New York/Washington, DC (June 20, 2023) – International law firm McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to announce that partners Joseph (Joe) B. Evans and Kate McDonald have been named Law360 Rising Stars for their work in the areas of FinTech and Health Care, respectively.

As co-head of McDermott’s FinTech & Blockchain Practice and head of Crypto Litigation and Regulatory Defense, Joe leads the industry’s only crypto-exclusive team whose members spend 100% of their time serving the crypto industry. He represents companies and individuals in all aspects of crypto and blockchain-related legal matters, spanning from defending government investigations, pursuing cutting-edge crypto litigation, obtaining money transmitter and other state licenses, and advising on initial coin offerings.

Kate serves as Partner-in-Charge of the Healthcare practice in Washington, DC, and represents clients across the healthcare industry on complex regulatory matters and high-stakes mergers and acquisitions, affiliations and other investments. Kate is regularly called on by health plans, provider organizations, technology start-ups, private equity funds, retailers and other clients to benchmark risks, solve regulatory challenges and structure transactions, particularly those that involve federal and state healthcare programs.

Law360’s Rising Stars series recognizes lawyers under 40 whose legal accomplishments within their respective disciplines transcend their age. You can 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.

CHICAGO (June 12, 2023) – International law firm McDermott Will & Emery is proud to announce that it continues to be recognized as one of the leading firms by Legal 500 US 2023 with 47 practice rankings, including six in Tier 1 and 11 in Tier 2. This year the Firm moved up in seven practice categories and gained six new rankings.

The Firm received 210 lawyers recommended recognitions, 62 of these were recommended for the first time and 35 lawyers received special rankings in “Hall of Fame,” “Leading Lawyers,” “Next Generation Partners” and “Rising Stars” categories.

Notable rankings from The Legal 500 US 2023 include:

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)
• Employee Benefits and Retirement Plans: Transactional
• Employee Benefits and Retirement Plans: Design
• Energy Regulation: Electric Power
• Energy: Renewable/Alternative Power
• Immigration
• Insurance: Advice to Insurers
• Intellectual Property: Trademarks Non-Contentious
• M&A: Middle-Market ($500m-999m)
• Tax: Financial Products
• Tax: International Tax

Leading Lawyers:

• Theodore Becker
• Jeremy Earl
• Carl Fleming
• Todd Finger
• Shawn Helms
• Paul Hughes
• Raymond Jacobsen
• Jason Krieser
• Neil Levy
• Jane Wells May
• Ahsan Shaikh
• Vernessa Pollard
• David Tewksbury
• Anthony Upshaw
• Edward Zacharias
• Edward Zaelke

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

Hall of Fame:

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

‘Hall of Fame’ recognition for lawyers who have been listed as ‘Leading Lawyers’ for six or more years.

Next Generation Partner:

• Heather Bethancourt
• Sandra DiVarco
• Michael Kimberly
• Parker Lee
• Kate McDonald
• Katharine O’Connor
• David Solander
• Monica Wallace

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

Rising Stars:

• Gregory Fosheim
• Anisa Mohanty
• Stephanie Lim

‘Rising Stars’ are defined as associate-level lawyers.

To view the full Legal 500 US 2023 rankings click here.

About Legal 500 US

The Legal 500 organize the rankings into a single national ranking. The Legal 500 is a guide with emphasis on teams practice area rankings, not individuals, Legal 500 do not rank individual lawyers. Legal 500 highlight certain key individuals within the editorial paragraphs, but the principal aim is to provide a snapshot of the market based on assessment of the overall strength and depth of a practice group. The website www.legal500.com has 4 million unique individual users each year, including 2.5 million corporate counsel.

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.