielsweise die jetzige Erwerberin von OUTFITTER, Signa Retail, beim Erwerb von Karstadt sowie den Verkauf der Strauss Innovation aus der Insolvenz rechtlich begleitet.

Die Transaktion steht noch unter dem Vorbehalt der Zustimmung der zuständigen Kartellbehörden.

Rechtsberater o5 Holding GmbH

McDermott Will & Emery: Dr. Matthias Kampshoff (Gesellschaftsrecht, Federführung; Düsseldorf), Dr. Oliver Lieth (Finanzierung, Düsseldorf), Dr. Christian Krohs (Kartellrecht, Düsseldorf), Dr. Kian Tauser (Steuerrecht, Frankfurt), Dr. Sandra Urban-Crell (Arbeitsrecht, Düsseldorf), Dr. Christian Masch (TMT, München), Dr. Marc Oberhardt, Dr. Philipp Grenzebach, Dr. Thiemo Schäfer (alle Gesellschaftsrecht, Düsseldorf), Carina Kant (Kartellrecht, Düsseldorf), Dr. Oliver Fischer (TMT, München)

M&A Advisor o5 Holding GmbH
Jürgen Schwarz, Beirat OUTFITTER und
DC Advisory: Moritz von Bodman, Managing Director & Team

Rechtsberater SIGNA Retail
Seitz: Dr. Stefan Seitz, Dr. Patrick Esser und Dr. Jeremy Bister (Arbeitsrecht)

M&A Advisor SIGNA Retail
Retail Capital Partners: Dr. Hendrik Gottschlich (Lead), Gerhard Willi (Projektmanagement), Laila Khedhiri (Operations DD), Thomas Neumann (Technical DD), Andrea Apelt (Commercial), Marco Alber (Commercial)

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McDermott Will & Emery ist eine führende internationale Anwaltssozietät. Mit über 1.100 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, D.C.. Es besteht eine strategische Allianz mit MWE China Law Offices in Shanghai.

Washington, DC (April 5, 2016) – A McDermott appellate team led by global Antitrust & Competition practice head Raymond Jacobsen has prevailed at the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, which unanimously affirmed the dismissal of an antitrust lawsuit linked to the merger of global beer-makers Anheuser-Busch InBev and Grupo Modelo.

McDermott represented New York-based beverage-producer Constellation Brands at both the district and appeals court levels. A group of consumers filed suit in 2013 alleging that Constellation, which acquired Modelo’s U.S. beer business to satisfy U.S. Justice Dept. concerns about the merger, would be dominated as a “puppet” by Anheuser-Busch as part of the latter’s bid to expand its market share.

In their ruling handed down April 4, the three appeals judges were unequivocal in their support of Constellation’s arguments rejecting the suit: “Plaintiffs failed to state a claim that the acquisition of Modelo violates Section 7 of the Clayton Antitrust Act… [n]or have Plaintiffs plausibly alleged that the challenged transaction permits ABI to control Constellation and thereby increase its market power,” they wrote.

The appellate panel strongly supported the district court’s dismissal of the lawsuit and denial of plaintiffs’ bid to make a second round of amendments to their complaint: “After two opportunities to amend their complaint,” the judges stated, “plaintiffs failed to identify any additional factual allegations that could save their complaint from dismissal.”

The appeals court also sustained the lower court’s denial of the plaintiffs’ motion for relief from judgment.

“This is the best possible outcome for our client,” said Mr. Jacobsen. “The appeals court’s ruling is unambiguous in its rejection of the plaintiffs’ contention that Constellation is somehow operating in a manner dictated by Anheuser-Busch. The judges took a close look at the district court’s ruling and the cases presented by the two sides and did what we believed they would, which is completely knock out the plaintiffs’ argument that Constellation was acting in an uncompetitive manner. Our client is very pleased that this legal interruption has been put to rest.”

The McDermott team led by Mr. Jacobsen advised Constellation throughout the merger negotiations with Group Modelo as well as the litigation, including helping Constellation secure perpetual rights to Modelo brands in the U.S. and defeat a temporary restraining order that would have blocked the transaction.

Assisting Mr. Jacobsen at the appellate stage of the case were Antitrust & Competition partner Jon Dubrow and associate Ryan Leske, Appellate partners Miller Baker and Margaret Warner, and Trial practice partner Daniel Alberti.

The case caption is Steven Estrom et. Al. v. Anheuser-Busch INBEV SA/NV; No. 14-15336; DC No: 3:13-ev-01309-MMC; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

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, D.C. Further extending our reach into Asia, we have a strategic alliance with MWE China Law Offices in Shanghai.

München, 23. März 2016. – McDermott Will & Emery hat Aurelius beim Verkauf der fidelis HR Gruppe mit Standorten in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz beraten. Die fidelis HR Gruppe ist eines der führenden Dienstleistungsunternehmen für Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) und Softwarelösungen im Personalbereich in Deutschland, Österreich und Schweiz.

Käufer ist SD Worx, ein belgisches Dienstleistungsunternehmen. SD Worx gilt als europaweit führender Anbieter für Human Resources Services. Über den Kaufpreis haben die Parteien Stillschweigen vereinbart.

Aurelius hat sich bei der Transaktion wieder der Dienste des Gesellschaftsrechtlers Dr. Carsten Böhm bedient, der bereits im letzten Jahr zusammen mit Dr. Jan Hückel innerhalb kürzester Zeit zwei Unternehmenskäufe begleitet hatte. Damals hatte das McDermott Team die Aurelius Portfoliogesellschaft Studienkreis beim Erwerb der Nachhilfe-Plattform Tutoria und die AURELIUS Mittelstandskapital bei der Übernahme der ARBAprocessing beraten.

Berater Aurelius:
McDermott Will & Emery: Dr. Carsten Böhm (Gesellschaftsrecht, München, Federführung), Tatiana Marzoli (Gesellschaftsrecht, Frankfurt), Dr. Paul Melot de Beauregard (Arbeitsrecht, München), Dr. Christian Masch (IP/IT, München), Christian Schuster (Steuern, München), Dr. Kian Tauser (Steuern, München).

Berater SD Works:
Allen & Overy

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McDermott Will & Emery ist eine führende internationale Anwaltssozietät. Mit über 1.100 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.

BRUSSELS (February 22, 2016) – International law firm McDermott Will & Emery announced today that Jacques Buhart has been named the new head of its office in Brussels. Mr. Buhart will replace Philip Bentley who is staying with the Firm, and will remain instrumental in further development of the European Competition practice.

Paris and Brussels-qualified, Mr. Buhart handles competition cases out of both McDermott offices, concentrating on EU competition rules and mergers and acquisitions. He has over 15 years of experience in handling a broad range of complex competition matters and litigations in the European Courts. Further to his strong antitrust credentials, he is also very active in the area of mergers and acquisitions as well as litigations and cartel investigations, acting for such clients as Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.

Mr. Buhart received his legal education from the Sorbonne, Paris, the Hague Academy of International Law, the Institute of Comparative Law, Paris, and the University of Paris, DESS. He also read for an MBA from the Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Paris (ESCP) and has been a visiting professor of EU competition law at the University of Aix-en-Provence and at the University of Tokyo. He is a member of the board of the Sorbonne Law School and a published author on EU competition and M&A topics.

“We want to thank Philip for his tremendous contribution in shaping our Brussels practice over the past 7 years,” said McDermott co-chair Peter Sacripanti. “His steady leadership and deep experience of the competition market in Europe helped us develop a strong and respected European practice.”

“We would like to congratulate Jacques on his expanded new role,” said Ray Jacobsen, global head of McDermott’s Antitrust/Competition Practice Group. “The Firm is focused on building a vibrant competition practice in Europe and our Brussels office is instrumental in driving this strategy forward. We believe that Jacques’ energy, coupled with his extensive knowledge of European competition issues, will further spearhead the dynamic growth of our antitrust capabilities across the continent.”

McDermott’s Antitrust & Competition Practice Group has broad experience in all aspects of antitrust and competition law, and it is recognised as one of the 20 leading antitrust/competition practices in the world. The group’s 65+ lawyers have a sophisticated practice that encompasses U.S. antitrust law, EC competition law and the competition laws of other countries throughout the world.

The Group is centered in Washington, D.C. and has lawyers with significant antitrust/competition experience in its Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, Orange County, Brussels, Düsseldorf, Paris and Milan offices. The Brussels office is comprised of lawyers from a number of jurisdictions, thus providing companies with strong competition law capabilities at both the EU and Member State level. The Group has recently welcomed two new antitrust partners in Europe; Melanie Bruneau in Brussels and Christian Krohs in Düsseldorf.

Working with MWE China Law Offices, McDermott’s integrated antitrust/competition law capability includes advising clients under China’s Anti-Monopoly Law. Firm lawyers regularly represent clients before the FTC; DOJ; DG Competition; the Chinese competition authorities; U.S., European and Chinese courts; and other national antitrust and competition authorities.

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, D.C. Further extending our reach into Asia, we have a strategic alliance with MWE China Law Offices in Shanghai.

MIAMI (December 22, 2015) — International law firm McDermott Will & Emery acted as legal advisor to private equity firm H.I.G. Capital and trailer manufacturer Big Tex in the sale of the latter to Bain Capital Private Equity. Miami-based partner Harris Siskind, co-head of McDermott’s private equity practice, led the legal team advising on the sale.

Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

In addition to Mr. Siskind, the cross-practice McDermott team representing H.I.G. Capital and Big Tex included Corporate Advisory lawyers Matthew Bielen, Alex Clavero, Cristy Delgado, Gregg Fierman, Gary Rosenbaum and Sarah Steigleder. In addition, McDermott Tax partner Dan Zucker and Employee Benefits partners Maureen O’Brien and Patrick Ryan were members of the deal team.

Headquartered in Mt. Pleasant, Texas, Big Tex manufactures professional grade open utility, equipment, horse, livestock, and cargo trailers and truck beds under such brands as Big Tex, CM, S&H, and Circle J. Founded in 1982, the company serves dealers and customers across North America.

McDermott advised Miami-based H.I.G. Capital with its platform acquisition of Big Tex in 2012 and represented Big Tex on numerous corporate matters throughout HIG Capital’s ownership of the company. Terms of those transactions were not disclosed.

McDermott Will & Emery blends in-depth private equity experience with highly focused industry knowledge—all on a global basis with a best-in-class financing team. McDermott’s private equity practice advises a full range of participants – sponsors, investors, lenders, managers, and portfolio companies – in the private equity market. The firm offers a full-service approach to each deal, including a comprehensive offering of highly ranked and recognized practices, such as corporate, tax, antitrust, regulatory, intellectual property, employment benefits and executive compensation, to address the associated issues that may arise with a private equity transaction.

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, D.C. Further extending our reach into Asia, we have a strategic alliance with MWE China Law Offices in Shanghai.

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