McDermott Will & Emery

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McDermott Will & Emery
McDermott Will & Emery logo.svg
Headquarters River Point
Chicago, Illinois
No. of offices23
No. of attorneys1177
No. of employees2,300+
Major practice areasGeneral practice
RevenueIncrease2.svg $1.82 billion USD (2022) [1]
Profit per equity partnerIncrease2.svg $3.32 million USD (2022) [1]
Date foundedFebruary 2, 1934
Founder
  • Edward H. McDermott
  • William M. Emery
Company type multiple legal entities, primarily limited liability partnerships, coordinated through service agreements [2]
Website mwe.com

McDermott Will & Emery is an international law firm with a diversified business practice. The firm is one of the largest-grossing law firms in the United States and globally, [3] and its lawyers represent a wide range of commercial, industrial, and financial enterprises.

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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 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 150 lawyers. Over the ensuing 20 years, the firm grew; in 2004, McDermott numbered over 1,000 lawyers. [4] [ non-primary source needed ]

In November 2023, amid a wave of antisemitic incidents at elite U.S. law schools, McDermott Will & Emery was among a group of major law firms who sent a letter to top law school deans warning them that an escalation in incidents targeting Jewish students would have corporate hiring consequences. The letter said "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 policies for any form of discrimination or harassment, much less the kind that has been taking place on some law school campuses." [5]

Organization

McDermott has more than 1,177 lawyers across 23 offices in the United States, Europe, and Asia. [6] It has a strategic alliance with MWE China Law Offices in Shanghai, China. [7]

The firm consists of multiple legal entities that are coordinated through service agreements: [2]

Recognition and rankings

Notable alumni

Notes

  1. 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. [8]
  2. 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. [9]

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