12 October 2007 - Mayer Brown announced that 160 of its lawyers have been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America 2008.
Inclusion in Best Lawyers is based entirely on peer review. Lawyers are asked to candidly evaluate the work of other lawyers in the same specialty and geographic areas.
The 2008 electronic list was released on September 1, 2007 and the print version will be released in December 2007.
Mayer Brown Best Lawyers are as follows. Numbers in parentheses indicate length of time an individual has been included in Best Lawyers. An asterisk indicates selection for the first time.
Charlotte
Jonathan A. Barrett
Corporate Law
Hayden D. Brown
Tax Law
Jeffrey P. Cantrell (*)
Tax Law
Robert B. Cordle (10)
Commercial Litigation
C. Wells Hall III
Tax Law
Trusts and Estates
Christopher C. Kupec
Banking Law
Robert L. Mendenhall (*)
Tax Law
Chicago
Lee N. Abrams
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Antitrust Law
Franchise Law
Sports Law
J. Trent Anderson
Corporate Law
Robert C. Baptista, Jr.
Banking Law
James R. Barry (*)
Tax Law
Edward S. Best
Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Securities Law
Christian F. Binnig
Administrative Law
Communications Law
Timothy S. Bishop
Biotechnology Law
Environmental Law
Timothy P. Callahan
Construction Law
Richard A. Campbell
Trusts and Estates
James A. Casey (*)
Trusts and Estates
Joseph P. Collins
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Corporate Law
Derivatives Law
Private Funds Law
Vincent J. Connelly (10)
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
White-Collar Criminal Defense
J. Tyson Covey
Administrative Law
Communications Law
George W. Craven
Tax Law
Robert E. Curley
Corporate Law
Securities Law
David S. Curry
Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Julian C. D'Esposito, Jr.
Commercial Litigation
Government Relations Law
Scott J. Davis
Corporate Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Debora de Hoyos
Banking Law
Douglas A. Doetsch
Banking Law
Robert M. Dow, Jr.
Communications Law
Thomas C. Durham (*)
Tax Law
Thomas M. Durkin
Commercial Litigation
Personal Injury Litigation
Product Liability Litigation
Rebecca S. Eisner
Information Technology Law
Technology Law
Tyrone C. Fahner (10)
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
White-Collar Criminal Defense
James R. Ferguson
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
White-Collar Criminal Defense
Robert F. Finke
Antitrust Law
Sheila M. Finnegan
Commercial Litigation
Mary C. Fontaine
Structured Finance Law
Michael K. Forde
Commercial Litigation
J. Paul Forrester
Banking Law
Project Finance Law
Dennis G. Friedman
Communications Law
John J. Gearen (10)
Real Estate Law
Steven R. Gilford
Insurance Law
Frederic L. Hahn (10)
Tax Law
Marshall E. Hanbury
Derivatives Law
Robert A. Helman (25)
Corporate Law
Energy Law
Michael L. Hermsen
Securities Law
Carol A. Hitselberger
Structured Finance Law
James D. Holzhauer
Labor and Employment Law
Robert F. Hugi
Structured Finance Law
John A. Janicik
Government Relations Law
Ivan P. Kane (*)
Real Estate Law
Alvin C. Katz
Real Estate Law
Robert A. Kelman
Equipment Finance Law
Roger J. Kiley, Jr.
Government Relations Law
Municipal Law
Thomas S. Kiriakos
Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Anne Marie Konopack
Tax Law
Herbert W. Krueger (20)
Employee Benefits Law
William A. Levy (*)
Tax Law
James T. Lidbury (*)
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Stuart M. Litwin
Structured Finance Law
Theodore A. Livingston, Jr.
Administrative Law
Communications Law
Wayne R. Luepker
Employee Benefits Law
Daniel W. Luther (*)
Sports Law
Trusts and Estates
Barry N. Machlin
Project Finance Law
Cary J. Malkin
Corporate Law
Securities Law
Andrew S. Marovitz
Antitrust Law
Hugh R. McCombs, Jr. (*)
Commercial Litigation
T. Mark McLaughlin
Antitrust Law
Jonathan C. Medow (*)
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Deborah A. Monson
Private Funds Law
Donna E. Morgan
Trusts and Estates
John E. Muench
Administrative Law
Communications Law
Stanley C. Nardoni
Insurance Law
David Narefsky
Government Relations Law
Philip J. Niehoff
Securities Law
John W. Noell, Jr.
Corporate Law
Private Funds Law
Michele L. Odorizzi
Appellate Law
Commercial Litigation
Michael A. Olsen
Alternative Dispute Resolution
George A. Pecoulas
Banking Law
Structured Finance Law
Brad L. Peterson
Technology Law
Mary B. Richardson-Lowry
Government Relations Law
Matthew A. Rooney
Biotechnology Law
Paul J. N. Roy
Technology Law
Deborah Schavey Ruff
Biotechnology Law
John R. Sagan
Securities Law
William A. Schmalzl (*)
Tax Law
John R. Schmidt
Corporate Law
Edward J. Schneidman
Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Securities Law
James C. Schroeder (*)
Appellate Law
David A. Schuette
Securities Law
Ami G. Scott (*)
Banking Law
Zaldwaynaka Scott
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Stephen M. Shapiro
Appellate Law
Commercial Litigation
Richard W. Shepro
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Timothy C. Sherck (10)
Tax Law
Marc F. Sperber
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
J. Robert Stoll
Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Paul W. Theiss
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Securities Law
Frederick B. Thomas
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Jeffrey A. Usow
Real Estate Law
B. Alan Van Dyke (*)
Tax Law
Joel V. Williamson (10)
Tax Law
Herbert L. Zarov
Commercial Litigation
Houston
Claudia Wilson Frost
Appellate Law
Commercial Litigation
Robert F. Gray, Jr. (10)
Corporate Law
Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Venture Capital Law
Sharon A. Israel
Intellectual Property Law
M. Marvin Katz (25)
Real Estate Law
Charles S. Kelley
Construction Law
William H. Knull III
International Arbitration
Michael E. Niebruegge
Banking Law
Corporate Law
Energy Law
David L. Ronn (*)
Corporate Law
Ronald M. Shoss
Real Estate Law
Neil A. Wasserstrom
Real Estate Law
Los Angeles
Robert M. Hertzberg
Government Relations Law
Warren R. Loui
Banking Law
Gregory R. McClintock
Energy Law
Environmental Law
Natural Resources Law
Brian E. Newhouse
Banking Law
Philip R. Recht
Government Relations Law
James R. Walther
Corporate Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
New York
Andrew L. Frey (10)
Appellate Law
Bet-the-Company Litigation
White-Collar Criminal Defense
Nigel L. Howard
Information Technology Law
Jason H. P. Kravitt
Structured Finance Law
Philip Allen Lacovara
Appellate Law
Richard M. Steuer
Antitrust Law
Palo Alto
Ian N. Feinberg
Information Technology Law
Maureen J. Gorman (10)
Employee Benefits Law
Larry R. Langdon
Tax Law
Washington, DC
Richard Ben-Veniste
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
White-Collar Criminal Defense
Robert E. Bloch
Antitrust Law
Pat S. Conti (*)
Securities Law
Stephen J. Crimmins
Securities Law
Robert P. Davis
Labor and Employment Law
David F. Dowd
Administrative Law
Richard J. Favretto (25)
Antitrust Law
Commercial Litigation
Kenneth S. Geller
Appellate Law
Commercial Litigation
Communications Law
Product Liability Litigation
Joseph I. Goldstein
Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
Securities Law
Frank H. Henneburg
Real Estate Law
Robert M. Jenkins III
Transportation Law
Erika Z. Jones
Product Liability Litigation
Michael Kantor
International Trade and Finance Law
Christopher J. Kelly
Antitrust Law
Kenneth Klein
Tax Law
Daniel A. Masur (*)
Information Technology Law
David M. McIntosh (*)
Government Relations Law
Stephanie M. Monaco
Corporate Law
Andrew J. Pincus
Appellate Law
Professional Malpractice Law
Peter L. Scher
Administrative Law
International Trade and Finance Law
Evan M. Tager (*)
Appellate Law
Charles S. Triplett
Tax Law
Keith J. Willner
Real Estate Law