Mayer Brown achieved an impressive showing in the 2026 edition of the Legal 500 US guide, with 97 national practice area rankings, including nine top-tier rankings. In addition, 64 lawyers received individual recognition, including 10 named to the “Hall of Fame,” 43 recognized as “Leading Partners,” nine noted as “Next Generation Partners,” and three highlighted as “Leading Associates.”
Mayer Brown ranked Tier 1 in the following practice areas:
- Finance: Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance
- Finance: Fintech
- Finance: Project Finance: Infrastructure and PPP
- Finance: Structured Finance: Derivatives and Structured Products
- Finance: Structured Finance: Securitization
- Labor and Employment: ERISA Litigation
- Tax: Financial Products
- Tax: International Tax
- Tax: US Taxes: Contentious
Mayer Brown’s “Hall of Fame” lawyers include:
- Rajesh De – Media, Technology and Telecoms: Cyber Law (Including Data Privacy and Data Protection)
- Elizabeth Espín Stern – Labor and Employment: Immigration
- Thomas Kittle-Kamp – Tax: US Taxes: Contentious
- Kenneth Klein – Tax: International Tax
- Brad Peterson – Media, Technology and Telecoms: Outsourcing
- Andrew Pincus – Dispute Resolution: Appellate: Courts of Appeals / Appellate: Supreme Courts (States and Federal)
- Nancy Ross – Labor and Employment: ERISA Litigation
- Joseph Seliga – Finance: Project Finance
- Jon Van Gorp – Finance: Structured Finance: Securitization
- Joel Williamson – Tax: US Taxes: Contentious
Mayer Brown’s “Leading Partners” include:
- David Alberts – Insurance: Non-Contentious
- David Bakst – Finance: Capital Markets: Debt Offerings
- Jason Bazar – Tax: US Taxes: Non-Contentious
- David Beam – Finance: Fintech
- Ryan Castillo – Finance: Capital Markets: Debt Offerings
- Rajesh De – International Trade and National Security: National Security
- Lisa Ferri – Healthcare: Life Sciences
- Frederick Fisher – Finance: Commercial Lending
- Steven Garden – Tax: Financial Products
- Julie Gillespie – Finance: Structured Finance: Securitization
- Robert Goldberg – Finance: Project Finance
- Mark Hanchet – Dispute Resolution: Financial Services Litigation
- Adam Hickey – International Trade and National Security: National Security
- John Hildy – Tax: US Taxes: Contentious
- Joanna Horsnail – Real Estate: Construction (Including Construction Litigation)
- Mitchell Holzrichter – Government: Government Relations
- Christopher Houpt – Dispute Resolution: Financial Services Litigation
- Steven Kaplan – Finance: Fintech
- Brian Kittle – Tax: US Taxes: Contentious
- Alex Lakatos – Labor and Employment: ERISA Litigation
- Stephen Lilley – Media, Technology and Telecoms: Cyber Law (Including Data Privacy and Data Protection)
- Stuart Litwin – Finance: Structured Finance: Securitization
- Britt Miller – Antitrust: Civil Litigation/Class Actions: Defense
- Sydney Mintzer – International Trade and National Security: Customs, Export Controls and Economic Sanctions
- Russell Nance – Tax: Financial Products
- Richard Nowak – Labor and Employment: ERISA Litigation
- Ger O’Donnell – Finance: Structured Finance: Securitization
- Michael Olsen – Dispute Resolution: Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action - Defense: Toxic Tort
- Jason Osborn – Tax: International Tax
- Anna Pinedo – Finance: Capital Markets: Debt, Equity, and Global Offerings; and Structured Finance: Derivatives and Structured Products
- Philip Recht – Government: Government Relations
- Remmelt Reigersman – Tax: Financial Products
- Leah Robinson – Tax: US Taxes: Contentious
- Nicole Saharsky – Dispute Resolution: Appellate: Courts of Appeals / Appellate: Supreme Courts (States and Federal)
- Vikram Sidhu – Insurance: Insurance: Non-Contentious
- Ryan Suda – Finance: Structured Finance: Securitization
- Mark Ter Molen – Environment: Environment: Litigation
- Angela Ulum – Finance: Structured Finance: Securitization
- Stephanie Vasconcellos – Labor and Employment: Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and Retirement Plans: Transactional
- Stephanie Wagner – Finance: Project Finance
- Brantley Webb – Labor and Employment: ERISA Litigation
- Reb Wheeler – Healthcare: Life Sciences
- Scott Zemser – Finance: Commercial Lending
Mayer Brown’s “Next Generation Partners” include:
- Ryan Castillo – Capital Markets: Global Offerings
- Elina Coss – Finance: Project Finance
- Rohith George – Finance: Fintech
- Brian Hirshberg – Finance: Capital Markets: Equity Offerings
- Marla Matusic – Finance: Structured Finance: Derivatives and Structured Products
- John Prairie – Government: Government Contracts
- Grace Shie – Labor and Employment: Immigration
- Brennan Young – Tax: Financial Products
- Jing Zhang – International Trade and National Security: Customs, Export Controls and Economic Sanctions
Mayer Brown’s “Leading Associates” include:
- Yuliya Feldman – Insurance: Non-Contentious
- Timothy Leake – Antitrust: Civil Litigation/Class Actions: Defense
- Kelly Truesdale – Finance: Fintech
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