New York – One Vanderbilt Avenue
Adam D. Perlman advises private equity sponsors and other private companies in complex business transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, leveraged buyouts and minority investments. In his practice, he has represented clients and investors across a wide variety of industries, including medical technology, industrials and manufacturing, software and healthcare. Adam also provides counseling to clients and portfolio companies regarding corporate governance matters, compliance matters and other day-to-day general corporate advice.
- Represented Gemspring Capital Management, LLC in (i) the acquisitions of Zavation Medical Products, LLC, CoreLink Enterprises, LLC, ClearCompany, LLC and Bradford Soap International, Inc., and (ii) the sales of Radancy, Cforia Software and Valant Medical Solutions
- Represented Amulet Capital Partners, LP in its acquisitions of Eruptr LLC and DECODE
- Represented NMS Capital in its acquisition of Hybrid Healthcare Communications, LLC
- Super Lawyers, New York Metro Rising Star, 2023
- Brooklyn Law School, JD, cum laude
- Indiana University, BS
- New York
Elizabeth C. Hattrup
Dallas
Elizabeth C. Hattrup focuses her practice on corporate advisory matters. She has experience advising on M&A, VC and corporate governance issues.
- Dallas Asian American Bar Association, awards event co-chair
- SMU Dedman School of Law, JD, cum laude
- Southern Methodist University, BA
- Southern Methodist University
- Texas
- New Mexico
Michèle Gueravetian
Paris
Michèle Gueravetian focuses her practice on employment law, including employee benefits and social security.
She has handled litigation before French civil and labor courts (both collective actions and individual cases).
Michèle has experience in a number of sectors including the pharmaceutical industry.
- Ecole de Formation du Barreau de Paris, CAPA
- Sciences Po
- Sciences Po
- Paris
- English
- French
Benoit Feroldi
Paris
Benoit Feroldi advises both public and private entities on all aspects of public law, including administrative and regulatory law.
Before joining McDermott, Benoit worked in a major French law firm in Paris, focusing on regulatory matters. He was an intern in several major law firms in Paris and at the Conseil d’Etat, the French Supreme Administrative Court.
- Sciences Po, Master’s Degree, Public Economic Law
- Sciences Po, Master’s Degree, Public Affairs
- Sciences Po, BA
- Paris
- English
- French
- German
Bhavesh Madia
London – 22 Bishopsgate
Bhavesh Madia is an associate in the London Finance, Restructuring and Special Situations Group and focuses his practice on leveraged finance, advising financial institutions, corporates, direct lenders and sponsors on a wide range of financing transactions. He has a wealth of experience in cross-border acquisition/leveraged finance, corporate lending, syndicated and investment grade lending and restructurings.
- Advised Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics on the acquisition of Hytest Limited*
- Advised Blackstone on the financing for the privatisation and delisting of SGX listed Soilbuild Business Space REIT by way of trust scheme of arrangement under Singapore takeover code*
- Advised Doncaster Group on its restructuring pursuant to a UK scheme of arrangement*
- Acted for MLAs on CVC’s acquisition of Zabka and subsequent divided recap transaction*
*Matter handled prior to joining McDermott
- Hong Kong Law Society, Registered Foreign Lawyer
- Monash University, JD
- Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
- England and Wales
- English
- Hindi
Simon Margesson
London – 22 Bishopsgate
Simon Margesson focuses his practice on corporate transactional mandates for private equity sponsors and venture capital funds. Simon has advised clients in a diverse range of sectors and industries with particular experience in healthcare, banking & finance and energy sectors.
- Advised Aksiom Group on its acquisition of the px Group.
- Advised HSBC Asset Management on the establishment of its first venture capital fund.
- University of Law, LPC, International Banking Law and Finance
- University of Edinburgh, LLM
- University of Edinburgh, LLB
- England and Wales
Justine Wadhera
London – 22 Bishopsgate
Justine Wadhera focuses her practice on private client matters, advising high net worth individuals and trustees of high value trusts on a wide range of issues. She advises clients on all aspects of succession planning, trust creation and administration of high value UK and foreign estates. Justine also works on tax planning for domiciled and non-domiciled individuals.
- McDermott Pro Bono Committee
- BPP University, LPC
- BPP University, GDL
- University College London, BA
- England and Wales
- English
- French
Brandon Sloane
New York – One Vanderbilt Avenue
Brandon Sloane focuses his practice on advising public and private companies on raising capital, corporate governance and general corporate matters. He focuses his practice on representing private and public companies in all aspects of public and private securities offerings, public company reporting and disclosure compliance and stock exchange-listing compliance.
- The Legal 500 US, Recommended, 2023
- Super Lawyers, New York Metro Rising Star, 2023-2024
- Boston College Law School, JD
- University of Florida, BA
- New York
- Massachusetts
Camille LoPresti
Chicago
Camille LoPresti focuses her practice on a broad range of estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxation matters. Camille advises clients on various proactive estate planning strategies, estate and trust administration, and business succession planning. Camille also counsels clients on matters regarding private foundations, charitable transfers, and family governance.
- Preparation and implementation of transfer tax planning for families involving leveraged sales of interests in closely held businesses to perpetual trusts
- Implementation of trust mergers and consolidations for multi-generational families to achieve extensive tax and administrative efficiencies
- Counseling families and their businesses regarding sound governance mechanisms and developing long-term family governance plans, including family constitutions, mission statements, family councils, and shareholder committees
- Best Lawyers in America, Ones to Watch, Trusts and Estates & Corporate Law, 2024–2025
- Chicago Bar Association, Member
- Chicago Estate Planning Counsel, Member
- Wills for Heroes Foundation, Volunteer
- Georgetown University
- Yale University
- Illinois
- English
- French
Caitlyn Cullen
Miami
Caitlyn Cullen advises healthcare companies and private equity investors on a variety of transactions matters, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and the due diligence necessary to execute successful deals.
Prior to joining McDermott Will & Schulte, Caitlyn served as a law clerk at the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida, Economic and Environmental Crimes Unit and was symposium editor for the University of Miami Law Review.
- University of Miami School of Law, JD, magna cum laude, Order of the Coif
- University of Florida, MA
- University of Florida, BS
- Florida