Taylor MacDonald focuses her practice on intellectual property litigation matters.

While in law school, Taylor served as a legal intern for Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV of the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts. She also was a managing editor for the Boston College Law Review.

Arianna (Ari) Swazer focuses her practice on litigation matters.

While in law school, Ari served as co-chair for UCLA Law’s Let’s Go Liberation Legal Clinic. She also served as a writing advisor assisting first-year law students with their legal research and writing skills.

Alejandra Chumbes focuses her practice on labor and employment law matters.

While in law school, Alejandra served as a law clerk for a nonprofit legal services organization and was the president of the Labor and Employment Student Association. She also was articles editor and a staff editor for the USF Law Review.

Claire Hagan focuses her practice on labor and employment law matters.

While in law school, Claire was notes and submissions editor for the Southern California Interdisciplinary Law Journal. Claire also participated in the Post-Conviction Justice Project Clinic in which she represented incarcerated individuals in a wide variety of post-conviction matters.

A California certified public accountant, Judd Baguioro focuses his practice on federal and state tax matters.

While earning his law degree, Judd was an international tax intern at a professional services firm and a business tax intern at the California Franchise Tax Board.

Peter (Pete) Marston focuses his practice on intellectual property litigation matters.

While in law school, Pete served as a judicial intern for the Honorable Angel Kelley of the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts and as a law clerk for the Federal Public Defender’s Office for the District of Oregon. He was also an article editor for the Harvard Journal of Law & Technology. 

Jonathan Bryant is an associate in the London Finance, Restructuring and Special Situations Group and focuses his practice on cross-border leveraged finance transactions, advising corporate borrowers and issuers, private equity firms and other institutional investors.

Prior to joining McDermott Will & Schulte, Jonathan was associate at an international law firm where he maintained an active pro bono practice.

• Advised Barings in connection with its financing of Zenchef and CoverManager
• Advised funders in relation to TLB financings of up to USD 2bn*
• Advised the lenders on a bridge financing for a major Polish acquisition*
• Assisted with bespoke arrangements for the refinancing of investor bridge loans by way of loans and note issuances*
• Advised on the creation of a multi-currency PIK arrangement for the purchase of a Canadian business*
• Assisted in drafting a holdco PIK facilities agreement*
• Negotiated secured asset backed debt facilities for a leading retail chain*
• Advised the sponsor in relation to a unitranche financing of professional service firms and subsequent bolt-on acquisitions*

*Matter handled prior to joining the firm.

Nick Ryan focuses his practice on US and international tax matters that arise during internal restructurings, securitizations, mergers and acquisitions, and other strategic transactions. In particular, he advises public and private clients on various tax aspects of cross-border and domestic transactions, including Section 988 transactions, cross-currency hedging, debt refinancing, foreign-derived intangible income deductions, Subpart F income, and foreign tax credits.

• Chicago Women in Intellectual Property (ChiWIP), co-chair of marketing committee
• Court Appointed Special Advocates of Cook County, volunteer