Key Takeaways
- • McDermott Will & Schulte promoted 36 lawyers to partner and four to counsel, effective January 1, 2027, according to the firm's announcement dated October 26, 2026.
- • Thirteen of the newly promoted partners are based in New York, reinforcing the firm's investment in its New York market.
- • The promotion class strengthens McDermott's private capital platform, adding depth in private equity, investment funds, and M&A.
- • The class is 50% women and spans 13 cities across France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
Summary
Global law firm McDermott Will & Schulte announced that it has promoted 36 lawyers to partner and four to counsel, effective January 1, 2027. The announcement, published October 26, 2026, positions the class as a reflection of continued investment in the firm's New York market, where 13 of the new partners are located.
The firm said the promotions strengthen its private capital platform, adding depth across private equity, investment funds, and M&A, the practices it describes as central to how capital is raised, deployed and returned. McDermott Chairman Ira Coleman said the class "challenge[s] convention, embrace[s] complexity, and help[s] clients move forward with confidence."
Harris Siskind, the firm's Global Transactions Practice Group Head, said the lawyers extend the firm's ability to advise clients "across the full investment lifecycle, from fund formation through acquisition and exit."
The promotions are spread across practices including Transactions, Litigation, Tax, Employment, Health & Life Sciences, and Private Client. Half of the newly promoted lawyers are women, and the class spans 13 cities in four countries: France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
The firm said the promotions strengthen its private capital platform, adding depth across private equity, investment funds, and M&A, the practices it describes as central to how capital is raised, deployed and returned. McDermott Chairman Ira Coleman said the class "challenge[s] convention, embrace[s] complexity, and help[s] clients move forward with confidence."
Harris Siskind, the firm's Global Transactions Practice Group Head, said the lawyers extend the firm's ability to advise clients "across the full investment lifecycle, from fund formation through acquisition and exit."
The promotions are spread across practices including Transactions, Litigation, Tax, Employment, Health & Life Sciences, and Private Client. Half of the newly promoted lawyers are women, and the class spans 13 cities in four countries: France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
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