McDermott Will & Emery AARPI

The firm: McDermott Will & Emery partners with leaders around the world to fuel missions, knock down barriers and shape markets. Our team works seamlessly across practices, industries and more than 20 locations to deliver highly effective—and often unexpected—solutions that propel success. More than 1,400+ lawyers strong, we bring our personal passion and legal prowess to bear in every matter for our clients and the people they serve.

Areas of practice: The Paris office plays an important role for the firm internationally, helping French businesses strengthen their positions domestically, throughout Europe, the Middle East, Africa and around the world. The Paris lawyers also advise foreign and multinational investors, companies and financial institutions seeking to enter the marketplace in France. As part of an international network of collaborative lawyers, McDermott’s professionals share ideas on trends and key developments in law and on the numerous industries in which its clients operate, resulting in seamless, multidisciplinary service to its clients.

The team advises clients across numerous areas of law, including corporate, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, securities and listing transactions, corporate restructuring and bankruptcy law. The team represents clients in a wide range of industry sectors including, but not restricted to, energy (with an emphasis on projects in Africa), tour operating and telecommunications. The Paris energy practice is a dedicated team of lawyers with a strong sector focus on energy, oil and gas, and related areas such as natural resources and commodities. The team advises energy producers and traders in the US, Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia. The Paris lawyers also counsel clients on matters involving general commercial law, with a focus on the pharmaceutical, life sciences, medical device, biotech and healthcare industries. The dispute resolution lawyers advise on international arbitration and public law, and counsel on behalf of companies in civil, criminal and administrative matters. The employment practice advises businesses on issues such as termination, discrimination, harassment, restrictive covenant breaches, strikes and other collective conflicts, and counsels clients on the labour and employment aspects of domestic and transnational commercial matters. Furthermore, the Paris lawyers advise on the full range of EU competition issues, litigation and international tax issues. With a diversified business practice, the firm represents a wide range of commercial, industrial and financial enterprises, including publicly traded and privately held companies.

The Paris team and individual lawyers are recognised for the quality, consistency and creativity of their legal counsel. As part of a global, full-service law firm, the lawyers of the Paris office are prepared to help clients wherever their business interests take them.