Mayer Brown, a leading global law firm, announced today that the 2012 edition of Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business ranked the firm in 62 practice categories in 12 geographic regions, including: Africa-wide, Asia-Pacific Region, Belgium, China, Europe-wide, France, Germany, Global-wide, Latin America-wide, United Kingdom, United States and Vietnam. Of these rankings, ten are top-band:
- Projects & Energy: Mining & Minerals (Africa-wide),
- Shipping: Finance (International Firms) (China),
- Capital Markets: Securitization (Global-wide),
- Capital Markets: Securitization (US),
- Projects (Latin America-wide),
- Outsourcing (US),
- Projects: PPP (US),
- Banking & Finance (Vietnam),
- Corporate/M&A (Vietnam), and
- Projects, Infrastructure & Energy (Vietnam).
The new Chambers edition also recognized 83 Mayer Brown lawyers as leaders in their fields, with a total of 115 listings in 61 geographic and/or practice categories, including 20 lawyers who achieved a total of 27 top-band or higher rankings in 21 categories:
- A Senior Statesman ranking for New York Banking & Finance partner Jason Kravitt (Capital Markets: Securitization – US) category;
- Star Individual rankings for Brussels Government & Global Trade partner Paulette Vander Schueren (International Trade/WTO – Belgium) and Hong Kong Banking & Finance partner Alastair MacAulay (Shipping: Finance (International Firms) – China) category; and
- Top-Band rankings for Robert Baptista (Banking & Finance – US); Bruce Bloomingdale (Capital Markets: Securitization – UK); Laurent Borey (Tax – France); Joshua Cohn (Capital Markets: Derivatives – US); Rebecca Eisner (Outsourcing – US); Nicholas Hunsworth (Dispute Resolution: International Firms – China); Michael Lackey (Litigation: E-Discovery – US); David Lim (Projects, Infrastructure & Energy – Vietnam); Alastair MacAulay (Asset Finance – Asia-Pacific Region, Shipping: Finance – Asia-Pacific Region and Shipping: Finance – Global); Barry Machlin (Projects – US); Daniel Masur (Outsourcing – US); Dao Nguyen (Banking & Finance – Vietnam, Corporate/M&A – Vietnam and Projects, Infrastructure & Energy – Vietnam); Brad Peterson (Outsourcing – US); Nicholas Robertson (Employment – UK); Paul Roy (Outsourcing – US); John Schmidt (Projects: PPP – US); and Paulette Vander Schueren (International Trade/WTO – Europe-wide).
Following is a complete list of this year’s Chambers Global rankings for Mayer Brown.
Category Rankings
Africa-wide
Projects & Energy
Projects & Energy: Mining & Minerals
Asia-Pacific Region
Asset Finance
Corporate/M&A
Intellectual Property
Shipping: Finance
Belgium
International Trade/WTO
China
Banking & Finance (International Firms)
Capital Markets: Debt (International Firms)
Capital Markets: Securitization (International Firms)
Competition/Antitrust (International Firms)
Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability (International Firms)
Dispute Resolution (International Firms)
Projects & Infrastructure (International Firms)
Shipping: Finance (International Firms)
Europe-wide
International Trade/WTO
France
Banking & Finance
Corporate/M&A
Tax
Germany
Banking & Finance: Acquisition Finance & Syndicated Lending
Capital Markets: Structured Finance
Corporate/M&A
Dispute Resolution
Global-wide
Asset Finance
Capital Markets: Securitization
Capital Markets: Structured Finance & Derivatives
Data Protection
Dispute Resolution
Employment
Intellectual Property
International Trade/WTO
Outsourcing
Projects
Projects & Energy: Mining & Minerals
Shipping: Finance
Tax
Technology & Communications
Latin America-wide
Banking & Finance
Capital Markets
Corporate/M&A
Projects
UK
Capital Markets: Structured Finance, Securitization & Derivatives
Corporate/M&A
Dispute Resolution
Employment
Intellectual Property
Restructuring/Insolvency
Tax
USA
Banking & Finance
Capital Markets: Debt & Equity
Capital Markets: REITs
Capital Markets: Securitization
Competition/Antitrust
International Trade
Investment Funds: Private Equity: Fund Formation
Outsourcing
Privacy & Data Security
Projects: PPP
Tax: Corporate & Finance
Vietnam
Banking & Finance
Corporate/M&A
Projects, Infrastructure & Energy
“Leaders in Their Field” Rankings
Africa-wide
Projects & Energy
Ian Coles
Rachel Speight
Asia-Pacific Region
Asset Finance
Alastair MacAulay
Richard J. I. Stock
Shipping: Finance
Alastair MacAulay
Belgium
International Trade/WTO
Madelein Perrick
Nikolay Mizulin
Paulette Vander Schueren
China
Banking & Finance: Hong Kong-based (International Firms)
Francis Chen
Keith P. K. Cheung
Competition/Antitrust (International Firms)
Gerry P. O'Brien
Hannah C. L Ha
John M. Hickin
Xiangyang Ge
Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability: China-based (International Firms)
Martin S. Robertson
Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability: Hong Kong-based (International Firms)
Elaine Y. M Lo
Hannah C. L Ha
Dispute Resolution (International Firms)
Bill Amos
Jacob Y. S. Tse
Nicholas D. Hunsworth
Thomas S. T. So
Restructuring/Insolvency (International Firms) (Experts Based Abroad)
Steven Miller
Shipping: Finance (International Firms)
Alastair MacAulay
Shipping: Litigation (International Firms)
Bill Amos
Europe-wide
International Trade/WTO
Nikolay Mizulin
Paulette Vander Schueren
France
Banking & Finance
Jean-Philippe Lambert
Jean-Pierre Lee
Matthieu de Varax
Tax
Benjamin Homo
Laurent Borey
Germany
Capital Markets: Derivatives
Jochen Seitz
Capital Markets: Structured Finance
Jörg Wulfken
Ralf Hesdahl
Dispute Resolution: Litigation
Mark Hilgard
Global-wide
Asset Finance
Alastair MacAulay
Shipping: Finance
Alastair MacAulay
Indonesia
Capital Markets (Experts Based Abroad)
Jason T. Elder
Italy
Capital Markets (Experts Based Abroad)
Dominic Griffiths
Latin America-wide
Banking & Finance
David K. Duffee
Douglas A. Doetsch
Capital Markets
Douglas A. Doetsch
James P. Patti
Projects
Barry N. Machlin
Christopher P. B. Erckert
George K. Miller
Peru
Projects (Experts Based Abroad)
José L. Valera
Thailand
Banking & Finance (Foreign Experts)
Steven Miller
UK
Capital Markets: Derivatives
Edmund Parker
Capital Markets: Securitization
Bruce C. Bloomingdale
Kevin Hawken
Capital Markets: Structured Finance
Dominic Griffiths
Capital Markets: Structured Finance, Securitization & Derivatives (Foreign Experts)
Dominic Griffiths
Competition/European Law
Gillian Sproul
Corporate/M&A
Kate Ball-Dodd
Peter Dickinson
Employment
Christopher Fisher
Nicholas Robertson
Projects
Ian Coles
Projects (Foreign Experts)
Ian Coles
Rachel Speight
Tax
Peter Steiner
USA
Banking & Finance
Douglas A. Doetsch
Robert C. Baptista
Banking & Finance (Foreign Experts)
David K. Duffee
Douglas A. Doetsch
Capital Markets (Foreign Experts)
Douglas A. Doetsch
Capital Markets: Debt & Equity
Edward S. Best
Philip J. Niehoff
Capital Markets: Derivatives
Joshua Cohn
Capital Markets: Securitization
Carol A. Hitselberger
George A. Pecoulas
Jason H. P. Kravitt
Jon D. Van Gorp
Keith F. Oberkfell
Mary C. Fontaine
Paul A. Jorissen
Stuart M. Litwin
Competition/Antitrust
Andrew S. Marovitz
Corporate/M&A
Scott J. Davis
International Trade (Foreign Experts)
Matthew McConkey
International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions
Simeon M. Kriesberg
International Trade: Trade Remedies & Trade Policy
Michael Kantor
Investment Funds: Private Equity: Fund Formation
John W. Noell
Litigation: E-Discovery
Michael Lackey
Outsourcing
Brad L. Peterson
Daniel A. Masur
David M. Hudanish
Kevin A. Rang
Paul J. N. Roy
Rebecca S. Eisner
Privacy & Data Security
Jeffrey P. Taft
Projects
Barry N. Machlin
Christopher P. B. Erckert
John R. Schmidt
José L. Valera
Projects (Foreign Experts)
Barry N. Machlin
Christopher P. B. Erckert
José L. Valera
Projects: PPP
John R. Schmidt
Tax: International Tax
James R. Barry
Kenneth Klein
Vietnam
Banking & Finance
Dao Nguyen
Mai Phuong Nguyen
Corporate/M&A
Dao Nguyen
International Trade (Experts Based Abroad)
Matthew McConkey
Projects, Infrastructure & Energy
Dao Nguyen
David Lim