Jan Ischreyt has in-depth expertise in corporate law. He specializes in M&A, joint ventures, restructurings and other corporate matters.

Jan has particular expertise in the infrastructure and renewable energy sectors, where he advises national and international investors on corporate law issues and M&A transactions in various asset classes, especially in the small and mid-cap sector.

Before joining the firm, he worked for other major international law firms in Frankfurt in the areas of M&A and corporate law.

• Handelsblatt/Best Lawyers^™, “Ones to Watch” in Germany: Mergers and Acquisitions Law, 2025-2027

Jesse Douglas focuses his practice on acquisition and other debt financings for private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies, direct lenders and other public and private companies.

Jesse provides counsel to borrowers and lenders in both the syndicated and private loan markets. He has experiencing negotiating, documenting and executing unitranche facilities, first lien/second lien facilities, junior debt facilities, asset backed loans, recapitalizations, refinancings, special situations, debt restructurings and fund-level financings (including secured subscription lines, management company lines and NAV facilities).

Fayçal Laraki advises on corporate law, particularly on private equity and mergers and acquisitions, accompanying private equity funds and managers in LBOs and capital development transactions.

Gabin Beaudor focuses his practice on corporate law with a particular focus on private equity, venture capital and mergers and acquisitions.

Dr. Yuhe Liu, PhD, focuses his practice on patent prosecution and litigation, drawing on extensive scientific and industry experience to advise clients across the life sciences and emerging technology sectors. His work spans a wide range of technologies, including molecular genetics, biotechnology, immunology, gene and cell therapy, artificial intelligence, and machine learning.

Before his current role as an associate, Dr. Liu served as a patent agent at McDermott Will & Schulte and other international law firms. Earlier in his career, he worked as a quantitative geneticist at a computational plant breeding company and as a senior molecular biologist at a seeds and biotechnology solutions company.

• Managed patent matters for clients ranging from startups, Fortune 500 companies, universities and research institutes*
• Successfully prosecuted patent applications relating to plant biotechnology, gene editing, immunotherapy and molecular diagnostics*
• Drafted legal opinions concerning patent invalidity and non-infringement*
• Co-authored peer-reviewed research articles and co-invented US patent*

*Prior to joining the firm.

• American Bar Association
• American Intellectual Property Law Association

Frank Caprio focuses his practice on corporate advisory and transactional matters.

While in law school, he served as a judicial intern for the Honorable William E. Smith of the US District Court for the District of Rhode Island. While at Brown University, Frank majored in Economics and played varsity baseball.

Janek Joosten advises clients on employment law matters.

Prior to joining McDermott Will & Schulte as an associate, Janek gained valuable experience as a law clerk and research assistant at internationally renowned law firms in Düsseldorf, San Francisco, and Silicon Valley. He also worked for the German embassy in Bratislava.

• Award of the Freundeskreis Rechtswissenschaft e.V. for outstanding performance in the First State Examination

Andreas Klaus focuses on tax consulting for entrepreneurs, family businesses, corporations, and listed companies. He advises on national and international corporate tax law, tax-free reorganizations, and on proceedings before tax authorities and courts, in particular tax audits and legal disputes relating to tax matters. He is double qualified as lawyer and tax advisor.

Prior to joining the firm, Andreas worked in special tax consulting for national and international companies and corporations and in a state tax administration (Landesfinanzverwaltung).

• Handelsblatt/Best Lawyers^™, “Ones to Watch” in Germany: Tax Law, 2026-2027
• Scholar of the Max Weber Program (carried out by the German Academic Scholarship Foundation) for highly gifted students according to the Bavarian Elite Support Act, 2011–2017

• Working association of specialist lawyers for tax law
• Munich Association of Tax Consultants and Tax Advisors
• Munich Bar Association
• International Fiscal Association (IFA)
• German Society of Tax Law