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LONDON– McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to announce that 32 of its lawyers have been listed in the Best Lawyers® European editions for Belgium, France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom as leading in their jurisdiction and practice.
Best Lawyers®, a peer-to-peer review publication originating in the United States, has developed an important presence in the European legal community. Best Lawyers® lists are published in leading local, regional and national publications across the globe including Handelsblatt in Germany and Les Echos in France. Recognition by Best Lawyers® is solely based on peer nominations and votes, and is regarded by both clients and legal professionals as an accolade conferred on a lawyer by his or her peers.
The following McDermott practitioners have been named in the 2019 edition:
- Belgium: Philip Bentley (Antitrust); Wilko van Weert (Antitrust)
- France: Carole Degonse (Transactions), Henri Pieyre de Mandiargues (Transactions), Emmanuelle Trombe (Transactions)
- Germany: Carsten Böhm (Transactions), Uwe Goetker (Transactions), Jan Hückel (Transactions), Clemens Just(Transactions), Sabine Konrad (Trial), Jens Ortmanns (Transactions), Dirk Pohl (Tax), Stephan Rau (Health), Arndt Raupach (Tax), Norbert Schulte (Transactions), Sandra Urban-Crell (Employment), Boris Uphoff (IP), Wolfgang von Frentz (IP), Philipp von Ilberg(Transactions), Nikolaus von Jacobs (Transactions), Christian von Sydow (Transactions), Ralf Weisser (IP), Katharina Wodarz (Health)
- Italy: Giancarlo Castorino (Transactions)
- UK: David Birchall (Energy), Peter Crichton (Transactions), Mark Davis (Transactions), Michael Holter (Transactions), Gary Howes (Transactions),Richard Mitchell (Transactions), Andrew Vergunst (Private Client), Ashley Winton (Cybersecurity)
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About McDermott Will & Emery
McDermott Will & Emery is a premier international law firm with a diversified business practice. Numbering more than 1,000 lawyers, we have offices in Boston, Brussels, Chicago, Dallas, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Houston, London, Los Angeles, Miami, Milan, Munich, New York, Orange County, Paris, San Francisco, Seoul, Silicon Valley and Washington, DC. Further extending our reach into Asia, we have a strategic alliance with MWE China Law Offices in Shanghai.
About Best Lawyers®
For more than 30 years, Best Lawyers® ranking service has helped identify lawyers best qualified in particular jurisdictions and legal areas. Lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed; therefore, inclusion in Best Lawyers® is considered a singular honor. Firms do not provide submissions. Best Lawyers® methodology is designed to capture the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical area and legal practice area, lawyers undergo an authentication process to make sure they are in current practice and in good standing.
