Mayer Brown adds partner brace in London
By Emma Sadowski
Legal Week
05 June 2008
"Mayer Brown has announced the addition of two new partners at its London arm, boosting the US firm’s City pensions and finance teams."
60 Minutes Profiles Three Law Firms on Iraqi Asylum Work
By Brian Baxter
The AM Law Daily
19 May 2008
"...60 Minutes highlighted the pro bono work of three Am Law 200 firms--Holland & Knight, Mayer Brown, and Proskauer Rose--on behalf of Iraqi refugees seeking asylum in the United States."
Mayer Brown, Ballard Spahr Advising Pennsylvania on Turnpike Privatization
By Brian Baxter
The AM Law Daily
19 May 2008
"Mayer Brown and Philadelphia firm Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll are advising the state of Pennsylvania on a $12.8 billion binding privatization bid for the Pennsylvania Turnpike."
US firms embrace Eastern promise
The Lawyer
12 May 2008
"The appeal of the East seems to be contagious. Last week two US firms, Bryan Cave and Squire Sanders & Dempsey, outlined strategic moves into Russia and Ukraine."
Boom or bust? Go figure
By Catrin Griffiths
The Lawyer
24 March 2008
"...there is also pressure from below. Look at the emergence of an exceptionally strong transatlantic mid-tier, which includes DLA Piper, Mayer Brown and Reed Smith."
Law Firms Across U.S. Are Boosting Paid Leave
By Amanda Bronstad
The National Law Journal
18 March 2008
"Several of the nation's largest law firms are boosting their paid leave for lawyers who become new parents."
Major law firm enlisted by NIAC to protect Persian Tablets
By Shadee Malaklou
Payvand Iran News
15 March 2008
"In an effort to defend the collective cultural heritage of Iranian Americans, the National Iranian American Council (NIAC) has secured pro bono representation from with Mayer Brown LLP with connection to the case, Rubin v. Islamic Republic of Iran."
Deals // Verdicts // Settlements
Chicago Lawyer
11 March 2008
"Stephen Shapiro of Mayer Brown argued the case for the respondents in Stoneridge, his 27th oral argument before the Court. Here, Shapiro discusses the impact of Stoneridge."
US duo lead on Grid's $3bn power station sale
By Sofia Lind
Legal Week
04 March 2008
"Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom and Mayer Brown have landed top roles on the $2.9bn (£1.5bn) sale of Ravenswood power station in New York by National Grid."
War of Attrition
By Karen Donovan
Condé Nast Portfolio
28 February 2008
""There was a lot of arm wrestling between the court of appeals and the district judge," says Andrew Frey of Mayer Brown, who filed an amicus brief in the case, Exxon Shipping v. Baker, on behalf of the American Petroleum Institute."
Expansive Mayer Brown posts solid results on back of challenging 2007
By Sofia Lind
Legal Week
21 February 2008
"Mayer Brown has joined Winston & Strawn and Baker Botts to post strong financial results for 2007 - despite a challenging year for the transatlantic firm."
Expansive Mayer Brown posts solid results on back
Legal Week, UK
20 February 2008
"Mayer Brown has joined Winston & Strawn and Baker Botts to post strong financial results for 2007 - despite a challenging year for the transatlantic firm. ..."
Shearman partner in Mayer Brown switch
Legal Week
14 February 2008
"Mayer Brown has hired Shearman & Sterling partner Christophe Dugue in a boost to its arbitration practice."
Global real estate: Doing deals overseas
By Robert Yates
Chicago Lawyer
30 January 2008
"Mayer Brown, having merged with London-based Rowe & Maw several years ago, merged in January with the Hong Kong-based firm of Johnson, Stokes & Masters, one of the largest law firms in Asia."
Long-awaited Stoneridge ruling boosts US advisers
By Tony Mauro
Legal Week
16 January 2008
"US advisers are celebrating a key ruling by the Supreme Court yesterday (16 January) that protects third-party defendants in securities litigation - including law firms, accountants and bankers - from so-called 'scheme liability' over their role in corporate fraud, writes the Legal Times."
U.S. Supreme Court ruling stunning victory for Cisco and investors worldwide
By Brad Reese
Network World
16 January 2008
"The Supreme Court today handed down a major victory for the U.S. economy and investor welfare," said Steve Shapiro of the Chicago based law firm Mayer Brown, who represented Cisco's Scientific-Atlanta in the case.
Mayer Brown to merge with Johnson Stokes & Masters
By Malar Velaigam
The Lawyer
21 December 2007
"US firm Mayer Brown and Hong Kong’s Johnson Stokes & Masters are merging to create the tenth largest law firm in the world with a combined revenue of $1.2bn."
Mayer Brown partner confirmed as federal judge
Crain's Chicago Business
13 November 2007
"A partner at Mayer Brown LLP was confirmed Tuesday by the U.S. Senate as a federal district court judge."
Mayer Brown is one of the 2007 Top Ten Family-Friendly Firms
By Valerie Gotten
California Newswire
24 September 2007
"Yale Law Women (YLW), the largest student organization at Yale Law School, announces the release of its 2007 Top Ten Family-Friendly Firms list...[including] Mayer Brown"
Mayer Brown Rowe Maw becomes Mayer Brown
Business Wire
1 September 2007
"Mayer Brown Rowe Maw LLP, one of the leading international law firms, announced today that effective September 1, 2007 the firm will be known globally as Mayer Brown."
Diversity at Mayer Brown LLP
Martindale
1 January 2007
"At Mayer Brown, we view the attainment of diversity at all levels of our organization as crucial to, and a natural result of, building a cohesive, successful law firm. We recruit, develop, and promote the highest caliber lawyers..."
Former Assembly Majority Leader Joins Mayer Brown
By a MetNews Staff Writer
Metropolitan News Enterprise
13 December 2006
"Former Assembly Majority Leader Joins Mayer Brown Dec 13, 2006 ... "I'm excited about joining Mayer Brown's government practice and acting ... in environmental, insurance coverage and wrongful death actions. ..."
Top U.S. EPA Official Joins Mayer Brown Rowe Maw
News Link Environmental
12 April 2006
"The international law firm Mayer Brown Rowe Maw LLP is pleased to announce the addition of Thomas V. Skinner"