Washington, DC
Connor Suozzo is a member of the firm’s Supreme Court & Appellate Litigation and Government & Regulatory Litigation Practice Groups. He focuses on high-stakes appellate matters and has authored dozens of briefs in federal and state courts of appeal. At the trial-court level, he litigates dispositive motions, with a particular emphasis on challenges brought under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). Connor’s experience covers a broad range of substantive areas, including constitutional, administrative, patent, tax, and healthcare litigation. In his pro bono practice, Connor has won appeals involving First Amendment claims, qualified immunity, and habeas corpus.
- Prevailed in an appeal involving the pleading standard for ERISA claims (Ninth Circuit)
- Won reversal of a district court’s invalidation of patent claims in an Abbreviated New Drug Application appeal (Federal Circuit)
- Won an appeal challenging the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman’s authority to act unilaterally under the Department of Energy Organization Act (Sixth Circuit)
- District of Columbia Courts, Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll, 2023-2025
- Georgetown University Law Center, JD, magna cum laude
- Roberts Wesleyan College, BA
- District of Columbia
- US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
- US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
- US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- US District Court for the District of Columbia
- English
Kristin Taylor
Atlanta
Kristin Taylor focuses her practice on all aspects of employment litigation and counseling. She represents and advises employers and clients in an array of industries with a focus on media, entertainment and sports.
- University of Miami School of Law, JD, magna cum laude, Order of the Coif
- Howard University, BA
- Florida
- Georgia
- US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- US District Court for the Middle District of Florida
- US District Court for the Southern District of Florida
- US District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Lisa Scheipers
Düsseldorf
Lisa Scheipers focuses her practice on Employment law.
Prior to joining McDermott Will & Schulte, Lisa gained valuable experience as a research assistant at an international commercial law firm in the areas of intellectual property and patent law. She completed her legal clerkship and elective clerkship at McDermott in the area of employment law.
- Higher Regional Court of Düsseldorf, Second State Exam
- Osnabrück University, First State Exam
- Germany
- German
- English
Simon Apelojg
Munich
Simon Apelojg focuses his practice on litigation, arbitration, and intellectual property.
Prior to joining McDermott, Simon gained valuable experience as a trainee lawyer and research assistant at several German law firms in Munich and Hamburg. He completed the elective stages of his legal clerkship at a German and an international commercial law firm.
- Higher Regional Court of Munich, Second State Examination
- Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, First State Examination
- Germany
- German
- English
Alexa (Lexi) Riccolo Foss
Chicago
Alexa (Lexi) Riccolo Foss advises clients on healthcare private equity transactions, including platform deals. She offers strategic insights into federal and state regulatory issues, such as compliance with the Stark Law, Anti-Kickback Statute and Medicare reimbursement rules. She also counsels clients on physician compensation structures and employment contracts.
While in law school, Lexi was a judicial extern for the Hon. John Robert Blakey of the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, and a corporate extern for a multi-hospital regional health system.
- American Health Lawyers Association, member
- Illinois Association of Healthcare Attorneys, member
- Notre Dame Law School, JD
- Durham University, MSc
- University of Virginia, BA
- Illinois
Alessandra Torchi
Milan
Alessandra Torchi focuses her practice on banking & finance and commercial law, with a particular interest in financing transactions in the real estate sector. She has additional experience in securities transactions, having previously worked with a market-leading credit management firm as well as a major Italian law firm.
- Advised a consortium of financial institutions on financing for the acquisition of a US-headquartered global company active in home security and automation sector*
- Advised a consortium of Italian banks on a EUR 173.5 million financing, assisted by SACE’s Green Guarantee, which related to to the revaluation of a residential area in Milan*
*Matter handled prior to joining McDermott
- Associazione Avvocato di strada Onlus, Volunteer
- 24ORE Business School, MA, Corporate Law
- Università Carlo Cattaneo LIUC, Law
- Milan
- English
- Italian
- Spanish
Fabiola Díaz Vera
Washington, DC
Fabiola Díaz Vera counsels healthcare organizations on a wide range of federal and state healthcare regulatory issues. She is particularly experienced in matters impacting healthcare insurance companies, including issues related to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) requirements for Medicare and Medicaid programs, the Affordable Care Act, fraud and abuse laws and regulations, and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). She collaborates closely with her clients on implementing operational changes related to recent federal laws including the No Surprises Act (NSA) and the Transparency in Coverage Rule.
- District of Columbia Courts, Capital Pro Bono High Honor Roll, 2023
- American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA), member
- Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA), member
- University of Puerto Rico School of Law, JD, magna cum laude
- University of Pennsylvania, BA
- District of Columbia
- Puerto Rico
- English
- Spanish
Aidan Lomas
London – 22 Bishopsgate
Aidan focuses his practice on litigation and dispute resolution. He is experienced in both first instance and appeal proceedings as well as mediations. His practice is broad and includes class actions in relation to an initial public offerings and cross-border tortious claims. He has appeared in the High Court and Court of Appeal of New Zealand.
Upon graduation, Aidan clerked for the Honourable Sir William Young J of the Supreme Court of New Zealand.
- Represented two private equity defendants in a long running class action regarding disclosure in an initial public offering*
- Acted in a successful Supreme Court Appeal regarding trust and relationship property matters*
- Advised wholesale energy clients in New Zealand regulatory proceedings*
- University of Oxford, BCL, Honours
- University of Auckland, LLB
- New Zealand
Aaron Zacharias
London – 22 Bishopsgate
Aaron Zacharias focuses his practice on corporate matters. He advises corporate and investment banking clients on a range of private and public mergers and acquisitions, private equity, takeovers, joint ventures, securities offerings and listings as well as general corporate advisory matters.
Prior to joining McDermott, Aaron completed his legal traineeship in a magic circle firm before going on to gain experience as a corporate associate working in an international law firm.
- Advised the direct investing fund of an independent asset manager specializing in high-potential mid-market private equity investments on its acquisition of the entire issued share capital of one of the UK’s largest and longest established apprenticeship and training providers
- Advised an early-stage venture capital firm as the lead investor in the seed fundraising round of a software as a service start-up providing AI-powered solutions to the creative writing sector
- Advised an American financial technology and software company on its acquisition of a technology and platform solutions provider*
- BPP Law School, LPC
- University of Exeter, LLB
- England and Wales
Matthias M. Bosbach
Düsseldorf
Matthias Bosbach advises clients on all aspects of banking and finance law with a particular focus on acquisition finance, corporate finance and refinancing transactions. In addition, he regularly advises in connection with real estate financing.
Prior to joining McDermott Will & Schulte, he worked as a (senior) associate at an international law firm in the area of corporate finance. Matthias completed his legal clerkship in the district of the Higher Regional Court of Cologne with stations at the Federal Court of Auditors (Bonn) as well as at two international law firms in Düsseldorf and New York City.
- Handelsblatt/Best Lawyers™, “Ones to Watch” in Germany: Banking and Finance Law, 2027
- Verein Junger Düsseldorfer Wirtschaftsanwälte (jdwa)
- Higher Regional Court of Cologne, Second State Examination
- University of Bonn, First State Examination
- Germany
- German
- English
