Best Lawyers in America Named

CHICAGO (September 11, 2006) — McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to announce that more than 60 of its partners will be recognized in the 2007 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, published by Woodward White.  The Best Lawyers in America, a referral guide for the U.S. legal profession, is organized into 80 practice areas and recognizes attorneys in all 50 states and Washington, D.C.  The publication compiles its lists through a peer-review survey, which asks thousands of U.S. lawyers to confidentially evaluate the nominees.  For more information, visit http://www.bestlawyers.com/.

McDermott partners recognized in The Best Lawyers in America are as follows:

Boston
 Jeffrey C. Bates, Environmental Law
 Stephen W. Bernstein, Health Care Law
 Susan M. Cooke, Environmental Law
 Christopher M. Jedrey, Health Care Law / Non-Profit & Charities Law
 Michael D. Kendall, Commercial Litigation / White-Collar Criminal Defense
 Edward P. Leibensperger, Bet-the Company Litigation / Commercial Litigation
 Mark W. Pearlstein, Commercial Litigation / White-Collar Criminal Defense
 Peter L. Resnik, Commercial Litigation

Chicago
 Michael F. Anthony, Health Care Law
 Thomas C. Borders, Tax Law
 Bernadette M. Broccolo, Health Care Law
 Timothy R.M. Bryant, Mergers & Acquisitions Law
 Richard L. Dees, Trusts & Estates
 Fred I. Feinstein, Real Estate Law
 Carol A. Harrington, Trusts & Estates
 Q. George Heisler, Jr., Trusts & Estates
 David A. Herpe, Trusts & Estates
 Jared Kaplan, Tax Law
 Richard A. Lang, Trusts & Estates
 Judith W. McCue, Trusts & Estates
 J. Robert McMenamin, Banking Law
 Stanley H. Meadows, Mergers & Acquisitions Law
 Sandra R. Murphy, Family Law
 Thomas J. Murphy, Securities Law
 Alan D. Nesburg, Employee Benefits Law
 Franklin W. Nitikman, Trusts & Estates
 Michael W. Peregrine, Health Care Law
 Michael A. Pope, Commercial Litigation/Mass Tort Litigation
 William H. Roach, Jr., Health Care Law
 Joseph O. Rubinelli, Jr., Trusts & Estates
 Jeffrey E. Stone, Commercial Litigation
 Lowell D. Yoder, Tax Law

Los Angeles
 Joel M. Bernstein, Corporate Law / Securities Law
 Donald A. Goldman, Administrative Law / Health Law
 Gordon A. Greenberg, White-Collar Criminal Defense
 Jonathan C. Lurie, Trusts & Estates
 Robert P. Mallory, Commercial Litigation
 Douglas M. Mancino, Health Care Law / Non-Profit & Charities Law
 James L. Sanders, White-Collar Criminal Defense

Miami
 Ira J. Coleman, Health Care Law
 Gary Scott Davis, Health Care Law
 Jerry J. Sokol, Health Care Law
 
New York
 Peter L. Faber, Tax Law
 Keith M. Pattiz, Real Estate Law
 Arthur R. Rosen, Tax Law

Silicon Valley
 Frederick R. Chilton, Tax Law
 William G. Gaede, Biotechnology Law / Intellectual Property Law
 Terry P. McMahon, Intellectual Property Law

Washington, D.C.
 Bobby R. Burchfield, Commercial Litigation
 H. Guy Collier, Health Care Law
 Joel M. Freed, Intellectual Property Law
 Robert C. Gombar, Labor & Employment Law
 Steven P. Hannes, Tax Law
 Raymond A. Jacobsen, Jr., Antitrust Law
 Ray V. Lupo, Intellectual Property Law
 Joel L. Michaels, Health Care Law
 Paul J. Pantano, Derivatives Law
 James A. Riedy, Tax Law
 Charles R. Work, Commercial Litigation

McDermott Will & Emery is a leading international law firm with a diversified business practice.  We represent a wide range of commercial, industrial and financial enterprises, both publicly and privately held.  Our clientele includes some of the world’s largest corporations, small and medium-sized businesses, and individuals.  Currently numbering 1000 lawyers, we have offices in Boston, Brussels, Chicago, Düsseldorf, London, Los Angeles, Miami, Munich, New York, Orange County, Rome, San Diego, Silicon Valley, and Washington, D.C.

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