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Latest News Releases
Date		Headlines
11 March 2010		Mayer Brown partner Simeon M. Kriesberg receives the 2010 Judge Learned Hand Award News Release - United States Mayer Brown partner Simeon M. Kriesberg received the Judge Learned Hand Award from the Washington office of the American Jewish Committee (AJC). The award, which is given annually to a member of the legal profession who has combined extraordinary professional accomplishments with distinguished community service, was presented to Mr. Kriesberg at a dinner and reception at the Washington Hebrew Congregation. The award is named for Billings Learned Hand, a legendary US judge and legal philosopher.
10 March 2010		Chambers Global Ranks 64 Mayer Brown Partners; Practices Ranked in 53 Categories in 2010 Edition News Release - Antitrust & Competition, Asset Finance, Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Corporate & Securities, Derivatives & Structured Products, Employment, Energy, Global Trade, Infrastructure, Intellectual Property, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Mergers & Acquisitions, Outsourcing, Privacy & Security, Private Equity / Venture Capital, Projects, Securitization, Shipping, Structured Finance, Tax Controversy, Tax Transactions & Consulting, Telecommunications, Africa, Belgium, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Latin America & Caribbean, United Kingdom / England & Wales, United States, Vietnam Mayer Brown, a leading global law firm, announced today that 64 of its attorneys are ranked in the 2010 edition of Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business, including 13 who achieved top-band ranking or higher in 10 regional and/or global categories.

Latest Media Coverage
Date		Headlines
16 March 2010		Mayer Brown partner William Charnley interviewed on the BBC News Channel on Kraft's takeover of Cadbury. BBC News Channel Media Coverage - Corporate & Securities, United Kingdom / England & Wales William Charnley, Corporate partner in the London office of Mayer Brown, is interviewed on the BBC News Chanel regarding the Takeover Code and its statutory role in light of Kraft Food’s takeover of Cadbury.
10 March 2010		Investors tap into deathbed bond deal Wall Street Journal Media Coverage - Corporate & Securities, United States Eddie Best quoted on bonds that come with a survivor’s option, saying “there's nothing in a typical prospectus that would prohibit such deals…. While issuers didn't intend for them to be used to make a quick buck ‘there are people out there who will figure out how to game almost anything in the world.’”