Mayer Brown, a leading global law firm, achieved first-tier rankings in 110 national and metropolitan categories, including 39 national first-tier rankings, in the 2011-2012 US News/Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” rankings.
The “Best Law Firms” rankings list 9,633 US law firms in 123 major practice areas. A primary determinant of the rankings were evaluations of law firms by clients voting on firms’ expertise, responsiveness, understanding of a business and its needs, cost-effectiveness, civility and whether they would refer another client to a firm.
“Mayer Brown’s exceptional results in this year’s ‘Best Law Firms’ rankings demonstrate a high degree of client satisfaction with the legal solutions our lawyers provide across a wide range of practice areas and geographies,” said Mayer Brown Chairman Bert W. Krueger.
First-tier rankings for Mayer Brown included:
National
- Antitrust Law
- Appellate Practice
- Banking and Finance Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Communications Law
- Copyright Law
- Corporate Compliance Law
- Corporate Law
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar – Governmental Investigations
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar – Litigation
- Derivatives and Futures Law
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Energy Law
- Environmental Law
- Equipment Finance Law
- Franchise Law
- International Arbitration – Commercial
- International Arbitration – Governmental
- International Trade and Finance Law
- Land Use & Zoning Law
- Litigation – Antitrust
- Litigation – Banking & Finance
- Litigation – Mergers & Acquisitions
- Litigation – Patent
- Litigation – Securities
- Litigation – Tax
- Patent Law
- Private Equity Law
- Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law
- Project Finance Law
- Real Estate Law
- Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Securities Regulation
- Securitization and Structured Finance Law
- Sports Law
- Tax Law
- Trademark Law
- Transportation Law
- Trusts & Estates Law
Charlotte
- Securitization and Structured Finance Law
- Tax Law
Chicago
- Administrative / Regulatory Law
- Antitrust Law
- Appellate Practice
- Arbitration
- Banking and Finance Law
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Communications Law
- Corporate Law
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar – Governmental Investigations
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar – Litigation
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Energy Law
- Environmental Law
- Equipment Finance Law
- Franchise Law
- Government Relations Practice
- Information Technology Law
- Land Use & Zoning Law
- Litigation – Antitrust
- Litigation – Banking & Finance
- Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Litigation – Mergers & Acquisitions
- Litigation – Patent
- Litigation – Securities
- Mediation
- Mergers & Acquisitions Law
- Non-Profit/Charities Law
- Patent Law
- Private Equity Law
- Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law
- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Project Finance Law
- Public Finance Law
- Real Estate Law
- Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Securities Regulation
- Securitization and Structured Finance Law
- Sports Law
- Tax Law
- Technology Law
- Trusts & Estates Law
Houston
- Energy Law
- International Arbitration – Commercial
- International Arbitration – Governmental
- Real Estate Law
Los Angeles
- Copyright Law
- Government Relations Practice
- Natural Resources Law
New York
- Appellate Practice
- Derivatives and Futures Law
- Securitization and Structured Finance Law
Palo Alto
- Litigation – Tax
- Trademark Law
Washington, DC
- Administrative / Regulatory Law
- Antitrust Law
- Appellate Practice
- Commercial Litigation
- Corporate Compliance Law
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar – Governmental Investigations
- Information Technology Law
- International Trade and Finance Law
- Litigation – Antitrust
- Litigation – Securities
- Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law
- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Securities Regulation
- Transportation Law
Additional category rankings for Mayer Brown are:
National
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Biotechnology Law
- Corporate Governance Law
- Employment Law – Management
- Health Care Law
- Insurance Law
- Labor Law – Management
- Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Litigation – Environmental
- Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Litigation – Labor & Employment
- Litigation – Trusts & Estates
- Mergers & Acquisitions Law
- Mutual Funds Law
- Oil & Gas Law
- Technology Law
- Venture Capital Law
Charlotte
- Commercial Litigation
- Corporate Law
- Litigation – Eminent Domain & Condemnation
- Securities / Capital Markets Law
Chicago
- Corporate Governance Law
- Employment Law – Management
- Insurance Law
- Labor Law – Management
- Litigation – Environmental
- Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Litigation – Labor & Employment
- Litigation – Tax
- Litigation – Trusts & Estates
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Venture Capital Law
Houston
- Banking and Finance Law
- Construction Law
- Corporate Governance Law
- Corporate Law
- Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Litigation – Patent
- Mergers & Acquisitions Law
- Securities / Capital Markets Law
Los Angeles
- Banking and Finance Law
- Corporate Law
- Mergers & Acquisitions Law
- Securities / Capital Markets Law
New York
- Antitrust Law
- Banking and Finance Law
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar – Governmental Investigations
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar – Litigation
- Employment Law – Management
- Equipment Finance Law
- Information Technology Law
- Insurance Law
- Litigation – Antitrust
- Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Litigation – Patent
- Patent Law
- Private Equity Law
- Project Finance Law
Palo Alto
- Antitrust Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Litigation – Eminent Domain & Condemnation
- Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Litigation – Patent
- Tax Law
Washington DC
- Communications Law
- Corporate Governance Law
- Corporate Law
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar – Litigation
- Energy Law
- Health Care Law
- Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Litigation – Tax
- Mutual Funds Law
- Real Estate Law
- Tax Law
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