To participate in the emerging markets, one must be well-prepared -- and well-advised. Mayer Brown recognized the importance of these markets many years ago and has developed significant experience in every region and in almost every type of matter.

The finance areas in which we most often work are:

• Bank financing/debt trading
• Capital markets
• Restructuring
• Securitization
• Projects

In addition, our offices in Asia and Brazil offer a full service and elsewhere in the emerging markets we are active in a range of non-finance areas including:

• Government & global trade
• Intellectual property
• International arbitration and litigation
• Investment funds
• Mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures
• Real estate-related transactions
• Tax

Clients rely upon our advice so that they can be well-prepared, but ultimately we are distinguished by our execution of our clients' decisions. We are proud of our team's ability to provide clients with exceptional quality implementation of their legal goals. While strong legal implementation does not guarantee business success, its absence increases the risk of unsatisfactory results. We recognize this and thus constantly try to find ways to improve our clients' likelihood of success. In the emerging markets more so than anywhere else, this requires experience, depth and an awareness of the cultural and legal nuances that should be considered in each matter.

While transactions in the emerging markets can be as straightforward as in other jurisdictions, they generally are far more complex. This complexity requires that any participating law firm have both a deep and a broad team. We are constantly investing in our capability to provide our clients with both comprehensive advice and strong execution in these dynamic markets. We offer:

• Fluency in local languages, including Cantonese, French, Gujarati, Hebrew, Hindi, Korean, Mandarin, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Spanish, Thai, and Vietnamese

• Understanding of the cultural nuances with implications for business activities in a given country

• Familiarity with jurisdictional regulatory and international trade laws

• Understanding of market access issues and ability to identify points of entry for clients

In addition to our on the ground presence in Brazil, China, Thailand and Vietnam, we have established strong independent alliances with leading law firms in jurisdictions where we do not have an office. Our alliance firms are leading Spanish firm Ramon & Cajal of Madrid and the Italian firm Tonucci & Partners, which has offices throughout Italy and in Eastern Europe.