Olivia D. Johnson focuses her practice on corporate advisory and transactional matters.

While in law school, Olivia completed legal internships at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and the Everglades Law Center. She also served as a law clerk for Legal Services of Greater Miami and was the symposium editor for the University of Miami Law Review.

Julian Rößler-Weis specializes in antitrust law.

Julian studied law at the University of Münster, at the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and at Trinity College Dublin. He additionally completed a specialized foreign training degree in “Common Law”. Prior to his employment as a lawyer, he worked as a research assistant at McDermott. Julian also gained practical experience as a research assistant in the area of dispute resolution.

As part of his legal clerkship at the Regional Court of Dusseldorf, Julian completed his elective traineeship at Bayer AG, his legal traineeship at an internationally renowned law firm and his administrative traineeship at the Ministry of the Interior of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia.

Joshua Neumann is a member of the Healthcare Practice Group.

While earning his law degree, Joshua served as a law clerk and summer associate at McDermott. He was a fellow at the Beazley Institute for Health Law and Policy and at the Institute for Consumer Antitrust Studies. He was also associate editor of the Annals of Health Law and Life Sciences and senior staff member of the Loyola University Chicago Law Journal at Loyola University Chicago School of Law.

• Secured a victory following a bench trial in Los Angeles County Superior Court involving a contested trust amendment executed by a trustor lacking the requisite capacity

Matthew Benedict focuses his practice on corporate advisory and transactional matters.

While in law school, he served on the editorial board for the University of Miami Business Law Review.

Zakarya Mahi focuses his practice on public law and regulatory advice to companies and public entities, particularly in the energy, transportation, communications, and health sectors. Zakarya also regularly advises on litigation matters.

Before joining McDermott, Zakarya was an intern at the highest French administrative court (Conseil d’État), at a major electricity company as well as at several international law firms.

Eric Cunningham focuses his practice on corporate advisory and transactional matters.

While in law school, Eric served as a judicial intern for the Honorable Marian Blank Horn of the US Court of Federal Claims and for the Honorable Timothy C. Stanceu of the US Court of International Trade. He was also a law clerk for the US Senate Committee on the Judiciary and the senior executive editor for The George Washington Law Review.

• District of Columbia Courts, Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll, 2023

• Represented one of the largest for-profit hospital operators and care providers in the US in its sale of $1.5 billion principal amount of high-yield senior secured notes pursuant to a Rule 144A offering and its simultaneous cash tender offer and concurrent consent solicitation with respect to approximately $875 million of its existing notes
• Represented Kingswood Capital Management, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm, in the entry into a definitive agreement pursuant to which affiliates of each Kingswood and Forager Capital Management, LLC, will acquire, in an all-cash transaction, all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Quipt Home Medical Corp. (Quipt) (NASDAQ: QIPT; TSX: QIPT), a US-based home medical equipment provider. The transaction is expected to close during the first half of 2026, subject to customary closing conditions, including receipt of required shareholder, regulatory, and court approvals
• Represented Patrick Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: PATK) in a sale of $500 million principal amount of its 6.375% Senior Notes pursuant to a Rule 144A offering and simultaneous refinancing of its $1 billion senior secured credit facility
• Represented Compeer Financial, a member-owned Farm Credit cooperative, in its $300 million offering of fixed-rate reset perpetual preferred stock
• Represented BofA Securities, Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, and Siebert Williams Shank & Co., LLC as joint book-running managers in an underwritten public offering of $500 million in 4.150% senior unsecured notes and $750 million in 5.117% fixed-to-fixed rate subordinated notes of Northern Trust Corporation (NASDAQ: NTRS)
• Represented Constellation Brands, Inc. (NYSE: STZ), a leading beverage alcohol company, in connection with its public offering of $500 million aggregate principal amount of 4.800% senior notes due 2030 and its public offering of $500 million aggregate principal amount of 4.950% senior notes due 2035
• Advised selling founder in connection with the private equity acquisition of control of a leading global cybersecurity firm
• Represented a private equity firm and its portfolio company in the negotiation and documentation of a $140 million senior secured channel financing credit facility

• Chicago Bar Association
• Illinois State Bar Association