The 2016 edition of Chambers Global ranked or listed Mayer Brown in 68 practice categories. In addition, the new edition ranked or listed Tauil & Chequer Advogados, in association with Mayer Brown, in nine categories in the Angola, Brazil and Mozambique regions.
Of Mayer Brown’s rankings, 10 were Band One:
- Banking & Finance, Vietnam, for the eight consecutive year;
- Capital Markets: Securitization, US, for the eight consecutive year;
- International Trade, Vietnam, for the second consecutive year;
- International Trade/WTO, Belgium, for the third consecutive year;
- International Trade/WTO, Europe-Wide, for the third consecutive year;
- Outsourcing, Global-Wide, for the second consecutive year;
- Outsourcing, US, for the eighth consecutive year;
- Projects & Energy: Mining & Minerals, Africa-Wide, for the fifth consecutive year;
- Projects: PPP, US, for the sixth consecutive year; and
- Shipping: Finance (International Firms), China, for the fifth consecutive year.
Chambers Global also recognized 90 Mayer Brown lawyers with 127 total rankings or listings in 79 practice categories. In addition, the new guide recognized 13 Tauil & Chequer lawyers, with 19 total rankings or listings in eight practice categories.
Of Mayer Brown’s recognized lawyers, 21 achieved a total of 23 top-band or higher rankings in 19 categories:
Senior Statesmen
- Mary Fontaine – Capital Markets: Securitization, US
- Nicholas Hunsworth – Dispute Resolution (International Firms), China
- Jason Kravitt – Capital Markets: Securitization, US
- Edward Osterberg – Tax: International Tax, US
Star Individuals
- Nicholas Robertson – Employment, UK
- Paulette Vander Schueren – International Trade/WTO, Belgium
Band One
- David Chadwick – Insurance: Contentious Claims, UK
- Joshua Cohn – Capital Markets: Derivatives, US
- Rebecca Eisner – Outsourcing, US
- Gabriela Kennedy – Intellectual Property (International Firms), China
- Philip Lacovara – International Arbitration: Arbitrators, US
- Barry Machlin – Projects, US
- Daniel Masur – Outsourcing, US
- Hoang Anh Nguyen – Banking & Finance, Vietnam; and Banking & Finance: Capital Markets, Vietnam
- Edmund Parker – Capital Markets: Structured Finance & Derivatives, UK
- Brad Peterson – Outsourcing, US
- Paul Roy – Outsourcing, US
- John Schmidt – Projects: PPP, US
- Laurence Urgenson – FCPA, US
- Paulette Vander Schueren – International Trade/WTO, Europe-Wide
- Paul Virtue – Immigration: Business, US
Tauil & Chequer lawyer Antonio Bastos Sarmento was recognized with a Senior Statesman ranking in the Projects, Brazil category.
Following is a complete list of the 2016 Chambers Global rankings for Mayer Brown and Tauil & Chequer.
Mayer Brown Category Rankings and Listings:
Africa-Wide
- Projects & Energy
- Projects & Energy: Mining & Minerals
Asia-Pacific Region
- Aviation: Finance
- International Trade/WTO
- Shipping: Finance
Belgium
- Competition/European Law
- 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
Germany
- Banking & Finance: Acquisition Finance & Syndicated Lending
- Capital Markets: Structured Finance
- Corporate/M&A
Global-Wide
- Agribusiness
- Aviation: Finance
- Capital Markets: Structured Finance, Securitization & Derivatives
- Construction
- Dispute Resolution
- Employment
- Immigration
- Insurance
- Insurance: Contentious
- International Trade/WTO
- Outsourcing
- Projects & Energy
- Projects & Energy: Mining & Minerals
- Shipping: Finance
- Tax
- Technology, Media & Telecoms
Latin America-Wide
- Banking & Finance
- Corporate/M&A
- Energy & Natural Resources
- Insurance
- Projects
Myanmar
- General Business Law – Desk Based Abroad (Singapore)
Singapore
- Projects & Infrastructure: International
UK
- Banking & Finance: Lenders
- Capital Markets: Securitization
- Capital Markets: Structured Finance & Derivatives
- Dispute Resolution: Litigation
- Employment
- Insurance: Contentious Claims
- Projects – Foreign Desk (Africa-Wide)
- Restructuring/Insolvency
- Tax
US
- Antitrust: Cartel
- Capital Markets: Derivatives
- Capital Markets: Securitization
- Competition/Antitrust
- Immigration: Business
- International Trade
- International Trade: Intellectual Property (Section 337)
- Investment Funds: Private Equity: Fund Formation
- Outsourcing
- Projects: PPP
- Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy
- Tax: Corporate & Finance
Vietnam
- Banking & Finance
- Corporate/M&A
- International Trade
- Projects, Infrastructure & Energy
Mayer Brown Individual Rankings and Listings:
Africa-Wide
Projects & Energy
Ian Coles
Rachel Speight
Asia-Pacific Region
Aviation: Finance
Richard Stock
International Trade/WTO
Matthew McConkey
Bangladesh
Corporate & Finance
Nathan Dodd – Expert Based Abroad (Singapore)
David Harrison – Expert Based Abroad (Vietnam)
Belgium
Competition/European Law
Kiran Desai – Foreign Expert (UK)
Julian Ellison
Julian Ellison – Foreign Expert (UK)
Jens Peter Schmidt
Jens Peter Schmidt – Foreign Expert (Germany)
International Trade/WTO
Nikolay Mizulin
Paulette Vander Schueren
China
Capital Markets (International Firms)
Jason Elder – Foreign Expert (Indonesia and Mongolia)
Capital Markets: Derivatives & Structured Products (International Firms)
Vincent Sum
Capital Markets: Equity (International Firms)
James Fong
Competition/Antitrust (International Firms)
Hannah Ha
John Hickin
Corporate/M&A: China-Based (International Firms)
Betty Tam
Corporate/M&A: Hong Kong-Based (International Firms)
Hannah Ha
Martin Robertson
Dispute Resolution (International Firms)
Nicholas Hunsworth
Thomas So
Jacob Tse
Vivien Yip
Intellectual Property (International Firms)
Gabriela Kennedy
Rosita Li
International Trade/WTO (International Firms)
Matthew McConkey
Projects & Infrastructure (International Firms)
Kevin Owen – Expert Based Abroad (Singapore)
Shipping: Finance (International Firms)
Maggie C. K. Cheung
Europe-Wide
International Trade/WTO
Nikolay Mizulin
Paulette Vander Schueren
France
Banking & Finance
Jean-Philippe Lambert
Jean-Pierre Lee
Corporate/M&A
Arnaud Pérès
Germany
Capital Markets
Bernd Bohr – Expert Based Abroad (UK)
Capital Markets: Derivatives
Jochen Seitz
Capital Markets: Structured Finance
Ralf Hesdahl
Corporate/M&A: Competition
Jens Peter Schmidt – Expert Based Abroad (Belgium)
Corporate/M&A: High-End Capability
Klaus Riehmer
Dispute Resolution: Arbitration Counsel
Mark Hilgard
Dispute Resolution: Litigation
Mark Hilgard
Dispute Resolution: Most In-Demand Arbitrators
Mark Hilgard
Indonesia
Capital Markets (International Firms)
Jason Elder – Expert Based Abroad (China)
International Trade (International Firms)
Matthew McConkey – Expert Based Abroad (US)
Italy
Capital Markets
Dominic Griffiths– Expert Based Abroad (UK)
Latin America-Wide
Banking & Finance
Douglas Doetsch
David Duffee
Capital Markets
James Patti
Corporate/M&A
Pablo Ferrante
Gabriel Salinas
Energy & Natural Resources
Jose Valera
Insurance
David Chadwick
Projects
Christopher Erckert
Barry Machlin
Mongolia
General Business Law
Jason Elder – Expert Based Abroad (China)
Myanmar
General Business Law
Nathan Dodd – Expert Based Abroad (Singapore)
Ben Thompson – Expert Based Abroad (Singapore)
Projects & Energy
Nathan Dodd – Expert Based Abroad (Singapore)
Singapore
Projects & Energy
Nathan Dodd – Foreign Expert (Bangladesh and Myanmar)
Kevin Owen – Foreign Expert (China)
Ben Thompson – Foreign Expert (Myanmar)
Projects & Infrastructure: International
Nathan Dodd
Ben Thompson
Turkey
Capital Markets
James Patti – Expert Based Abroad (US)
UK
Capital Markets: Securitization
Kevin Hawken
Capital Markets: Structured Finance & Derivatives
Dominic Griffiths
Edmund Parker
Capital Markets: Structured Finance, Securitization & Derivatives
Dominic Griffiths – Foreign Expert (Italy)
Competition Law
Julian Ellison – Expert Based Abroad (Belgium)
David Harrison
Employment
Christopher Fisher
Nicholas Robertson
Insurance: Contentious Claims
David Chadwick
Sean Connolly
Insurance: Contentious Claims & Reinsurance
David Chadwick – Foreign Expert (Latin America-Wide)
Insurance: Reinsurance
Sean Connolly
Tax
Sandy Bhogal
United Arab Emirates
Corporate/M&A
Tom Thraya – Expert Based Abroad (US)
US
Banking & Finance
Robert Baptista
Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Brian Trust
Capital Markets: Debt & Equity
Edward Best
James Patti – Foreign Expert (Latin America-Wide and Turkey)
Capital Markets: Derivatives
Joshua Cohn
Capital Markets: Securitization
Mary Fontaine
Julie Gillespie
Carol Hitselberger
Paul Jorissen
Jason Kravitt
Stuart Litwin
Keith Oberkfell
Angela Ulum
Jon Van Gorp
Competition/Antitrust
Andrew Marovitz
Corporate/M&A
Scott Davis
Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional)
Thomas Moore
FCPA
Laurence Urgenson
Immigration: Business
Elizabeth Stern
Paul Virtue
International Arbitration
Michael Lennon Jr.
International Arbitration: Arbitrators
Philip Lacovara
International Trade
Matthew McConkey – Foreign Expert (Indonesia and Vietnam)
International Trade: Intellectual Property (Section 337)
Jamie Beaber
Gary Hnath
Litigation: E-Discovery
Michael Lackey
Outsourcing
Rebecca Eisner
Daniel Masur
Brad Peterson
Paul Roy
Projects
Christopher Erckert – Foreign Expert (Latin America-Wide)
Barry Machlin
Barry Machlin – Foreign Expert (Latin America-Wide)
John Schmidt
Projects: PPP
David Narefsky
John Schmidt
Joseph Seliga
Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy
Robert Goldberg
Tax: International Tax
James Barry
Edward Osterberg
Vietnam
Banking & Finance
David Harrison
Hoang Anh Nguyen
Banking & Finance: Capital Markets
Hoang Anh Nguyen
Corporate/M&A
David Harrison
David Harrison – Foreign Expert (Bangladesh)
International Trade
Matthew McConkey – Expert Based Abroad (US)
Tauil & Chequer Category Rankings and Listings:
Angola
- General Business Law – Desk Based Abroad (Brazil)
Brazil
- Banking & Finance
- Capital Markets
- Corporate/M&A
- Energy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas
- Insurance
- Projects
- Tax
Mozambique
- General Business Law: International Firms – Desk Based Abroad (Brazil)
Tauil & Chequer Individual Rankings and Listings:
Angola
General Business Law
Alexandre Chequer – Expert Based Abroad (Brazil)
Gonçalo Falcão – Expert Based Abroad (Brazil)
Brazil
Banking & Finance
Eduardo Lima
Capital Markets
Caio Cossermelli
Carlos Motta
Corporate/M&A
Carlos Motta
Energy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas
Alexandre Chequer
Alexandre Chequer – Foreign Expert (Angola)
Leonardo Costa
Gonçalo Falcão – Foreign Expert (Angola)
Insurance
Julio Costa
Projects
Alexandre Chequer
Eduardo Lima
Luis Montes
Antonio Bastos Sarmento
Salim Saud Neto
Tax
Roberta Caneca
Ivan Tauil
Guido Vinci