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'''McDermott Will & Emery''' is an international [[law firm]] with a diversified business practice. The firm is one of the largest grossing law firms globally,<ref>''AmLaw Global 100'', The American Lawyer, September 2014</ref> and its lawyers represent a wide range of commercial, industrial and financial enterprises, both publicly and privately held. The firm consists of multiple legal entities that are coordinated through service agreements:<ref name=mwe-disclaimer /> McDermott Will & Emery [[Limited liability partnership|LLP]] (based in [[Illinois]] with offices throughout the [[United States|US]] and a foreign office in [[South Korea]]), McDermott Will & Emery [[AARPI]] ([[France]]), McDermott Will & Emery [[Belgium]] LLP, McDermott Will & Emery [[Rechtsanwalt|Rechtsanwälte]] [[Steuerberater]] LLP (both based in [[Delaware]] with offices in [[Belgium]] or, respectively, [[Germany]]), McDermott Will & Emery [[Studio Legale Associato]] ([[Italy]]) and McDermott Will & Emery [[UK]] [[Limited liability partnerships in the United Kingdom|LLP]]. ==Size== McDermott has more than 1,100 lawyers across 19 offices in the United States, Europe and Asia. ==History== Chicago lawyers Edward H. McDermott and William M. Emery founded the firm in 1934. Initially focused as a tax law firm, a corporate department was established when Howard H. Will joined the firm in 1941. As the century progressed, the firm added capabilities across the legal spectrum, eventually opening eight more offices on both coasts. By 1984, the firm numbered 150 lawyers; over the ensuing 20 years, however, the firm underwent a significant growth spurt—by the firm's 70th anniversary in 2004, McDermott numbered over 1,000 lawyers.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.mwe.com/history/|title=McDermott Will & Emery - Firm History|publisher=}}</ref>{{primary source-inline|date=November 2012}} ==Locations== McDermott has 19 offices in the United States, Europe and Asia/Pacific. It has a strategic alliance with MWE China Law Offices<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mwechinalaw.com/news/2007/shanghaiopening.html|title=MWE China Law Offices Opens in Shanghai|work=mwechinalaw.com}}</ref> in [[Shanghai]] [[China]]. ==Recognition and rankings== *Named as one of the top 15 defense litigation law firms in the United States by The National Law Journal on its annual Defense Hot List.<ref>''Defense Hot List'', ''The National Law Journal''. 2006.</ref> *Ranked among the top 10 law firms singled out by corporate counsel as driving innovative changes in the legal services marketplace.<ref>''BTI Market Movers: Law Firms Shaping the Legal Market'' BTI Consulting Group. 2006.</ref> *Recognized as one of the top 10 law firms representing the growing health care 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> *Recognized by ''The Chambers Global Guide'' for excellence in numerous practice areas, and 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''|publisher=}}</ref> *The [[Human Rights Campaign]] (HRC) named McDermott Will & Emery as one of the record number of U.S. 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|format=PDF|title=HRC 2009 Corporate Equality Index|work=hrc.org}}</ref> *For the third quarter of 2008, McDermott's mergermarket rankings included top 20 for number of U.S. buyouts, top 10 for number of U.S.-Midwest region deals and top 10 by value of deals in Swedish M&A. According to Mergerstat, McDermott ranked in the top 20 for U.S. announced deals, as well as ranked among the top for U.S. middle market advisors and U.S. 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>https://www.mergerstat.com/newsite/</ref> ==Community service and ''Pro bono''== McDermott Will & Emery engages in a number of ''[[pro bono]]'' efforts. The firm has a ''pro bono'' and community service program to serve disadvantaged communities and ensure that low-income individuals and families have access to justice. In past years the firm's lawyers have devoted more than 85,000 hours to ''pro bono'' matters and community service annually, and more than 85 percent of its lawyers provided ''pro bono'' legal services.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mwe.com/info/socialresponsibility/sr2013.htm|title=2013 Social Responsibility Report - McDermott Will & Emery|publisher=}}</ref>{{primary source-inline|date=April 2014}} ==References== {{reflist|2}} ==External links== *{{Official website|http://www.mwe.com}} {{DEFAULTSORT:McDermott Will and Emery}} [[Category:Law firms established in 1934]] [[Category:Law firms based in Chicago]]