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McDermott Will & Emery

444 West Lake Street
Chicago, IL 60606
Phone: (312) 372-2000

Firm Stats

Chair: Ira J. Coleman
Co-National Hiring Partners: Lisa Schmitz Mazur and Allison Wilkerson
Total No. Attorneys (2022):
1K - 1.5K
No. of Partners Named 2021:
34
Billable-Hour Requirement:
2,000

Base Salary

Base Salary  Year 1: $215,000
Year 2: $225,000
Year 3: $250,000
Year 4: $295,000
Year 5: $345,000
Year 6: $370,000
Year 7: $400,000
Year 8: $415,000
Summer Associate: $ 4,134/Week

Employment Contact

Erika Gardiner
Director of Associate Recruiting
(202) 756-8282
egardiner@mwe.com

No. of U.S. Offices: 13

No. of International Offices: 8

Major Office Locations

Atlanta, GA
Boston, MA
Chicago, IL
Dallas, TX
Houston, TX
Los Angeles, CA
Miami, FL
New York, NY
Orange County (Irvine), CA
San Francisco, CA
Silicon Valley (Menlo Park), CA
Washington, DC
Wilmington, DE I Brussels
Düsseldorf
Frankfurt
London
Milan
Munich
Paris
Singapore

Major Departments

Antitrust
Corporate & Transactional
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Employment
Global Privacy &
Cybersecurity
Intellectual Property
Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Private Client & Wealth Management
Regulatory, Government, & Lobbying Strategies
Strategic Solutions
Tax
White Collar
*See firm website for complete list of practice areas and industries.