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Mayer Brown, a leading global law firm, announced that Lawrence V. Berkovich has joined the firm in Charlotte as a partner in the Banking & Finance practice. Previously, he was a counsel with Dechert LLP in Charlotte.
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Media Coverage
2 May 2013
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Legal Update
18 January 2013
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Mayer Brown Legal Update
In December 2012 the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) published a consultation paper (BCBS 236) proposing substantial changes to the methods banks use to calculate risk-based capital requirements related to securitisation exposures. The proposal’s stated objectives are to make securitisation capital requirements more prudent and risk-sensitive, to lessen reliance on external credit ratings, and to reduce "cliff effects" (in which small differences in credit quality or other parameters produce large differences in capital requirements). Comments on the proposal are due 15 March 2013.
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Media Coverage
6 December 2012
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Law360
In a bylined article, Banking & Finance partners Zac Barnett (Chicago) and Mike Mascia (New York) and associates Wes Misson (Charlotte), Rajeev Khurana and Mark Dempsey (both Chicago) discuss how subscription credit facilities have become a popular form of financing for private equity and real estate funds.
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News Release
1 December 2012
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Mayer Brown, a leading global law firm, announced today that its real estate group in Paris, led by Andrew Armfelt and Jean-Philippe Lambert was awarded at the 12th annual Ceremony of Trophées du Droit et du Contentieux (Law and Litigation Trophies) and comprised of the 2012 Silver Trophy of for the “Best Real Estate and Real Estate Finance team” (“Meilleure Equipe immobilier et fiancement immobilier 2012”).
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Newsletter
6 November 2012
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Mayer Brown Newsletter
Periodically we like to update our clients on the latest deals and news at Mayer Brown. In doing this, we hope you gain a broader understanding of our global capabilities in the projects and infrastructure sectors.
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Mayer Brown Legal Update
In this issue: UK – Update on the Transition to the New Regulatory Regime; Europe – Solvency II update; Europe – IMD II publication; US – Credit for Reinsurance Reform; US – NAIC Update: Summer National Meeting; US – Amendments to California's Insurance Holding Company System Regulatory Act; US – CFTC and SEC Final Rules Distinguishing Insurance from Swaps; Global – Insurance Brokers Face Storm Clouds over US Sanctions; Global – Canada, Isle of Man, Luxembourg and Poland sign up to Multinational Memorandum of Understanding; China - CIRC Relaxes Restrictions on Permitted Investments by Insurance Companies; Hong Kong – Personal Data (Privacy) (Amendment) Ordinance; Bermuda – Is the UK Takeover Code bound for Bermuda?
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News Release
23 July 2012
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Mayer Brown, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm was ranked as top issuer counsel for US asset-backed securities/mortgage-backed securities deals in Asset-Backed Alert’s midyear rankings. Mayer Brown ranked in first place with a total of 26 deals with a total value of $21.9 billion (1H-12 issuance) and 18 deals with a total value of $14.5 billion (1H-11 issuance).
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News Release
25 June 2012
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Mayer Brown, a leading global law firm, announced today that it advised Wells Fargo & Company on a definitive agreement to acquire WestLB’s subscription finance portfolio.
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Mayer Brown, a leading global law firm, announced today that the 2012 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business ranked 124 of its lawyers, with 149 total rankings, in 51 nationwide and/or state practice categories. Of these, 38 rankings are top-band or higher rankings in 25 nationwide and/or state categories.
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Media Coverage
7 June 2012
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The American Lawyer
Article discusses Paul Theiss' role as the new Chairman of Mayer Brown, succeeding Bert Krueger.
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Mayer Brown, a leading global law firm, announced today that Paul W. Theiss has been elected Chairman of the firm, effective June 1, 2012. He will succeed Herbert W. Krueger, who under the terms of the firm’s partnership agreement is not eligible for another term.
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News Release
May 15, 2012
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Mayer Brown is representing Ally Financial Inc. in its efforts to strengthen its longer-term financial profile and accelerate repayments of the U.S. Treasury's investment. Such actions include representing Ally in the decision by Ally's mortgage subsidiary, Residential Capital, LLC (ResCap), to file for Chapter 11 reorganization. Ally, Ally Bank and all other Ally entities are not part of the ResCap Chapter 11 cases and there will be no change to Ally's business operations as a result of ResCap's action.
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Media Coverage
April 2012
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Business Law Today
Bylined article by Charlotte Finance partner Perry Hicks discusses transfer restrictions on assets held in the indirect holding system.
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News Release
23 January 2012
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Mayer Brown, a leading global law firm, announced today that Perry Hicks has joined the firm as a partner in the Banking & Finance practice in Charlotte.
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News Release
17 October 2011
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Mayer Brown, a leading global law firm, announced today that seven of its partners were named “Best Lawyers 2012 Lawyers of the Year” in their respective practice categories and office cities.
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White Paper
23 September 2011
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Mayer Brown White Paper
Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act – On March 18, 2010, the U.S. government adopted the “Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act” (HIRE Act). It provides for tax benefits for U.S. companies, who are supposed to create new jobs in turn.
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With oil reserves second only to the Middle East and significant gas reserves, Latin America has become a natural focus of oil and gas exploration in recent years. As the countries in this region increasingly turn their attention to their offshore prospects, which range from Brazil’s massive fields to lesser known areas elsewhere, all are welcoming the technology, capital and expertise of foreign companies but under terms and conditions that vary greatly from country to country.
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29 ABA Appellate Practice Journal 1
Discussions of good legal writing are really discussions about the needs of the intended audience. Appellate judges write for a diverse group of readers: justices of the Supreme Court, judges in other circuits, district judges, winning and losing litigants, law-enforcement officials, lawyers advising clients, academics and law students, and even, as Justice Black once put it, “the boys in the barbershop.”
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Legal Times
Still Learning From Brown: As long as we struggle to integrate schools, race-based measures should pass muster.
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Media Coverage
Summer 2001
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An article written by Christine Hogan, in the ABA's journal Litigation, that discusses the assistance she received from Mayer Brown LLP's Steve Shapiro and Ken Geller in preparing for her first argument before the Supreme Court.
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Mealey's Litigation Report: Class Actions, Page 34
Now that the Supreme Court has issued a blockbuster ruling on the constitutional limitations
on state election law,1 it seems like an appropriate time to consider the far more
common question of the extent to which the Constitution limits use and management of
the class action device.
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ABA’s First Amendment & Media Litigation Newsletter
Live footage of law enforcement activity taken by media "ride-alongs" has become so common place that it has even become a staple of TV shows like "Cops" and "Rescue 911." A ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court last month has sharply cut back the permissible scope of coverage provided by media "ride-alongs" and may well affect other on-the-spot coverage of law enforcement operations.
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17 State Tax Notes 1681
More than 10 years ago, in Scheiner v. American Trucking Ass’ns, Inc., the United States
Supreme Court held that flat, unapportioned state taxes on interstate truckers are unconstitutional
under the Commerce Clause; the Court reasoned that such levies create the risk of duplicative
taxation because they are not apportioned between the states, and inevitably have the effect of
discriminating against interstate businesses. In response to the holding in Scheiner, several states
candidly acknowledged that their flat motor carrier fees were unconstitutional.
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