CHICAGO (March 27, 2015) — International law firm McDermott Will & Emery advised Sensata Technologies B.V. in three financing transactions announced last week. Sensata is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Sensata Technologies Holding N.V.

A cross-practice McDermott team advised the issuer on its private offering of $700 million in aggregate principal amount of 5.00 percent senior notes due 2025, cash tender offer for all of its outstanding 6.50 percent senior notes due 2019, and an amendment to the issuer’s senior secured credit facilities that increased the senior secured revolving credit facility commitment by an additional $100 million to $350 million in the aggregate. The amendment also extended the maturity of the senior secured revolving credit facility to five years after the closing of the amendment.

The new senior notes were issued at par and guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by substantially all of the issuer’s existing and future wholly-owned subsidiaries that guarantee the issuer’s senior secured credit facilities.

Net proceeds from the Notes offering were combined with cash on hand to purchase all of the Issuer’s 6.50 percent senior notes due 2019 that were validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) in the cash tender offer that Sensata commenced simultaneously.

“We are honored to have advised Sensata in these important financing transactions,” said Stephanie McCann, partner in McDermott’s Corporate Advisory Group and lead lawyer on the deal. “By combining our outstanding knowledge of the financial markets with our cross-practice finance and securities capabilities, we were able to guide Sensata through these transactions just as we advise other clients seeking to negotiate and close such sophisticated financing deals.”

In addition to McCann, members of the McDermott deal team included Corporate partner Heidi Steele, counsel Richard Mitchell and associates William Hadler, Daniel Goldstein and Alexander Tanton. Tax partner Daniel Zucker and Employee Benefits partner Maureen O’Brien also provided valuable assistance on this transaction.

Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. is one of the world’s leading suppliers of sensing, electrical protection, control and power management solutions with operations and business centers in thirteen countries. Sensata’s products improve safety, efficiency and comfort for millions of people every day in automotive, appliance, aircraft, industrial, military, heavy vehicle, heating, air-conditioning and ventilation, data, telecommunications, recreational vehicle and marine applications.

McDermott’s Corporate Advisory Practice Group represents a wide spectrum of business interests around the world, from global corporations and industry-leading companies to privately funded and entrepreneurial driven enterprises, as well as the financial institutions that support them. Acting as strategic partners for our clients, McDermott attorneys advise on a full range of corporate needs—strategizing on corporate growth plans and the subsequent need to access the capital markets or via acquisition through either the private and public markets or the bankruptcy courts.

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.

SILICON VALLEY (March 25, 2015) — International law firm McDermott Will & Emery LLP today won a complete jury trial victory in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California for its client Diablo Technologies in its high-stakes battle with former development partner, Netlist, Inc.

Netlist, a manufacturer of memory modules, accused Diablo, a manufacturer of semiconductor chips, of eight counts of trade secret misappropriation, breach of contract, incorrect inventorship of Diablo’s patent, and counts of trademark infringement and false advertising under the Lanham Act.

The case, Netlist Inc. v. Diablo Technologies Inc., proceeded to trial on March 9, 2015. Following a two-week trial, the jury found that Diablo did not breach any contract and did not misappropriate any trade secrets. The jury also found that Netlist’s Chief Technology Officer was not an inventor on Diablo’s patent. And, rather than awarding Netlist the $6.5 million in damages that it had sought, the jury awarded nominal damages of $2 on the Lanham Act claims.

The McDermott team was led by partners Russell Hayman and Fabio Marino.

“We applaud the jury for its careful consideration of the legal and technical questions involved in this important lawsuit,” said Mr. Hayman. “The jury ruled on the evidence and came to the only conclusion it could have – there simply was no evidence that our client misappropriated any trade secrets or that Netlist’s CTO contributed to the inventions in the patent.“

“This case represents a classic come from behind victory,” added Mr. Marino. “The McDermott trial team secured this victory in the face of accelerated discovery, a looming injunction, and without the benefit of depositions for all expert witnesses. The jury saw that the plaintiff was trying to take credit for our client’s hard work. We are very pleased that Diablo can now put this litigation behind it and get back to business.”

The cross-practice McDermott trial team also included White Collar partner Jon Dean, IP Litigation partner Kieran Kieckhefer, IP Litigation associates Natalie Bennett, Nitin Gambhir, Barrington Dyer, Teri H.P. Nguyen as well as Trial partner Marisa Chun, and White Collar associate Tala Toufanian.

An interlocutory appeal was simultaneously proceeding on the issuance of the preliminary injunction. The appellate efforts were led by Trial partners Michael Nadel and Miller Baker as well as Mr. Marino and Ms. Bennett.

Today’s jury decision comes just days after McDermott prevailed at the Federal Circuit for its client Funai Electric Co. Ltd. In that case, the Court found affirmed an ITC determination that importation of Funai’s Internet-connected home entertainment products did not violate Section 337 of the Tariff Act.

McDermott’s highly regarded Intellectual Property practice, one of the busiest in the industry, has delivered excellence to our clients for over 45 years. With more than 165 lawyers and patent agents around the world, the Firm’s Intellectual Property practice has broad trial, appellate, prosecution and transaction experience and is consistently ranked among the top firms by Chambers USA, Intellectual Asset Management, U.S. News/Best Lawyers. More than 125 members of McDermott’s Intellectual Property team hold technical and/or scientific degrees and more than 105 are registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). McDermott’s Intellectual Property practice includes numerous lawyers with valuable industry experience as well as former USPTO examiners and petition specialists.

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 to Asia, we have a strategic alliance with MWE China Law Offices in Shanghai.

December 22, 2014 — McDermott Will & Emery has been named one of the “Tax Practice Groups of the Year,” a prestigious honor awarded by leading legal news outlet, Law360.

As in past years, Law360’s Practice Groups of the Year profile those practice groups that achieved the biggest wins in the most important cases or worked on the biggest deals over the past year (between November 1, 2013 and November 1, 2014). Firms were selected based on the significance of the litigation wins or deals worked on; the size and complexity of the litigation wins or the deals worked on; and, the number of significant, large or complex deals the group worked on.

Law360 received a record 683 submissions for the series and selected 158 winners across 26 practice areas for honors. McDermott was among a select number of law firms that received two or more Practice Groups of the Year awards this year (the Firm’s Health practice group was also selected for this honor this year).

“This is a terrific validation of the outstanding tax capabilities McDermott is uniquely able to field for our clients in the U.S. and around the world,” said Lowell D. Yoder, partner and head of the Firm’s US & International Tax Practice Group, which includes nearly 100 lawyers located across the United States, Europe and Asia (through a strategic alliance with MWE China Law Offices in Shanghai). “Our tax lawyers provide counsel in all areas of taxation to a wide range of public and private multinational companies with operations in more than 60 countries. They assist with mergers and acquisitions, domestic and international tax planning, internal restructurings, transfer pricing, controversies, joint ventures, legislative matters and compliance.”

“The Firm’s State and Local Tax (SALT) team is once again proud to be chosen among the very best tax law groups in the country,” adds Jane Wells May, partner and head of McDermott’s State and Local Tax Practice Group. “We are focused on delivering the best possible service to our clients in this constantly changing area of the law, and we’re very pleased to be recognized by Law360 with this great honor.”

McDermott Will & Emery was named „Law Firm of the Year“ in Tax Law in the 2013 ”Best Law Firms” rankings published by U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers. Additionally, some 20 lawyers from McDermott’s U.S. & International Tax Practice Group and three lawyers in the Firm’s State & Local Tax Practice Group were named as leaders in the category.

McDermott Will & Emery has one of the largest and most diversified state and local tax (SALT) practices in the United States. The Firm’s lawyers possess an in-depth knowledge of the constantly changing law, as well as the experience and judgment necessary to provide advice and advocacy of the highest caliber to our clients. The members of the group are nationally recognized authorities and, as such, are regularly sought as speakers at seminars and conferences conducted by numerous tax and business organizations throughout the country.

About McDermott Will & Emery
McDermott Will & Emery is a premier international law firm with a diversified business practice. Numbering more than 1,100 lawyers, we have offices in Boston, Brussels, Chicago, 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.

LONDON (December 17, 2014) — International law firm McDermott Will & Emery represented Olam International Limited in its pending acquisition of Archer Daniels Midland Company’s (ADM) global cocoa business. The US$1.3 billion transaction will establish Olam Cocoa as one of the world’s top three cocoa processors.

Based in Singapore and listed on the SGX-ST, Olam is a leading agri-business operating in 65 countries. Its Cocoa business is one of the world’s largest suppliers of sustainable cocoa and is a leader in long-term sustainability initiatives.

The proposed acquisition, which has the support of Olam’s major shareholders, is subject to necessary regulatory approvals and clearances, customary closing conditions.

Corporate Partner Nicholas Azis co-led the McDermott team from London, with David Goldman, partner and head of the Firm’s International Corporate Advisory Practice Group leading the negotiations with partner Michael Sartor in the United States.

“We are pleased to be involved in what is a truly transformational deal for our longstanding client, Olam, and particularly for the cocoa team in London, for who we have advised on previous deals in Europe,” said Azis.

The acquisition follows a string of international deals this year on which McDermott has advised in the food and beverage industry, including, the acquisition of Unilever’s meat snacks business for Jack Links, the sale of the leading Nigerian beverage can manufacturer Alucan to Nampak and the acquisition by Belgian brewer Duvel Moortgat for Boulevard Brewing, in what was reported to be the largest acquisition in the craft beer space to date in the US.

“Olam’s continuing choice to engage McDermott as lead counsel on yet another deal, particularly such a strategic, board-level one, is a testament to our ability to affect a complex, billion dollar, cross-border transactions in food and beverage, a sector that we very much lauded for,” said Goldman.

McDermott has a long established relationship with Olam International, having represented the company on nearly a dozen acquisitions in recent years, including in West Africa, Russia and the United States. McDermott most recently represented Olam in the sale of its sweet condensed and evaporated milk business in Côte d’Ivoire to FrieslandCampina, a multinational dairy group based in the Netherlands.

With its acquisition of the ADM cocoa business, Olam will become one of the top three cocoa processors and enhance its origination footprint. Under the proposed transaction, the deal includes processing facilities in Mississauga, Canada; Koog aan de Zaan and Wormer, Netherlands; Mannheim, Germany; Ilhéus, Brazil; Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire; Kumasi, Ghana; and Singapore, as well as ADM’s buying stations in Brazil, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, and Indonesia, and the iconic deZaan brand and the UNICAO brands.

In addition to Mr. Azis, Mr. Sartor and Mr. Goldman, the McDermott deal team included partners, Maureen O’Brien, Daphne Trotter, John Calandra, Joel Grosberg, Ankur Gupta, Andrea Hamilton, Joanne Ludovici, Obiamaka Madubuko, Rohan Massey, Tom Scott, Volker Teigelkötter, Holger Weiß, and Daniel Zucker. Counsel Dan Bucca and Jan Hückel, and Associates Eleanor West, Lara Stahl, Jessica Bayles, Thomas Gennert, Misbah Imtiaz, Emily Knurek, Bess Morgan and Patrick Ryan were also instrumental in the transaction.

JP Morgan Ltd. acted as financial adviser to Olam. Jenner & Block and Sidley Austin advised ADM.

McDermott represents more than 500 clients in the Food, Beverage and Agribusiness sector, with many of these relationships stretching back for decades. The Firm advises all participants in the value chain—growers, processors, input suppliers, cooperatives, food manufacturers, importers, distributors, trade associations, retailers, restaurants and other stakeholders—across the range of issues affecting the production, distribution and marketing of food, beverages and related products.

About McDermott Will & Emery
McDermott Will & Emery is a premier international law firm with a diversified business practice. Numbering more than 1,100 lawyers, we have offices in Boston, Brussels, Chicago, 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.

BOSTON (November 5, 2014) — International law firm McDermott Will & Emery LLP represented Constellation Brands, Inc., a leading beverage alcohol company, in its concurrent issuances on November 3, 2014 of $400 million aggregate principal amount of Senior Notes due 2019 and $400 million aggregate principal amount of Senior Notes due 2024 in a public offering under a shelf registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Constellation intends to use the proceeds from the offering to redeem on November 26, 2014 its 8.375 percent Senior Notes due 2014 in the aggregate principal amount of $500 million and for general corporate purposes.

“We were delighted to have the opportunity to advise our long-time client Constellation Brands on this securities offering,” said David Cifrino, McDermott partner and lead on the transaction. “Given the recent uncertainties in the corporate bond market, we were very pleased to work efficiently with the talented team at Constellation and with its other advisers to execute this transaction on a timely basis and on favorable terms for the Company.”

The McDermott team also included Constellation relationship partner Bernard Kramer, partners Dan Zucker and Ray Jacobsen and associates Elliot Smith and Zach Swartz.

About Constellation Brands
Constellation Brands is a leading international producer and marketer of beer, wine and spirits with operations in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, New Zealand and Italy.

Constellation is the third-largest producer and marketer of beer for the U.S. market and the world’s leading premium wine company with a leading market position in the U.S., Canada and New Zealand. Constellation’s wine portfolio is complemented by select premium spirits brands. Constellation’s brand portfolio includes Corona Extra, Corona Light, Modelo Especial, Negra Modelo, Pacifico, Robert Mondavi, Clos du Bois, Kim Crawford, Rex Goliath, Mark West, Franciscan Estate, Ruffino, Jackson-Triggs, SVEDKA Vodka and Black Velvet Canadian Whisky.

About McDermott Will & Emery
McDermott Will & Emery is a premier international law firm with a diversified business practice. Numbering more than 1,100 lawyers, we have offices in Boston, Brussels, Chicago, 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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International law firm McDermott Will & Emery today announced that 33 attorneys will become partners effective January 1, 2015. The new partners are drawn from 12 practice groups in 12 Firm offices worldwide. Separately, MWE China Law Offices announced the promotion of another new partner in Shanghai.

The Firm’s co-chairs, Peter J. Sacripanti and Jeffrey E. Stone, lauded the new partners’ accomplishments, noting that the promoted associates are among the Firm’s most talented young lawyers.

“This year’s class of new partners is a truly outstanding group of lawyers,” said Sacripanti. “We are pleased to recognize the accomplishments of these fine lawyers, all of whom demonstrated outstanding legal skills and a strong commitment to client service. We are proud to welcome them into the firm’s partnership.”

Stone noted that the new partners represent a telling cross section of the firm’s global business.

“It’s not by accident that these 33 exemplary attorneys come from such a wide range of practices and jurisdictions,” he said. “They are a genuine reflection of our business and the growth we are aiming to achieve as we navigate today’s evolving legal landscape.”

McDermott associates are required to demonstrate excellence with respect to a specific set of substantive, management, and leadership competencies aimed at ensuring superior client service in order to advance to the partnership. This year’s class represents the fifth group of associates promoted to partner based on these achievements.

McDermott’s new partners include:

Peter Allport, Chicago -Trial
Thomas Ammermann, Düsseldorf – Corporate
Laurent Ayache, Paris – Regulatory
Matthew Boch, Chicago – State and Local Tax
Kenneth Cheney, Orange County – Intellectual Property Prosecution
Jeffrey Ekeberg, Chicago – U.S. and International Tax
Douglas Espenschied, Orange County – Intellectual Property Prosecution
Andrew Genz, Washington, D.C. – Trial
D. Jeremy Harrison, Houston – Intellectual Property Prosecution
Matthew Herrington, London – U.S. and International Tax
Jan Hueckel, Düsseldorf – Corporate
Joel Hugenberger, New York – Energy Advisory
Robert Kline, Miami – Trial
Toni Ann Kruse, New York – Private Client
Michelle Lowery, Chicago – Antitrust
Lisa Schmitz Mazur, Chicago – Health
Patrick McCurry, Chicago – U.S. and International Tax
Victoria Pambianco Ose, Chicago – Private Client
Philip Ou, Silicon Valley-Intellectual Property Litigation
Anthony Paronneau, Paris – Corporate
Hasan Rashid, Boston – Intellectual Property Litigation
Sally Rosenberg, Washington, D.C. – Health
Michael Rosen-Prinz, Los Angeles – Private Client
Joel Rush, Washington, D.C. – Health
Michael Ryan, Washington, D.C. – Health
Dhana Sabanathan, London – Private Client
Takashi Saito, Washington, D.C. – Intellectual Property Prosecution
James Saling, Miami – Health
Shu-Ping Shen, New York – Private Client
Megan Thibert-Ind, Chicago – Trial
Brian Tiemann, Chicago – Employee Benefits
Eleanor West, London – Corporate
Rita Yoon, Chicago – Intellectual Property Litigation

MWE China Law Offices:

James Jiang, Shanghai – Corporate

McDermott Will & Emery is a premier international law firm with a diversified business practice. Numbering more than 1,100 lawyers, we have offices in Boston, Brussels, Chicago, 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, 6. August 2014 – McDermott hat die alleinigen Gründer und Gesellschafter bei der Veräußerung sämtlicher Anteile an der lichtbasis meissner – spahn gmbh, einer der führenden Unternehmen im Beleuchtungssektor (Großhandel und Planung und Realisierung von Objekt- und Shopbeleuchtung, die Energieoptimierung bestehender Beleuchtungssysteme sowie die technische Unterstützung samt Lichtberechnungen.), vertreten. Der Käufer Finatem, ein Private Equity-Haus mit Sitz in Frankfurt, investiert in mittelständische Unternehmen in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz. Die Gründer und Gesellschafter haben mittels Rückbeteiligung Teile ihres Erlöses in das Unternehmen re-investiert und verbleiben daher als Minderheitengesellschafter und Geschäftsführer im Unternehmen. Die Transaktion wurde am 22. Juli 2014 vollzogen.

Das McDermott Team unter Federführung von Dr. Carsten Böhm bestand aus Dr. Germar Enders, Dr. Anja von Alemann (alle Gesellschaftsrecht, München), Dr. Kian Tauser, Prof. Dr. Bernd Früchtl, Dr. Gero Burwitz, Annette Keller (alle Steuerrecht, München), Dr. Paul Beauregard (Arbeitsrecht, München), Dr. Christian Masch (Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz, München) und Dr. Oliver Lieth (Gesellschaftsrecht, Düsseldorf).

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Düsseldorf, 01. Februar 2014 – McDermott hat die Cordasi GmbH erfolgreich beim Verkauf der PHP Fibers Gruppe an Indorama Ventures Limited beraten. PHP Fibers ist auf die Produktion von Polyamidfasern für Airbags und Reifen und von hochwertigem Polyester spezialisiert und einer der größten industriellen Faserhersteller der Welt. Indorama Ventures Limited ist der größte Polyesterproduzent der Welt.

Die PHP Fibers Gruppe hat einen Umsatz von EUR 260 Mio. Sie hat ihren Sitz in Obernburg (bei Aschaffenburg), betreibt Produktionsanlagen in Deutschland und den USA und unterhält Joint-Ventures mit Shenma Industries in Pingdingshan, China.

Indorama Ventures Limited ist eine börsennotierte Unternehmensgruppe mit Sitz in Bangkok, Thailand und ist weltweit aktiv, unter anderem auch mit Trevira in Deutschland.

Die Cordasi GmbH wurde von McDermott Will Emery und Rothschild umfassend beraten; der Verkaufsprozess wurde von One Square Advisors federführend begleitet. Die Transaktion steht, u.a., noch unter dem Vorbehalt der Kartellfreigabe.

Dr. Matthias Kampshoff, Partner bei McDermott in Düsseldorf: “Wir sind stolz, Teil des Teams gewesen zu sein, das die PHP Fibers Gruppe auf dem Weg zu einem neuen Eigentümer begleitet hat. Ein Schlüssel zum Erfolg in dieser komplexen grenzüberschreitenden Transaktion war die Koordination und das Zusammenwirken der verschiedenen mit der Transaktion befassten Arbeitsgruppen, unserer chinesischen und amerikanischen Büros sowie unserer Restrukturierungs- und M&A-Praxisgruppe.“

Das McDermott-Team bestand aus den Partnern Dr. Matthias Kampshoff und Dr. Jan Hückel (beide Corporate, Düsseldorf), Dr. Kian Tauser (Steuerrecht, München), Philipp Werner (Kartellrecht, Brüssel), Andrew McCune (Corporate, Chicago), Carla Hine (Kartellrecht, Washington), Raam Jani (Corporate, Chicago), Winston J. Zhao (Corporate Shanghai) und den Associates Dr. Marc Oberhardt, Dr. Christine Gömöry, Philipp Kutscher und Dr. Thomas Gennert (alle Corporate, Düsseldorf), Florian Reichthalhammer (Steuerrecht, München), Robert Bäuerle (Kartellrecht, Brüssel) und Mary Duby (Corporate, Chicago).

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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, 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. www.mwe.com

© 2014 McDermott Will & Emery LLP. McDermott Will & Emery conducts its practice through separate legal entities in each of the countries where it has offices.