Steven Scholes > McDermott Will & Emery LLP > Chicago, United States > Lawyer Profile

Praised as ‘top notch litigators’ with an ‘excellent level of professionalism’, the team of expert practitioners fielded by McDermott Will & Emery LLP is extremely well-versed in handling high value, complex litigation, particularly in connection with IP and class action matters across the technology and healthcare sectors. In the firm’s New York office, Seth Friedman and Joshua Simon are key contacts: Friedman predominantly counsels accountancy clients, while Simon focuses on disputes arising out of the healthcare, telecommunications, and financial services industries. The pair jointly lead the practice alongside Jon Dean in Los Angeles, Laura McLane in Boston, and Chicago’s Steven Scholes. New York’s John Calandra has carved out a niche in space law and satellite technology in addition to handling energy and financial services matters.

McDermott Will & Emery LLP has ‘a very capable securities litigation and regulatory practice‘. Increasingly visible in complex securities disputes at both trial and appellate levels in federal and state courts nationwide, the firm handles class actions, derivative cases, and SEC enforcement matters. ‘Savvy and practical‘ global head of litigation Steven Scholes is based in Chicago. He leads a ‘smart, hardworking talented team‘ alongside Timothy Hoeffner in New York, who frequently acts for accounting firms, major banks and underwriters, and large insurers. New York’s Joel Haims and David Momborquette, Boston-based former SEC enforcement attorney Caitlyn Campbell, and up-and-coming partner Paul Helms, in Washington DC are all central figures in the practice.