EXHIBIT 23. CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements of McDonalds Corporation (listed below) and the related prospectuses of our reports dated February 18, 2009 with respect to the Consolidated financial statements of McDonalds Corporation and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of McDonalds Corporation, included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2008.
| Commission File No. for Registration Statements | ||||||||
| FORM S-8 | FORM S-3 | |||||||
| 33-09267 | 33-00001 | |||||||
| 33-24958 | 33-64873 | |||||||
| 33-49817 | 333-25899 | |||||||
| 33-50701 | 333-59145 | |||||||
| 33-58840 | 333-60170 | |||||||
| 333-03409 | 333-82920 | |||||||
| 333-65033 | 333-92212 | |||||||
| 333-36776 | 333-120453 | |||||||
| 333-36778 | 333-139431 | |||||||
| 333-71656 | 333-149952 | |||||||
| 333-121092 | ||||||||
| 333-115770 | ||||||||
| 333-139415 | ||||||||
| 333-149990 | ||||||||
| ERNST & YOUNG LLP | ||||||||
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