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McDermott Will & Schulte

Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded

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McDermott Will & Schulte

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Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded - New York

Band 3

What the Team is Known For

McDermott Will & Schulte is noted for its expert representation of accounting firms and their partners in a wide range of disputes. It possesses further strengths in business torts, insurance and bankruptcy-related litigation. The firm is widely renowned for its work on behalf of the healthcare sector. It has additional capabilities representing corporate issuers across a range of sectors in securities fraud class actions and derivative suits.

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Work Highlights

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  • McDermott Will & Schulte continued to represent Apple in a consumer class action in California state court related to the alleged defects in Apple’s MacBook Air Pro laptop.

Strengths

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  • McDermott Will & Schulte is highly diligent, client-oriented and responsive. The breadth of the firm and coordination internally across partners and functions provides an invaluable one-stop shop. The intelligence level and thoughtfulness across the full suite of services McDermott delivers is seamless.

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  • McDermott Will & Schulte is strategic and decisive. It gives clear recommendations, looking five steps ahead instead of being reactive. The firm's work product is stellar, it is well thought out, researched and supported.

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  • McDermott Will & Schulte distinguishes itself with its initiative for developing and implementing practical and effective litigation strategy which is consistent with business objectives. It is a very effective and excellent team.

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  • McDermott Will & Schulte has a deep bench of smart, proactive and talented advocates. They have a strong understanding of the law and practice, are extremely responsive and provide extremely good service.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Jared Gerber
    Jared Gerber

    Jared Gerber

    Jared Gerber routinely acts for major corporate issuers on securities fraud class actions and derivative suits, including Section 10(b) claims.

    • Jared gives great business advice and manages complex business litigation strategy.

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  • Joel C Haims
    Joel C Haims

    Joel C Haims

    Joel Haims typically represents corporate issuers in a range of Rule 10b-5 class actions and major M&A litigation. He advises clients from all industries, ranging from life sciences and technology companies to investment funds.

    • Joel is an organized and capable attorney. He has good subject area knowledge.

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    • Joel provides wise counsel and has got the perspective and experience you can rely on and feel comfortable with.

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  • John Calandra
    John Calandra

    John Calandra

    John Calandra is an accomplished litigator with a practice spanning a vast array of industries. He possesses experience handling contractual disputes, antitrust litigation and bankruptcy issues.

    • John is creative, flexible and thoughtful. He knows when to fight and when to get a deal done.

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    • I look to John for creative, outside the box thinking.

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    • John is a brilliant litigator, he just gets it. He is a really good negotiator and is absolutely paralyzing in court.

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  • Andrew Kratenstein
    Andrew Kratenstein

    Andrew Kratenstein

    Andrew Kratenstein coleads McDermott Will & Schulte’s New York litigation practice group. He draws praise for acting on behalf of clients on disputes related to private equity, breach of contract and other commercial matters.

    • Andrew is hardworking, responsive and highly effective. He is also a very talented advocate.

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    • Andrew delivers frank and honest assessments really well and he thinks strategically about the case.

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    • Andrew is a true partner. His thoughtfulness, technical intelligence, emotional intelligence and strategic thinking are invaluable. He holds himself to the highest possible standards and he quickly earns the trust and respect of his clients.

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    • Andrew is brilliant, reliable and a safe pair of hands.

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