Job Title Category: Associate

  • Emily R. Dioguardo

    Emily R. Dioguardo

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    Emily R. Dioguardo

    Associate

    Washington, DC

    Areas of focus

    Emily R. Dioguardo focuses her practice on employment law.

    While earning her law degree, Emily served as a student attorney at the Legal Aid Justice Center Workplace Rights Clinic, an enforcement extern at the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Field Office, and an intern at the Lynchburg Public Defender Office.

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    Credentials
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    • University of Virginia School of Law, JD
    • University of Pittsburgh, BA, summa cum laude
    Admissions
    • District of Columbia
    Languages
    • English
  • Elena J. Cullen

    Elena J. Cullen

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    Elena J. Cullen

    Associate

    San Francisco

    Areas of focus

    Elena J. Cullen focuses her practice on employment law.

    While earning her law degree, Elena interned for the Honorable Jeffrey S. Brand at the California Superior Court of Alameda County and assisted the Workers’ Rights Clinic as a student counselor. She served as a co-chair for the Filipinx Law Students Association, a co-chair for the First Generation Advocates Student Board, and an articles editor for the UC Davis Law Review.

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    • University of California, Davis School of Law, JD
    • University of California, Berkeley, BA
    Admissions
    • California
    Languages
    • English
  • Jesser Horowitz 

    Jesser Horowitz 

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    Jesser Horowitz 

    Associate

    New York – One Vanderbilt Avenue

    Areas of focus

    Jesser Horowitz focuses his practice on litigation matters.

    While in law school, Jesser was an editor for the Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law. He also participated in his law school’s Criminal Practice Clinic.

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    • Vanderbilt University Law School, JD
    • London School of Economics and Political Science, MSc
    • Vassar College, BA
    Admissions
    • New York
    Languages
    • English
  • Laura-Sophie Michaeli, LL.M.

    Laura-Sophie Michaeli, LL.M.

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    Laura-Sophie Michaeli, LL.M.

    Associate
    Areas of focus

    Laura-Sophie Michaeli advises national and international banks, financial sponsors, and companies on all aspects of debt financing. Her practice focuses on corporate lending, asset-based lending, acquisition financing, and financial restructuring.

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    • King’s College London, LLM
    • Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt, Second State Exam
    • Goethe University Frankfurt, First State Exam
    Admissions
    • Germany
    Languages
    • German
    • English
  • Chloe Wigul

    Chloe Wigul

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    Chloe Wigul

    Associate

    Los Angeles

    Areas of focus

    Chloe Wigul represents employers in workplace law matters, including preventive counseling and advice. She has experience managing complex Private Attorney General Act and class action matters, as well as litigating single plaintiff discrimination, retaliation, and harassment cases.

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    Credentials
    Education
    • Pepperdine University School of Law, JD, cum laude,
    • Pepperdine University School of Law, Certificate in Dispute Resolution, BA
    • University of Wisconsin–Madison
    Admissions
    • California
    Courts/Agencies
    • US District Court for the Central District of California
    • US District Court for the Eastern District of California
    • US District Court for the Northern District of California
    • US District Court for the Southern District of California
    Languages
    • English
  • Moe Katchen

    Moe Katchen

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    Moe Katchen

    Associate
    Areas of focus

    Moe Katchen focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions and general corporate matters, including private equity platforms, private companies, public companies, and physician offices. He regularly handles all aspects of the diligence process and drafts ancillary transaction documents, including transition services agreements, restrictive covenant agreements, confidentiality agreements, disclosure schedules, US Securities and Exchange Commission filings, bills of sale, third-party consents, and officers’ certificates.

    During law school, Moe served as a legal intern in the US Attorney’s Office for the District of the Virgin Islands. He was also a special projects director for the Knox County (Illinois) State’s Attorney.

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    • Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation, pro bono client representation
    • Pro Bono Partnership of Atlanta, pro bono client representation
    Credentials
    Education
    • New York University School of Law, JD
    • University of South Carolina, BSBA, summa cum laude
    Admissions
    • Georgia
    Languages
    • English
    • German
  • Kaimeng Xing

    Kaimeng Xing

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    Kaimeng Xing

    Associate

    New York – One Vanderbilt Avenue

    Areas of focus

    Kaimeng Xing is a member of the firm’s Investment Funds Group. Kaimeng represents private fund sponsors in connection with structuring and formation, investor negotiations, closings, regulatory compliance, and dispute resolution matters involving buyout funds, hybrid funds, credit funds, funds of funds, and other investment vehicles.

    During law school, Kaimeng served as a notes editor for the Cornell International Law Journal.

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    Credentials
    Education
    • Cornell Law School, JD, cum laude
    • The Ohio State University, BS, BA, magna cum laude
    Admissions
    • New York
    Languages
    • English
    • Chinese (Mandarin)
    • Shanghainese
  • Charlotte Allègre

    Charlotte Allègre

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    Charlotte Allègre

    Associate
    Areas of focus

    Charlotte Allègre focuses her practice on corporate law, with a particular emphasis on mergers and acquisitions and private equity transactions.

    Prior to joining McDermott, Charlotte has gained in-house experience as a legal counsel and was a trainee in the corporate law departments of several French and international law firms in Paris.

    Results
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    • A Leg To Stand On, Volunteer
    Credentials
    Education
    • Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University, PGDL, Law, Finance, Economics and Management
    • Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University, Master 2, Business Law
    • Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University, Master 1, Business Law
    • Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University, BA, Corporate and Business Law
    Admissions
    • Paris
    Languages
    • English
    • French
    • Dutch
  • Nicholas Tucker

    Nicholas Tucker

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    Nicholas Tucker

    Associate

    Washington, DC

    Areas of focus

    Nicholas Tucker focuses his practice on energy-related matters.

    While in law school, Nicholas served as an intern at the Miami-Dade Public Defenders Office.

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    Credentials
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    • Georgetown University Law Center, JD
    • The University of Wyoming, BA, summa cum laude
    Admissions
    • District of Columbia
    Languages
    • English
  • Lexi Evangel

    Lexi Evangel

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    Lexi Evangel

    Associate
    Areas of focus

    Lexi Evangel focuses her practice on corporate and transactional matters.

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    Credentials
    Education
    • Boston College Law School, JD
    • Boston College, BA, magna cum laude
    Admissions
    • Massachusetts
    Languages
    • English