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{{Short description|American law firm}}{{Infobox Law Firm
| firm_name = McDermott Will & Emery
| firm_logo = McDermott Will & Emery logo.svg
| headquarters = [[River Point]]<br>[[Chicago]], [[Illinois]]
| num_offices = 23
| num_attorneys = 1177
| num_employees = 2,300+
| practice_areas = General practice
| revenue = {{increase}} $1.82 billion [[United States dollar|USD]] (2022) <ref name="results">{{cite web |url=https://www.law.com/international-edition/2023/02/24/mcdermott-sees-9-revenue-pep-growth-with-recession-resistant-practices-378-216527/|title=McDermott Sees 9% Revenue, PEP Growth, With 'Recession-Resistant' Practices|last=Smith |first=Patrick |date=2023-02-27 |access-date=2023-02-27}}</ref>
|profit_per_equity_partner={{increase}} $3.32 million [[United States dollar|USD]] (2022) <ref name="results" />| date_founded = February 2, 1934
| founder = {{plainlist|
*Edward H. McDermott
*William M. Emery
}}
| company_type = multiple legal entities, primarily [[limited liability partnership]]s, coordinated through service agreements<ref name=mwe-disclaimer>{{cite web|url=http://www.mwe.com/disclaimer/uniGC.aspx?xpST=Disclaimer|title=McDermott Will & Emery - Disclaimer|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150607201039/http://www.mwe.com/disclaimer/uniGC.aspx?xpST=Disclaimer|archive-date=2015-06-07}}</ref>
| homepage = {{URL|mwe.com}}
}}
'''McDermott Will & Emery''' is an international [[law firm]] with a diversified business practice. The firm is one of the [[List of largest law firms by revenue|largest-grossing law firms]] in the United States and globally,<ref>''AmLaw 100'', The American Lawyer, 2020</ref> and its lawyers represent a wide range of commercial, industrial, and financial enterprises.
==History==
Chicago lawyers Edward H. McDermott and William M. Emery founded the firm in 1934. They were initially focused as a [[tax law]] firm, and a [[Corporate law|corporate]] department was established in 1941 when Howard A. Will joined the firm. As the century progressed, the firm added capabilities across the legal spectrum, eventually opening eight more offices. By 1984, the firm had amassed one hundred fifty lawyers. Over the ensuing twenty  years, the firm grew; in 2004, McDermott numbered over one thousand lawyers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mwe.com/history/|title=McDermott Will & Emery - Firm History|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150223212437/http://www.mwe.com/history/|archive-date=2015-02-23}}</ref>{{primary source-inline|date=November 2012}}
In November 2023, amid a wave of [[Antisemitism in the United States|antisemitic]] incidents at elite U.S. law schools, McDermott Will & Emery was among a group of major law firms that sent a letter to top [[law school dean]]s warning them that an escalation in incidents targeting Jewish students would have corporate hiring consequences:
<blockquote>We look to you to ensure your students who hope to join our firms after graduation are prepared to be an active part of workplace communities that have [[zero-tolerance policy| zero tolerance policies]] for any form of discrimination or harassment, much less the kind that has been taking place on some law school campuses.<ref name=hiring>{{cite news |last1=Sorkin |first1=Andrew Ross |last2=Mattu |first2=Ravi |last3=Warner |first3=Bernhard |last4=Kessler |first4=Sarah |last5=Merced |first5=Michael J. de la |last6=Hirsch |first6=Lauren |last7=Livni |first7=Ephrat |title=Law Firms Warn Universities About Antisemitism on Campus |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/02/business/dealbook/law-firms-schools-antisemitism.html |access-date=2 November 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=2 November 2023}}</ref></blockquote>
== Organization ==
McDermott has more than 1,177 lawyers across twenty-three offices in the United States, Europe, and Asia.<ref>{{Cite web |title=McDermott Sees 9% Revenue, PEP Growth, With 'Recession-Resistant' Practices |url=https://www.law.com/international-edition/2023/02/24/mcdermott-sees-9-revenue-pep-growth-with-recession-resistant-practices-378-216527/ |access-date=2023-02-27 |website=Law.com International |language=en-us}}</ref> It has a [[strategic alliance]] with MWE China Law Offices in [[Shanghai, China]].<ref>{{cite web |title=MWE China Law Offices Opens in Shanghai |url=http://www.mwechinalaw.com/news/2007/shanghaiopening.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070623180803/http://www.mwechinalaw.com/news/2007/shanghaiopening.html |archive-date=2007-06-23 |work=mwechinalaw.com}}</ref>
The firm consists of multiple legal entities that are coordinated through [[Service Agreement|service agreements]]:<ref name="mwe-disclaimer" />
* McDermott Will & Emery LLP – based in [[Illinois|Illinois, U.S.]], with other offices throughout the country and a foreign office in South Korea
* McDermott Will & Emery AARPI{{efn|In France, an AARPI or Association d'Avocats à Responsabilité Professionnelle Individuelle (Association of Lawyers with Individual Professional Responsibility) is a form of [[limited liability partnership]] established by a 1954 government decree rescinding the prohibition on joint exercise structures in the legal profession.<ref>Barreau de Paris (28 March 2017). [http://www.avocatparis.org/lassociation-davocats-responsabilite-professionnelle-individuelle-aarpi "L'Association d'Avocats à Responsabilité Professionnelle Individuelle"]. Avocatparis.org. Retrieved 10 January 2019 {{in lang|fr}}.</ref>}} – France
* McDermott Will & Emery Belgium LLP – based in [[Delaware|Delaware, U.S.]], with offices in Belgium
* McDermott Will & Emery [[Rechtsanwalt|Rechtsanwälte]] [[Steuerberater]] LLP – based in Delaware, U.S., with offices in Germany
* McDermott Will & Emery Studio Legale Associato{{efn|In Italy, a Studio Legale Associato (Associated Legal Practice) is similar in structure to a [[limited liability partnership]]. They were first established in 1997 when a law was passed rescinding a previous prohibition on ''[[libero professionisti]]'' (lawyers, accountants, doctors, chartered surveyors, etc.) forming such partnerships.<ref>Cassano, Giuseppe (2012). [https://books.google.com/books?id=IPc6fqXncHAC&pg=PA80 ''La responsabilità civile'']. p. 80. Giuffrè Editore. {{ISBN|8814164843}} {{in lang|it}}</ref>}} – Italy
* McDermott Will & Emery UK LLP – United Kingdom
==Recognition and rankings==
*In 2010, recognized by ''The Chambers Global Guide'' for excellence in numerous practice areas; several McDermott lawyers were ranked as leaders in their field.<ref name="chambersandpartners.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.chambersandpartners.com/Global/Firms/4384-34953|title=''The Chambers Global Guide 2010''}}</ref>
*In 2009, the [[Human Rights Campaign]] named McDermott Will & Emery as one of the record numbers of US companies earning the top rating of 100 percent in its annual Corporate Equality Index.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hrc.org/documents/HRC_Corporate_Equality_Index_2009.pdf|title=HRC 2009 Corporate Equality Index|work=hrc.org|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090326233355/http://www.hrc.org/documents/HRC_Corporate_Equality_Index_2009.pdf|archive-date=2009-03-26}}</ref>
*For the third quarter of 2008, McDermott's [[Mergermarket]] rankings included the top 20 for the number of US buyouts, the top 10 for the number of US-Midwest region deals, and the top 10 by the value of deals in Swedish M&A. According to Mergerstat, McDermott ranked in the top 20 for US-announced deals and among the top for US middle market advisors and US private equity advisors based on both value and number of deals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mergermarket.com/services/league_profiles/|title=Mergermarket league tables & profiles|work=Mergermarket}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mergerstat.com/newsite/ |title=FactSet Mergerstat LLC, Home Page |access-date=2009-04-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070630142019/https://www.mergerstat.com/newsite/ |archive-date=2007-06-30 }}</ref>
*In 2006, ''[[The National Law Journal]]'' named McDermott one of the top 15 defense litigation law firms in the United States on its annual Defense Hot List.<ref>''Defense Hot List'', ''The National Law Journal''. 2006.</ref> Also in 2006, the firm was named one of the top 10 law firms on BTI Consulting Group's Market Movers list.<ref>''BTI Market Movers: Law Firms Shaping the Legal Market'' BTI Consulting Group. 2006.</ref>
*In 2005, the firm was named one of the top 10 law firms representing the growing healthcare industry in the United States.<ref>Analysis of lawsuits brought by or against the 250 largest publicly traded health care companies in 2005. Health Law360.</ref>
==Notable alumni==
* [[Fernando L. Aenlle-Rocha]], California state court judge
* [[Neil Auerbach]], co-founder of Hudson Clean Energy Partners
* [[Steven Baddour]], member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] and a former member of the [[Massachusetts Senate]] representing the [[Essex County, Massachusetts|1st Essex District]]
* [[M. Miller Baker]], judge of the [[United States Court of International Trade]]
* [[Andrew Batavia]], disability rights activist, health policy researcher, author, and associate professor at [[Florida International University]]
* [[Robert J. Cordy]], former associate justice of the [[Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court]]
* [[Lanny Davis]], political operative, lawyer, consultant, lobbyist, author, and television commentator
* [[Eric Hargan]], former [[United States Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services]]
* [[Jerrold Hercenberg]], subject-matter expert for the healthcare and health insurance industries
* [[Lucy Koh]], United States district judge of the [[United States District Court for the Northern District of California]]
* [[E. Grey Lewis]], former [[General Counsel of the Department of the Navy|general counsel of the Navy]]
* [[Jim Moran]],  former U.S. representative for [[Virginia's 8th congressional district]] in [[Northern Virginia]]
* [[Anne Pramaggiore]], former senior executive vice president and CEO of Exelon Utilities
* [[Atif Qarni]], Democratic politician and [[Virginia Secretary of Education]]
* [[Neil F. Quinter]], former member of the [[Maryland House of Delegates]]
* [[Larry Ribstein]], law professor and author
* [[Andrew Sherman]], corporate and transactional lawyer and author and senior partner at [[Seyfarth Shaw]]
* [[Bryan Steil]], member of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican party]] who serves as the [[U.S. representative]] for [[Wisconsin's 1st congressional district]]
* [[Bill Weld]], former [[governor of Massachusetts]]
* [[Michael Wilder]], American chess grandmaster
==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official website|http://www.mwe.com}}
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