Launching in Mexico City: Mayer Brown plans new oil and gas outpost Legal Business Mayer Brown is looking to become the latest law firm to try and capitalise on Mexico’s liberalising economy, chasing oil…
World’s largest airport operator: Mayer Brown and Davis Polk help Spain’s €4.3bn AENA float take-off Legal Business Mayer Brown and Davis Polk & Wardwell have won roles advising Spanish airport operator Aena (Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegación Aérea)…
US results round up: Cooley sees 19% turnover jump as Mayer Brown PEP grows 12.8% Legal Business In the latest round of 2014 financial results for US firms, Cooley has revealed turnover growth of 19% with revenues…
Trainee retention: Slaughter and May keeps on 88% of its spring 2015 qualifiers Daniel Coyne Slaughter and May has become the third Magic Circle firm to announce the retention level of its spring 2015 qualifying…
Growing the team: Mayer Brown hires DLA Piper’s head of structured trade finance Legal Business Mayer Brown, as it eyes an increase in cross-border asset-based lending (ABL) throughout Europe, has boosted its City banking and finance team with…
Dealwatch: Mayer Brown, Macfarlanes and Gateley act on City Link administration Kathryn McCann Mayer Brown, Macfarlanes and Gateley are all acting on the administration of parcel delivery company City Link following its collapse…
‘How not to conduct investment banking’: Addleshaws defeats Mayer Brown in UBS Commercial Court derivatives battle Sarah Downey Banking giant UBS has been defeated in the Commercial Court today (4 November) over a $340m dispute it mounted against…
Revolving doors: US sees spate of lateral hires Jaishree Kalia Lateral hires last week have seen Mayer Brown, DLA Piper and Reed Smith make key hires in their US practices,…
Mayer Brown cuts trainee intake by half and retains 67% while Weil retains 100% of trainees Legal Business Mayer Brown will be cutting its September 2016 trainee intake by half, taking in just ten applicants compared to their…
US results season: Sidley posts a 7% increase in turnover as Mayer Brown sees a return to 2007 PEP levels Jaishree Kalia A year of expansion has seen top 15 Global100 firm Sidley Austin post solid 2013 results, with revenue up by around 7%…
LLP latest: Mayer Brown sees revenue dip by 9.5% as Pinsents gains £20m from McGrigors merger Jaishree Kalia Mayer Brown has released its LLP results for the year ending 2012/13 for the UK business, reporting a 9.5% loss…
Revolving doors: Key hires for Mayer Brown, Sullivan & Worcester, Harbottle, DWF, Irwin Mitchell and Burness Paull Legal Business Mayer Brown is continuing to beef up its City offering with its seventh partner hire in two months, as Allen…
Strategy review sets expansive course as Mayer Brown aims to galvanise its business Legal Business Eight months in the making, Mayer Brown’s revamped international strategy will now see the US law firm re-group around its large…
Strategy review sets expansive course as Mayer Brown aims to galvanise its business Legal Business Eight months in the making, Mayer Brown’s revamped international strategy will now see the US law firm re-group around its…
City ambitions – Mayer Brown adds to London laterals tally with hire of BLP finance partner David Stevenson Mayer Brown has added to its tally of recent London hires as Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) finance and restructuring partner Trevor Wood…
US/UK hires: Mayer Brown boosts London securitisation team as Herbert Smith hires New York financial services litigator Legal Business Mayer Brown is boosting its English law securitisation capability with the hire of former Mayer Brown lawyer Richard Todd, who…
Recruitment drive for Cadwalader in London reaps double Mayer Brown hire Jaishree Kalia Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft’s efforts to rebuild its London finance team were today rewarded with the hire of two leading Mayer Brown…
Altered Images – will the real Mayer Brown stand up? Legal Business Once one of the most lauded transatlantic players, Mayer Brown has struggled to find its form over the last five…
Banks could face backlash on legal panel reviews David Stevenson With the latest round of bank panel reviews in full swing, early indications show signs of a backlash from law…
Katten Muchin Rosenman continues hiring spree Mark McAteer US firm Katten Muchin Rosenman remains on the charge in London following the hire of tax partner Sanjay Mehta from…
