Adam K. Sherman provides legal counsel on a wide range of wealth transfer, tax, estate planning and business succession matters for high-net-worth individuals and business owners.

Adam has extensive experience structuring and implementing sophisticated wealth transfer techniques and working with owners of closely held businesses to develop customized succession plans. Adam also advises clients on a range of issues relating to the formation and maintenance of family office and private trust company structures.

Adam counsels executors, trustees and beneficiaries in all aspects of estate and trust administration, including the preparation of federal estate tax returns and judicial and non-judicial trust accountings. He has also been involved in numerous estate and gift tax audit proceedings before the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and has successfully obtained favorable private letter rulings for his clients on a range of income and transfer tax issues.

On international matters, Adam has advised multinational families on compliance with the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) and counseled US-based clients participating in the IRS’s Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program (OVDP).

Adam has spoken extensively on estate planning topics, including wealth transfer planning, gift, estate and generation-skipping transfer (GST) tax reporting, and exercising powers of appointment.

While in law school, Adam was a staff member of the Chicago Journal of International Law, in which he has his note (on the international legal status of drone operators) published in 2004.

Assists in the design, deployment, and ongoing implementation of innovative care delivery models for life sciences, healthcare, and informatics clients

Regularly advises companies pivoting to healthcare vertical offerings based on legacy technology and strategic assets

Advises clients on AI governance, public trust, and AI deployment

Advises clients on HIE participation, data sharing and compliance

Counsels clients on the development of data and biospecimen registries, real-world evidence platforms, and biobanking programs

Lowell D. Yoder focuses his practice on cross-border mergers and acquisitions, global tax planning and international tax controversies, representing high-tech, pharmaceutical, e-commerce, financial, consumer and industrial companies. He advises on tax-efficient structuring of cross-border acquisitions, dispositions, financings, internal reorganizations and joint ventures, as well as tax-beneficial planning for intangible holding companies, global supply chains and multi-jurisdictional service arrangements. Lowell also represents clients before the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), handling audits and obtaining tax rulings. He works with an extensive network of lawyers worldwide, developing tax-favorable transactional and operational cross-border structures. Lowell previously served as the global head of the Firm’s Tax Practice.

Lowell has spoken on a variety of international topics before numerous professional organizations. He is the editor in chief of CCH’s International Tax Journal, and has authored and published numerous articles and treatises on international topics. Lowell was an adjunct professor at the Northwestern University School of Law, where he taught advanced international taxation

Amol Parikh is a trusted advisor and courtroom advocate focused on intellectual property litigation, counseling, and procurement. Known for his ability to translate complex technical issues into winning legal strategies, Amol combines deep engineering knowledge with extensive trial and appellate experience to deliver results that align with his clients’ business goals. His work has earned consistent recognition, including the International Law Office’s prestigious “Client Choice Award” for Intellectual Property in Illinois— an honor based solely on nominations from corporate counsel for exceptional client service and measurable business impact. Amol also serves as Local IP Litigation Practice Group Leader in McDermott’s Chicago office.

Amol represents leading technology companies in high-stakes patent and trade secret disputes across US district courts, the International Trade Commission (ITC) and the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). He is a results-driven advocate with experience spanning a broad spectrum of technologies, including Internet infrastructure, wireless communications, cybersecurity, semiconductor packaging, medical devices, power tools, high-resolution displays, computer and networking systems, mechanical devices, and business methods.

A registered patent attorney with a background in electrical engineering, Amol also manages preparation and prosecution of patent applications in cutting-edge fields such as digital and analog circuits, telecommunications systems, computer software and hardware, handwriting recognition-based software, wireless power devices, voice recognition and recordation software, semiconductor devices, artificial intelligence, medical devices, business methods, and financial products. He regularly handles inter partes review and ex parte reexamination proceedings before the US Patent and Trademark Office.

Beyond litigation and prosecution, Amol advises clients on comprehensive intellectual property asset management, including trade secret protection strategies and internal safeguards. He also conducts due diligence investigations and provides strategic counsel in connection with mergers, acquisitions, investments, and technology transactions. His work spans various industries, including health care solutions, autonomous driving, digital entertainment solutions, wireless communications, video conferencing, renewable energy sources, and medical devices, helping clients not only enforce their intellectual property rights but also proactively secure and maximize the value of their innovations.

Earlier in his career, Amol served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Amy J. St. Eve, District Judge of the Northern District of Illinois, and worked full-time as a technical specialist for an intellectual property law firm in Chicago. He was also a member of the DePaul Law Review. Prior to law school, he worked in the design and development of telecommunication systems at Hughes Network Systems.