Los Angeles-based Maria Rodriguez lead McDermott Will & Schulte‘s employment practice. The team provides employment advice on complex M&A and roll-up deals for sponsor and strategic acquirers across healthcare and life sciences. New York’s Martin Schmelkin has deep experience in employment law, allowing him to advise on litigation strategy, coordinate policies and programs across jurisdictions, and lead workplace training programs. Marc Brossman provides counsel to several educational institutions and private equity firms. Stephania Sanon departed the team in January 2026.
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Testimonials
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- 'Kerry Scanlon and Jeremy White provide us with ADA and employment discrimination advice and are unmatched in their performance and results. They work tirelessly and take ownership of every issue we present to them. The results they deliver are stellar.'
- Kerry Scanlon and Jeremy White are simply two of the most important and valuable lawyers in our stellar collection of options. They work tirelessly and take ownership of every issue we present to them. The results they deliver are stellar.
Key clients
- Connoisseur Media
- Gemspring Capital
- Harvest Partners
- Kingswood Capital Management
- Nautic Partners
- Northwell Health
- Premier Inc.
- Thomas H. Lee Partners
- Viscogliosi Brothers, LLC
Work highlights
Advising Viscogliosi Brothers’ newly formed VB Spine, LLC on the employment and workforce transition aspects of its $477 million acquisition and carve-out of Stryker’s U.S. spinal implants business.
Advising Northwell Health on the employment and labor aspects of its acquisition of Nuvance Health, including diligence on approximately 14,000 employees and 1,200 physician contractors and review of multiple collective bargaining agreements.
Advising Kingswood Capital Management on the employment aspects of its $193.5 million acquisition of The Vitamin Shoppe out of Franchise Group’s Chapter 11, including multi-state workforce reconfiguration and plant-closing law compliance.
Practice head
Rachel Cowen; Maria Rodriguez
Other key lawyers
Martin Schmelkin; Marc Brossman; Kerry Scanlon; Jeremy White