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McDermott’s Intellectual Property Practice is Recognized in Managing IP – IP Stars 2023
August 15, 2023
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BOSTON, CHICAGO, LOS ANGELES and WASHINGTON, DC – AUGUST 15, 2023 – International law firm McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to announce that its Intellectual Property Practice Group has once again been recognized for outstanding patent and trademark work by Managing IP – IP Stars 2023, the leading guide on experienced legal practitioners for contentious and non-contentious IP advice. The Firm maintained strong nationwide and state positions in patent and trademark disputes, patent and trademark prosecution, and ITC litigation. The practice was ranked across key jurisdictions in California, District of Columbia, Illinois and Massachusetts.
Managing IP also named 13 Firm lawyers IP Stars, a recognition given to those who are highly regarded by their peers and clients in the areas of patent and trademark law. Additionally, Sarah Chapin Columbia, was recognized for the seventh consecutive year in Managing IP’s Top 250 Women in IP 2023, a special distinction for senior female IP practitioners who have performed exceptionally for their clients and firms in the past year.
National Rankings:
- Patent Disputes – Tier 3
- Patent Prosecution – Tier 3
- Trademark Prosecution – Tier 3
- ITC-Litigation – Tier 3
State Rankings:
- California – Highly Recommended in Trademark Prosecution and Recommended in Patent Disputes and Trademark Disputes
- District of Columbia – Recommended in Patent Disputes, Patent Prosecution, Trademark Disputes and Copyright & Related Rights
- Illinois – Recommended in Trademark
- Massachusetts – Recommended in Patent Disputes
Lawyers recognized as IP Stars:
- Sarah Chapin Columbia – Patent Star and recognized in Top 250 Women in IP
- William Gaede – Patent Star
- Stephen Hash – Patent Star
- Charles Larsen – Patent Star
- Christina Martini – Trademark Star
- Kevin Meek – Patent Star
- Shaalu Mehra – Transactions Star
- Jennifer Mikulina – Trademark Star
- Laura Morelli – Trademark Star
- Shane Nichols – Patent Star
- Bhanu Sadasivan – Patent Star
- Ahsan Shaikh – Patent Star
- Thomas Steindler – Patent Star
View our full ranking results.
ABOUT MANAGING IP – IP STARS
Managing IP, founded in 1990, is the leading source of news and analysis on all intellectual property developments worldwide. The IP Stars survey covers over 80 countries, and the rankings are based on extensive research among IP practitioners. The tables rank firms in tiers or as highly recommended or recommended in each market, based on the feedback received.
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McDermott And Chamber of Digital Commerce File Amicus Brief In SEC V. Coinbase
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McDermott And Chamber of Digital Commerce File Amicus Brief In SEC V. Coinbase
August 14, 2023
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McDermott Will & Emery filed an amicus brief, in partnership with the Chamber of Digital Commerce, in SEC v. Coinbase, seeking to dismiss the case and put an end to the SEC’s most recent attempt to regulate the digital asset industry by aggressive enforcement actions as opposed to clear guidance, laws, or regulations.
The amicus brief includes the following arguments:
- The SEC’s continued aggressive enforcement posture towards digital asset companies is inappropriately stifling innovation across the U.S. digital asset industry.
- The SEC’s action against Coinbase is particularly problematic in light of the fact that both chambers of Congress are considering legislation that would specify and constrain the SEC’s regulatory authority over digital assets.
- Congress has not conferred the authority to the SEC to regulate digital assets themselves as securities. Enforcement actions that suggest otherwise raise constitutional concerns regarding separation of powers and due process, putting the digital assets industry and its stakeholders at risk.
Joseph Evans, Co-Chair of the FinTech & Blockchain Practice and Head of Crypto Litigation and Regulatory Defense at McDermott said, “The SEC has failed the digital asset industry by refusing to work cooperatively through the provision of prospective guidance. Rather, the SEC’s regulation-by-enforcement campaign disserves the millions of law-abiding individuals that use digital assets and the professionals that work in the industry.”
The McDermott lawyers leading the drafting, reviewing and filing of the brief included Joseph Evans, Paul Hughes, Alexandra Scheibe, Andrew Lyonsberg, Patrick Kennedy, Emmett Witkovsky-Eldred and Brianna Perez.
Read the amicus brief.
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McDermott Recognized as a Top International Law Firm by Latinvex
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McDermott Recognized as a Top International Law Firm by Latinvex
August 14, 2023
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MIAMI – AUGUST 14, 2023 – International law firm McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to announce that it has once again been ranked among the Top International Law Firms by Latinvex. The Firm was ranked number one for Tax and top five for Real Estate.
McDermott’s Latin America Practice brings decades of cross-border tax and transactional counsel to large multinational corporations, private equity funds and financial service firms. From real estate, manufacturing and technology to retail, aviation and gaming, our team is highly adept in advising clients on the complex and sophisticated legal and business issues related to mergers and acquisitions.
The tenth edition of the annual ranking of Latin America’s top law firms is based on a combination of factors, including value, prominence and scope of work and references among clients and peers.
Learn more about McDermott’s Latin America offering to clients.
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McDermott Advises Oakley Capital on Acquisition of Flemming Dental, Excent, and Artinorway Group
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McDermott Advises Oakley Capital on Acquisition of Flemming Dental, Excent, and Artinorway Group
August 11, 2023
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Munich, August 11, 2023 – McDermott Will & Emery has advised Oakley Capital, a leading pan-European private equity investor, on the acquisition of Flemming Dental, Excent, and Artinorway Group in a carve-out from European Dental Group, a leading pan-European oral care and services provider, to form one of the leading dental laboratories groups in Europe.
McDermott assisted Oakley Capital with a European cross-border team on all health regulatory, medical device, reimbursement and health data matters.
The transaction is subject to regulatory approval. More details on the transaction can be found here.
The McDermott team was led by partners Dr. Deniz Tschammler, Sharon Lamb and Dr. Stephan Rau and supported by the wider European team, including Anne France-Moreau, counsel Jana Grieb, and associates Sylvia Petereit-Kemter, Lisa Schickling, David Gibson, Dr. Katharina Hoffmeister, Michaela Novakova, Alexandra Heberle, Alice Villagrasa, Dr. Lea Hachmeister, Camille Michaud and Sebastian Gerstner.
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McDermott Advises Oakley Capital on Acquisition of Flemming Dental, Excent and Artinorway Group
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McDermott Advises Oakley Capital on Acquisition of Flemming Dental, Excent and Artinorway Group
August 11, 2023
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McDermott Will & Emery advised Oakley Capital, a leading pan-European private equity investor, on the acquisition of Flemming Dental, Excent, and Artinorway Group in a carve-out from European Dental Group, a leading pan-European oral care and services provider, to form one of the leading dental laboratories groups in Europe.
McDermott’s European, cross-border team assisted Oakley Capital in all health regulatory, medical devices, reimbursement and health data matters.
The transaction is subject to regulatory approval. More details can be found here.
The McDermott team was led by partners Deniz Tschammler, Sharon Lamb and Stephan Rau, supported by the wider European team, including partner Anne France-Moreau, counsel Jana Grieb and associates Sylvia Petereit-Kemter, Lisa Schickling, David Gibson, Katharina Hoffmeister, Michaela Novakova, Alexandra Heberle, Alice Villagrasa, Lea Hachmeister, Camille Michaud and Sebastian Gerstner.
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McDermott Advises On Sale Of Trucapsol To Spray-Tek LLC, A Portfolio Company Of Aurora Capital Partners
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McDermott Advises On Sale Of Trucapsol To Spray-Tek LLC, A Portfolio Company Of Aurora Capital Partners
August 11, 2023
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International law firm McDermott represented TRuCapsol Holdings LLC on the sale of TRuCapSol LLC, a premier provider of biodegradable encapsulation technologies, to Spray-Tek, a portfolio company of Aurora Capital Partners.
TRuCapSol LLC is a microencapsulation company that produces environmentally friendly capsules, utilizing patented processes that decrease waste and improve the effectiveness of customers’ formulations. The capsules are used in consumer and nutritional products, including fragrances, essential oils, and pharmaceuticals.
Spray-Tek, LLC is the leading independent provider of specialty spray drying and ingredient processing solutions to the food and beverage, nutritional, pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, beauty & personal care, household products and soft chemical industries. The company was founded in Middlesex, NJ in 1980, opened its Bethlehem, PA facility in 2002, and opened its Beloit, WI facility in 2022.
Aurora Capital Partners is a leading Los Angeles-based private equity firm with $5 billion in assets under management. Founded in 1991, the firm invests in middle-market companies with leading market positions, stable industry dynamics, attractive business model characteristics and actionable opportunities for growth in partnership with management.
The McDermott team was led by partners Neal White and John Zukin and included counsel Kevin Feeley.
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McDermott Comment | Wilko Collapses Into Administration Putting 12,500 Jobs At Risk
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McDermott Comment | Wilko Collapses Into Administration Putting 12,500 Jobs At Risk
August 10, 2023
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Aymen Mahmoud, a partner at law firm McDermott Will & Emery, said:
“Wilko is a strong example of a business where liquidity is the key to navigating periods of macroeconomic difficulty. With rising interest costs and inflation, those businesses with leaner margins will be at greater risk. This is a large business and hopefully, one where a rescue deal can be reached to protect the significant workforce – but it will likely not be the only budget retail business to face the predicament of mounting cash pressures in the coming weeks and months.”
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McDermott Advises Applied DNA On Acquisition Of Spindle Biotech Inc., A Private Canadian Biotech Company
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McDermott Advises Applied DNA On Acquisition Of Spindle Biotech Inc., A Private Canadian Biotech Company
August 9, 2023
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International law firm McDermott Will & Emery represented Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. (“Applied DNA”), a leader in PCR-based DNA technologies, on its acquisition of Spindle Biotech Inc. (“Spindle”), a private Canadian biotech company developing next-generation RNA manufacturing technologies.
The acquisition leverages Applied DNA’s LinearDNA™ platform that enables the efficient chemical modification of DNA templates and the high binding affinity of Spindle’s proprietary, high-performance RNA polymerase (RNAP) for chemically modified DNA templates to deliver multiple advantages over conventional plasmid DNA-based mRNA production. The consideration included cash and restricted shares of Applied DNA common stock, in addition to future contingent consideration of common stock upon the satisfaction of certain commercialization and revenue milestones.
Applied DNA Sciences is a biotechnology company developing and commercializing technologies to produce and detect deoxyribonucleic acid (“DNA”)and ribonucleic acid (“RNA”). Using the polymerase chain reaction (“PCR”) to enable both the production and detection of DNA and RNA, Applied DNA operates in three primary business markets: (i) the manufacture of synthetic DNA for use in in the production of nucleic acid-based therapeutics and, through the acquisition of Spindle, for the development and sale of proprietary RNA polymerase for use in the production of mRNA therapeutics; (ii) the detection of DNA and RNA in molecular diagnostics and genetic testing services; and (iii) the manufacture and detection of DNA for industrial supply chain security services.
The McDermott team was led by partner Christine Kretkowski (Washington DC) and included partners Merrill Kraines (New York), Todd Kornfeld (New York), Michael Bruno (Miami), Dave Santangelo (New York) and Chuck Larsen (Boston) with associates Alex Lee (New York), Greg Berson (Washington DC) and Kishan Mistry (New York).
Merrill Kraines and Todd Kornfeld are the relationship partners for Applied DNA Sciences.
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Schulte Roth & Zabel Investment Management Team Advises AB CarVal on Clean Energy Fund Close
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Schulte Roth & Zabel Investment Management Team Advises AB CarVal on Clean Energy Fund Close
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Schulte Roth & Zabel (Schulte) advised AB CarVal (AB) on the final closing of their $1.5 billion ‘CVI Clean Energy Fund II.’ This is AB’s second clean energy fund and the first they have closed since being acquired by Alliance Bernstein in 2022.
The fund is a part of AB’s ongoing platform for private debt transactions in the renewable energy debt markets and is focused primarily on credit and hard-asset clean energy investments in North America and Europe. For this fund, AB received commitments from new and existing funders across corporate pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, private banks, endowments, foundations, funds of funds, family offices and high net worth individuals.
The Schulte team was led by partners David Nissenbaum and David Griffel and special counsel Jill Guzzetti. Schulte partners David Cohen, Anna Maleva-Otto and Leonora Shalet, special counsel Ariele Cohen, and associates Kevin Smith, Jacob Gach, Matthew Schwartz and David Soerensen also advised on the matter.
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McDermott Advises Montefiore Investment on the Signing of an Agreement Relating to Blackstone’s Contribution of EUR 400 million in Financing to Groupe PREMIUM
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McDermott Advises Montefiore Investment on the Signing of an Agreement Relating to Blackstone’s Contribution of EUR 400 million in Financing to Groupe PREMIUM
August 8, 2023
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McDermott Will & Emery has advised Montefiore Investment, shareholder of Groupe PREMIUM, on the signing of an agreement relating to Blackstone’s contribution of EUR 400 million in equity and quasi-equity financing to Groupe Premium, a French specialist in insurance brokerage, asset management and wealth management consulting.
The McDermott team advising Montefiore Investment comprised partner Grégoire Andrieux, counsel Herschel Guez and associate Stanislas Offroy.
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