Mr Paul Hughes > McDermott Will & Emery LLP > Washington DC, United States > Lawyer Profile

The practice group at McDermott Will & Emery LLP draws on experience handling, briefing, and arguing a wide range of appellate issues before the Supreme Court, all thirteen federal courts of appeals and numerous state appellate courts. The team’s broad caseload routinely spans life sciences, IP, government regulation, tax, energy, and securities matters. Leadership is shared between Paul Hughes and Michael Kimberly. Hughes recently secured a victory for NCR Corporation when the Seventh Circuit vacated a district court decision denying a retrial in a Fair Labor Standards Act dispute. Kimberly, for his part, recently represented Houlihan Lokey before the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, which issued a decision affirming a district court’s dismissal of employee stock ownership plan claims. Andrew Lyonsberg and Sarah Hogarth are additional key contacts. All named attorneys are based in Washington, D.C.

The corporate immigration office at McDermott Will & Emery LLP is well-equipped to advise on visas for business hires and transfers, I-9 compliance programs, government audits, corporate immigration policies and the immigration aspects of M&A transactions. The group is also supported by the firm’s private client practice in advising HNW families on private immigration matters. Outside of its core practice, the team also works with actors, dancers and other creatives seeking to work in the US. Joan-Elisse Carpentier is responsible for leading the team out of the New York office, with specialist knowledge in the representation of HNWIs and families on cross-border immigration and expatriation issues. Paul Hughes sits in the Washington DC office and is highly regarded for his work in Supreme Court and appellate immigration litigation.