June 25, 2024 – International law firm McDermott is pleased to announce Gregg Steinman has been named an Emerging Leader by The M&A Advisor.

Gregg focuses his practice on corporate and transactional matters, particularly chapter 7 and chapter 11 bankruptcy cases. He advises clients on all stages of in- and out-of-court restructurings. His experience includes representing corporate debtors, receivers, trustees, creditor committees and creditors. Gregg also has extensive restructuring experience in a variety of fields, including energy, cryptocurrency, healthcare, retail, manufacturing, telecommunications and transportation.

The M&A Advisor’s Emerging Leaders Awards celebrates young professionals under the age of 40 who have made groundbreaking contributions to the fields of mergers and acquisitions (M&A), corporate finance, and restructuring, demonstrating unwavering dedication to their professions and to charitable causes.

View the full list of honorees.

McDermott 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.

June 24, 2024 — International law firm McDermott Will & Emery is proud to announce that Teri Robshaw, director of commercial excellence, has been named the William J. Flannery Sales Executive of the Year by the Legal Sales and Service Organization (LSSO).

Teri joined McDermott in 2018 after more than 15 years as a sales leader and executive consultant. She honed her skills while working for CEB (now Gartner), the world’s largest member advisory firm, for more than a decade. In that role, she advised C-level executives across sales, marketing, market insights and communications, in addition to leading marketing for CEB’s legal and compliance practice. She also served as the managing director of sales for Second City Works (the B2B side of the world-famous Second City comedy club, theater and improv school), helping companies apply improv-based solutions to organizational challenges.

Since joining McDermott, Teri has developed and continues to lead the Firm’s Client Engagement Academy – an award-winning sales training program for lawyers designed to expedite growth and increase client loyalty. The program has been effective and popular internally, and she has trained more than 800 partners and 200 business professionals responsible for sales, business development, marketing, pricing and practice group management. She has also engaged in nearly 1,500 one-on-one coaching conversations to help Firm partners enhance their client communications and accelerate their business development strategies.

ABOUT LSSO

LSSO equips legal and business professionals with innovative thinking, strategic connections and continuous professional development that enable them to thrive in a dynamic and competitive landscape. You can read more about the awards program 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.

June 20, 2024 – Legal 500 US 2024 has once again recognized international law firm McDermott Will & Emery as a leading firm with 48 practice rankings, including six in Tier 1 and 11 in Tier 2.

The Firm received 270 lawyer recommendations. Forty-two lawyers were recognized for the first time, and 37 lawyers received special rankings in the “Hall of Fame,” “Leading Lawyers,” “Next Generation Partners” and “Rising Stars” categories.

New and Improved National Practice Rankings:

McDermott gained a new ranking in International Arbitration (Tier 5). Improved rankings included Labor & Employment: Workplace and Employment Counseling (Tier 2); Labor & Employment Disputes (Tier 3); Restructuring: Corporate (Tier 4); Government Contracts (Tier 4); and Investment Fund Formation and Management: Private Equity Funds (Tier 5).

Clients singled out the Firm for its “extreme responsiveness with a strong grasp of the law.” As one client remarked, “They think out of the box and provide alternatives that accommodate to our client’s needs.”

“McDermott’s individuals work seamlessly together, fostering an environment where collective intelligence thrives. This collaborative ethos translates into a more robust and effective service for clients facing multifaceted legal issues,” another client noted.

Practice Ranking Highlights:

Tier 1 Rankings:

• Healthcare: Health Insurers
• Healthcare: Life Sciences
• Healthcare: Service Providers
• Media, Technology and Telecoms: Outsourcing
• Tax: US Taxes: Contentious
• Tax: US Taxes: Non-Contentious

Tier 2 Rankings:

• Dispute Resolution: Product Liability and Mass Tort Defense (Toxic Tort)
• Energy Regulation: Electric Power
• Energy: Renewable/Alternative Power
• Employee Benefits and Retirement Plans: Transactional
• Employee Benefits and Retirement Plans: Design
• Immigration
• Intellectual Property: Trademarks Non-Contentious
• M&A: Middle-Market ($500m-999m)
• Tax: Financial Products
• Tax: International Tax
• Workplace and Employment Counseling (UP)

Hall of Fame:

• Bernadette Broccolo
• Gary Scott Davis
• David Guedry
• Christopher Jedrey
• Shaalu Mehra
• Kerrin Slattery
• Margaret Warner
• Lowell Yoder

The “Hall of Fame” recognition is for lawyers who have been listed as “Leading Lawyers” for six or more years.

Leading Lawyers:

• Theodore Becker
• Alden Bianchi 
• Jeremy Earl 
• Carl Fleming
• Todd Finger
• Michael Halsband 
• Shawn Helms
• Paul Hughes
• Raymond Jacobsen
• Michael Kimberly 
• Jason Krieser
• Neil Levy
• Jane Wells May
• James Pardo 
• Ryan Smethurst 
• Kevin Sullivan 
• Ahsan Shaikh
• David Tewksbury
• Anthony Upshaw
• Edward Zacharias
• Edward Zaelke

“Leading Lawyers” are defined as true market leaders, with long-established reputations in their sector.

Next Generation Partner:

• Edward Diskant 
• Sandra DiVarco
• Gregory Fosheim 
• Kate McDonald 
• Katharine O’Connor
• Monica Wallace

“Next Generation Partner” are lawyers with (generally) five years or fewer at partner level.

Rising Stars:

• Stephanie Lim
• Michael Scarduzio 

“Rising Stars” are defined as associate-level lawyers.

View the full Legal 500 US 2024 rankings.

ABOUT LEGAL 500 

The Legal 500 Series’ analysis of law firm capabilities extends to 107 jurisdictions worldwide. The website www.legal500.com has 4 million unique individual users each year, including 2.5 million corporate counsel. Used by commercial and private clients, corporate counsel, CEOs, CFOs and professional advisers – as well as by other referrers of work both nationally and internationally – the series is widely chosen for its definitive judgement of law firm capabilities.

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.