Mayer Brown earns 110 first-tier rankings
in 2011-2012 “Best Law Firms” rankings

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