Alivia Combe-DuQuet focuses her practice on labor and employment law matters.

While in law school, Alivia served as a summer law clerk for a nonprofit legal aid organization. She was editor in chief of the Southern California Interdisciplinary Law Journal.

Brendan O’Leary focuses his practice on corporate advisory and transactional matters, including representing private equity clients in buy-side and sell-side transactions primarily in the energy sector. He has a particular interest in the development of renewable energy projects. He regularly drafts and revises merger agreements, contribution agreements, purchase agreements, and other essential documents for mergers and acquisitions and other corporate transactions and conducts related due diligence document review.

While in law school, Brendan served as the executive note editor for Notre Dame Law School’s Journal of Legislation.

Kelsy Dorn focuses her practice on litigation matters.

While earning her law degree, Kelsy clerked at the Cook County State’s Attorney Office’s Felony Trial Division and served as a clinical student at the Center for Wrongful Convictions.

• JD Supra, Readers’ Choice Awards, Top Author in Tax, 2026

• The J. Edgar Murdock Inns of Court, member
• International Fiscal Association (IFA), member, Young IFA Network (Washington, DC, Chapter), co-coordinator

Thomas W. McGee focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and strategic investments. He represents strategic and private equity buyers and sellers across a wide range of industries, with a significant focus in the sports, media, and entertainment industry. McDermott’s Sports practice was named “Practice Group of the Year” for 2025 by Law360.

Thomas also provides general corporate counseling to clients and portfolio companies and advises US public companies and foreign private issuers on securities law and stock exchange compliance matters, including the preparation of reporting forms and schedules.

Royce E. Brosseau focuses his practice on antitrust, regulatory, and litigation matters.

While earning his law degree, Royce was a law clerk in the Federal Tort Claims Act Litigation Section of the Torts Branch of the US Department of Justice, Civil Division. He was also an intern in the Office of the General Counsel of the US Department of Commerce.

• DC Central Kitchen, volunteer

Prahith Sai Chakka focuses his practice on corporate advisory and transactional matters.

While in law school, Prahith was an associate editor for the University of Pennsylvania Journal of Constitutional Law and a member of the Entrepreneurship Legal Clinic.

Joshua (Josh) Jacobs focuses his practice on corporate finance.

While in law school, Josh served as a judicial intern for the Hon. Kristine Van Vorst of the Eighth Judicial Circuit of Florida, worked for the State Attorney’s Office for the Eighth Judicial Circuit, and served as a legal intern for a national physicians association. He also was executive student works editor for the Journal of Technology Law & Policy.

• National Health Law Transactional Competition, second place

Alan LeBlang focuses his practice on health law matters with an emphasis on entities in the managed care space. He routinely advises healthcare payors and providers on transactional matters and helps them navigate complex regulatory schemes. Alan brings extensive experience in government programs, including Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, and Medicaid managed care, as well as a deep familiarity with state health insurance laws and federal and state laws regulating pharmacy benefit managers.

While in law school, Alan served as a legal extern at a prominent academic medical center. He also was external chief executive editor of the Duke Law & Technology Review, president of the Duke Health Law Society, and co-vice president of the Duke Business Law Society.

Prior to attending law school, Alan worked as a healthcare consultant where he supported various client initiatives to improve the member experience for Medicare, Medicaid, and dual-eligible enrollees.