McDermott Will & Emery 401(k) match, vesting and fees

Plan year 2024 filingMw&E Savings and Retirement Plan · Plan 005 · EIN 36-1453176Updated Oct 2026

What McDermott Will & Emery's 401(k) plan says about matching contributions

The match terms have not been published from this plan's filing yet.
The plan year 2024 filing reports $30.6M in employer contributions, about $9,787 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula. Plan year 2024 Form 5500 ↗
$443,908
Average account balance
3,180
Participants (end of year)
$1.4B
Plan assets (end of year)
0.04%
Admin expenses ÷ assets

Plan features

Match, vesting and enrollment details have not been published from this plan's audit report yet. The figures below come from the structured filing.

RecordkeeperSchwab Retirement Plan Services,incSchedule C ↗
Independent auditorSikich Cpa LLC (unmodified opinion, limited scope)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and status401(k) · ActiveForm 5500 ↗
Late participant contributionsReported on the filingSchedule H ↗

How the plan compares

Plan year 2024 medians for 1,087 defined-contribution plans in professional, scientific, and technical services with 1,000 to 4,999 participants.

McDermott Will & Emery: employer contribution per participant$9,787
Peer median$2,556
McDermott Will & Emery: average balance$443,908
Peer median$100,166
McDermott Will & Emery: admin expenses ÷ assets0.04%
Peer median0.11%

Admin expenses are the plan's reported administrative expenses divided by its assets; they do not include fund expense ratios.

Plan history

Plan assets went from $1.2B at the end of plan year 2021 to $1.4B at the end of plan year 2024.

$1.2B2021$1B2022$1.2B2023$1.4B2024
End-of-year figures from each plan year's Form 5500 filing for the McDermott Will & Emery plan.
Plan yearParticipantsAssetsEmployer contributionsPer participantAdmin expense ratioMatch formulaFiling
20243,180$1.4B$30.6M$9,7870.04%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
20233,138$1.2B$28.1M$9,1470.04%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
20223,097$1B$26.2M$8,6810.04%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
20212,887$1.2B$23.2M$8,3510.05%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗

Other McDermott Will & Emery plans (8)

Each plan files its own Form 5500. Figures are from each plan's latest filing.

Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP Associates Savings Plan

Plan 002 · EIN 36-1453176 · plan year 2024 filing
$135,925
Average account balance
564
Participants (end of year)
$70.3M
Plan assets (end of year)
0.02%
Admin expenses ÷ assets

Plan features

Match, vesting and enrollment details have not been published from this plan's audit report yet. The figures below come from the structured filing.

RecordkeeperPrincipal Life Insurance CompanySchedule C ↗
Independent auditorEisneramper LLP (unmodified opinion, limited scope)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and status401(k) · ActiveForm 5500 ↗

Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP Savings Plan

Plan 001 · EIN 36-1453176 · plan year 2024 filing
$495,231
Average account balance
345
Participants (end of year)
$167M
Plan assets (end of year)
0.03%
Admin expenses ÷ assets

Plan features

Match, vesting and enrollment details have not been published from this plan's audit report yet. The figures below come from the structured filing.

RecordkeeperPrincipal Life Insurance CompanySchedule C ↗
Independent auditorEisneramper LLP (unmodified opinion, limited scope)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and status401(k) · ActiveForm 5500 ↗

Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP Thrift Plan

Plan 030 · EIN 36-1453176 · plan year 2024 filing
$465,362
Average account balance
322
Participants (end of year)
$141M
Plan assets (end of year)
0.04%
Admin expenses ÷ assets

Plan features

Match, vesting and enrollment details have not been published from this plan's audit report yet. The figures below come from the structured filing.

RecordkeeperPrincipal Life Insurance CompanySchedule C ↗
Independent auditorEisneramper LLP (unmodified opinion, limited scope)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and status401(k) · ActiveForm 5500 ↗

Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP Supplemental Retirement Plan

Plan 028 · EIN 36-1453176 · plan year 2024 filing
$848,464
Average account balance
171
Participants (end of year)
$145M
Plan assets (end of year)
0.00%
Admin expenses ÷ assets

Plan features

Match, vesting and enrollment details have not been published from this plan's audit report yet. The figures below come from the structured filing.

Independent auditorEisneramper LLP (unmodified opinion, limited scope)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and statusRetirement · ActiveForm 5500 ↗

Mw&E Cash Balance Plan

Plan 006 · EIN 36-1453176 · plan year 2024 filing
$723,755
Average account balance
278
Participants (end of year)
$201M
Plan assets (end of year)
0.35%
Admin expenses ÷ assets

Plan features

Match, vesting and enrollment details have not been published from this plan's audit report yet. The figures below come from the structured filing.

Independent auditorSikich Cpa LLC (unmodified opinion, limited scope)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and statusPension (defined benefit) · ActiveForm 5500 ↗

Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP Partners' Pension Plan

Plan 029 · EIN 36-1453176 · plan year 2024 filing
$421,014
Average account balance
96
Participants (end of year)
$40.4M
Plan assets (end of year)
0.06%
Admin expenses ÷ assets

Plan features

Match, vesting and enrollment details have not been published from this plan's audit report yet. The figures below come from the structured filing.

Plan type and statusPension (defined benefit) · ActiveForm 5500 ↗

Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP Partners' Cash Balance Plan

Plan 031 · EIN 36-1453176 · plan year 2024 filing
$413,582
Average account balance
96
Participants (end of year)
$39.7M
Plan assets (end of year)
0.06%
Admin expenses ÷ assets

Plan features

Match, vesting and enrollment details have not been published from this plan's audit report yet. The figures below come from the structured filing.

Plan type and statusPension (defined benefit) · ActiveForm 5500 ↗

Mcdermott Will & Emery Cash Balance Plan for Capital Partners

Plan 010 · EIN 36-1453176 · plan year 2023 filing · terminated
—
Average account balance
0
Participants (end of year)
$0
Plan assets (end of year)
—
Employer contribution per participant

Plan features

Match, vesting and enrollment details have not been published from this plan's audit report yet. The figures below come from the structured filing.

Plan type and statusPension (defined benefit) · Terminated (final filing)Form 5500 ↗

Common questions

Does McDermott Will & Emery match 401(k) contributions?

The match terms for the Mw&E Savings and Retirement Plan have not been published from its filing yet. The plan year 2024 filing reports $30.6M in employer contributions, about $9,787 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula.

When is the McDermott Will & Emery 401(k) match vested?

The vesting schedule for the Mw&E Savings and Retirement Plan is not in the data published so far. Your Summary Plan Description states it.

Who manages the McDermott Will & Emery 401(k)?

The recordkeeper listed on Schedule C of the plan year 2024 filing is Schwab Retirement Plan Services,inc. The plan administrator is Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP.

I left McDermott Will & Emery. How do I find my old 401(k)?

Your account stays in the plan until you move it. Contact the plan administrator (Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP, (312) 372-2000) or the recordkeeper, Schwab Retirement Plan Services,inc. The McDermott Will & Emery old 401(k) page lists the contacts from every plan filing. Find an old McDermott Will & Emery 401(k)

Data from the public Form 5500 annual reports McDermott Will & Emery filed with the U.S. Department of Labor (plan years 2021 and 2022 and 2023 and 2024) and, where noted, the attached independent auditor's report. Plan terms may have changed since the filing; check your current Summary Plan Description. PlanFacts is not affiliated with McDermott Will & Emery. Not financial advice. Report a correction · Methodology