Legal 500 EMEA 2015 ranks Mayer Brown and T&C in 45 categories, recognizing 11 lawyers as “Leading Individuals”

Mayer Brown announced that the 2015 edition of Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) ranked Mayer Brown in 44 categories and Tauil & Chequer Advogados, in association with Mayer Brown, in one category. Of Mayer Brown’s rankings, two are top-tier:

• EU Regulatory: Chemicals (REACH), Belgium, for the seventh consecutive year
• Private Equity, France, for the third consecutive year

Tauil & Chequer received a top-tier ranking in Foreign Firms, Angola.

The publication also listed 11 Mayer Brown lawyers as “Leading Individuals” in their practice areas, including:

• David Allen – Dispute Resolution: Commercial Litigation, UK/London 
• Chris Arnold – Finance: Derivatives and Structured Products, UK/London
• Sandy Bhogal – Corporate and Commercial: Corporate Tax, UK/London 
• Bernd Bohr – Finance: Debt Capital Markets, UK/London
• Jeremy Clay – Real Estate: Commercial Property, UK/London 
• Peter Dickinson – Technology, Media and Telecoms: IT and Telecoms: Telecoms, UK/London 
• Michael Hutchinson – Real Estate: Environment, UK/London 
• Ed Parker – Finance: Derivatives and Structured Products, UK/London
• Michael Regan – Real Estate: Construction, UK/London 
• Nick Robertson – Human Resources: Employment (General), UK/London 
• Paulette Vander Schueren – Customs, Trade, WTO and Anti-Dumping, Belgium

Following is a complete list of the 2015 Legal 500 EMEA practice category rankings for Mayer Brown and Tauil & Chequer.

Mayer Brown Rankings:

Belgium

• Competition 
• Customs, Trade, WTO and Anti-Dumping 
• EU Regulatory: Chemicals (REACH) 
• Tax 

France

• Aviation Finance 
• Banking & Finance 
• Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration 
• EU Competition and Distribution 
• Mergers & Acquisitions 
• Private Equity 
• Private Equity: Fund Formation 
• Real Estate 
• Tax 

Germany

• Banking & Finance: Debt Capital Markets 
• Banking & Finance: Lending and Borrowing 
• Banking & Finance: Structured Finance and Securitization 
• Corporate and M&A - M&A: Mid-sized International Deals (under €500m) 
• Dispute Resolution: Arbitration (including International Arbitration) 
• Dispute Resolution: Commercial Litigation 
• Employment 
• Real Estate and Construction: Real Estate 
• Restructuring and Insolvency: Restructuring 

UK

• Corporate and Commercial: Corporate Tax 
• Corporate and Commercial: Equity Capital Markets 
• Corporate and Commercial: EU and Competition 
• Corporate and Commercial: M&A: Upper Mid-Market and Premium Deals, £250m+ 
• Dispute Resolution: Commercial Litigation 
• Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration 
• Finance: Acquisition Finance 
• Finance: Asset Financing and Leasing 
• Finance: Bank Lending: Investment Grade Debt and Syndicated Loans 
• Finance: Corporate Restructuring and Insolvency 
• Finance: Debt Capital Markets 
• Finance: Derivatives and Structured Products 
• Finance: Emerging Markets 
• Human Resources: Employment: Employers 
• Real Estate: Commercial Property 
• Real Estate: Commercial Property: Development 
• Real Estate: Commercial Property: Hotels and Leisure 
• Real Estate: Commercial Property: Investment 
• Real Estate: Commercial Property: Retail 
• Real Estate: Construction 
• Real Estate: Environment 
• Technology, Media and Telecoms: IT and Telecoms 

Tauil & Chequer Rankings:

Angola

• Foreign Firms