Overview
International law firm McDermott Will & Emery today announced that 33 attorneys will become partners effective January 1, 2015. The new partners are drawn from 12 practice groups in 12 Firm offices worldwide. Separately, MWE China Law Offices announced the promotion of another new partner in Shanghai.
The Firm’s co-chairs, Peter J. Sacripanti and Jeffrey E. Stone, lauded the new partners’ accomplishments, noting that the promoted associates are among the Firm’s most talented young lawyers.
“This year’s class of new partners is a truly outstanding group of lawyers,” said Sacripanti. “We are pleased to recognize the accomplishments of these fine lawyers, all of whom demonstrated outstanding legal skills and a strong commitment to client service. We are proud to welcome them into the firm’s partnership.”
Stone noted that the new partners represent a telling cross section of the firm’s global business.
“It’s not by accident that these 33 exemplary attorneys come from such a wide range of practices and jurisdictions,” he said. “They are a genuine reflection of our business and the growth we are aiming to achieve as we navigate today’s evolving legal landscape.”
McDermott associates are required to demonstrate excellence with respect to a specific set of substantive, management, and leadership competencies aimed at ensuring superior client service in order to advance to the partnership. This year’s class represents the fifth group of associates promoted to partner based on these achievements.
McDermott’s new partners include:
Peter Allport, Chicago -Trial
Thomas Ammermann, Düsseldorf – Corporate
Laurent Ayache, Paris – Regulatory
Matthew Boch, Chicago – State and Local Tax
Kenneth Cheney, Orange County – Intellectual Property Prosecution
Jeffrey Ekeberg, Chicago – U.S. and International Tax
Douglas Espenschied, Orange County – Intellectual Property Prosecution
Andrew Genz, Washington, D.C. – Trial
D. Jeremy Harrison, Houston – Intellectual Property Prosecution
Matthew Herrington, London – U.S. and International Tax
Jan Hueckel, Düsseldorf – Corporate
Joel Hugenberger, New York – Energy Advisory
Robert Kline, Miami – Trial
Toni Ann Kruse, New York – Private Client
Michelle Lowery, Chicago – Antitrust
Lisa Schmitz Mazur, Chicago – Health
Patrick McCurry, Chicago – U.S. and International Tax
Victoria Pambianco Ose, Chicago – Private Client
Philip Ou, Silicon Valley-Intellectual Property Litigation
Anthony Paronneau, Paris – Corporate
Hasan Rashid, Boston – Intellectual Property Litigation
Sally Rosenberg, Washington, D.C. – Health
Michael Rosen-Prinz, Los Angeles – Private Client
Joel Rush, Washington, D.C. – Health
Michael Ryan, Washington, D.C. – Health
Dhana Sabanathan, London – Private Client
Takashi Saito, Washington, D.C. – Intellectual Property Prosecution
James Saling, Miami – Health
Shu-Ping Shen, New York – Private Client
Megan Thibert-Ind, Chicago – Trial
Brian Tiemann, Chicago – Employee Benefits
Eleanor West, London – Corporate
Rita Yoon, Chicago – Intellectual Property Litigation
MWE China Law Offices:
James Jiang, Shanghai – Corporate
About McDermott
McDermott Will & Emery is a premier international law firm with a diversified business practice. Numbering more than 1,100 lawyers, we have offices in Boston, Brussels, Chicago, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Houston, London, Los Angeles, Miami, Milan, Munich, New York, Orange County, Paris, Rome, Seoul, Silicon Valley and Washington, D.C. Further extending our reach into Asia, we have a strategic alliance with MWE China Law Offices in Shanghai.
