McDermott Will & Emery ranks as one of the largest international law firms with more than 1,100 lawyers in 15 offices. The Silicon Valley office opened in 1997, and has recognized more than 10 years of growth and success serving clients, regionally, nationally and internationally from our Palo Alto location. Our office has played an integral role in the Firm’s explosive West Coast expansion over the past few years. Lawyers based in our office provide a broad range of corporate, intellectual property, litigation and tax services to both our start-up and global clients in a variety of industries. These industries include biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, alcohol beverages and products, gaming, computer hardware, software, networks and telecommunications. Almost 50 percent of the attorneys in our office hold scientific or technical degrees in areas including electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, aeronautical engineering, chemical engineering, computer science, molecular biology, chemistry and physiology. We work on significant matters requiring a broad range of sophisticated legal skills on an international platform. We are also actively involved in Firm management and are committed to the Bay Area community.
