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McDermott Will & Schulte promotes 36 partners, half last year's class
McDermott Will & Schulte has promoted 36 lawyers to partner firmwide, fewer than half the 74 it named last year, Legal Business reported on October 26, 2026. New York had the largest group with 13, down from 34, while London rose to three from two. Transactions lawyers accounted for 20 of the new partners and litigation for nine.
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Key points
- The three London promotions are a commercial litigator, a finance lawyer and a private equity M&A lawyer.Legal Business
- U.S. promotions included five in Washington, four each in Chicago and Miami, and two each in Los Angeles and Boston.Legal Business
- Frankfurt and Munich each gained one partner.Legal Business
- Tax added three partners, private client and employment two each, and health and life sciences one.Legal Business
- Global transactions head Harris Siskind said building across transactions means having the capabilities clients need to put capital to work.Legal Business