Mayer Brown JSM
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| Headquarters | 71 South Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois, United States |
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| No. of offices | 24 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 |
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Mayer Brown LLP is an elite global law firm founded in Chicago and is considered to be one of the world's leading law firms 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, New York City, and London. Mayer Brown has approximately 1,500 lawyers and by revenue is the 17th largest law firm in the world.
The firm advises many Fortune 100, FTSE 100,DAX and Hang Seng Index companies and more than half of the world’s largest banks. Mayer Brown's clients also include many of the world's most respected and well-established companies, technology and other start-ups, governmental organizations and state-owned entities. In 2016, the firm had gross revenue of approximately $1.26 billion.
Mayer Brown is consistently ranked for its strong finance and corporate practices, as well as its litigation and international arbitration practices. In 2016, Mayer Brown won Law360's Law Firm of the Year by winning the most Practice Group of the Year awards out of a total of 80 winning law firms.
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.
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