Mayer Brown, a leading global law firm, announced today that the 2013 edition of Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business ranked the firm in 71 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, nine are top-band:
• Projects & Energy: Mining & Minerals (Africa-wide);
• Asset Finance (Asia-Pacific region);
• Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded (International Firms) (China);
• Shipping: Finance (International Firms) (China);
• Capital Markets: Securitization (Global-wide);
• Capital Markets: Securitization (US);
• Outsourcing (US);
• Projects: PPP (US); and
• Banking & Finance (Vietnam).
Chambers Global also ranked Tauil & Chequer Advogados, in association with Mayer Brown, in 8 categories in the Angola and Brazil geographic regions. Tauil & Chequer received a top-band ranking in Energy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas (Brazil).
The new Chambers edition also recognized 94 Mayer Brown lawyers as leaders in their fields, with a total of 133 listings in 79 geographic and/or practice categories, including 17 lawyers who achieved a total of 20 top-band or higher rankings in 16 categories:
• Senior Statesmen rankings for Hong Kong Litigation & Dispute Resolution partner Nicholas Hunsworth (Dispute Resolution (International Firms) – China) and New York Banking & Finance partner Jason Kravitt (Capital Markets: Securitization – US);
• A Star Individual ranking for Brussels Government & Global Trade partner Paulette Vander Schueren (International Trade/WTO – Belgium); and
• Top-band rankings for: Bruce Bloomingdale (Capital Markets: Securitization – UK); Laurent Borey (Tax – France); Josh Cohn (Capital Markets: Derivatives – US); Rebecca Eisner (Outsourcing – US); Philip Allen Lacovara (International Arbitration: Arbitrators – US); Barry Machlin (Projects – US); Dan Masur (Outsourcing – US); Brad Peterson (Outsourcing – US); Nicholas Robertson (Employment – UK); Paul Roy (Outsourcing – US); John Schmidt (Projects: PPP –US); Paulette Vander Schueren (International Trade/WTO – Europe-wide); and Kenny Wong (Intellectual Property (International Firms) – China).
The publication also recognized 10 Tauil & Chequer lawyers as leaders in their fields, with a total of 17 listings in 9 geographic and/or practice categories. Corporate & Securities senior counsel Antônio Bastos Sarmento (Rio de Janeiro) received a Senior Statesmen ranking.
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)
Competition/Antitrust (International Firms)
Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded (International Firms)
Dispute Resolution (International Firms)
Intellectual Property (International Firms)
International Trade/WTO (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
Insurance
Intellectual Property
International Trade/WTO
Outsourcing
Projects & Energy
Projects & Energy: Mining & Minerals
Shipping: Finance
Tax
Technology & Communications
Latin America-wide
Banking & Finance (Experts Based Abroad)
Capital Markets (Experts Based Abroad)
Corporate/M&A (Experts Based Abroad)
Insurance (Experts Based Abroad)
Projects (Experts Based Abroad)
UK
Capital Markets: Structured Finance, Securitization & Derivatives
Corporate/M&A
Dispute Resolution
Employment
Insurance: Latin America Expertise (Foreign Experts)
Intellectual Property
Projects (Foreign Experts)
Restructuring/Insolvency
Tax
USA
Banking & Finance
Banking & Finance (Foreign Experts)
Capital Markets: Derivatives
Capital Markets: Derivatives (Foreign Experts)
Capital Markets: Securitization
Capital Markets: Securitization (Foreign Experts)
Competition/Antitrust
Corporate/M&A (Foreign Experts)
International Arbitration
International Trade
Investment Funds: Private Equity: Fund Formation
Outsourcing
Privacy & Data Security
Projects (Foreign Experts)
Projects: PPP
Tax: Corporate & Finance
Vietnam
Banking & Finance
Corporate/M&A
Projects, Infrastructure & Energy
Mayer Brown “Leaders in Their Field” Rankings
Africa-wide
Projects & Energy
Ian Coles
Rachel Speight
Asia-Pacific Region
Asset Finance
Richard Stock
Belgium
Competition/European Law (Foreign Experts)
Jens Peter Schmidt
Robert Klotz
International Trade/WTO
Madelein Perrick
Nikolay Mizulin
Paulette Vander Schueren
China
Banking & Finance: Hong Kong-based (International Firms)
Francis Chen
Keith Cheung
Capital Markets (International Firms (Foreign Experts)
Jason Elder
Capital Markets: Equity (International Firms)
James Fong
Competition/Antitrust (International Firms)
Hannah Ha
John Hickin
Corporate/M&A: China-based (International Firms)
Henry Wang
Corporate/M&A: Hong Kong-based (International Firms)
Eugene Wong
Hannah Ha
Martin Robertson
Stephen Bottomley
Elaine Lo
Dispute Resolution (International Firms)
Bill Amos
Nicholas Hunsworth
Thomas So
Dispute Resolution: Construction (International Firms) (Experts Based Abroad)
Kevin Owen
Intellectual Property (International Firms)
Kenny Wong
Rosita Li
International Trade/WTO (International Firms)
Matthew McConkey
Restructuring/Insolvency (International Firms) (Experts Based Abroad)
Steven Miller
Shipping: Finance (International Firms)
Maggie Cheung
Europe-wide
International Trade/WTO
Madelein Perrick
Nikolay Mizulin
Paulette Vander Schueren
France
Banking & Finance
Jean-Philippe Lambert
Jean-Pierre Lee
Tax
Benjamin Homo
Laurent Borey
Germany
Capital Markets: Derivatives
Jochen Seitz
Capital Markets: Structured Finance
Ralf Hesdahl
Corporate/M&A: Competition (Experts Based Abroad)
Jens Peter Schmidt
Robert Klotz
Dispute Resolution: Litigation
Mark Hilgard
Indonesia
Capital Markets (International Firms) (Experts Based Abroad)
Jason Elder
Italy
Capital Markets (Experts Based Abroad)
Dominic Griffiths
Latin America-wide
Banking & Finance (Experts Based Abroad)
David Duffee
Doug Doetsch
Capital Markets (Experts Based Abroad)
Jim Patti
Insurance (Experts Based Abroad)
Carlos Fane
David Chadwick
Projects (Experts Based Abroad)
Barry Machlin
Christopher Erckert
George Miller
Mongolia
General Business Law (Experts Based Abroad)
Jason Elder
Peru
Projects (Experts Based Abroad)
José Valera
Philippines
Corporate & Finance (Experts Based Abroad)
Nathan Dodd
Singapore
Projects & Energy (Foreign Experts)
Kevin Owen
Nathan Dodd
Thailand
Banking & Finance (Foreign Experts)
Steven Miller
Turkey
Capital Markets (Experts Based Abroad)
Jim Patti
UK
Banking & Finance (Foreign Experts)
Marc Cohen
Capital Markets: Securitization
Bruce Bloomingdale
Kevin Hawken
Capital Markets: Structured Finance & Derivatives
Dominic Griffiths
Ed Parker
Capital Markets: Structured Finance, Securitization & Derivatives (Foreign Experts)
Dominic Griffiths
Competition/European Law: Non-contentious
Gillian Sproul
Corporate/M&A
Peter Dickinson
Richard Page
Dispute Resolution
Alistair Graham
Employment
Christopher Fisher
Nicholas Robertson
Insurance: Latin America Expertise (Foreign Experts)
Carlos Fane
David Chadwick
Projects (Foreign Experts)
Ian Coles
Rachel Speight
USA
Banking & Finance
Doug Doetsch
Rob Baptista
Banking & Finance (Experts Based Abroad)
Marc Cohen
Banking & Finance (Foreign Experts)
David Duffee
Doug Doetsch
Banking & Finance: Mainly Regulatory
David Sahr
Scott Anenberg
Capital Markets: Debt & Equity
Eddie Best
Philip Niehoff
Capital Markets: Debt & Equity (Foreign Experts)
Doug Doetsch
Jim Patti
Capital Markets: Derivatives
Josh Cohn
Capital Markets: Securitization
Barbara Goodstein
Carol Hitselberger
Jason Kravitt
Jon Van Gorp
Keith Oberkfell
Mary Fontaine
Paul Jorissen
Stuart Litwin
Capital Markets: Securitization (Foreign Experts)
Doug Doetsch
Jim Patti
Competition/Antitrust
Andy Marovitz
Corporate/M&A
Scott Davis
Energy & Natural Resources (Foreign Experts)
Pablo Ferrante
International Arbitration
Jeff Sarles
Bill Knull
International Arbitration: Arbitrators
Philip Allen Lacovara
International Trade (Foreign Experts)
Matthew McConkey
International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions
Simeon Kriesberg
International Trade: Trade Remedies & Trade Policy
Mickey Kantor
Investment Funds: Private Equity: Fund Formation
John Noell
Litigation: E-Discovery
Mike Lackey
Outsourcing
Brad Peterson
Dan Masur
Paul Roy
Rebecca Eisner
Privacy & Data Security
Jeff Taft
Projects
Barry Machlin
John Schmidt
Projects (Foreign Experts)
Barry Machlin
Christopher Erckert
George Miller
José Valera
Projects: PPP
John Schmidt
Tax: International Tax
Jim Barry
Vietnam
Banking & Finance
Cuong Manh Nguyen
Mai Phuong Nguyen
International Trade (Experts Based Abroad)
Matthew McConkey
Projects, Infrastructure & Energy (Experts Based Abroad)
Nathan Dodd
Tauil & Chequer Category Rankings
Angola
General Business Law (Experts Based Abroad)
Brazil
Capital Markets
Corporate/M&A
Corporate/M&A (Foreign Experts)
Energy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas
Energy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas (Foreign Experts)
Projects
Tax
Tauil & Chequer “Leaders in Their Field” Rankings
Angola
General Business Law (Experts Based Abroad)
Alexandre Chequer
Gonçalo Falcão
Brazil
Capital Markets
Carlos Motta
Corporate/M&A
Alexandre Chequer
Corporate/M&A (Foreign Experts)
Alexandre Chequer
Gonçalo Falcão
Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
Caio Campello
Energy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas
Alexandre Chequer
Leonardo Costa
Energy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas (Foreign Experts)
Alexandre Chequer
Gonçalo Falcão
Projects
Alexandre Chequer
Antônio Bastos Sarmento
Eduardo Lima
Luis Montes
Tax
Ivan Tauil
Roberta Caneca