Chicago
Keval Amin is a member of the Intellectual Property Practice Group, focusing on various litigation matters involving patents, trademarks, copyright and trade secrets.
While in law school, Keval served as an academic legal intern for the Seattle Seahawks. Additionally, Keval represented his law school during the 2022 AIPLA Giles Sutherland Rich Patent Moot Court Competition. He also served as a student lawyer at the Washington University School of Law’s Entrepreneurship & Intellectual Property Law Clinic, assisting new business owners and startups with their intellectual property matters.
- BAPS, Non-Profit Socio-Spiritual Organization, Shri Swaminarayan Hindu Mandir, Volunteer of Children and Youth Activities
- The Richard Linn American Inn of Court, member
- Washington University School of Law, JD
- Washington University in St. Louis, McKelvey School of Engineering, BS, Mechanical Engineering, cum laude
- Loyola University Chicago, BS, Physics, cum laude
- Illinois
- English
- Gujarati
Betty (Yajing) Zhang
Los Angeles
- Defended a client in an investigation by the California Attorney General into alleged violations of California unfair competition and antitrust laws for a group boycott
- Arbitrated claims that a client’s subcontract and overall contracting strategy violated Sherman Act Section 1
- Defended a client in a Civil Investigative Demand issued by the FTC for Clayton Act violations
- University of Washington, JD
- Emory University, BA
- California
- US District Court for the Northern District of California
- US District Court for the Central District of California
- English
- Chinese (Mandarin)
Bryan T. Frederick
Los Angeles
Bryan Frederick is a member of the Healthcare Practice Group.
While earning graduate degrees in law and public health, Bryan served as a legal intern at the Los Angeles LGBT Center Immigration Law Project and senior editor of the Michigan Law Review at University of Michigan Law School. As part of his health management training, Bryan created the operational plan for a fast-track clinic in the emergency department of a large health system. Prior to law school, Bryan was a social worker for a large health system where he primarily worked with at-risk LGBT youth and people experiencing homelessness. In this role, he provided direct patient services and developed systems for managing and evaluating community health programs.
- American Health Law Association, member
- National LGBT Bar Association, member
- University of Michigan Law School, JD, highest honors and distinction
- University of Michigan, MHSA
- University of Michigan School of Social Work, MSW
- University of Michigan, BS
- California
- English
- French
- Spanish
Megan A. Lee
Los Angeles
Megan A. Lee focuses her practice on labor and employment matters.
While in law school, Megan served as a board member for the Womxn of Color Collective and graduated with Moot Court Honors.
- University of California, Los Angeles School of Law, JD
- University of California, Berkeley, BA
- California
Sydney E. McDermott
Washington, DC
Sydney McDermott is a member of the Intellectual Property Practice Group.
While in law school, Sydney served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Kathleen O’Malley of the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and a legal intern at the US International Trade Commission’s Office of the General Counsel. She was also a staff editor for the American Intellectual Property Law Association Quarterly Journal.
- District of Columbia Courts, Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll, 2023
- George Washington University Law School, JD, with honors
- Baylor University, BS, Biochemistry
- District of Columbia
- English
- French
Adam Schoen
New York – One Vanderbilt Avenue
Adam Schoen is a member of the Transactions Practice Group. His experience includes representing fund sponsors in the formation, documentation, negotiation and operation of private equity funds, credit funds, buyout funds and infrastructure funds.
- Cornell Law School, JD, magna cum laude
- Florida State University, BS
- New York
- English
Dane Christensen
Chicago
Dane Christensen is a member of the Transactions Practice Group. He represents public and private companies in leveraged buyouts, strategic mergers and acquisitions and growth equity financings. He has represented clients from a variety of industries, including healthcare, life sciences, technology and telecommunications, in transactions valued at up to $17 billion. Dane also has experience handling venture capital investments, executive compensation, incentive equity arrangements and other general corporate and commercial matters.
- University of Chicago Law School and Booth School of Business, Private Equity Transactions guest lecturer
- Public Interest Law Initiative, fellow, 2021
- Missão Brasil Ribeirão Preto, full-time service missionary, 2012
- University of Chicago Law School, JD, magna cum laude
- University of Chicago, MBA, with honors
- Brigham Young University, BS
- Utah Valley University, AS
- Illinois
- English
- Portuguese
Jonathan Robb
London – 22 Bishopsgate
Jonathan Robb focuses his practice on commercial dispute resolution, representing clients across a variety of industries (including financial services, technology, energy and construction) at different levels and divisions of the English Courts as well as before international adjudication and arbitral tribunals. Jonathan also boasts significant experience in regulatory and corporate investigations and white-collar crime matters.
Prior to joining the firm, Jonathan was seconded to a renewable energy investment fund, giving him first-hand experience of the day-to-day pressures that his clients face. Jonathan has always maintained an active pro bono practice, which has included acting for an Afghan judge and her son in their immigration appeal against the UK Home Office.
- Acting for an Irish telecommunications company in a significant damages claim against a British multi-national telecommunications company
- Acting for the defendant-issuers of convertible loan notes in a post-acquisition dispute concerning loss of share value
- Acted for a US developer of facial recognition technology in its appeal against regulatory enforcement and penalty notices issued by the UK ICO*
- Global Arbitration Review’s GAR 100, Recommended and described as an “invaluable asset”, 2026
- Pro Bono Recognition List of England and Wales, 2026
- BPP Law School, LPC
- BPP Law School, GDL
- University of Bristol, BA, First Class Honours
- England and Wales
- English
- Spanish
Meredith Cullen Schwartz
Boston
Meredith Cullen Schwartz focuses her practice on corporate advisory and transactional matters.
While in law school, Meredith was a judicial extern for the Honorable John C. Coughenour of the US District Court for the Western District of Washington. She also served as a note editor for the Public Interest Law Journal.
- Boston University School of Law, JD, cum laude
- University of Notre Dame, BA
- Massachusetts
- English
Tim Becker
Munich
Tim Becker focuses his practice on finance.
Tim studied law at the University of Bayreuth. Before joining McDermott, he worked as a lawyer in an international law firm in the field of banking & finance.
Tim completed his legal clerkship at the Higher Regional Court of Nuremberg. During his legal clerkship he gained practical experience in a corporate M&A boutique and worked in the field of litigation and dispute resolution of a magic circle law firm.
- Handelsblatt/Best Lawyers™, “Ones to Watch” in Germany: Banking and Finance Law, 2027
- Higher Regional Court of Nuremberg, Second State Examination
- University of Bayreuth, First State Examination
- Germany
- German
- English
