Chambers Europe 2012 ranks Mayer Brown in 23 categories and ranks 25 of firm’s lawyers

Mayer Brown, a leading global law firm, announced today that the 2012 edition of Chambers Europe: Europe’s Leading Lawyers for Business ranked the firm in 23 geographic and/or practice categories in Belgium, France, Germany and the United Kingdom, including two top-band rankings:

• Dispute Resolution: Highly Regarded – United Kingdom
• Private Equity: Mid Cap – France

Regarding Mayer Brown’s top-band ranking in the Dispute Resolution: Highly Regarded category in the United Kingdom, Chambers says “alongside this firm's excellent reputation for insurance litigation and construction disputes, it has advised numerous financial institutions and major corporates in the last year on general commercial litigation.” According to Chambers’ sources, the "group has the ability to grapple with the most complex issues," and "their client handling skills in difficult and tense situations have been excellent.”

Of Mayer Brown’s top-band ranking in the Private Equity: Mid Cap category in France, the publication reports that “this well-respected firm handles a large volume of high-end private equity transactions and LBO debt restructuring work. The team is especially well known for its expertise in LBO financing, and includes a highly regarded fund formation practice.” Sources describe the firm as “good at building solid client relationships” and providing “a bespoke service.”

The new Chambers edition also ranked 25 Mayer Brown lawyers in 21 geographic and/or practice categories, including six who achieved top-band or higher ranking.

Two Mayer Brown lawyers received the publication’s highest “Star Individual” ranking, which denotes exceptional recommendations in their fields:

• Nicholas Robertson, Employment: Employer – United Kingdom
• Paulette Vander Schueren, International Trade/WTO – Belgium

The top-band ranked Mayer Brown lawyers are:

• Xavier Jaspar, Private Equity: Mid Cap – France
• Guillaume Kuperfils, Private Equity: Mid Cap – France
• Laurent Borey, Tax - France
• Jean-Philippe Montfort, Environment: Regulatory – Belgium
• Paulette Vander Schueren, International Trade/WTO – Belgium

Following is a complete list of this year’s Chambers Europe rankings for Mayer Brown. (Note: more extensive rankings for Mayer Brown’s London office are included in the previously published 2012 edition of Chambers United Kingdom.)

Category Rankings

Belgium
Environment: Regulatory
International Trade/WTO

Europe-Wide
International Trade/WTO

France
Banking & Finance
Corporate/M&A
Private Equity: High End
Private Equity: Mid Cap
Real Estate
Tax

Germany
Banking & Finance: Acquisition Finance & Syndicated Lending
Capital Markets: Structured Finance
Corporate/M&A
Employment
Life Sciences
Real Estate
Real Estate: Finance

United Kingdom
Banking & Finance: Borrowers
Banking & Finance: Lenders
Competition/European Law
Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability
Dispute Resolution: Highly Regarded
Employment: Employer
Restructuring/Insolvency

Ranked Individuals

Belgium
Environment: Regulatory
Jean-Phillippe Montfort

International Trade/WTO
Madelein Perrick
Nikolay Mizulin
Paulette Vander Schueren

Europe-Wide
International Trade/WTO
Nikolay Mizulin
Paulette Vander Schueren

France
Banking & Finance
Jean-Philippe Lambert
Jean-Pierre Lee
Matthieu de Varax

Competition/European Law
Nathalie Jalabert-Doury

Employment
Laurence Dumure Lambert

PFI/PPP
Matthieu de Varax

Private Equity: Mid Cap
Guillaume Kuperfils
Xavier Jaspar

Real Estate
Andrew Armfelt

Real Estate: Finance
Jean-Philippe Lambert
Jean-Pierre Lee

Tax
Benjamin Homo
Laurent Borey

Transportation: Aviation: Finance
Matthieu de Varax

Germany
Capital Markets: Derivatives
Jochen Seitz

Capital Markets: Structured Finance
Jörg Wulfken
Ralf Hesdahl

Competition/European Law: Lawyers Based Abroad
Jens Peter Schmidt

Dispute Resolution: Litigation
Mark Hilgard

Life Sciences
Adem Koyuncu

Real Estate
Hans Hofmann

United Kingdom
Competition/European Law: Non-contentious
Gillian Sproul

Employment: Employer
Christopher Fisher
Nicholas Robertson