NASHVILLE, Tenn., April 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading health and life sciences law firm McDermott Will & Emery will host its inaugural McDermott HealthEx event on May 6 – 9 in Nashville, Tennessee.This event combines several of the Firm's premier industry-leading healthcare programs to reflect increasing convergence in the healthcare industry and facilitate cross-sector collaboration. McDermott HealthEx spans three full days of networking, dealmaking, and substantive programming designed specifically for health and life sciences executives and operators, investors, investment bankers, and other vested stakeholders."We're thrilled to finally launch the highly anticipated McDermott HealthEx. This truly 'game changing' event format will enable all major healthcare and life sciences players to convene in one venue to maximize their networking, deal-making and cross sub-sector collaboration opportunities. And where better than Nashville, the city that embodies the spirit of innovation and leadership in healthcare," said McDermott Partner Jerry Sokol.The programs included in this year's McDermott HealthEx, all with industry leading faculty, are:The Hospitals and Health Systems SummitThe PPM & ASC SymposiumThe Care Delivery and Payment Innovation SummitThe Behavioral Health ForumThe Pharma and MedTech Services ForumThe Labs & Diagnostics ForumThe Pharmacy, DME, and 340B ForumForum The Post Acute, Chronic Care, and Long-Term Care Services Forum"It's incredible that the inaugural McDermott HealthEx is coming right on the heels of opening our new McDermott Nashville office," added Ken Marlow, managing partner of McDermott's Nashville office. "With so many Nashville-based healthcare companies, and the comprehensive sub-sector coverage of McDermott HealthEx, this will be a must-attend event for Nashville healthcare executives."McDermott frequently convenes industry groups at its events, fostering meaningful partnerships and thought leadership through premier conferences. In addition to McDermott HealthEx, the Firm hosted HPE Miami in March, which brought together more than 2,100 attendees to set the stage for healthcare private equity in 2025.For more information or to register for McDermott HealthEx, please visit the event website.Modern Healthcare is the exclusive event media sponsor

, Feb. 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- International law firm McDermott Will & Emery welcomes four new partners to its Health & Life Sciences Practice Group: Ken Marlow, Wells Beckett, Stephen Page, and Spencer Green. Joining from K&L Gates, this group will open McDermott's new office in Nashville, Tennessee, expanding into a critical market for the healthcare industry."This talented team of lawyers is a transformative addition for McDermott, allowing us to launch in Nashville with top talent and further bolster our market-leading hospitals and health systems and healthcare private equity teams in the epicenter of the health industry," said Kristian Werling, global head of McDermott's Health & Life Sciences Practice Group. "Nashville is home to more than 900 health companies and our new presence gives us a strong connection to the unique health and life sciences ecosystem that has formed there. Simply put, it's a place that McDermott – the United States' leading health law firm – should be."Ken is a Tier-1 Chambers-ranked practitioner who brings extensive experience assisting health systems, other healthcare providers, and private equity funds with their mergers and acquisitions (M&A), investments, divestitures, and joint ventures. With a track record of more than 70 acute care hospital transactions across the country with an aggregated value in excess of $50 billion, Ken is a valued advisor in the health system sector

CHICAGO, Jan. 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- International law firm McDermott Will & Emery has appointed Kristian (Krist) Werling to be the new global head of its industry-leading Health & Life Sciences Practice Group. With over 160 lawyers across more than 20 global locations, McDermott has the largest and most proficient Health & Life Sciences Practice Group among U.S. law firms. Chambers has ranked the practice as the only Band 1 team for 15 consecutive years and McDermott has repeatedly held the top spot in PitchBook's League Tables as the most active firm representing healthcare private equity investors."Krist is an extraordinary partner, leader and mentor. From working with clients to supporting our people, he delivers the best possible results—and always with a collaborative and authentic approach," said McDermott Chairman Ira Coleman