Ryan maintains an active pro bono practice focused on working with Spanish-speaking immigration clients.

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• Represented high-end retail tenant in lease negotiations for commercial space at four malls in three states*
• Represented borrower in $23,000,000 loan against California shopping center*
• Represented purchase of $81,000,000 portion of $272,000,000 loan against New York office building*

*Matter handled prior to joining McDermott.

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• Representation of an investment firm client in the $140 million Series E preferred stock financing of a transcription services company. The client was the lead investor of the round*
• Representation of an investment firm client in the $75 million Series H preferred stock financing of a financial technology company. The client was the lead investor of the round*
• Representation of a design automation software company client in its acquisition of circuit board schematics company which involved coordination with Canadian counsel*

*Matter handled prior to joining the firm.

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• American Health Law Association, Health Information and Technology Practice Group Leadership Development Program, Selected Participant
• California Minority Counsel Program

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Prior to joining McDermott, Huaice practiced at an international US law firm focusing on government and internal investigations. Huaice honed his craft as a litigator earlier in his career in a Singapore law firm. Huaice is fluent in English and Mandarin.

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• Advised a major medical device company on investigations in China and Malaysia into FCPA, competition, employment and bidding/procurement issues*
• Advised, drafted and implemented APAC-focused anti-bribery policies and compliance SOPs for a leading Japanese conglomerate*
• Advised, drafted and implemented a Code of Business Conduct, policies and SOPs, covering topics such as anti-bribery, conflict of interest, government bids and tenders, interactions with government officials, for a US-listed pharmaceutical company*
• Advised and drafted virtual meetings SOP for global medical device company*
• Advised, drafted and implemented a global Anti-Money Laundering and Sanctions policy for a large social media/networking and technology company headquartered in Asia*
• Advised life sciences companies on regulatory and compliance issues involving philanthropic initiatives, distributorship, product registration, marketing, safety and labeling issues, as well as negotiating and drafting clinical trial agreements*
• Advised one of the world’s largest private equity firms on several M&A due diligence on employment, anti-bribery and data privacy risks*

Data Privacy

• Advised multinational companies in the technology, healthcare and financial sectors on data privacy issues, including Schrems II equivalency analysis in the APAC region*
• Advised one of the world’s largest e-commerce companies on service outage obligations and data privacy issues*
• Advised and implemented a global Data Privacy Policy for a prominent social media/networking and technology company headquartered in Asia*

Employment Counselling 

• Advised institutional clients on employment issues including remuneration and termination issues*
• Advised institutional clients on employment agreement templates*
• Advised a global consulting firm on Singapore employment agency requirements*

Litigation and Arbitration

• Successfully defended the Singapore subsidiary of a Thai-listed company and its former chairman in a High Court trial where the Singapore subsidiary of a Tokyo-listed company sued for more than US$230 million in damages for alleged fraudulent misrepresentations and conspiracy*
• Acted for the company in resisting multi-jurisdictional claims in deceit, fraud and conspiracy worth US$195 million in the Singapore Supreme Court*
• Acted in a dispute involving the misappropriation and conversion of the shares and assets of a British Virgin Islands company*
• As lead counsel, successfully obtained a stay of court proceedings in favor of SIAC arbitration for a Chinese-owned corporation*
• Successfully obtained a favorable settlement for one of the world’s largest transport companies in a SIAC arbitration in relation to its counterclaim for breach of warranty and misrepresentation under a sale and purchase agreement*
• As lead counsel, successfully obtained a favorable settlement in SMC mediation in a high-value construction-related dispute*

*Matter handled prior to joining McDermott

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Elizabeth has experience supporting litigation of False Claims Act claims as well as bid protests at the Government Accountability Office and Court of Federal Claims. She also has assisted with appeals at the Defense Office of Hearings and Appeals.

While in law school, Elizabeth was a notes and projects editor for The George Washington University Law Review. Elizabeth was also a judicial intern to Judge Wheeler for the Court of Federal Claims and a judicial intern for the Superior Court of DC.

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Prior to joining McDermott, Jenna gained experience working as an associate at a multinational professional services firm advising clients across diverse sectors. During her legal traineeship, Jenna spent time on secondment in Dubai.

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• Advised on and implemented a long-term incentive plan for a NASDAQ listed entity across several jurisdictions*
• Advised on a management incentive plan for a large UK based hotel group*
• Advised on and implemented a demerger project for one of the largest privately-owned businesses in the UK*
• Advised a state-owned economic development bank on legal aspects of the launch and ongoing administration of a coronavirus business support scheme*

*Matter handled prior to joining McDermott

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