Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2015 ranks Mayer Brown JSM in 31 categories and recognizes 15 lawyers as “Leading Individuals”

Mayer Brown, a leading global law firm, announced that the 2015 edition of Legal 500 Asia Pacific ranked the firm in 31 categories. Of these rankings, 10 are top-tier:

• Asset Finance, Hong Kong;
• Banking & Finance, Vietnam, for the fourth consecutive year;
• Capital Markets, Vietnam, for the seventh consecutive year;
• Dispute Resolution, Hong Kong, for the second consecutive year;
• Employment, Hong Kong, for the seventh consecutive year;
• Insurance, Hong Kong, for the eighth consecutive year;
• Intellectual Property, Hong Kong;
• Real Estate: Foreign Firms, China, for the fifth consecutive year;
• Real Estate, Hong Kong, for the eighth consecutive year; and
• Restructuring & Insolvency, Hong Kong, for the fifth consecutive year.

The publication also listed 15 Mayer Brown lawyers as “Leading Individuals” in their practice areas:

• Duncan Abate – Employment, Hong Kong
• FK Au – Real Estate, Hong Kong
• David Boyle – Construction, Hong Kong 
• Jason Elder – Capital Markets: Debt, Hong Kong
• David Ellis – Technology, Media & Telecommunications, Hong Kong
• Nick Hunsworth – Dispute Resolution, Hong Kong
• TL Lim – Insurance, Hong Kong
• Robert Lynn – Real Estate, Hong Kong
• Gabriela Kennedy – Technology, Media & Telecommunications, Hong Kong
• Kevin Owen – Construction, Hong Kong
• Richard Stock – Asset Finance, Hong Kong
• Hong Tran – Employment, Hong Kong
• Henry Wang – Corporate and M&A, China
• Kenny Wong – Intellectual Property, Hong Kong

Following is a complete list of the practice categories in which Mayer Brown is ranked in the 2015 edition of Legal 500 Asia Pacific:

China

• Banking & Finance: Foreign Firms 
• Corporate and M&A: Foreign Firms 
• Intellectual Property: Foreign Firms 
• Real Estate: Foreign Firms 

Hong Kong

• Asset Finance 
• Banking & Finance 
• Capital Markets: Debt 
• Capital Markets: Equity 
• Construction 
• Corporate and M&A 
• Dispute Resolution 
• Employment 
• Insurance 
• Intellectual Property  
• International Arbitration 
• Investment Funds 
• Private Equity 
• Real Estate 
• Regulatory 
• Regulatory: Anti-corruption & Compliance 
• Restructuring /Insolvency 
• Shipping 
• TMT

Indonesia

• Foreign Firms 

Singapore

• Projects and Energy: Foreign Firms 

Thailand

• Corporate and M&A (including Capital Markets) 
• Restructuring /Insolvency 

Vietnam

• Banking & Finance 
• Capital Markets 
• Corporate and M&A 
• Projects and Energy