Chambers Global 2020 ranks Mayer Brown and T&C in 88 categories, with 100 individual lawyers recognized

Mayer Brown is pleased to announce that the 2020 edition of Chambers Global has ranked or listed Mayer Brown in 79 practice categories. In addition, Tauil & Chequer (T&C) in association with Mayer Brown was ranked or listed in nine categories in the Angola, Brazil and Mozambique regions.

Of Mayer Brown’s rankings, five were in Band One:

• Capital Markets: Securitization, US (12th consecutive year);
• General Business Law, Myanmar;
• Outsourcing, US (12th consecutive year);
• Projects & Energy: Mining & Minerals, Africa-wide (ninth consecutive year); and
• Projects: PPP, US (10th consecutive year).

T&C was recognized with a Band One ranking in the Energy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas, Brazil category (second consecutive year).

Chambers Global also recognized 87 Mayer Brown lawyers with 131 total rankings or listings. In addition, the guide recognized 13 T&C lawyers with 18 total rankings or listings.

Of Mayer Brown’s recognized lawyers, 20 achieved a top-band or higher ranking in 16 categories:

Senior Statespeople
• Phyllis Korff – Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States, US
• Jason Kravitt – Capital Markets: Securitization, US
• Nicholas Hunsworth – Dispute Resolution (International Firms), China
• Paul Roy – Outsourcing, US
• John Schmidt – Projects: PPP, US

Band One
• Rebecca Eisner – Outsourcing, US
• Gabriela Kennedy – Intellectual Property (International Firms), China
• Barry Machlin – Projects, US
• Daniel Masur – Outsourcing, US
• Bob Palmer – Energy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas, UK
• Brad Peterson – Outsourcing, US
• Anna Pinedo – Capital Markets: Structured Products, US
• Klaus Riehmer – Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market, Germany
• Nicholas Robertson – Employment, UK
• Joseph Seliga – Projects: PPP, US
• Laurence Urgenson – FCPA, US
• Paulette Vander Schueren – International Trade/WTO, Europe-wide
• Jon D Van Gorp – Capital Markets: Securitization, US
• Paul Virtue – Immigration: Business, US
• David Harrison – Corporate & Finance, Expert Based Abroad (Vietnam)
• Paul Chen – Corporate/M&A (International Firms), Expert Based Abroad (US)
• Matthew McConkey – International Trade/WTO (International Firms), Expert Based Abroad (US)
• Bernd Bohr – Capital Markets, Expert Based Abroad (UK)
• Yu-Jin Tay – Dispute Resolution; and Dispute Resolution (International Firms), Expert Based Abroad (Singapore)
• Phyllis Korff – Corporate/M&A, Expert Based Abroad (US)
• Jason Elder – General Business Law, Expert Based Abroad (China)
• Nathan Dodd – General Business Law, Expert Based Abroad (Singapore)
• Ben Thompson – General Business Law, Expert Based Abroad (Singapore)
• Robert Flanigan – Capital Markets, Expert Based Abroad (UK)
• James Patti – Capital Markets, Expert Based Abroad (US)
• Julian Ellison – Competition Law, Expert Based Abroad (Belgium)
• Matthew McConkey – International Trade, Expert Based Abroad (US)
• Alexandre Chequer – General Business Law: International Firms,  Expert Based Abroad (Brazil)
• Gonçalo Falcão – General Business Law: International Firms, Expert Based Abroad (Brazil) 

Following is a complete list of the 2020 Chambers Global rankings for Mayer Brown and T&C.

Mayer Brown Category Rankings and Listings:

Africa-Wide
• Projects & Energy
• Projects & Energy: Mining & Minerals

Asia-Pacific Region
• Arbitration (International)
• Aviation: Finance
• International Trade/WTO
• Shipping: Finance

Belgium
• Competition: EU

China
• Banking & Finance (International Firms)
• Banking & Finance: Leveraged & Acquisition Finance (International Firms)
• Capital Markets: Debt (International Firms)
• Capital Markets: High-Yield Products (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 & Cross-Border Disputes (International Firms)
• International Trade/WTO (International Firms)
• Projects & Infrastructure (International Firms)
• Shipping: Finance (International Firms)

Europe-Wide
• Capital Markets: Structured Finance
• International Trade/WTO

France
• Banking & Finance
• Corporate/M&A
• International & Cross-Border Transactions
• International Arbitration

Germany
• Capital Markets: Structured Finance
• Corporate/M&A

Global-wide
• Banking & Finance
• Capital Markets: Structured Finance, Securitization & Derivatives
• Construction
• Employment
• Immigration
• Insurance: Contentious
• International Trade/WTO
• Outsourcing
• Projects & Energy
• Projects & Energy: Mining & Minerals
• Tax

Latin America-Wide
• Banking & Finance
• Corporate/M&A
• Energy & Natural Resources
• Projects

Mongolia
• General Business Law

Myanmar
• General Business Law

Singapore
• Banking & Finance: International
• Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
• Projects & Energy
• Projects & Infrastructure: International

South Korea
• Dispute Resolution: International Firms

UK
• Capital Markets: Debt
• Capital Markets: Derivatives
• Capital Markets: Securitization
• Dispute Resolution: Litigation
• Employment
• Finance & Capital Markets (International & Cross-Border)
• Insurance Sector (International & Cross-Border)
• Insurance: Contentious Claims
• Projects
• Restructuring/Insolvency

United Arab Emirates
• Corporate/M&A

US
• Antitrust: Cartel
• Banking & Finance
• Capital Markets: Derivatives
• Capital Markets: Securitization
• Competition/Antitrust
• Energy Sector (International & Cross-Border)
• Finance & Capital Markets (International & Cross-Border)
• Immigration: Business
• International Trade: Trade Remedies & Trade Policy Outsourcing
• Outsourcing
• Projects
• Projects: PPP
• Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy
• Tax: Corporate & Finance
• Technology Sector (International & Cross-Border)

Vietnam
• Banking & Finance
• Banking & Finance: Capital Markets
• Corporate/M&A

Mayer Brown Individual Rankings and Listings:

Africa-wide

Project Finance
Ian Coles

Projects & Energy
Ian Coles

Asia-Pacific Region

Aviation: Finance
Richard Stock

International Trade/WTO
Matthew McConkey

Bangladesh

Corporate & Finance
David Harrison – Expert Based Abroad (Vietnam)

Belgium

Competition/European Law
Julian Ellison – Foreign Expert (UK)
Jens Peter Schmidt – Foreign Expert (Germany)

Competition: EU
Julian Ellison
Jens Peter Schmidt

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)
Thomas Kollar

Capital Markets: Derivatives & Structured Products (International Firms)
Vincent Sum

Capital Markets: High-Yield Products (International Firms)
Jason Elder

Competition/Antitrust (International Firms)
Hannah Ha

Corporate/M&A (International Firms)
Paul Chen – Expert Based Abroad (US)

Dispute Resolution (International Firms)
Nicholas Hunsworth
Alan Linning
Thomas So

Intellectual Property (International Firms)
Gabriela Kennedy

International Trade/WTO (International Firms)
Matthew McConkey – Expert Based Abroad (US) 

Shipping: Finance (International Firms)
Maggie Cheung

Shipping: Litigation (International Firms)
Bill Amos

Europe-Wide

International Trade/WTO
Nikolay Mizulin
Paulette Vander Schueren

France

International Arbitration
Dany Khayat
Dany Khayat – Foreign Expert (Africa-wide)
Dany Khayat – Foreign Expert (Middle East-wide)
Alejandro López Ortiz – Foreign Expert (Central America-wide)

Germany


Capital Markets: Derivatives
Patrick Scholl

Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market
Klaus Riehmer

India

Dispute Resolution
Yu-Jin Tay – Expert Based Abroad (Singapore)

Indonesia

Dispute Resolution (International Firms)
Yu-Jin Tay – Expert Based Abroad (Singapore)

Israel

Corporate/M&A
Phyllis Korff – Expert Based Abroad (US)

Latin America-Wide

Banking & Finance
Douglas Doetsch
David Duffee

Capital Markets
Douglas Doetsch

Energy & Natural Resources
Pablo Ferrante
Jose Valera

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)

Singapore
 
Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
Yu-Jin Tay
Yu-Jin Tay – Foreign Expert (Indonesia)
Yu-Jin Tay – Foreign Expert (Japan)
Yu-Jin Tay – Foreign Expert (South Korea)

Energy & Natural Resources: International
Nick Kouvaritakis – Associates to Watch

Projects & Energy
Nathan Dodd – Foreign Expert (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 – Expert Based Abroad (UK)

Turkey

Capital Markets
James Patti – Expert Based Abroad (US)

UK

Banking & Finance
Stuart Brinkworth

Capital Markets: Debt
James Taylor

Capital Markets: Derivatives
Chris Arnold
Edmund Parker

Capital Markets: Securitization
Kevin Hawken
David O'Connor

Competition Law
Julian Ellison – Expert Based Abroad (Belgium)
David Harrison

Employment
Nicholas Robertson

Energy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas
Bob Palmer

Projects
Ian Coles – Foreign Expert (Africa-Wide)

Restructuring/Insolvency
Michael Fiddy

United Arab Emirates

Corporate/M&A
Tom Thraya – Recognized Practitioner

Dispute Resolution
Alain Farhad

US

Banking & Finance
Douglas Doetsch – Foreign Expert (Latin America-Wide)
David Duffee – Foreign Expert (Latin America-Wide)
Scott Zemser

Capital Markets: Debt & Equity
James Patti – Foreign Expert (Turkey)

Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
Phyllis Korff

Capital Markets: Derivatives
Curtis Doty

Capital Markets: Derivatives: Mainly Regulatory
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

Corporate/M&A
Paul Chen
Phyllis G Korff – Foreign Expert (Israel)

E-Discovery & Information Governance
Michael Lackey

Energy & Natural Resources
Vera de Brito de Gyarfas – Foreign Expert (Venezuela)
Jose Valera – Foreign Expert (Latin America-Wide)

Energy: Electricity (Transactional)
Fritz Lark

Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional)
Thomas Moore

FCPA
Laurence Urgenson

Immigration: Business
Elizabeth Stern
Paul Virtue

International Trade
Matthew McConkey – Foreign Expert (Vietnam)

International Trade: Intellectual Property (Section 337)
Gary Hnath

Investment Funds: Registered Funds
Stephanie Monaco

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
Jeffrey Davis
Robert Goldberg

Vietnam

Banking & Finance
David Harrison

Corporate/M&A
David Harrison

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
• Energy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas
• International & Cross-Border Capabilities Spotlight Table
• Projects
• Tax

Mozambique
• General Business Law: International Firms

Tauil & Chequer Individual Rankings and Listings:

Angola

General Business Law: International Firms
Alexandre Chequer – Expert Based Abroad (Brazil)
Gonçalo Falcão – Expert Based Abroad (Brazil)

Brazil

Banking & Finance
Eduardo Lima

Capital Markets
Rodolfo Constantino de Tella – Up and Coming
Carlos Motta

Compliance
Michel Sancovski – Up and Coming

Corporate/M&A
Apoena Joels – Up and Coming
Carlos Motta

Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
Gustavo Fernandes de Andrade

Energy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas
Bruno Belchior – Up and Coming
Alexandre Bittencourt Calmon
Alexandre Chequer
Alexandre Chequer – Foreign Expert (Angola)
Gonçalo Falcão – Foreign Expert (Angola)

Projects
Eduardo Lima
Bruno Werneck

Tax
Ivan Tauil
Guido Vinci