Mayer Brown

Mayer Brown
No. of offices	22
No. of attorneys	1,600+
No. of employees	3,500 (est.)
Major practice areas	General practice
Key people	Herbert W. Krueger (Chairman of the Management Committee) Kenneth S. Geller (Managing Partner)
Revenue	$1.2 Billion (2011)
Date founded	1881
Website
www.mayerbrown.com

Mayer Brown is an international law firm head-quartered in Chicago which specializes in commercial transactions and litigation.^[1] The firm employs more than 1,600 lawyers, including approximately 875 in the Americas, 425 in Europe and 300 in Asia.

By revenue, Mayer Brown is the 14th largest law-firm in the world.^[2] In 2012 a peer-review survey by Vault.com placed Mayer Brown at number 30 in its list of the world's top 100 law firms.^[3]

History

The three firms which 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 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. JSM (formerly 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 Chicago, Charlotte, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, Palo Alto, Sao Paulo, Washington DC, London, Berlin, Brussels, Cologne, Frankfurt, Paris, Bangkok, Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Singapore, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong and, in association with Tauil & Chequer Avogados, offices in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.

In addition, Mayer Brown has alliances with the Spanish firm of Ramon & Cajal and the Italian and Eastern European firm of Tonucci & Partners.

References

1. ^ Kwong, Robin (21 December 2007). "Mayer Brown merging with Hong Kong's JSM". Financial Times. http://us.ft.com/ftgateway/superpage.ft?news_id=fto122020072209599457. Retrieved 2009-07-20. 
2. ^ "The Global 100 2010: The World's Highest Grossing Law Firms". The American Lawyer. http://www.law.com/jsp/tal/PubArticleTAL.jsp?id=1202472338838. Retrieved 26 August 2011. 
3. ^ "Mayer Brown Overview". Vault.com. http://www.vault.com/wps/portal/usa/companies/company-profile/Mayer-Brown?companyId=401. Retrieved 15 October 2011. 

External links

• Official web site