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'''Mayer Brown LLP''' is a global [[law firm]] founded in [[Chicago]] and is considered to be one of the world's leading law firms and the 15th largest law firm in the [[United States]]. It has offices in 24 cities across the Americas, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, with its largest offices being in [[Chicago]], [[Washington DC]], [[New York City]], [[Hong Kong]] and [[London]]. Mayer Brown has approximately 1,500 lawyers and by [[revenue]] is the 17th largest law firm in the world. <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.americanlawyer.com/law-firm-profiles-result?firmname=Mayer+Brown|title=Mayer Brown {{!}} The American Lawyer|website=www.americanlawyer.com|access-date=2016-05-17}}</ref> == History == The three firms that now form the core of Mayer Brown were all founded in the 19th century. The US portion of the firm was founded in 1881 in Chicago, by [[Adolf Kraus]] and [[Levy Mayer]], and was shortly thereafter known as ''Kraus, Mayer & Brackett''. After several changes in name to reflect its changing membership the firm eventually became known in the US as ''Mayer, Brown & Platt''. The English portion of the firm, ''Rowe & Maw'', was established in 1895 in London and operated under that name until joining with ''Mayer, Brown & Platt'' in 2002 to form ''Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw''. In 2007 the amalgamated firm shortened its name to ''Mayer Brown''. [[Johnson Stokes & Master]] was formed in 1863 in Hong Kong and is today known as Mayer Brown JSM after merging with ''Mayer Brown'' in 2008. == Offices == The firm has offices in [[Bangkok]], [[Beijing]], [[Brussels]], [[Charlotte]], [[Chicago]], [[Düsseldorf]], [[Dubai]], [[Frankfurt]], [[Hanoi]], [[Ho Chi Minh City]], [[Hong Kong]], [[Houston]], [[London]], [[Los Angeles]], [[Mexico City]], [[New York City]], [[Palo Alto]], [[Paris]], [[San Francisco]], [[Shanghai]], [[Singapore]], and [[Washington DC]]; and, in association with Tauil & Chequer Advogados, offices in [[Brasília]], [[Rio de Janeiro]], [[São Paulo]], and [[Vitória, Espírito Santo|Vitória]]. == Practice Areas == === Banking & Finance === Advises bank holding companies, commercial banks, investment banks, insurance companies, asset-based lenders, leasing companies, institutional real estate companies, finance companies, funds and investors and borrowers in various industries. === Capital Markets === Represents both issuers and underwriters in a wide variety of debt and equity offerings as well as working at the forefront of the market for securitized products. === Corporate & Securities === Provides legal services on transactions including cross-border deals and industry-specific issues. Sub-practices include capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, private equity and business and technology sourcing. === Cybersecurity & Data Privacy === Advises on a full range of domestic, international and cross-border cybersecurity and privacy issues. === Employment & Benefits === Advises on issues of employment, employee benefits, executive compensation, ERISA litigation and pensions. === Financial Services Regulatory & Enforcement === Provides financial services organizations with representation on strategic, regulatory, compliance and enforcement issues. Advises on traditional banking, broker-dealer, investment management, cross-border investigation and enforcement and insurance regulation issues. === Global Mobility & Migration === Advises on the full gamut of global mobility issues that businesses face on a daily basis including visa and work permit authorizations. === Government (Relations and Contracts) === Represents clients in areas of domestic and global public policy and provides advice on the government contracting process at the federal, state and local levels. === International Trade === Advises on international trade and investment issues, including market access and trade policy, trade remedies, trade compliance, international litigation and dispute settlement, ITC Section 337 investigations and the WTO. === Intellectual Property === Assesses IP portfolios; performs due diligence for acquisitions; secures patents, trademarks, trade secrets and copyrights; and uses litigation to resolve business disputes over infringement or misappropriation. === Joint Ventures & Strategic Alliances === Helps clients create a wide variety of durable and effective joint venture and alliance structures both within a particular jurisdiction and across borders. === Litigation & Dispute Resolution === Provides legal services on matters of antitrust and competition, commercial litigation, consumer litigation and class actions, electronic discovery and records management, employment and ERISA, environmental, international arbitration, product liability and mass torts, securities enforcement and litigation and white-collar defense and compliance. In the US, argues before the Supreme Court and federal and state appellate courts. === Middle East === Advises clients inbound to and outbound from the Middle East and North Africa on a range of legal issues. Mayer Brown's Dubai office serves as a hub for its growing Middle East practice. === National Security === Advises clients on a wide spectrum of matters that involve sensitive national security issues with experience working with the Department of Defense (DOD), as well as the Departments of State, the Treasury, Justice (DOJ), and Homeland Security (DHS); with federal law enforcement, intelligence, and military agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), and National Security Agency (NSA); and with the increasing number of government entities that play a growing role in US national security today on issues ranging from energy to technology to trade. === Private Equity, Funds & Investment Management === Provides a full-service offering to clients engaged in the funds and alternative investments industry. The practice spans the entire life cycle of a fund, its sponsor/manager as well as all underlying investments. === Real Estate === Provides representation in acquisition, disposition, construction, leasing, financing, zoning and environmental matters for commercial banks, real estate investment trusts, institutional investors, pension funds and pension fund advisers, private equity funds and sponsors, opportunity funds, governments, statutory bodies, investment banks, industrial banks, insurance companies, real estate holding companies, developers and corporations. === Restructuring, Bankruptcy & Insolvency === Advises on restructuring, bankruptcy and insolvency matters, representing liquidators, receivers, administrators, bondholders, lenders, liquidity providers, trustees, debtor-in-possession providers, company directors, insurers, pension fund trustees and corporate debtors and creditors. === Tax (Tax Controversy, Tax Transactions & Consulting) === Provides representation in matters of corporate, partnership and individual taxation, including taxation of cross-border transactions. Includes sub-practices in transactions, consulting and planning, audits, administrative appeals, litigation and international transfer pricing. === Technology Transactions === Offers in-depth understanding of [https://www.mayerbrown.com/experience/Technology-Transactions/ technology transactions] to secure high-value contracts, improve operations, build digital platforms and ensure compliance. === Wealth Management === Advises high-net-worth individuals on matters related to their business and investment interests, including minimizing taxes and accommodating family situations. == Pro Bono == Mayer Brown is a signatory to the Pro Bono Institute’s Law Firm Pro Bono Challenge which commits the firm to devote 3 percent of total billable time to pro bono work<ref>[http://www.probonoinst.org/projects/law-firm-pro-bono/law-firm-pro-bono-challenge-signatory-law-firms/law-firm-pro-bono-challenge-signatories-list/ "Probonoinst.org"], retrieved September 27, 2013.</ref> and a member of the UK Joint Protocol on Pro Bono Work, which stipulates that pro bono legal work must be carried out to the same standard as chargeable work. <ref>[http://lawworks.org.uk/list-of-members "Lawworks.org.uk" ], retrieved September 27, 2013.</ref> == Recognition == *Received a perfect score on the Human Rights Campaign ''Corporate Equality Index'' 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://shop.hrc.org/downloadable/download/linkSample/link_id/27/|title=Corporate Equality Index 2017|last=|first=|date=2016|website=|publisher=Human Rights Campaign|access-date=2017-01-23}}</ref> *''Law360'' Firm of the Year 2016<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.law360.com/articles/878949/the-firms-that-dominated-in-2016|title=The Firms That Dominated In 2016 - Law360|website=www.law360.com|language=en|access-date=2017-01-23}}</ref> and Practices of the Year for: Appellate,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.mayerbrown.com/files/News/0833f7d1-05bf-4f4f-9773-91741106eefd/Presentation/NewsAttachment/388c72b3-2151-48ac-a601-a0ebc9980a6e/AppellateGroupOfTheYearMayerBrown.pdf|title=Appellate Group Of The Year: Mayer Brown|last=|first=|date=|newspaper=|access-date=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|work=|via=Law360.com}}</ref> Banking,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.mayerbrown.com/files/News/64949e15-5da0-40ef-8b65-af81368b516a/Presentation/NewsAttachment/cbd68a7e-2a13-46d2-817a-c205fc24f346/BankingGroupOfTheYearMayerBrown.pdf|title=Banking Group Of The Year: Mayer Brown|last=|first=|date=|newspaper=|access-date=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|work=|via=law360.com}}</ref> Class Action,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.mayerbrown.com/files/News/f2761f9b-fe34-40e8-971e-f9552c7d831f/Presentation/NewsAttachment/f75d7e52-20f5-45d0-87d1-fa449eeb0886/ClassActionGroupOfTheYearMayerBrown.pdf|title=Class Action Group Of The Year: Mayer Brown|last=|first=|date=|newspaper=|access-date=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|work=|via=law360.com}}</ref> Food & Beverage,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.mayerbrown.com/files/News/1243992c-ad6c-4a67-aff0-af2ae27faee7/Presentation/NewsAttachment/53cf9a5d-7f43-4e30-bbd3-09242d80aa0e/Food-Beverage-Group-Of-The-Year-Mayer-Brown.pdf|title=Food & Beverage Group Of The Year: Mayer Brown|last=|first=|date=|newspaper=|access-date=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|work=|via=law360.com}}</ref> Life Sciences, Technology<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.mayerbrown.com/files/News/d9ffff88-778a-4a9d-8285-3fb0d83cdf0e/Presentation/NewsAttachment/9df79753-7d2f-4f92-96f3-41c5c2be0d78/Technology-Group-Of-The-Year-Mayer-Brown.pdf|title=Technology Group Of The Year: Mayer Brown|last=|first=|date=|newspaper=|access-date=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|work=|via=law360.com}}</ref> and Transportation.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.mayerbrown.com/files/News/6b4f4010-1ce9-43e8-9fc1-3896fb9aff7e/Presentation/NewsAttachment/c6d34892-a166-4d63-8cb4-c10b06ce4350/TransportationGroupOfTheYearMayerBrown.pdf|title=Transportation Group Of The Year: Mayer Brown|last=|first=|date=|newspaper=|access-date=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|work=|via=law360.com}}</ref> *On ''Law360's'' “Global 20” 2013 list of law firms doing the most substantial, complex and diverse global work<ref>[http://www.law360.com/articles/458310/law360-s-global-20-firms-blaze-new-trails-worldwide "Law360.com"], retrieved October 9, 2013.</ref> *42 top-tier national and 90 top-tier metropolitan ''U.S. News'' Best Law Firms 2013 rankings<ref>[http://bestlawfirms.usnews.com/firmprofile.aspx?firm_id=4067&country=US "USNews.com"], retrieved October 9, 2013.</ref> *362 lawyers ranked across the ''Chambers'' 2013 directories, with 74 ranked in top band or higher.<ref>[http://www.chambersandpartners.com "Chambers and Partners"], retrieved October 9, 2013.</ref> *Ranked #2 for client service among 650 global law firms in the BTI Client Service A-Team 2013 survey.<ref>[http://www.bticlientserviceateam.com/storage/BTI_Client_Service_A-Team_2013_EXECUTIVE_SUMMARY.pdf "BTIClientServiceaTeam.com"], retrieved October 25, 2013.</ref> *Named “International Firm of the Year 2013 – International Trade” by ''China Law & Practice''.<ref>[http://www.chinalawandpractice.com/Article/3255184/Search/Freshfields-and-Fangda-triumph-at-CLP-awards.html?Keywords=CLP+Awards+2013&OrderType=0 "ChinaLawAndPractice.com"], retrieved October 25, 2013.</ref> *Ranked in 48 categories, including seven top-tier ranking, by ''IFLR1000'', a guide to the world’s leading financial law firms.<ref>[http://www.iflr1000.com/JurisdictionFirm/4242/6/Mayer-Brown.html "IFLR1000.com"], retrieved October 25, 2013.</ref> *65 Leading Lawyer rankings and 175 practice category rankings, 23 of which are top-tier, across the most current ''Legal 500'' directories.<ref>[http://www.legal500.com "Legal500.com"], retrieved October 25, 2013.</ref> *Received a perfect score in the 2014 Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s annual Corporate Equality Index (CEI) and earned the “Best Places to Work for LGBT Equality” distinction. The CEI rates American businesses on their treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) employees and their families as well as their demonstration of corporate commitment to LGBT equality.<ref>[http://www.hrc.org/campaigns/corporate-equality-index "hrc.org"], retrieved December 10, 2013.</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ===Further reading=== *{{cite news |last= Carlile |first= Nathan |date= July 27, 2007 |title=In a Time of Transition, Mayer Brown Looks to Its Trio of Leaders |url=http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=900005556456&In_a_Time_of_Transition_Mayer_Brown_Looks_to_Its_Trio_of_Leaders&slreturn=20131129152749 |newspaper=Legal Times |location= [[Washington, D.C.]]|publisher= [[ALM (company)|ALM]] |accessdate= }} *{{cite journal |last=Longstreth |first= Andrew |date=November 2006 |title=Division Street |url=http://www.americanlawyer.com/PubArticleTAL.jsp?id=900005466148&%20&slreturn=20131129153050 |journal= [[The American Lawyer]] |location=[[New York City|New York]] |publisher=[[ALM (company)|ALM]] |archiveurl= http://www.lexis.com/xlink?&source=ALM;ALMPUB&searchtype=Boolean&view=Full&search=doc-id(%23900005466148%23) |archivedate= December 29, 2013 |via= [[LexisNexis]] |subscription= Yes |accessdate= }} *{{cite journal |last= Scheiber |first= Noam |authorlink1=Noam Scheiber |date= July 21, 2013 |title= The Last Days of Big Law |url= https://newrepublic.com/article/113941/big-law-firms-trouble-when-money-dries|journal= [[The New Republic]]|location= |publisher= |accessdate= }} ==External links== * [http://www.mayerbrown.com/ Official web site] * WeChat account account for Mayer Brown [https://www.mayerbrown.com/zh-CHS/social-media/#WeChat] {{DEFAULTSORT:Mayer Brown}} [[Category:Law firms with offices in foreign countries]] [[Category:Law firms based in Chicago]] [[Category:Law firms established in 1881]] [[Category:1857 establishments in Illinois]]