Mayer Brown, a leading global law firm, announced that the 2013 edition of Chambers Europe: Europe’s Leading Lawyers for Business ranked the firm in 21 geographic and/or practice categories in Belgium, Europe-wide, France, Germany and the United Kingdom, including three top-band rankings:
• Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market – France
• Private Equity: Mid-Market – France
• Dispute Resolution: Litigation: Highly Regarded – United Kingdom
Regarding Mayer Brown’s top-band ranking in the Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market category in France, Chambers says the firm “is involved in an increasing number of corporate transactions” and has “substantial expertise in both domestic and cross-border M&A.” Chambers sources describe the group as “a team of technically strong, proactive lawyers.”
Of Mayer Brown’s top-band ranking in the Private Equity: Mid-Market category in France, Chambers says, “As much at home in high-end deals as mid-cap, Mayer Brown is praised in the market for its ability to provide excellent tax advice to complement its private equity practice. Clients admire the firm’s commitment, as well as its pragmatic and imaginative solutions.”
Regarding the firm’s top-band ranking in the Dispute Resolution: Litigation: Highly Regarded category in the United Kingdom, the publication reports that Mayer Brown “continues to impress and maintains an enviable profile in the world of litigation, acting for a range of large corporates and financial institutions in cross-border disputes.” According to Chambers sources, “The team is well organized and well equipped to handle matters demanding a lot of manpower.”
The new Chambers Europe edition also ranked 26 Mayer Brown lawyers in 21 geographic and/or practice categories, including six who achieved top-band or higher rankings.
Paulette Vander Schueren received the publication’s highest “Star Individual” ranking, which denotes exceptional recommendations in their fields, in the International Trade/WTO category in Belgium.
The top-band ranked Mayer Brown lawyers are:
• Laurent Borey, Tax – France
• Xavier Jaspar, Private Equity: Mid-Market – France
• Guillaume Kuperfils, Private Equity: Mid-Market – France
• Jean-Phillippe Montfort, Environment: Regulatory – Belgium
• Nicholas Robertson, Employment – UK
• Paulette Vander Schueren, International Trade/WTO – Europe-wide
Following is a complete list of this year’s Chambers Europe rankings for Mayer Brown.
Category Rankings
Belgium
Environment: Regulatory
International Trade/WTO
Europe-wide
International Trade/WTO
France
Banking & Finance
Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market
Employment
Private Equity: High-end Capability
Private Equity: Mid-Market
Tax
Germany
Banking & Finance: Acquisition Finance & Syndicated Lending
Capital Markets: Structured Finance
Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability
Employment
Life Sciences
Real Estate
Real Estate: Finance
United Kingdom
Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability
Dispute Resolution: Litigation: Highly Regarded
Employment
Restructuring/Insolvency
Tax
Ranked Individuals
Belgium
Environment: Regulatory
Jean-Phillippe Montfort
International Trade/WTO
Madelein Perrick
Nikolay Mizulin
Paulette Vander Schueren – Star Individual
Europe-wide
International Trade/WTO
Madelein Perrick
Nikolay Mizulin
Paulette Vander Schueren
France
Banking & Finance
Jean-Philippe Lambert
Jean-Pierre Lee
Competition/European Law
Nathalie Jalabert-Doury
Employment
Laurence Dumure Lambert
Odile Tran Ba Loc
Private Equity: Mid-Market
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
Ralf Hesdahl
Dispute Resolution: Litigation
Mark Hilgard
Life Sciences
Adem Koyuncu
Real Estate
Hans Hofmann
Real Estate: Finance
Matthias Meckert
United Kingdom
Competition/European Law: Non-contentious
Gillian Sproul
Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability
Peter Dickinson
Dispute Resolution
Alistair Graham
Employment
Christopher Fisher
Nicholas Robertson
• Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market – France
• Private Equity: Mid-Market – France
• Dispute Resolution: Litigation: Highly Regarded – United Kingdom
Regarding Mayer Brown’s top-band ranking in the Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market category in France, Chambers says the firm “is involved in an increasing number of corporate transactions” and has “substantial expertise in both domestic and cross-border M&A.” Chambers sources describe the group as “a team of technically strong, proactive lawyers.”
Of Mayer Brown’s top-band ranking in the Private Equity: Mid-Market category in France, Chambers says, “As much at home in high-end deals as mid-cap, Mayer Brown is praised in the market for its ability to provide excellent tax advice to complement its private equity practice. Clients admire the firm’s commitment, as well as its pragmatic and imaginative solutions.”
Regarding the firm’s top-band ranking in the Dispute Resolution: Litigation: Highly Regarded category in the United Kingdom, the publication reports that Mayer Brown “continues to impress and maintains an enviable profile in the world of litigation, acting for a range of large corporates and financial institutions in cross-border disputes.” According to Chambers sources, “The team is well organized and well equipped to handle matters demanding a lot of manpower.”
The new Chambers Europe edition also ranked 26 Mayer Brown lawyers in 21 geographic and/or practice categories, including six who achieved top-band or higher rankings.
Paulette Vander Schueren received the publication’s highest “Star Individual” ranking, which denotes exceptional recommendations in their fields, in the International Trade/WTO category in Belgium.
The top-band ranked Mayer Brown lawyers are:
• Laurent Borey, Tax – France
• Xavier Jaspar, Private Equity: Mid-Market – France
• Guillaume Kuperfils, Private Equity: Mid-Market – France
• Jean-Phillippe Montfort, Environment: Regulatory – Belgium
• Nicholas Robertson, Employment – UK
• Paulette Vander Schueren, International Trade/WTO – Europe-wide
Following is a complete list of this year’s Chambers Europe rankings for Mayer Brown.
Category Rankings
Belgium
Environment: Regulatory
International Trade/WTO
Europe-wide
International Trade/WTO
France
Banking & Finance
Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market
Employment
Private Equity: High-end Capability
Private Equity: Mid-Market
Tax
Germany
Banking & Finance: Acquisition Finance & Syndicated Lending
Capital Markets: Structured Finance
Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability
Employment
Life Sciences
Real Estate
Real Estate: Finance
United Kingdom
Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability
Dispute Resolution: Litigation: Highly Regarded
Employment
Restructuring/Insolvency
Tax
Ranked Individuals
Belgium
Environment: Regulatory
Jean-Phillippe Montfort
International Trade/WTO
Madelein Perrick
Nikolay Mizulin
Paulette Vander Schueren – Star Individual
Europe-wide
International Trade/WTO
Madelein Perrick
Nikolay Mizulin
Paulette Vander Schueren
France
Banking & Finance
Jean-Philippe Lambert
Jean-Pierre Lee
Competition/European Law
Nathalie Jalabert-Doury
Employment
Laurence Dumure Lambert
Odile Tran Ba Loc
Private Equity: Mid-Market
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
Ralf Hesdahl
Dispute Resolution: Litigation
Mark Hilgard
Life Sciences
Adem Koyuncu
Real Estate
Hans Hofmann
Real Estate: Finance
Matthias Meckert
United Kingdom
Competition/European Law: Non-contentious
Gillian Sproul
Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability
Peter Dickinson
Dispute Resolution
Alistair Graham
Employment
Christopher Fisher
Nicholas Robertson
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