Top 15 US firm Mayer Brown has promoted 36 lawyers to partner, a slight drop on 2024’s cohort when 39 made the grade.
However, the firm also elevated 21 to counsel – nine more than last year – meaning overall the 57-strong promotions round was roughly 12% higher than a year ago, slightly below the 65 promoted in 2023 but above the 53 elevated in 2022. The new promotions are due to take effect from 1 January.
Women made up 39% of the latest partner intake and 47% of the overall promotions, down from 51% in 2024 but in line with the 47% made up in 2023.
Key stats
Total lawyers: 1,930
Lawyers v partners: 1,209, 721
Gender split: 38% female, 56% male
Partner gender split: 25% female, 75% male
Countries and offices: 10, 22
Source: publicly available data tracked by Pirical
The US accounted for the bulk of promotions (22, including IP lawyer Tatsuya Koyama, who will split his time between Washington DC and Tokyo). Chicago saw nine promotions in all, with Washington and Salt Lake City welcoming three a piece and the rest spread across New York and Charlotte (two each) and Los Angeles, Houston and North California (one each).
The firm’s London and Paris offices saw the second most promotions (four each), with Singapore and Frankfurt (two) and Hong Kong, Tokyo and Sao Paulo (one each) completing the round.
Top 10 offices by lawyer headcount
Chicago (366)
New York (322)
London (290)
Washington, DC (212)
Paris (127)
São Paulo (95)
Charlotte (80)
Los Angeles (68)
Houston (63)
Palo Alto (62)
Source: publicly available data tracked by Pirical
Dominic Griffiths, London managing partner, said: “We made our name in financial services, including litigation, and our (130th) anniversary year has seen us doubling down with dynamic lateral growth to provide a full service for clients across the world of private capital. It is hugely satisfying that we now end the year with a celebration of our homegrown talent, reflecting our ambitious and supportive culture.”
The banking and finance practice saw the most promotions with seven, including two in London – Jake Lindsay and Mariana Padinha Ribeiro. Litigation and dispute resolution saw six promotions, including London-based Jonathan Cohen, as did the corporate and securities practice, while global energy saw five promotions.
The real estate and IP practices both elevated three to partner, with the rest spread across restructuring (two, including Ben Ward in London) and capital markets, global investigations and white collar defence, tax and global leveraged finance and private capital (all one).
Jon Van Gorp, Mayer Brown’s chair, said: “We are thrilled to promote these exceptional lawyers whose dedication to client service, collaboration and innovation reflects the core values that have defined Mayer Brown. Their contributions continue to set us apart as a global leader in the legal industry.”
The list of partner promotions is as follows:
Litigation and dispute resolution
Elisabeth M. Anderson, Los Angeles
Jonathan Cohen, London
Jordan C. Hilton, Salt Lake City
Isabela Lacreta, Paris (prioritised product team: international arbitration)
Ankur Mandhania, Northern California
Megan E. Stride, Chicago (prioritised product team: antitrust and competition)
Intellectual property
Clark S. Bakewell, Washington DC
Tatsuya Koyama, Washington DC/Tokyo
Tiffany A. Miller, Washington DC
Corporate and securities
Luke Bell, Salt Lake City (prioritised product team: funds and asset management)
Corina Cercelaru, Chicago
Marine Ollive, Paris (prioritised product team: M&A/private equity)
Neela Pack, Salt Lake City (prioritised product team: M&A/private equity)
Dr. Malte Richter, Frankfurt (prioritised product team: M&A/private equity)
Michael A. Serafini, Chicago (prioritised product team: M&A/private equity)
Banking and finance
Daniel B. Blackburn, Charlotte
Noé Burgos, New York
Michael D. Kwasigroch, Chicago
Jake Lindsay, London
Marion Minard, Paris
Mariana Padinha Ribeiro, London
Laura M. Watson, Chicago
Global energy
Matthew B. Chow, Hong Kong
Maria Rita Dutra, Sao Paulo (prioritised product team: international arbitration)
Kathryne M. Gray, Houston
Nick Kendrick, Singapore
Sang Joon Park, Singapore (prioritised product team: international arbitration)
Real estate
Stephen T. Denmark, Charlotte
Gregory A. LaHood, Chicago
Suchitra Paul, Chicago
Capital markets
Alexei Döhl, Frankfurt
Restructuring
Joshua R. Gross, Chicago
Ben Ward, London
Global investigations and white collar defence
David J. Lizmi, New York
Tax
Louis Nayberg, Paris
Global leverage finance and private capital
Ermelinda Villagomez, Chicago
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