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Its practice areas include Antitrust & Competition, Bankruptcy, Brussels, Compliance, Corporate, Derivatives, Structured Finance and Financial Products, Discovery and Dispute Services Center, e-Business, Emerging Companies/Venture Financing, Employee Benefits, Environmental, Executive Compensation, FDA - Life Sciences, Finance & Banking, Germany, Government Strategies, Health, Intellectual Property, International, International Trade, Italy, Labor & Employment, London, Markets Restructuring, Mergers & Acquisitions, Nonprofit Organizations, OSHA, MSHA & Catastrophe Response, Paris, Privacy and Data Protection, Private Client, Private Equity, Pro Bono & Community Service, Real Estate, Restructuring & Insolvency, Securities & Capital Markets, Tax, Trial The number of attorneys at McDermott Will & Emery LLP is 1000. There are more than 1.3 million lawyers in United States. We suggest you contact other law firms nearby before making any decisions.

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You should ask how long the lawyer has been in practice, how much experience he or she has in cases like yours, and more importantly, the outcomes of those cases! Focus of Lawyer's Practice and Years Practice are also very important factors in your evaluation process. The more focused the lawyers' practice areas, the better service they could provide. Anyway, do not make decisions solely on one or two factors. Trust your instinct, and only hire people you feel comfortabe working with.

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