News About McDermott Will & Schulte

‘Lawyers are seen as legitimate targets’ - the unique challenges of advising on mega arbitration claims

Disputes lawyers discussed how to navigate multijurisdictional mega-claims at London International Disputes Week event hosted by Ashurst and Global Legal Post

29 Jul 2026

McDermott hires investment funds partner from Linklaters in Frankfurt

German investment funds partner Olena Tokman will join McDermott after seven years at Linklaters

26 Jun 2026

Orrick adds four partners across US, UK as it continues structured finance buildout

Hires from Morrison Foerster, Mayer Brown and McDermott follow last year’s raid on Cadwalader for 37 CLO and asset backed lending lawyers

16 Jun 2026

McDermott continues London litigation growth with Brown Rudnick partner hire

Jessica Lee brings crypto and blockchain expertise to firm’s London disputes bench

10 Jun 2026

Milbank bumps associate salaries, signals new law firm pay race

McDermott Will & Schulte becomes first to match new pay scale, which hits $455k for eighth year associates

3 Jun 2026

The Global Legal Post unveils 2026 Law Over Borders Commercial Litigation guide

Print edition will be launched at an event during London International Disputes Week 2026

21 May 2026

McDermott boosts Italian presence with five-partner team hire in Milan

Incoming group, led by Vincenzo Giannantonio, joins from Italian independent Gitti & Partners

5 May 2026

McDermott Will & Schulte hires private credit partner from Kirkland in Paris

Kalish Mullen will lead the Paris office’s finance offering

23 Feb 2026

Dechert hires more than 20 partners from McDermott, opens in Chicago, Dallas

Incoming group includes Mike Poulos, who joins as vice chair and global head of strategy

26 Jan 2026

McDermott hires former A&O Shearman partner to boost European antitrust team

Kristina Nordlander brings more than two decades of experience on EU competition matters

26 Jan 2026

‘Genuinely novel’: McDermott partner proposes arbitration clause to strengthen enforcement of cross-border judgments

Hilton Mervis has devised a mechanism allowing unpaid court judgments to be converted into arbitral awards

19 Dec 2025

McDermott invests $10m in specialist legaltech fund

The LegalTech Fund has closed a $110m fund with backing from top 25 US firm as co-lead investor

25 Nov 2025

McDermott considers tapping private equity investment

Firm explores restructuring to meet ethics rules that could set precedent in US

13 Nov 2025

Quinn Emanuel adds disputes heavyweight in London from McDermott

Andrew Savage founded McDermott’s London commercial disputes team

10 Nov 2025

McDermott recruits financial disputes partner in London from Arnold & Porter

Hilton Mervis brings leading reputation in representing private equity firms and hedge funds

4 Nov 2025

McDermott Will & Schulte elevates 74 to partner in bumper promotions round

First post-merger class is significantly bigger than predecessor cohorts, with women making up 31% of overall promotions

27 Oct 2025

McDermott Will & Schulte hires real estate finance partner from Tristan Capital in London

Owen Jones is latest addition to McDermott’s growing real estate practice in Europe

9 Sep 2025

McDermott hires Cadwalader corporate co-chair to lead new practice

Ira Schacter marks one of McDermott’s first big laterals since merger with Schulte

15 Aug 2025

McDermott-Schulte merger goes live

McDermott Will & Emery and Schulte Roth & Zabel merged 1 August to form 1,750‑lawyer firm with revenues of $3bn

5 Aug 2025

McDermott, Schulte agree $2.8bn merger

Combination set to go live on 1 August, creating top-20 US firm by revenue with more than 1,750 lawyers

27 Jun 2025