b'Regional focusThere are a number of regions in which we do not have offices but have a particularly strong market presence and practice, including: Canada. We are one of the most active global law firms representing Canadian companies, investment banks, pension plans and private equity funds on global transactions. Our capital markets lawyers advise the treasury teams of the Canadian banksand pension funds on their funding and financial alternatives in the US and European markets andon regulatory, tax and compliance issues. We advise on bank notes; medium-term notes (MTNs), including Global and Euro MTNs; covered bonds; structured notes; commercial paper (CP); Euro CP; and ABCP league tables.6programs, among other things. We are ranked among the leading firms in the Canada capital markets Israel. Mayer Brown lawyers have a long historyof commitment to the Israeli market, including representing Israeli companies and their financial advisers; placement agents and underwriters; and venture, private equity and other strategic and financial investors. Several members of the Mayer Brown team have participated in the developmentof the Israeli market, representing Israeli companies and financial institutions globally at every stage of their evolution, as well as the investors and investment banks that finance those companies. Mayer Brown lawyers have advised on many of the largest US initial public offerings on the NYSE and Nasdaq, as well as on the largest M&A transactions involving companies based in Israel or with significant operations in Israel.Nordics. We assist Nordic financial institutionsand companies with advice on capital markets transactions, including private placements, debt offerings, continuous offerings, covered bonds offerings, as well as advice on banking, finance, derivatives and other regulatory matters.'