News About Mayer Brown
Mayer Brown announces next London managing partner
Real estate group co-leader Chris Harvey will succeed Dominic Griffiths in the role
Travers Smith bolsters Brussels bench with hire of Mayer Brown’s London competition head
Daniel Vowden’s arrival marks fourth lateral partner hire by Travers Smith this month
Mayer Brown boosts Brussels presence with Baker McKenzie trade partner hire
Pablo Bentes, who joins with two team members, specialises in representing sovereign states in international trade disputes
Mayer Brown secures Baker McKenzie finance trio in London
Partners Rob Mathews, David Becker and Ben Bierwirth boost US firm's high-yield, term loan B and leveraged finance capabilities in the City
Mayer Brown enters strategic arrangement with AI-powered legaltech company Scissero
Initiative combines firm’s structured products practice and Scissero’s AI verification services
Raft of law firms score roles on Pizza Hut’s $2.7bn sale
Weil, Mayer Brown, Paul Weiss, Greenberg Traurig, Sidley Austin and Fangda Partners advise on two separate Yum Brands disposals
Orrick adds four partners across US, UK as it continues structured finance buildout
Hires from Morrison Foerster, Mayer Brown and McDermott follow last year’s raid on Cadwalader for 37 CLO and asset backed lending lawyers
Mayer Brown builds in Tokyo with seven-lawyer A&O Shearman team
Arrival of partners Toshiro Mochizuki and Kana Morimura follows recent hire of A&O Shearman’s Tokyo head
Mayer Brown hits McGuireWoods for six partners across Houston, Washington DC
Group including McGuireWoods’ former Houston managing partner Yasser Madriz will boost Mayer Brown’s energy practice
Mayer Brown adds real estate partner duo in London from Taylor Wessing
Mark Rajbenbach and Victoria Butcher bring a range of real estate investment experience
Mayer Brown elevates 36 to partner in latest promotions round
Latest intake is down from 39 in 2024 but overall promotions including counsel are 12% higher
Squire Patton Boggs boosts UK coverage with quartet of regional partner hires
New recruits join in London, Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester from Mayer Brown, Deloitte, Eversheds and DLA Piper
Jenner & Block adds mass torts team in Chicago from Mayer Brown
Partners Richard Bulger and Daniel Ring join with three more lawyers, will co-chair Jenner’s mass torts practice
Akin makes second double partner hire in Chicago from Mayer Brown
Arrival of Joshua La Vigne and Jessica Pan follows hire of Wendy Dobson Gallegos and Jason Wagenmaker last month
Akin hits Mayer Brown for first Chicago partners
Hires comes as Akin plans Chicago office launch, according to sources with knowledge of the matter
Kirkland, Mayer Brown act in Boeing’s $10.55bn sale of tech assets to Thoma Bravo
Kirkland counsels Thoma Bravo as Mayer Brown acts for Boeing in deal jet maker says will enable it to focus on core business
A&O Shearman signals Chicago debut with hire of Mayer Brown duo
Arrival of energy and infrastructure partners sparks launch of Magic Circle UK firm’s 10th US office
Debevoise, Nishimura called in for Nippon Life’s $8.2bn Resolution Life acquisition
Kirkland & Ellis and Herbert Smith Freehills also among nine law firm’s called in for the largest takeover by a Japanese insurer
Mayer Brown makes up 39 to partner in banking and finance-focused round
Promotions concentrated in firm’s Chicago headquarters, London and New York
Mayer Brown exits Mexico City with trio of partners launching new firm
US firm shutters Mexico outpost nine years after launching in the country