Job Title Category: Associate

  • Jake Schindler

    Jake Schindler

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    Jake Schindler

    Associate
    Areas of focus

    Jake Schindler focuses his practice on corporate advisory and transactional matters.

    While in law school, Jake served as a legal intern with Chick-fil-A’s legal department and as an extern for the Honorable Benjamin A. Kahn of the US Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of North Carolina.

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    Credentials
    Education
    • University of North Carolina School of Law, JD, with honors
    • University of Tennessee, BA
    Admissions
    • Illinois
    Languages
    • English
  • Aristotle M. Mannan

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    Aristotle M. Mannan

    Associate
    Areas of focus

    Aristotle M. Mannan advises cryptocurrency clients on corporate, regulatory and transactional matters.

    While in law school, Aristotle conducted legal research for a blockchain advocacy coalition, was an Equal Justice America public interest fellow at the Homeless Advocacy Project in Philadelphia and served as a legal extern at a life sciences investment firm. Prior to attending law school, Aristotle started his career as a cancer researcher building a screening platform for targeted therapeutics and subsequently worked at several biotechnology startups in business development roles. He was also the founder and CEO of a venture-backed digital health platform that improves coordination of care for Medicaid members before transitioning the company to new leadership.

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    • Boston University School of Law, JD
    • University of Michigan, BS
    Admissions
    • Massachusetts
    Languages
    • English
  • Noah Green

    Noah Green

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    Noah Green

    Associate

    Los Angeles

    Areas of focus

    Noah Green focuses his practice on corporate advisory and transactional matters.

    While in law school, Noah served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Consuelo B. Marshall of the US District Court for the Central District of California. He also served as an executive board member for the Hale Moot Court Honors Program and was an active member of the Business Law Society. Additionally, Noah worked as a legal writing fellow, where he assisted other students by helping them strengthen their legal writing skills.

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    Education
    • University of Southern California Gould School of Law, JD
    • Arizona State University, BA, cum laude
    Admissions
    • California
    Languages
    • English
  • Veronica Valerio

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    Veronica Valerio

    Associate
    Areas of focus

    Veronica Valerio focuses her practice on banking & finance with particular skill in FinTech and digital transformation. She counsels banks and corporates on a wide range of financial transactions, bringing her London-based in-house banking experience to bear on her matters.

    Prior to joining McDermott Will and Emery, Veronica worked in the transactional legal team of a bank in London and in the finance and Fintech group of a leading magic circle law firm.

    Results
    • Acted as in-house counsel on a syndicated loan to the largest FinTech bank in Latin America*
    • Acted as in-house counsel on a NAV loan to a UK-based private equity firm*
    • Advised a syndicate of 80 funds and banks acting as lenders on the restructuring of the borrower’s significant senior debt*
    • Advised a private equity firm on the financing for the acquisition of an Italian real estate portfolio*
    • Advised a syndicate of lenders on the financing for the acquisition of a business in the fashion industry by a vehicle company indirectly controlled by a leading private equity firm*

    *Matter handled prior to joining McDermott Will & Emery

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    Education
    • London School of Economics and Political Science, JD
    • Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
    Admissions
    • Milan
    Languages
    • English
    • German
    • Italian
    • Chinese (Mandarin)
  • Connor McCoy

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    Connor McCoy

    Associate

    San Francisco

    Areas of focus

    Connor McCoy focuses his practice on employment law matters.

    Connor has experience negotiating and preparing collective bargaining agreements and routinely advises employers on gender discrimination, trade secrets, unionization and class action lawsuits. He also has experience in media and entertainment law with an emphasis on sports law.

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    • University of Southern California Gould School of Law, JD
    • University of Nebraska–Lincoln, BS
    Admissions
    • California
  • Rebecca L. Richard

    Rebecca L. Richard

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    Rebecca L. Richard

    Associate

    Washington, DC

    Areas of focus

    Rebecca L. Richard advises clients on employment law matters.

    While in law school, Rebecca was a legal extern at the US Department of Justice Office of the Pardon Attorney and a legal intern at the Federal Public Defender for the District of Columbia. She also was the symposium editor for the Georgetown Journal on Poverty Law and Policy.

    Results
    Recognitions
    • District of Columbia Courts, Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll, 2023
    Capabilities and industries
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    Credentials
    Education
    • Georgetown University Law Center, JD, with honors
    • Georgetown University, BS
    Admissions
    • District of Columbia
  • Patrick C. Moore

    Patrick C. Moore

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    Patrick C. Moore

    Associate

    Los Angeles

    Areas of focus

    Patrick C. Moore is a member of the Healthcare Practice Group.

    While earning his law degree, Patrick served as a legal intern for a global life sciences research organization and as managing editor of the Journal of International Law and Foreign Affairs at UCLA School of Law.

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    • University of California, Los Angeles School of Law, JD, cum laude
    • Wake Forest University, BA
    Admissions
    • California
  • Garrett Brann

    Garrett Brann

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    Garrett Brann

    Associate
    Areas of focus

    Garrett Brann advises clients on energy and project finance matters, with a focus on renewable energy.

    While in law school, Garrett served as a legal intern for the US Department of the Interior’s Office of the Solicitor. He also was an editor for the Boston University Law Review.

    Results
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    Credentials
    Education
    • Boston University School of Law, JD, magna cum laude
    • Middlebury College, BA, summa cum laude
    Admissions
    • Massachusetts
    Languages
    • English
  • Alexis Gonzalez

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    Alexis Gonzalez

    Associate

    Silicon Valley

    Areas of focus

    Alexis Gonzalez focuses his practice on corporate advisory matters.

    While in law school, he was the senior technical editor for the Santa Clara Law Review.

    Results
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    • Santa Clara University School of Law, JD, cum laude, Order of the Coif
    • University of California, Berkeley, BA
    Admissions
    • California
    Languages
    • English
  • Elliana Lenz

    Elliana Lenz

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    Elliana Lenz

    Associate
    Areas of focus

    Elliana Lenz focuses her practice on corporate advisory and transactional matters.

    While in law school, Elliana was an executive editor for the Advance Directive and an associate editor for the Annals of Health Law and Life Sciences. She also served as a student clinician at the Loyola Community Law Center Clinic.

    Results
    Recognitions
    Capabilities and industries
    Regional markets
    Community
    • Illinois State Bar Association
    Credentials
    Education
    • Loyola University Chicago School of Law, JD
    • University of Iowa, BA
    Admissions
    • Illinois
    Languages
    • English