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McDermott Will & Schulte

Healthcare: Private Sector

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McDermott Will & Schulte

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Healthcare: Private Sector - UK-wide

Band 1

What the Team is Known For

McDermott Will & Emery is a specialist healthcare group with strong domestic and international capabilities, acting for clients across the UK and USA. The team demonstrates strong transactional expertise, handling M&A transactions, joint ventures and financing mandates. The firm is equally adept at advising on contractual, regulatory, corporate governance and employment issues. McDermott Will & Emery offers further expertise in relation to data privacy and digital health, particularly innovative imaging and diagnostic technologies.

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Work Highlights

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  • McDermott Will & Emery represented Northwestern Memorial Healthcare in its partnership with The London Clinic Limited.

Strengths

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  • The firm has strong commercial instincts when navigating regulatory and transactional complexity. All team members make a contribution, with good and effective allocation of responsibilities.

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  • The team provides expert advice on very technical matters.

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  • McDermott Will & Emery has a deep understanding of healthcare sector law and regulation, and their application.

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  • The firm is well connected and able to provide valuable additional market insight. It offers creative thinking to progressing legal challenges, together with solid advice on the route options.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Sharon Lamb
    Sharon Lamb

    Sharon Lamb

    Sharon Lamb frequently advises private sector providers on complex regulatory issues surrounding multi-jurisdictional commercial transactions and investments. She is noted for her experience in the primary care and healthtech sectors.

    • She has huge sector knowledge and is well connected. She is able to distil the various complex elements of relevant legislation into something that is understandable for the non-lawyer.

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    • Sharon is a perfect business partner who works in lockstep with us. She is first class.

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    • Sharon Lamb knows everything about healthcare law and comes up with creative arguments. She's a real force to be reckoned with.

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  • Jason Zemmel
    Jason Zemmel

    Jason Zemmel

    Jason Zemmel has considerable expertise advising private sector clients on a broad array of corporate finance and commercial matters in the healthcare sector. He regularly assists with the acquisition and sale of social care facilities and healthcare centres.

    • Jason is never anything other than all-in with his client. We really appreciate that.

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  • Bella North
    Bella North

    Bella North

    Bella North advises domestic and international clients across the healthcare market and brings her regulatory expertise to complex transactions and compliance questions.

    • Bella has outstanding healthcare regulatory and transactional chops.

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