Headquarters | 71 South Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois, United States |
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No. of offices | 25 total |
No. of lawyers | 1,507 (2015) |
Major practice areas | General practice |
Key people | Paul W. Theiss (Chairman) |
Revenue | $1.26 billion (2016) |
Date founded | 1881 |
Founder |
Adolf Kraus Levy Mayer |
Company type | Limited liability partnership |
Website |
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Mayer Brown International LLP is a global law firm founded in Chicago and the 15th largest law firm in the United States. It has offices in 24 cities across the Americas, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, with its largest offices being in Chicago, Washington DC, New York City, Hong Kong and London. Mayer Brown has approximately 1,500 lawyers and by revenue is the 17th largest law firm in the world.
The three firms that 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, by Adolf Kraus and Levy Mayer, 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. 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.
The firm has offices in Bangkok, Beijing, Brussels, Charlotte, Chicago, Düsseldorf, Dubai, Frankfurt, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Houston, London, Los Angeles, Mexico City, New York City, Palo Alto, Paris, San Francisco, Shanghai, Singapore, Tokyo and Washington DC; and, in association with Tauil & Chequer Advogados, offices in Brasília, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, and Vitória.