The 2018 edition of Chambers Global ranked or listed Mayer Brown in 72 practice categories. In addition, the new edition ranked or listed Tauil & Chequer Advogados, in association with Mayer Brown, in 10 categories in the Angola, Brazil and Mozambique regions.
Of Mayer Brown’s rankings, seven were Band One:
- Capital Markets: Securitization, US, for the 10th consecutive year; International Trade, Vietnam, for the fourth consecutive year;
- International Trade/WTO, Belgium, for the fifth consecutive year;
- Outsourcing, Global-Wide, for the fourth consecutive year;
- Outsourcing, US, for the 10th consecutive year;
- Projects & Energy: Mining & Minerals, Africa-Wide, for the seventh consecutive year; and
- Projects: PPP, US, for the eighth consecutive year.
Tauil & Chequer was recognized with a Band One ranking in the Energy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas, Brazil category.
Chambers Global also recognized 86 Mayer Brown lawyers with 126 total rankings or listings in 75 practice categories. In addition, the new guide recognized 15 Tauil & Chequer lawyers, with 21 total rankings or listings in 11 practice categories.
Of Mayer Brown’s recognized lawyers, 18 achieved a total of 20 top-band or higher rankings in 16 categories:
Senior Statesmen
- Nicholas Hunsworth – Dispute Resolution (International Firms), China
- Jason Kravitt – Capital Markets: Securitization, US
- John Schmidt – Projects: PPP, US
Star Individuals
- Paulette Vander Schueren – International Trade/WTO, Belgium
Band One
- Rebecca Eisner – Outsourcing, US
- Gabriela Kennedy – Intellectual Property (International Firms), China
- Barry Machlin – Projects, US
- Daniel Masur – Outsourcing, US
- Brad Peterson – Outsourcing, US
- Klaus Riehmer – Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market, Germany
- Paul Roy – Outsourcing, US
- Laurence Urgenson – FCPA, US
- Paulette Vander Schueren – International Trade/WTO, Europe-Wide
- Paul Virtue – Immigration: Business, US
Tauil & Chequer lawyer Alexandre Chequer was recognized with a Band One ranking in the Energy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas, Brazil category.
Following is a complete list of the 2018 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)
- Dispute Resolution: Arbitration (International Firms)
- Intellectual Property (International Firms)
- International Trade/WTO (International Firms)
- Shipping: Finance (International Firms)
Europe-Wide
- Capital Markets: Structured Finance
- International Trade/WTO
France
- Banking & Finance
- Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration
Germany
- Banking & Finance
- Capital Markets: Debt
- Capital Markets: Structured Finance
- Corporate/M&A
Global-Wide
- Agribusiness
- Aviation: Finance
- Capital Markets: Structured Finance, Securitization & Derivatives
- Construction
- 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
- Capital Markets
- Corporate/M&A
- Energy & Natural Resources
- Insurance
- Projects
Mongolia
- General Business Law – Desk Based Abroad (China)
Myanmar
- General Business Law – Desk Based Abroad (Singapore)
Singapore
- Projects & Energy - Foreign Desk (Myanmar)
- Projects & Infrastructure: International
UK
- Banking & Finance: Lenders
- Capital Markets: Structured Finance & Derivatives
- Employment
- Insurance: Contentious Claims
- Projects – Foreign Desk (Africa-Wide)
- Restructuring/Insolvency
- Tax
US
- Antitrust: Cartel
- Banking & Finance - Foreign Desk (Latin America-Wide)
- Capital Markets: Derivatives
- Capital Markets: Securitization
- Competition/Antitrust
- Immigration: Business
- International Trade: Intellectual Property (Section 337)
- Outsourcing
- Projects - Foreign Desk (Latin America-Wide)
- 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
David B. Harrison – Expert Based Abroad (Vietnam)
Belgium
Competition/European Law
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
Banking & Finance: Hong Kong-based (International Firms)
Doo-Soon Choi
Capital Markets (International Firms)
Jason Elder – Foreign Expert (Mongolia)
Capital Markets: Debt (International Firms)
Jason Elder
Capital Markets: Derivatives & Structured Products (International Firms)
Vincent Sum
Competition/Antitrust (International Firms)
Hannah Ha
John Hickin
Dispute Resolution (International Firms)
Nicholas Hunsworth
Alan Linning
Thomas So
Intellectual Property (International Firms)
Gabriela Kennedy
International Trade/WTO (International Firms)
Matthew McConkey
Shipping: Finance (International Firms)
Maggie C. K. Cheung
Europe-Wide
International Trade/WTO
Nikolay Mizulin
Paulette Vander Schueren
France
Banking & Finance
Jean-Philippe Lambert
Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration
Dany Khayat
Dany Khayat – Foreign Expert (Middle East-wide)
Alejandro Lopez Ortiz – Foreign Expert (Central America-wide, Spain)
Germany
Capital Markets
Bernd Bohr – Expert Based Abroad (UK)
Capital Markets: Structured Finance
Ralf Hesdahl
Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market
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)
Dispute Resolution (International Firms)
Yu-Jin Tay – Expert Based Abroad (Singapore)
International Trade
Matthew McConkey – Expert Based Abroad (US)
Latin America-Wide
Banking & Finance
Douglas Doetsch
David Duffee
Capital Markets
Douglas Doetsch
James Patti
Energy & Natural Resources
Pablo Ferrante
Jose Valera
Projects
Christopher Erckert
Barry Machlin
Mexico
Energy & Natural Resources
Ariel Ramos
Projects
Ariel Ramos
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)
Singapore
Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
Yu-Jin Tay
Yu-Jin Tay – Foreign Expert (Indonesia, South Korea)
Projects & Energy
Nathan Dodd – Foreign Expert (Bangladesh and Myanmar)
Ben Thompson – Foreign Expert (Myanmar)
Projects & Infrastructure: International
Nathan Dodd
Ben Thompson
South Korea
Dispute Resolution (International Firms)
Yu-Jin Tay – Expert Based Abroad (Singapore)
Spain
Capital Markets
Robert Flanigan – Foreign Expert (UK)
Turkey
Capital Markets
James Patti – Expert Based Abroad (US)
UK
Capital Markets: Securitization
Kevin Hawken
Capital Markets: Structured Finance & Derivatives
Chris Arnold
Edmund Parker
Competition Law
Julian Ellison – Expert Based Abroad (Belgium)
David Harrison
Employment
Nicholas Robertson
Insurance: Contentious Claims
Sean Connolly
United Arab Emirates
Corporate/M&A
Tom Thraya – Expert Based Abroad (US)
US
Banking & Finance
Douglas Doetsch – Foreign Expert (Latin America-Wide)
David Duffee – Foreign Expert (Latin America-Wide)
Scott Zemser
Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Brian Trust
Capital Markets: Debt & Equity
Edward Best
James Patti – Foreign Expert (Turkey)
Capital Markets: Derivatives
Curtis Doty
Capital Markets: Securitization
Julie Gillespie
Carol Hitselberger
Paul Jorissen
Jason Kravitt
Stuart Litwin
Jerry Marlatt
Keith Oberkfell
Angela Ulum
Jon Van Gorp
Capital Markets: Structured Products
Anna Pinedo
Competition/Antitrust
Andrew Marovitz
Energy & Natural Resources
Jose Valera – Foreign Expert (Latin America-Wide)
Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional)
Thomas Moore
FCPA
Laurence Urgenson
Immigration: Business
Elizabeth Stern
Paul Virtue
International Arbitration
Michael Lennon Jr.
International Trade
Matthew McConkey – Foreign Expert (Indonesia and Vietnam)
International Trade: Intellectual Property (Section 337)
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)
Projects: PPP
David Narefsky
John Schmidt
Joseph Seliga
Stephanie Wagner
Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy
David Burton
Robert Goldberg
Vietnam
Banking & Finance
David B. Harrison
Corporate/M&A
David B. Harrison
David B. Harrison – Foreign Expert (Bangladesh)
International Trade
Matthew McConkey – Expert Based Abroad (US)
Tauil & Chequer Category Rankings and Listings:
Angola
- General Business Law: International Firms
Brazil
- Banking & Finance
- Capital Markets
- Corporate/M&A
- Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
- Energy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas
- Insurance
- Projects
- Tax
Mozambique
- General Business Law: International Firms
Tauil & Chequer Individual Rankings and Listings:
Angola
General Business Law: International Firms
Alexandre Chequer
Gonçalo Falcão
Brazil
Banking & Finance
Eduardo Lima
Capital Markets
Caio Cossermelli
Paula Magalhães
Carlos Motta
Corporate/M&A
Carlos Motta
Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
Gustavo Fernandes
Energy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas
Bruno Belchior
Alexandre Chequer
Alexandre Chequer – Foreign Expert (Angola)
Gonçalo Falcão – Foreign Expert (Angola)
Victor Galante
Energy & Natural Resources: Power
Debora Yanasse
Insurance
Julio Costa
Projects
Bruno Aurélio
Alexandre Chequer
Alexandre Chequer – Foreign Expert (Angola)
Eduardo Lima
Luis Montes
Tax
Ivan Tauil
Guido Vinci
Mozambique
General Business Law: International Firms
Paulo Rage