London – 22 Bishopsgate
Emily Rees is an associate in the London Finance, Restructuring and Special Situations Group. She focuses her practice on cross-border leveraged finance transactions, advising corporate borrowers and issuers, corporates, private equity firms and other institutional investors.
Prior to joining the firm, Emily spent time working in-house at a US investment bank.
- Advised SilverTree Equity and Orbus Software Group on the cross-border acquisition financing for the acquisition of Capsifi Pty Limited, a leading provider of software for business architecture and business model innovation across Australia
- Advised Tristan Capital Partners on the acquisition and same-day enforcement of a German mixed residential and commercial assets NPL portfolio
- Advised Oaktree Capital Management on the cross-border acquisition bid process and financing for their acquisition of LED Enterprises Limited
- Pro Bono Recognition List of England and Wales, 2026
- Queensland Law Society
- Queensland University of Technology, LLB
- Queensland
Louisiana Lungu
Paris
Louisiana Lungu focuses her practice on advising French and international companies on their internal and cross-border operations (including merger and acquisitions, private equity, restructuring and real estate transactions) and their tax audits and disputes. She also dedicates part of her practice to individual taxation.
Before joining McDermott, Louisiana interned in several law firms as well as at international banking groups and within an asset management organization.
- University of Rennes, Master’s Degree, Business Law & Taxation
- Paris
- English
- French
- Romanian
- Spanish
Zachary Couger
Chicago
Zachary (Zach) Couger focuses his practice on technology, outsourcing, and commercial transactions, with a particular emphasis on matters involving artificial intelligence.
- University of California, Berkeley School of Law, JD
- University of Minnesota, BA, with high distinction, Phi Beta Kappa
- Illinois
- Texas
- English
Nadine Tejadilla
Los Angeles
Nadine Tejadilla focuses her practice on transactional and regulatory matters in the health and life sciences industry.
While in law school, Nadine served as a legal intern at a national nonprofit civil rights organization. She also served as external co-chair for the Latinx Law Students Association and earned the UCLA Law Enrichment Award for her contributions to the UCLA Law community. She specialized in critical race studies and was a diversity editor for the UCLA Law Review.
- University of California, Los Angeles School of Law, JD
- University of California, Santa Barbara, BA
- California
Pauline Orliange
Paris
Pauline Orliange focuses her practice on corporate law, mergers & acquisitions and private equity transactions. She advises French and global companies, as well as private equity funds, with a focus on the healthcare industry.
Prior to joining McDermott Will & Schulte, Pauline built her skill set at several international and French law firms.
- HEC Paris, LLM International Law and Management
- University of Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne, Master 2 International Corporate Transactions and Taxation
- University of Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne, Master 1 Business Law
- Paris Nanterre University
- Paris
- English
- French
Sydney Merritt Martinez
Washington, DC
Sydney Merritt Martinez focuses her practice on health law matters.
While in law school, Sydney served as a legal intern at the US Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Fraud Section and as an extern in the Office of the University Counsel at University of Virginia. Sydney was also articles editor for the Virginia Law & Business Review and president of the Health Law Association. Prior to law school, Sydney was an Office of General Counsel intern at the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy and a senior research project coordinator at the Department of Health Policy and Management at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
- Asian Pacific American Bar Association-DC, member
- University of Virginia School of Law, JD
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, MSPH
- George Washington University, BS, summa cum laude
- District of Columbia
Abygail Hoey
New York – One Vanderbilt Avenue
Abygail Hoey is a member of the Health & Life Sciences Practice Group, where she focuses her practice on healthcare transactions, as well as regulatory and compliance matters.
While in law school, Abygail served as a legal intern at the Office of General Counsel of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General, Healthcare Division. She was also a senior editor of the Northeastern University Law Review and served on the executive board of the Health Law Society at Northeastern University School of Law.
- Northeastern University School of Law, JD
- Boston University, BS
- New York
Daniel Lenz, LL.M. (Cornell)
Frankfurt
Daniel Lenz, LL.M., provides comprehensive advice on national and cross-border M&A transactions, and all aspects of corporate law.
Before joining McDermott Will & Emery, he gained extensive experience in corporate law, corporate litigation and intellectual property law during his legal clerkship at the Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt and as a research assistant and law clerk at renowned mid-sized and large international law firms.
Daniel completed his Master of Laws (LL.M.) at Cornell Law School, specializing in corporate law, litigation, and arbitration.
Renee N. Suzich
Washington, DC
Renee Suzich focuses her practice on litigation matters.
While earning her law degree, Renee was a student attorney at Harvard’s Legal Services Center in the Family Justice and Veteran’s Law and Disability Benefits Clinics. She was also a summer law clerk at the Maryland Office of the Public Defender.
- Harvard Law School, JD, magna cum laude
- St. Mary’s College of Maryland, BS, summa cum laude
- District of Columbia
- Maryland
- US District Court for the District of Columbia
Jake Wittwer
Los Angeles
Jake Wittwer is a member of the Litigation Practice Group, where he focuses on corporate and commercial disputes, as well as white-collar civil and criminal matters.
While earning his law degree, Jake served as a research fellow, guiding first-year students in legal research and writing. He also worked as a research assistant to vice dean and professor of law Christopher A. Whytock, contributing to the American Law Institute’s Restatement (Third) of Conflict of Laws, and clerked for a nonprofit law firm, supporting attorneys in eviction defense cases.
- University of California, Irvine School of Law, JD
- University of San Diego, BA, cum laude
- California