DEAL ANNOUNCEMENT / PRESS RELEASE
McDermott Represents General Atlantic in Growth Investment into Gravie
April 25, 2023
Read time: 3 min
International law firm McDermott Will & Emery represented General Atlantic, a leading global growth equity investor, in its $179 million growth investment into Gravie, one of the fastest growing employer health benefits companies in the United States. Gravie plans to use the capital to fuel its continued growth through investments in all areas of the company, including expanding its flagship health plan for small- and medium-sized businesses.
The McDermott deal team was led by Karen Gibbs and Michael Byrne and included Sarah Raaii, Kate McDonald, Amy Pimentel, Ryan Higgins, Gregory Mitchell, Mimi Alexandre, Lexi Foss, Emily Curran, Amanda Kane, Jacob Weissman and Casey Li.
Read General Atlantic’s press release.
McDermott Will & Emery partners with leaders around the world to fuel missions, knock down barriers and shape markets. Our team works seamlessly across practices and industries to deliver highly effective solutions that propel success. More than 1,400 lawyers strong, we bring our personal passion and legal prowess to bear in every matter for our clients and the people they serve.
Media Contact
McDermott Strengthens Funds Practice with New Counsel in Frankfurt
PRESS RELEASE
McDermott Strengthens Funds Practice with New Counsel in Frankfurt
April 25, 2023
Read time: 3 min
Frankfurt, April 25, 2023 – McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to announce the addition of Tobias Koch, who is joining the firm’s Frankfurt office effective May 1, 2023.
Tobias Koch advises fund companies and sponsors on the establishment and structuring of investment funds as well as on investments in German and international investment funds. His focus is on private equity and venture capital funds.
“With his expertise in private equity and venture capital Tobias Koch is an excellent addition to our team,” said Frank Müller, Head of McDermott’s German Funds Practice. “We are very pleased that he is joining us.”
“With the addition of Tobias Koch, we continue the strategic expansion of our services, and gain an experienced counsel to strengthen our funds team; he is an excellent fit for us both professionally and personally,” said Jens Ortmanns, Managing Partner of McDermott Will & Emery in Germany.
Media Contact
McDermott Appoints Global Head of China Practice, Boosting Its Disputes and Transactions Offerings
PRESS RELEASE
McDermott Appoints Global Head of China Practice, Boosting Its Disputes and Transactions Offerings
April 25, 2023
Read time: 4 min
International law firm McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to announce the appointment of Peter Lu as a partner in London. Peter joins as the Global Head of the Firm’s China Practice. He has over 14 years of experience in advising Chinese clients on their most strategic mandates, with a particular focus on complex transactions (corporate and restructuring) and strategic litigation. In addition, Counsel Tina Hartwright, associate Ennio Keyte, corporate transactions specialist Alonso de Reyes Lanfranco and paralegal Ziye Ke are joining the Firm with Peter.
“China is currently the EU’s largest trading partner, and outbound investment from Chinese investors into the EU remains robust despite recent legislation on foreign direct investments in Europe,” said Harris Siskind, Global Head of McDermott’s Transactions Practice Group. “Peter’s exceptional skill set will enhance McDermott’s credibility in the China-Europe deals market. He is an excellent fit for our global transactions practice.”
“Peter is a top-rated practitioner with an excellent reputation in the industry. His expertise in supervising large-scale complex international litigation cases on behalf of Chinese clients is outstanding and fits our robust cross-border litigation offering at the Firm,” added Steve Scholes, Head of McDermott’s Global Litigation & Dispute Resolution Practice Group.
Peter advises Chinese clients on cross-border M&A, joint ventures, directors’ duties, governance matters, complex restructurings, disputes, crisis management and more. His clients are private, public and state-owned enterprises, and they span a number of industries, including healthcare, financial services, media, infrastructure, consumer, energy, transportation and professional services. They include Fortune 500 companies such as Novartis, Bank of China, Aviation Industry Corporation of China, China Telecom and ICBC.
“I am thrilled to join McDermott and be part of such an entrepreneurial and collaborative venture,” Peter said. “McDermott is achieving ambitious growth globally and provides a great platform to serve my clients.”
“We are very excited to welcome Peter to the Firm and to the London office in particular. Transactions and litigation are two key areas of his practice and these perfectly complement many of our strengths in London,” said Hamid Yunis, Managing Partner of McDermott’s London office. “In addition, I am confident that Peter will thrive with McDermott’s collaborative culture and work seamlessly with our high-calibre transactions and litigation teams – and, indeed, other areas – in London, Europe and across the world.”
McDermott continues to expand its London offering, adding strength across several practice areas. Since January 2021, Mark Fennessy and Sunay Radia (Restructuring), Simon Airey (White-Collar), Shah Khandokar (Energy & Infrastructure), consultant Marcia Shekerdemian KC (Restructuring), Kevin Cummings (Tax), Jack Thorne (Litigation) and Garrett Hayes (Corporate) have all joined the Firm’s London office.
McDermott Will & Emery partners with leaders around the world to fuel missions, knock down barriers and shape markets. Our team works seamlessly across practices and industries to deliver highly effective solutions that propel success. More than 1,400 lawyers strong, we bring our personal passion and legal prowess to bear in every matter for our clients and the people they serve.
Media Contact
The Legal Intelligencer Honors Alva Mather and Nichole Shustack with Professional Excellence Awards
AWARDS & RANKINGS / PRESS RELEASE
The Legal Intelligencer Honors Alva Mather and Nichole Shustack with Professional Excellence Awards
April 21, 2023
Read time: 3 min
WASHINGTON, DC (April 21, 2023) – International law firm McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to announce Alva Mather and Nichole Shustack as honorees of The Legal Intelligencer’s Professional Excellence Awards.
Alva, named a “Distinguished Leader,” is global co-head of the Firm’s Regulatory Practice Group and leads the Alcohol Regulatory & Distribution Practice. As a nationally recognized lawyer for alcohol beverage regulatory, commercial and M&A matters, she combines extensive knowledge of the commercial and legal landscape with a deep understanding of the beverage industry to help clients mitigate risk, respond to challenges, and capture and pursue new business opportunities.
Nichole focuses her practice on alcohol trade practice, regulatory, commercial agreements and distribution matters. Honored for “ESG Impact,” her noteworthy representations include Beam Suntory Inc. in the execution of a Renewable Energy Services Agreement with 3Rivers Energy Partners to develop a renewable natural gas anaerobic digestion facility adjacent to the Jim Beam distillery in Boston, Kentucky in a projected $400 million expansion.
View the full list of honorees here.
McDermott Will & Emery partners with leaders around the world to fuel missions, knock down barriers and shape markets. Our team works seamlessly across practices and industries to deliver highly effective solutions that propel success. More than 1,400 lawyers strong, we bring our personal passion and legal prowess to bear in every matter for our clients and the people they serve.
Media Contact
McDermott Advised Smart Immune on the Acquisition of a Stake by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in the Company
DEAL ANNOUNCEMENT / PRESS RELEASE
McDermott Advised Smart Immune on the Acquisition of a Stake by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in the Company
April 21, 23
Read time: 3 min
McDermott Will & Emery advised Smart Immune, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing ProTcell, a thymus-based T-cell therapy platform to fully and rapidly re-arm the immune system and to treat cancer and infectious disease, on the acquisition of a stake by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
The investment from the Gates Foundation will help advance a new Phase I/II clinical trial in adult acute leukemia patients of Smart Immune’s lead asset, SMART 101, an allogeneic cell therapy product produced from healthy donor mobilized peripheral blood. This trial design has been developed to improve the capacity of leukemia patients to fight cancer and infection after standard of care haplo-identical stem cell transplantation.
The McDermott team that advised Smart Immune was composed of Emmanuelle Trombe, partner, Ludivine Rabreau, Alice Sevestre and Alice Villagrasa, associates, of the Life Science / Corporate team.
Media Contact
McDermott Represents Trio Petroleum Corp. in its Initial Public Offering
DEAL ANNOUNCEMENT / PRESS RELEASE
McDermott Represents Trio Petroleum Corp. in its Initial Public Offering
April 21, 2023
Read time: 3 min
International law firm McDermott Will & Emery represented Trio Petroleum Corp., an oil and gas exploration and development company focused on strategic, high-growth energy projects in California, in its $6 million initial public offering (IPO) of 2,000,000 shares of its common stock at a price of $3.00 per share.
The common stock began trading on The New York Stock Exchange American (NYSE American) under the symbol “TPET” on April 18, 2023, and the offering closed on April 20, 2023.
The McDermott deal team was led by Robert Cohen and included Richard Bass, Brandon Sloane and Michael Blane.
McDermott Will & Emery partners with leaders around the world to fuel missions, knock down barriers and shape markets. Our team works seamlessly across practices and industries to deliver highly effective solutions that propel success. More than 1,400 lawyers strong, we bring our personal passion and legal prowess to bear in every matter for our clients and the people they serve.
Media Contact
McDermott Represents Recapture in Terra Nova 1 Project Completion, Part of $100 Million Carbon Removal Platform Strategy in North and South America
DEAL ANNOUNCEMENT / PRESS RELEASE
McDermott Represents Recapture in Terra Nova 1 Project Completion, Part of $100 Million Carbon Removal Platform Strategy in North and South America
April 20, 2023
Read time: 3 min
International law firm McDermott Will & Emery represented Recapture, a technology-agnostic and utility-scale carbon removal project developer, in its completion of the Terra Nova One (TN1) Project, part of Recapture’s three-year $100 million project development strategy in North and South America. The TN1 flagship developed in Northern Argentina is a first-of-its-kind utility-scale bio-enhanced afforestation carbon project development that is generating up to 1,000 tons of carbon dioxide removal annually. This project represents a breakthrough in carbon capture and delivers high-impact, scalable and nature-based carbon removal.
Recapture’s 250-million-ton corporate project pipeline is expected to be converted into live projects, with megaton annual removals anticipated by 2028, making TN1 the first of many projects to be developed under the Terra Nova Series™.
The transaction was announced on April 18, 2023.
The McDermott deal team was led by Parker Lee and included Jacob Hollinger, Greg Weigand, Brian Gordon, Ming Lei, Dominique Torsiello and Sarah Sarb.
McDermott Will & Emery partners with leaders around the world to fuel missions, knock down barriers and shape markets. Our team works seamlessly across practices and industries to deliver highly effective solutions that propel success. More than 1,400 lawyers strong, we bring our personal passion and legal prowess to bear in every matter for our clients and the people they serve.
Media Contact
McDermott Represents Vytalize Health in its Acquisition of Independent Physicians Association of New York
DEAL ANNOUNCEMENT / PRESS RELEASE
McDermott Represents Vytalize Health in its Acquisition of Independent Physicians Association of New York
April 19, 2023
Read time: 3 min
International law firm McDermott Will & Emery represented Vytalize Health, a leading risk-bearing provider enablement platform, in its acquisition of Independent Physician Association of New York (IPA NY), one of the largest multi-specialty IPAs in the country, through an investment in Practice Management of America (PMA). The deal accelerates Vytalize’s expansion into Medicare Advantage, commercial plans, Medicaid, and multi-specialty care.
The McDermott deal team was led by Hunter Sharp and included James Cannatti, Matthew Perreault, Ann Marie Brodarick, Caroline Reignley, Joseph Parise, Jeffrey Holdvogt, Kevin Hall, Brian Mead, Scott Weinstein, Patrick Martinez, Jeremy Earl, Gregory Mitchell, Jennifer Mikulina, Tony Maida, Cristina Sanchez, Matt Celano, Amber Arnold, Taylor Hood, Li Wang, Thomas DaMario, Will Orner and Andrew Granek. Stephanie McCann and Krist Werling are relationship partners for Vytalize Health.
McDermott Will & Emery partners with leaders around the world to fuel missions, knock down barriers and shape markets. Our team works seamlessly across practices and industries to deliver highly effective solutions that propel success. More than 1,400 lawyers strong, we bring our personal passion and legal prowess to bear in every matter for our clients and the people they serve.
Media Contact
McDermott Expands Its Dispute Resolution Capabilities with Senior Appointment in Milan
PRESS RELEASE
McDermott Expands Its Dispute Resolution Capabilities with Senior Appointment in Milan
April, 19, 2023
Read time: 4 min
International law firm McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to announce the appointment of Fabio Cozzi as partner and head of its Milan litigation practice. Responding to an increased demand for dispute resolution advice, Fabio brings extensive domestic and international arbitration, compliance, cross-border litigation, international trade and financial crime and sanctions experience.
“The need for first-class dispute resolution services continues to grow in Italy and around the world as our clients become increasingly international and as economic and global trade increase the number and complexity of commercial disputes,” said Steven Scholes, global head of McDermott’s litigation practice. “This trend will only increase as distressed businesses require assistance and more clients need help with resolving supply chain and contractual issues.”
“Milan’s position as a leading economic hub and a centre of excellence for national and international disputes continues to strengthen, and Fabio will bring great experience to help meet our growing client demand for disputes and investigations advice,” commented Giancarlo Castorino, McDermott’s Milan managing partner. “Fabio’s wide-ranging experience will be invaluable to our clients and complement our other practices in Milan and across the Firm.”
Fabio has extensive experience in a wide range of cross-border judicial proceedings within the remits of civil law, corporate law, banking and finance across a spectrum of industries, including energy, real estate, financial services and technology.
Fabio also advises multinational companies and financial institutions on compliance and international trade issues, as well as issues relating to financial crime and internal investigations.
Fabio added, “I am very pleased to join McDermott, a global multipractice capability Firm, with outstanding arbitration, white-collar and international trade experts, as well as a collaborative culture that provides an excellent platform for us to advise our clients, whether local or international.”
Fabio has been recognised as a “Next Generation Partner” 2021-2023 and a “Leading Individual Legal 500” by The Legal 500 (EMEA) and as a “Rising Star” by Expert Guides 2022. He was also a finalist in Top Legal’s “Best Lawyer of the Year 2020 – Dispute Resolution.”
Fabio is the latest addition to the Firm’s global litigation practice after the recent arrival of Partners Nicolette Kost De Sèvres and Amy Frey in Paris, Jack Thorne in London, James Durkin in Chicago, Richard Salgado and David Genender in Dallas, Joel Haims in New York and Jonathan Henry in Washington, DC.
McDermott’s Milan practice provides effective, coordinated legal counsel to clients across a broad array of legal issues, including helping Italian clients expand their operations and investments outside national borders and working with international companies looking to enter the Italian market.
McDermott Will & Emery partners with leaders around the world to fuel missions, knock down barriers and shape markets. Our team works seamlessly across practices and industries to deliver highly effective solutions that propel success. More than 1,400 lawyers strong, we bring our personal passion and legal prowess to bear in every matter for our clients and the people they serve.
Media Contact
SRZ Expands Litigation Group with Addition of Tim Gilman and Chris Gerson
PRESS RELEASE
SRZ Expands Litigation Group with Addition of Tim Gilman and Chris Gerson
April 19, 2023
Read time: 4 min
Schulte Roth & Zabel is pleased to announce the addition of Tim Gilman and Chris Gerson as partners in the firm’s New York office and members of the Litigation Group.
They lead a team of seasoned litigators that also includes special counsel Saunak Desai and associates Greg Springsted and Ryan Singer. Together, they focus their practices on intellectual property litigation, spanning both plaintiff and defendant-side patent infringement.
“We are pleased to welcome Tim, Chris and their team, who are known for their ability to win high-stakes cases and structure and negotiate complex transactions,” said Michael Swartz, partner and co-chair of SRZ’s Litigation Group. “They are a tremendous asset to our firm and our private capital clients, who are becoming more involved in intellectual property disputes.”
Tim and Chris routinely leverage their backgrounds in science and engineering to provide counsel to clients on their negotiation and licensing efforts, and portfolio-level strategies. Their representations have spanned a range of technologies and industries, including oilfield services, chemicals and industrial manufacturing, computer processors and architecture, and security and encryption software.
“Our representation of clients who invest in legal assets has accelerated, making it critical to have a robust bench of practitioners with experience addressing their needs,” said David Efron, co-managing partner of SRZ. “This team’s experience and history of success will strategically complement our ability to work with these clients in a comprehensive and integrated way.”
“Tim and Chris’s complex IP practice falls squarely within our vision for the growth of the Litigation Group and we have already identified clients for whom their team will have an immediate impact,” said Gayle Klein, partner and co-chair of SRZ’s Litigation Group. “We look forward to their contributions.”
Tim and Chris were partners in the Patent Litigation Practice at Stroock, where Tim served as co-chair of the group. Tim received his undergraduate degree in Chemistry from Princeton University, a Master of Public Health from Johns Hopkins School of Public Health and his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center. Chris received his undergraduate degree in Engineering from Princeton University and his J.D. from New York University School of Law.
“Chris and I have spent our careers building a series of notable trial victories on behalf of a strong network of clients. We’re excited to bring this experience to Schulte Roth & Zabel and to continue growing our team at a time when litigation finance is playing an increasingly important and complementary role in serving clients’ interests,” said Tim.
“We’re thrilled to join a firm with such an extensive and sophisticated private capital client base, and look forward to providing additional depth to the firm’s litigation bench,” added Chris. “We’re also delighted to continue to practice with Saunak, Greg and Ryan, with whom we have developed a robust breadth of experience across matters and firms.”
