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Mayer Brown is a leading global law firm with offices in key business centers across the Americas, Asia and Europe. We have approximately 1,000 lawyers in the Americas, 300 in Asia and 500 in Europe. The firm's Asia presence was enhanced by its 2008 combination with Johnson Stokes & Master, one of the largest and oldest law firms in Asia. This unequalled on-the-ground presence in the world’s leading markets for legal services enables Mayer Brown to offer clients access to local market expertise on a global basis.

Mayer Brown is noted for its commitment to client service and its ability to assist clients with their most complex and demanding legal and business challenges worldwide. The firm serves many of the world’s largest companies, including a significant proportion of the Fortune 100, FTSE 100 and DAX companies and more than half of the world's largest investment banks. Mayer Brown is particularly renowned for its Supreme Court and appellate, litigation, corporate and securities, finance, real estate and tax practices.

JSM was established in 1863 in Hong Kong and has full-service offices in Hong Kong, Mainland China (Beijing, Guangzhou and Shanghai), Thailand (Bangkok) and Vietnam (Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City). JSM has a multinational, multilingual team of 800 staff, including more than 300 lawyers who are qualified in local and international jurisdictions. JSM has been named Hong Kong Law Firm of the Year for the past eight years (2000-2007) by various leading legal publications, including International Financial Law Review, Asian Legal Business and Who’s Who Legal. JSM is also one of the top three foreign law firms in Thailand and Vietnam. For additional information related to this transformational event for Mayer Brown and JSM, click here >>

At a Glance

  • Unrivaled geographic scope in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

  • The firm advises 89 of the Fortune 100 companies, 35 of the 50 largest US banks, and most of the FTSE 100 and DAX companies.

  • More than 190 Chambers-ranked lawyers worldwide in 2007.

  • 222 Peer Review Rated Lawyers in Martindale Hubbell.

  • Regularly ranked among the leading law firms in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and Asia by all of the main reviewing bodies.

 

 
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Mayer Brown is a global legal services organization comprising legal practices that are separate entities ("Mayer Brown Practices"). The Mayer Brown Practices are: Mayer Brown LLP, a limited liability partnership established in the United States; Mayer Brown International LLP, a limited liability partnership incorporated in England and Wales; and JSM, a Hong Kong partnership, and its associated entities in Asia.
The Mayer Brown Practices are known as Mayer Brown JSM in Asia.

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