Mayer Brown

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Mayer Brown
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Headquarters71 South Wacker, Chicago, Illinois, United States[1]
No. of offices26 total
No. of lawyers1,685 (2020)[2]
Major practice areasGeneral practice
Key peopleJon Van Gorp (Chairman)
Revenue$1.52 billion (2020)[3]
Date founded1881
FounderAdolf Kraus
Levy Mayer
Company typeLimited liability partnership
Websitemayerbrown.com

Mayer Brown is a global law firm. It has offices in 26 cities across the Americas, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, with its largest offices being in Chicago, Washington, D.C., New York City, Hong Kong,[4] and London. Mayer Brown has more than 1,700 lawyers and by revenue is the 19th largest law firm in the world.[5]

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 (formerly Mayer Brown JSM) after merging with Mayer Brown in 2008.[6]

Offices[]

The firm has offices in 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, Tokyo, and Washington DC; and, in association with Tauil & Chequer Advogados, offices in Brasília, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, and Vitória.

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[7] 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.[8]

Recognitions[]

  • IFLR Asia Pacific Awards 2021: “Financial Services Regulatory Team of the Year” and "High-Yield Deal of the Year" Awards [9]
  • Received a perfect score on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's Corporate Equality Index 2021.[10]
  • 2020 Asia IP Awards: "Hong Kong Copyright Law Firm of the Year"[11]
  • The Law Society of Hong Kong's 2020 Pro Bono and Community Service Award: "Distinguished Pro Bono Law Firm Award" and "Silver Law Firm Award for Pro Bono" [12]
  • Law360 Firm of the Year 2016-2020[13] and Practices of the Year for: Appellate,[14] Banking,[15] Benefits,[16] Consumer Protection,[17] Environmental,[18] Project Finance,[19] Securitizations,[20] and Tax.[21]
  • On Law360's "Global 20" 2019 list of law firms doing the most substantial, complex and diverse global work[22]
  • 34 top-tier national and 80 top-tier metropolitan U.S. News Best Law Firms 2019 rankings[23]
  • Earned the highest overall scores in client service performance among law firms in the 2019 BTI Client Service 30.[24]
  • Received Private Equity, Projects & Energy and Real Estate deal of the year honors at the China Law & Practice Awards 2018.[25]

Role in Refco Inc. collapse[]

Refco was a New York-based broker of commodities and futures contracts. It filed for one of the biggest bankruptcies in the USA history in 2005, after evidence of major accounting fraud surfaced.[26] In the wake of the collapse, a lawsuit was filed against Mayer Brown for aiding Refco executives' theft of more than $2 billion.[27] In November 2012, Joseph Collins, a former partner at the Mayer Brown, was found guilty on multiple charges of conspiracy and fraud for his role in preparing Refco's IPO.[28][29] The law firm itself agreed to pay an undisclosed sum to settle the legal claims against it.[30]

References[]

  1. ^ "Chicago". www.mayerbrown.com.
  2. ^ "The 2021 Am Law 100: Ranked by Gross Revenue". April 20, 2021.
  3. ^ "Mayer Brown Notches More Revenue Growth, 11% Profit Gain".
  4. ^ "Mayer Brown's Hong Kong office"
  5. ^ "The 2021 Am Law 100: Ranked by Gross Revenue". www.americanlawyer.com. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
  6. ^ August 30, John Kang |; international, 2018 at 01:00 PM | The original version of this story was published on. "Mayer Brown to drop 128-year-old iconic JSM name in Asia". Law.com International. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
  7. ^ "Probonoinst.org", retrieved September 27, 2013.
  8. ^ "Lawworks.org.uk" Archived 2013-10-02 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved September 27, 2013.
  9. ^ [1], 25 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Corporate Equality Index 2021". Human Rights Campaign. 2021. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
  11. ^ [2], 4 February 2021.
  12. ^ [3], December 2020.
  13. ^ "The Firms That Dominated In 2020 - Law360". www.law360.com. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
  14. ^ "Appellate Group Of The Year: Mayer Brown" (PDF) – via Law360.com.
  15. ^ "Banking Group Of The Year: Mayer Brown" (PDF) – via law360.com.
  16. ^ "Benefits Group Of The Year: Mayer Brown" (PDF) – via law360.com.
  17. ^ "Consumer Protection Group Of The Year: Mayer Brown" (PDF) – via law360.com.
  18. ^ "Environmental Group Of The Year: Mayer Brown" (PDF). law360.com. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
  19. ^ "Project Finance Group Of The Year: Mayer Brown" (PDF) – via law360.com.
  20. ^ "Securitizations Practice Group Of The Year: Mayer Brown" (PDF). law360.com. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
  21. ^ "Tax Group Of The Year: Mayer Brown" (PDF) – via law360.com.
  22. ^ "Law360.com", retrieved April 12, 2021.
  23. ^ "USNews.com", retrieved June 7, 2019.[4]
  24. ^ [5]"BTIClientServiceaTeam.com" Archived 2013-09-21 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved June 7, 2019.
  25. ^ [6]"ChinaLawAndPractice.com", retrieved June 7, 2019.
  26. ^ "Refco Files 4th-Largest Bankruptcy in U.S. History". Archived from the original on 2013-10-11.
  27. ^ "Refco Trustee Seeks $2 Billion from Mayer Brown, Others". Archived from the original on 2013-10-11.
  28. ^ "Lawyer sentenced to prison for role in $2.4 billion fraud at Refco". Archived from the original on 2013-10-11.
  29. ^ "Refco Lawyer, A&O, Mayer Brown, Skadden: Business of Law". Archived from the original on 2013-10-11.
  30. ^ "Settlement Reached in Billion-dollar Fraud Scheme". 15 July 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-10-11.

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