Matt Perreault advises healthcare organizations on complex transactions, sophisticated managed care arrangements, and related fraud and abuse matters. He represents accountable care organizations (ACOs); diverse provider, risk intermediary, care management and provider enablement organizations; health plans; and investors on a wide range of value-based care agreements, including shared savings, bundled payments, downside risk and capitation arrangements.

Matt serves as a strategic advisor to ACOs, independent physician associates (IPAs), managed care networks, integrated delivery networks and other healthcare providers, including hospitals and health systems, specialty providers, physician practices and innovative primary care organizations, on acquisitions, affiliations, reorganizations and other transactions. He also provides guidance on regulatory and fraud and abuse matters related to these transactions and contractual arrangements, including the physician self-referral law (Stark Law), the Anti-Kickback Statute, and general healthcare law and compliance matters.

Prior to joining McDermott Will & Schulte, Matt was deputy general counsel of a large national private health system, where he served as the lead lawyer for its managed care network, multi-specialty physician practice and hospital physician contracting throughout the system.

Wilber (Bill) Boies focuses his practice on business dispute counseling and business litigation throughout the country.

Bill leads a pro bono program that advises national legal aid organizations,  Interest on Lawyers’ Trust Accounts (IOLTA) programs and bar foundations about obtaining cy pres awards from the undistributed residue of class action settlement funds and frequently submits amicus briefs opposing appeals by serial objectors who argue for the elimination of cy pres awards in class action settlements.

Chambers USA (2006) says “Clients readily turn to Boies for ‘bet the ranch’ type cases and hail him as a ‘top-notch, well-seasoned litigator in the ERISA arena.’ He has built his reputation acting for financial institutions in weighty cases centered on securities and fraud issues.” The Legal 500 (2007) says “Clients seek out the ‘formidable’ Wilber Boies, who doubles up as a financial and securities litigator, for his extensive experience in stock-drop litigation.” Chambers USA (2008) says “Bill Boies ‘is a good strategic thinker – smart, tactical and pragmatic.’” Chambers USA (2009) says “Boies wins acclaim for his highly tuned and carefully considered approach to litigation…’the perfect courtroom strategist.’” Chambers USA (2010) says “Bill Boies is a highly prized litigator.” Chambers USA (2011) says “He has an excellent way with clients and is extremely polished in the courtroom.” Chambers USA (2014) says clients “admire Bill Boies’s substance, noting he is a ‘driving force’ in the practice.” Chambers USA (2015) says “Bill Boies is well regarded for his decades of experience in..class action litigation.” Chambers USA (2017) says “Clients describe Bill Boies as ‘very responsive…on top of everything we need…giving us good advice on the range of options.’”

Benefits Litigation

Bill represents benefit plan sponsors and fiduciaries in Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) class action litigation concerning pension plan administration, fiduciary duty, responsibility for asset losses, and changes in welfare benefits. Several of his health benefits class action victories resulted in court-approved savings to employers valued at more than $100 million. He has defeated several high-exposure class actions regarding company stock price declines in benefit plans, with claimed losses exceeding $1.5 billion. Bill has successfully defended several class actions claiming huge investment losses in 401(k) plans. He successfully defended the bank trustee of the country’s third-largest employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) company in a class action challenging the creation of the ESOP and voting at director elections. Bill’s experience includes Department of Labor investigations and defense against professional malpractice claims related to benefit plan advice.

Securities Litigation

Bill represented an investment fund plaintiff in Equity Funding Securities Litigation in Los Angeles; the defendant corporation in Food Fair Securities Litigation and related shareholder derivative actions in Philadelphia; and the outside directors in Carnation Securities Litigation in Los Angeles and in the related insurance coverage dispute and Securities and Exchange Commission investigation, which led to the SEC’s “Carnation rule” on corporate disclosure obligations. Bill has defended securities class actions attacking public company forward-looking statements and market timing in mutual funds.

Financial Institution Disputes

Bill has acted as special counsel for banks and thrifts, and represented financial institution owners in disputes with regulatory agencies about capitalization and safety and soundness problems, including bank seizures and subsequent litigation. He won a $155 million damages judgment against the United States in the savings and loan “goodwill” litigation in the US Court of Federal Claims and on appeal. Bill has represented plaintiffs and defendants in fraudulent conveyance and fraud lawsuits following failed leveraged buyouts, and defended banks and thrifts in substantial lender liability lawsuits. He represents banks and trust companies as defendants in class actions contesting trust fees, share voting and other administrative procedures.

Class Actions

Bill has extensive experience in the defense of class and multi-party lawsuits throughout the United States involving securities fraud, business failures, franchise systems, insurance and benefits plans, consumer fraud and antitrust claims. His recent consumer class action victories involve credit card transactions and a nationwide series of class actions about telephone services billing. He writes the chapter on “Complex and Multi-District Litigation” for the Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education Class Actions Manual.

Trials and Appeals

Bill has tried and won jury and bench trials in state and federal courts across the country. He defended Chicago’s largest grocery retailer in the trial of a consumer price-fixing class action dismissed at the close of the plaintiffs’ evidence. He writes the chapter on “Trial of Federal Cases” for the Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education Federal Civil Practice manual.

Bill has argued and won numerous appeals in the US Courts of Appeals for the Second, Third, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Eleventh and Federal Circuits, the Illinois Appellate Court and the Illinois Supreme Court. One notable appellate victory was the complete reversal of a $125 million district court ruling against a pension plan sponsor. Bill defeated the State of Illinois in constitutional litigation challenging a statue that directed a private foundation to “contribute” $125 million of its endowment to the state.

Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)

Bill has experience with a variety of ADR devices, including mediations, arbitrations and court enforcement of arbitration awards. He was appointed by the Court of Federal Claims as the plaintiffs’ ADR negotiator in efforts to settle some 125 cases filed by savings and loan plaintiffs against the United States challenging legislation that wiped out $10 billion in regulatory capital. He trained in the CPR Institute Mediation Training Program and has been a member of the CPR Panels of Distinguished Neutrals. Bill is a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Dispute Resolution Arbitrator.

Other Activities

Bill has served several terms on McDermott’s Management, Executive, and Compensation Committees, and a three-year term as head of the Firm’s Litigation Department of more than 400 lawyers across the United States.

Wilber (Bill) Boies focuses his practice on business dispute counseling and business litigation throughout the country.

Bill leads a pro bono program that advises national legal aid organizations,  Interest on Lawyers’ Trust Accounts (IOLTA) programs and bar foundations about obtaining cy pres awards from the undistributed residue of class action settlement funds and frequently submits amicus briefs opposing appeals by serial objectors who argue for the elimination of cy pres awards in class action settlements.

Chambers USA (2006) says “Clients readily turn to Boies for ‘bet the ranch’ type cases and hail him as a ‘top-notch, well-seasoned litigator in the ERISA arena.’ He has built his reputation acting for financial institutions in weighty cases centered on securities and fraud issues.” The Legal 500 (2007) says “Clients seek out the ‘formidable’ Wilber Boies, who doubles up as a financial and securities litigator, for his extensive experience in stock-drop litigation.” Chambers USA (2008) says “Bill Boies ‘is a good strategic thinker – smart, tactical and pragmatic.’” Chambers USA (2009) says “Boies wins acclaim for his highly tuned and carefully considered approach to litigation…’the perfect courtroom strategist.’” Chambers USA (2010) says “Bill Boies is a highly prized litigator.” Chambers USA (2011) says “He has an excellent way with clients and is extremely polished in the courtroom.” Chambers USA (2014) says clients “admire Bill Boies’s substance, noting he is a ‘driving force’ in the practice.” Chambers USA (2015) says “Bill Boies is well regarded for his decades of experience in..class action litigation.” Chambers USA (2017) says “Clients describe Bill Boies as ‘very responsive…on top of everything we need…giving us good advice on the range of options.’”

Benefits Litigation

Bill represents benefit plan sponsors and fiduciaries in Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) class action litigation concerning pension plan administration, fiduciary duty, responsibility for asset losses, and changes in welfare benefits. Several of his health benefits class action victories resulted in court-approved savings to employers valued at more than $100 million. He has defeated several high-exposure class actions regarding company stock price declines in benefit plans, with claimed losses exceeding $1.5 billion. Bill has successfully defended several class actions claiming huge investment losses in 401(k) plans. He successfully defended the bank trustee of the country’s third-largest employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) company in a class action challenging the creation of the ESOP and voting at director elections. Bill’s experience includes Department of Labor investigations and defense against professional malpractice claims related to benefit plan advice.

Securities Litigation

Bill represented an investment fund plaintiff in Equity Funding Securities Litigation in Los Angeles; the defendant corporation in Food Fair Securities Litigation and related shareholder derivative actions in Philadelphia; and the outside directors in Carnation Securities Litigation in Los Angeles and in the related insurance coverage dispute and Securities and Exchange Commission investigation, which led to the SEC’s “Carnation rule” on corporate disclosure obligations. Bill has defended securities class actions attacking public company forward-looking statements and market timing in mutual funds.

Financial Institution Disputes

Bill has acted as special counsel for banks and thrifts, and represented financial institution owners in disputes with regulatory agencies about capitalization and safety and soundness problems, including bank seizures and subsequent litigation. He won a $155 million damages judgment against the United States in the savings and loan “goodwill” litigation in the US Court of Federal Claims and on appeal. Bill has represented plaintiffs and defendants in fraudulent conveyance and fraud lawsuits following failed leveraged buyouts, and defended banks and thrifts in substantial lender liability lawsuits. He represents banks and trust companies as defendants in class actions contesting trust fees, share voting and other administrative procedures.

Class Actions

Bill has extensive experience in the defense of class and multi-party lawsuits throughout the United States involving securities fraud, business failures, franchise systems, insurance and benefits plans, consumer fraud and antitrust claims. His recent consumer class action victories involve credit card transactions and a nationwide series of class actions about telephone services billing. He writes the chapter on “Complex and Multi-District Litigation” for the Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education Class Actions Manual.

Trials and Appeals

Bill has tried and won jury and bench trials in state and federal courts across the country. He defended Chicago’s largest grocery retailer in the trial of a consumer price-fixing class action dismissed at the close of the plaintiffs’ evidence. He writes the chapter on “Trial of Federal Cases” for the Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education Federal Civil Practice manual.

Bill has argued and won numerous appeals in the US Courts of Appeals for the Second, Third, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Eleventh and Federal Circuits, the Illinois Appellate Court and the Illinois Supreme Court. One notable appellate victory was the complete reversal of a $125 million district court ruling against a pension plan sponsor. Bill defeated the State of Illinois in constitutional litigation challenging a statue that directed a private foundation to “contribute” $125 million of its endowment to the state.

Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)

Bill has experience with a variety of ADR devices, including mediations, arbitrations and court enforcement of arbitration awards. He was appointed by the Court of Federal Claims as the plaintiffs’ ADR negotiator in efforts to settle some 125 cases filed by savings and loan plaintiffs against the United States challenging legislation that wiped out $10 billion in regulatory capital. He trained in the CPR Institute Mediation Training Program and has been a member of the CPR Panels of Distinguished Neutrals. Bill is a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Dispute Resolution Arbitrator.

Other Activities

Bill has served several terms on McDermott’s Management, Executive, and Compensation Committees, and a three-year term as head of the Firm’s Litigation Department of more than 400 lawyers across the United States.

Bobbi J. Bierhals has built her practice by developing creative and customized solutions for her clients. Her experience centers on tax and business planning for high-net-worth individuals and families. Her clients range from executives and first-generation entrepreneurs to multi-generational families, with net worth from $100 million to many billions of dollars, and include a number of individuals listed in the Forbes 400.

Bobbi’s breadth of experience across a wide range of client profiles enables her to help them identify and structure tax-advantageous structures for transferring wealth and business interests to younger generations. While many other estate planners focus almost exclusively on tax issues, Bobbi takes a holistic approach that balances tax and family considerations to fit each individual client’s goals. With a geographically diverse client base spanning the United States, Bobbi adeptly navigates the nuances of local law while addressing broader federal tax considerations.

Because of her extensive experience working with multi-generational, business-owning families, Bobbi is an expert in assisting owners of closely held businesses and their family offices with their unique planning needs. She advises her clients on private trust companies, corporate governance, succession planning, wealth transfer planning and family office structuring. She also coordinates other legal needs of family offices, from corporate transactions and real estate, to direct investing, employment law and aircraft acquisition, bringing in lawyers from McDermott or identifying external counsel as appropriate to provide the highest level of quality and service to her clients. Bobbi also has a particular interest in family law issues and has significant experience negotiating pre-marital agreements and partnering with family law attorneys to obtain desirable results in high-net-worth divorces.

Bobbi has received numerous accolades and industry recognitions, with Chambers High Net Worth reporting from its sources that Bobbi is “wicked smart and very strong technically…if you need the right answer and your life and company depend on it, you call Bobbi…her reasoning and attention to detail are industry-leading.” Leading publications such as The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Business Week, MSN Money, Private Wealth magazine and Financial Advisor magazine have quoted Bobbi frequently on various family office and estate planning topics. A member of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC), Bobbi has also taught legal research and writing at Harvard Law School.

Ted Becker is co-head of McDermott Will & Schulte’s ERISA Litigation practice and a Fellow of the American College of Employee Benefits Counsel.  He focuses his practice on litigation under ERISA and related federal and state actions, and defense of government investigations and audits relating to employee benefit, health and welfare, and retirement plans brought by the US Department of Labor, the Internal Revenue Service, and the US Department of Justice. He is a leading voice and nationally recognized practitioner in this complex practice area.

He has represented public and private companies that sponsor employee benefit, health and welfare, and retirement plans governed by ERISA, and their directors and officers and plan fiduciaries, as well as service providers to ERISA plans and plan sponsors. He has extensive experience in Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) and has defended some of the highest profile lawsuits involving ESOPs, helping to define the landscape of the evolving law relating to ESOPs.

Ted has a considerable experience in trial and appeals courts, including arguing before the United States Supreme Court and several United States Circuit Courts of Appeals. He also has represented clients in arbitration proceedings. He has represented clients across the full spectrum of litigation, from avoidance, dispute resolution and pre-litigation planning, through dispositive motions, discovery, trial and appeal.

Ted’s clients include a number of Fortune 500 companies. He represents both public and private organizations, as well as non-profit organizations.

Partner in M&A and Securities Group and Employment & Employee Benefits Group. Advises on a broad range of executive compensation and employee benefits matters, including the associated tax, securities, corporate, employment and labor issues.

Ian routinely:

• Advises private and public companies, in particular private equity sponsors, regarding executive compensation and employee benefits issues arising in mergers and acquisitions, initial public offerings, joint ventures and other transactions
• Represents executives and management teams in negotiating employment and incentive compensation, particularly in connection with corporate transactions
• Advises clients as to the design and establishment of virtually all types of executive compensation, equity, deferred compensation and other benefit arrangements
• Advises companies and their boards regarding governance and disclosure requirements
• Represents lenders and borrowers in various corporate financing transactions
• Structures private equity and hedge funds and other investments in compliance with ERISA

Ian is recognized as a leading employee benefits lawyer by Chambers USA, The Legal 500 US, New York Super Lawyers and Best Lawyers.

Chambers USA describes Ian as “highly experienced in advising clients on the benefit and executive compensation issues associated with various business transactions” and noted that clients regard Ian as “very proactive” and “an excellent lawyer with strong technical knowledge.”

The Legal 500 US has noted that he “operates at a very high level across many areas, but brings a particularly unique set of skills to ERISA Title I matters in his representation of private investment funds.”

Ian serves as chair of the Advisory Board and as a member and former chair of the Center for Transactional Law and Practice Advisory Board at the Emory University School of Law. He also serves as an adjunct professor at New York Law School and Emory University School of Law.

Bradford E. LaBonte focuses his practice on US and international tax matters. He advises multinational corporations and investment funds on matters related to cross-border mergers and acquisitions, cash repatriation, controlled foreign corporation (CFC) and passive foreign investment company (PFIC) regimes, financial instrument classification, US trade or business determinations, US income tax treaty qualification and planning, and US withholding tax issues.

Bradford previously worked as a senior associate with a “Big Four” accounting firm. Prior to that, he gained experience in the Internal Revenue Service Office of Chief Counsel and in the California Department of Justice Office of the Attorney General. During law school, Bradford served as executive editor for the Berkeley Journal of Employment and Labor Law.

Advises on complex estate and tax planning for high-net-worth individuals and families, family businesses, entrepreneurs and real estate owners, and on planning for the generation-skipping transfer tax.

Through use of sophisticated techniques such as qualified personal residence trusts, grantor retained annuity trusts, dynasty trusts, intentionally defective grantor trusts and limited liability companies, among others, as well as traditional wills and revocable trusts, Catherine assists clients in minimizing the impact of estate and gift taxes on their estate plans, and in transferring family wealth to their children and grandchildren.

She also has considerable experience in the administration of large estates and trusts, advising clients on private foundation matters and in representing clients in contested estate and gift tax audits.

In addition to numerous audits settled at the initial and appeals levels, Catherine has also represented clients before the US Tax Court, achieving favorable settlement results and trial victories.

Catherine is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, serves on the Professional Advisors Council for Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and is a member of the Advisory Board for the Domestic Relations Committee of Trusts & Estates magazine.

She writes about estate and gift tax topics and is a frequent speaker for programs sponsored by, among others, the Estate Planning Council of New York, the New York State Bar Association, New York University School of Continuing Legal Education and the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants.

Catherine is often cited in publications, including Forbes, Kiplinger’s, New York Daily News and The Wall Street Journal, with respect to legal issues in trusts and estates and has been a contributor to the New York Daily News “Money Pros” column.

Catherine has been recognized by many industry publications, including:

• In the area of Trusts and Estates by The Best Lawyers in America, since 2013
• In the area of Estate Planning and Probate by New York Super Lawyers
• Named to the New York Super Lawyers Top Women Attorneys in the New York Metro Area list
• Received Martindale-Hubbell’s highest peer-reviewed “AV Preeminent” rating for excellence in the law and ethical conduct
• Named a leading lawyer for Private Wealth Law by Chambers High Net Worth

She is also included on several local and national lists of preeminent women lawyers by such publications as LexisNexis, Avenue Magazine and Martindale-Hubbell.

Catherine is a former member of the New York State Bar Association’s Committee on Estate Planning and a former member of the New York City Bar Association’s Trusts, Estates and Surrogate’s Court Committee, for which she served as chair of the Subcommittee on Portability.