• IMFARR beim Erwerb von Gewerbeobjekten, u.a. des Silberturms in Frankfurt am Main und der Highlight Towers in München
• SIGNA Retail beim Verkauf von SportScheck an Frasers
• Swiss Life beim Erwerb des Metro Campus Düsseldorf, Cologneo Köln und Voltair Berlin
• Schöller Group beim Erwerb Upper West, Berlin
• KKR und Mirastar beim Ankauf von Logistikimmobilien in Hannover und Duisburg
• SCPI Remake Live beim Erwerb eines Büroobjekts in Deutschland
• Tikehau Capital beim Erwerb von Gewerbeimmobilien in Deutschland
• Borgers-Gruppe bei der operativen Restrukturierung
• Heubach-Gruppe beim Verkauf des operativen Geschäfts aus der Insolvenz an Sudarshan Chemical
• Ardian
  • Beim Erwerb einer Mehrheitsbeteiligung an der centrotherm international AG
  • Beim Erwerb einer Mehrheitsbeteiligung an der Pflegia-Gruppe
• NORD Holding, u.a.
  • Beim Erwerb der Medas-Gruppe
  • Beim Erwerb der IBB Institut für
  • Berufliche Bildung AG
  • Beim Erwerb der VisionMaxX
  • Beim Erwerb von Hallmarq Veterinary Imaging
  • Beim Erwerb von Oehm und Rehbein
  • Beim Erwerb von HKS health solutions
  • Beim Erwerb der powerdata GmbH durch die CONUTI Holding
  • Beim Erwerb von ABJ alive
  • Beim Verkauf einer Mehrheitsbeteiligung an der OHRWERK Hörgeräte Gruppe
  • Beim Erwerb der sedevo IT Consulting GmbH durch EWERK
• MAIN Capital, u.a.
  • Beim Erwerb des Logistiksoftware-Anbieters EIKONA
  • Beim Erwerb der procilon Group
  • Beim Erwerb von Carano durch CarWise
  • Beim Erwerb von CONTECHNET durch i-doit
• Die von LLCP gehaltene cleversoft Gruppe
  • Beim Erwerb von FAIT Internet Software
  • Beim Erwerb von tetralog systems
• Hannover Finanz
  • Beim Erwerb von Montronic für die Lacon Group
  • Beim Verkauf der Lacon Group an Incap
• biogeen bei Übernahme von SEFE Mobility
• Rhein Invest beim Erwerb einer Mehrheitsbeteiligung an MC Shape
  Nautic Partners beim Erwerb der Kuhmichel Gruppe
• Cognism beim Verkauf von NETSTAG an die Positive Group
• SubjectWell beim Erwerb von Trials24
  Verdane beim Erwerb einer Mehrheitsbeteiligung an Cropster
• L-GAM beim Erwerb von InfraStor durch TRISON
• Spring Creek und CleanCap bei Investition in deutsches Solar- und Batterieportfolio
• Vuelta Group beim Erwerb von Telepool
• Beratung mehrerer Kapitalverwaltungsgesellschaften und Fondsinitiatoren bei der Strukturierung und Auflage von offenen und geschlossenen alternativen Spezial-Investmentfonds
• Private und institutionelle Investoren beim Erwerb sowie der Veräußerung diverser Fachmarktzentren und Büroimmobilien

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• Guiding technology vendor oversight and AI system risk assessments
• Structuring and drafting contractual frameworks for data exchange, joint development and collaboration arrangements
• Designing and implementing information blocking compliance and health information sharing strategies consistent with federal and state regulatory requirements
• Advising on proposed regulatory and legislative changes that impact digital health, health information exchange and AI.

Alya counsels companies on legal and business frameworks for developing and deploying innovative technologies, including predictive analytics, decision support algorithms, electronic health records, interoperability tools, health data platforms and digital therapeutics. As a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US), Alya draws on her extensive privacy and security law knowledge to help clients comply with regulatory obligations while achieving strategic business objectives and maintaining public trust.

Prior to joining McDermott, Alya worked at the intersection of healthcare and technology as corporate counsel and director of health policy and regulatory affairs for a leading global healthcare software company. She has valuable in-house experience working with software engineering teams, product managers, external affairs, sales and compliance. Earlier in her career, she led legal and privacy functions at a healthcare data organization, a multi-specialty healthcare provider and an innovative software analytics company.

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• Created an AI use case intake and evaluation process and AI governance framework for a direct-to-consumer technology company
• Guided a national health intelligence platform company through the Qualified Health Information Network (QHIN) application process under the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA)

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Todd has published articles in publications such as Trusts & Estates, the American College of Trust & Estate Counsel (ACTEC) Law Journal, Estate Planning, Bloomberg/Tax Management, the Society of Trust & Estate Practitioners (STEP) Journal and other publications. Todd is co-author of Bloomberg/Tax Management Portfolio No. 875, entitled “Wealth Planning with Hedge Fund & Private Equity Fund Interests.” A frequent speaker, Todd has given presentations for a number of organizations including the Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning, ACTEC, the Notre Dame Tax & Estate Planning Institute, the University of Southern California Tax Conference, the Seattle Estate Planning Conference, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) as well as numerous other estate planning conferences and family office groups.

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• Structured GRATs, Sales to Grantor Trusts and other trust vehicles*
• Conducted a number of Diagnostic Stress Tests of overall family, trust and entity structures to proactively identify vulnerabilities and avenues for fortification*
• Consultation in connection with family office profits interest structures and related Chapter 14 implications*

*Matters handled prior to joining McDermott Will & Emery

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• Listed in Who’s Who Legal: Thought Leaders – Private Client
• Featured in Business Insiders “These are the 21 people powering the huge growth in family offices,” August 2, 2021
• Listed in Super Lawyers
• Rated AV Preeminent® by Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™
• Chambers High Net Worth Guide, 2016 and 2017

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Nick holds an MS in electrical engineering. Prior to attending law school, he designed high-performance antenna arrays. He is listed as a co-inventor on four issued US patents related to ultra-broadband array technology.

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• Represented a major innovation company in all phases of patent infringement litigation related to cellular technology, including discovery, claim construction, summary judgment motions practice, pre-trial briefing, trial and post-trial briefing*
• Represented a major semiconductor company in patent infringement litigation and persuaded plaintiff to dismiss the suit with prejudice at an early point in the litigation*
• Led discovery and claim construction efforts on behalf of a local innovation company in a patent infringement suit related to LCD television technology; received a favorable Markman order and key evidence during highly technical 30(b)(6) depositions of foreign witnesses, eventually settling the case*

*Matter handled prior to joining the firm.

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• Served as lead counsel in Hatch-Waxman litigations in which a pharmaceutical company defended its patents covering a migraine therapy in the first Paragraph IV litigations tried in the Eastern District of Texas; affirmances of judgment were granted in two separate appeals (E.D. Tex.); (CAFC)*
• Served as lead counsel in Hatch-Waxman litigations relating to numerous pharmaceutical products including those for the treatment of pain, epilepsy, bipolar disorder, acne, Alzheimer’s, ADHD, end stage renal disease and cancer (D.NJ) (D.Mass.) (D. Del.) (N.D. Tex.)*
• Represented a food products manufacturer in a patent litigation and attendant inter partes reexamination that included an appeal to and argument before the PTAB; the PTAB reversed the examiner and entered a new rejection of all pending claims (E.D. Tex.) *
• Served as lead trial counsel for a dry groceries manufacturer in a patent infringement case involving plant sterols; sought transfer of the case from its originally filed jurisdiction to the defendant’s home forum, and meanwhile, filed an ex parte reexamination request with the USPTO; the Court in the transferee forum then stayed the case pending reexamination, resulting in the cancellation of all of the asserted patent’s claims (D. Me.) (E. D. WI) *
• Represented a consumer products company in a litigation relating to dental materials (D. MN) *
• Represented a consumer products company in a litigation relating to an automotive after-market product (D. MN) *
• Represented a plant biotechnology company in patent litigations relating to genetically modified plants (D. D.C.) *
• Represented a biotechnology company in a multipatent infringement litigation filed in the Eastern District of Texas, relating to the use of labeled oligonucleotide primers in PCR (E.D. Tex.) *
• Represented a Swedish medical device company in litigations relating to medical imaging and patient data management (S.D. Cal.) (E.D. Wis.) *
• Represented a grocery retailer in a design patent and trade dress case relating to a children’s product (E.D. Tex.) *
• Represented a media company in a patent infringement case related to photographic images and information displayed on the floor—which is a significant source of revenue for the client—favorable ruling on claim construction; subsequently, the plaintiff conceded that it could not prove infringement, and the court entered a final judgment of dismissal (E.D. Tex.); (Fir. Cir.) *
• Represented a Danish biotechnology company in a patent infringement case relating to genetically-engineered enzymes used to make fuel ethanol; the patent was held invalid for lack of written description at the trial court level and affirmed on appeal (W.D. Wis.) *

International Trade Commission Litigation

• Representing a DNA sequencing company in patent investigation before the ITC, securing an MSD of noninfringement which was affirmed on appeal*
• Representing a DNA sequencing company in patent investigation before the ITC relating to nanopore sequencing technology, resulting in a favorable settlement for the client*
• Represented a large retail grocery in patent investigation before the ITC relating to multiple mode (solid and gas fueled) outdoor grills, resulting in a favorable settlement for the client*

Patent Post-Grant Proceedings

• Represented a pharmaceutical company in eight IPR proceedings related to challenges to patents covering pharmaceutical products, successfully avoiding institution in six of the cases, and prevailing at trial on the other two*
• Represented a research tools company in four inter partes reexaminations related to high-throughput sequencing that resulted in rejections of all challenged patent claims through Actions Closing Prosecution in less than 12 months from filing of initial requests*
• Represented a global manufacturer and marketer of differentiated chemicals in an arbitration involving patents directed to photocurable resins for use in stereolithography, resulting in a favorable settlement for the client*

*Matter handled prior to joining McDermott.

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In addition to FDA, companies must also consider the impact of their advertising and marketing claims. The requirements and standards of the Federal Trade Commission and the National Advertising Division of the Better Business Bureau impact the way companies communicate with consumers and other businesses about the benefits of their products. Heili guides companies with a risk-based approach in understanding how marketing claims affect product classification, consumer expectations, claims substantiation, and potential liabilities. With steep competition in today’s marketplace, Heili regularly counsels companies on advertising challenges and develops sophisticated strategies that combine aspects of regulatory and advertising compliance.

As companies look to expand into global markets, Heili offers international insight into regulatory agencies in Asia with her years at the largest law firm in Seoul, Korea. Heili helps companies coordinate local and foreign counsel to address international compliance and standards to allow FDA-regulated companies to assess and develop a comprehensive approach for these markets.

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• American Conference Institute, Food Law – Regulation, Compliance, and Litigation Conference, Co-Chair, 2020
• Suited for Change, Board of Directors, Member, 2018 to 2020

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Paula also helps clients identify and protect their intellectual property assets in the US and internationally. She manages strategic world-wide patent portfolio development in areas such as integrated circuit design and software for the layout of integrated circuits; semiconductor manufacturing technology, including the design and manufacture of photomasks and the processing steps necessary to fabricate integrated circuit-computer systems; oilfield equipment and associated software; and telecommunications and video conferencing technology. Clients turn to Paula for help evaluating, managing and responding to claims of infringement, and for advice on validity and infringement matters.

Earlier in her career, Paula worked as in-house counsel for Philip Morris International in Switzerland. While in law school, she served as executive editor of the Syracuse Law Review.

Before attending law school, Paula was a circuit design engineer at Digital Equipment Corporation in Hudson, Massachusetts, and at IBM in Austin.

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• Prepared and prosecuted patent applications, litigation defense and post-grant proceedings in the USPTO on behalf of a major computer equipment manufacturer*
• Provided litigation defense at the USITC for a large data storage company*
• Represented a large medical device company in litigation asserting multiple patents related to electrochemical glucose monitoring technology*
• Advised a large energy company on the management of its patent program and the preparation and prosecution of domestic and foreign patent applications*
• Represented a large consumer appliance company in patent interference proceedings at the USPTO*
• Represented a large packaging company in patent interference proceedings at the USPTO*
• Provided litigation defense in district court for a large telecommunications company*
• Counseled a major photomask manufacturer on patent program management and patent prosecution*
• Advised a small software company on patent program management and preparation and prosecution of patent applications*

*Matter handled prior to joining McDermott.

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With a diverse background representing buyers, sellers, lenders and borrowers, Stephanie brings a unique vantage point as she negotiates and guides her clients through various transactions. Her experience includes large portfolio deals, intricate corporate matters and structuring complex credit facilities. Stephanie also represents landlords and tenants on their leases nationwide.

During law school, Stephanie was an articles and comments editor for the Inter-American Law Review.

Stephanie is a champion for diversity, equity and inclusion. She is an active member of McDermott’s Justice Diversity Equity & Inclusion Committee and the Firm’s Gender Diversity Subcommittee.

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