a leading global law firm with offices in key business centers across the Americas, Asia and Europe.

Mayer Brown is a leading global law firm with offices in key business centers across the Americas, Asia and Europe. We have approximately 1,000 lawyers in the Americas, 300 in Asia and 500 in Europe. The firm's Asia presence was enhanced by its 2008 combination with Johnson Stokes & Master, one of the largest and oldest law firms in Asia. This unequalled on-the-ground presence in the world’s leading markets for legal services enables Mayer Brown to offer clients access to local market expertise on a global basis.

Mayer Brown is noted for its commitment to client service and its ability to assist clients with their most complex and demanding legal and business challenges worldwide. The firm serves many of the world’s largest companies, including a significant proportion of the Fortune 100, FTSE 100 and DAX companies and more than half of the world's largest investment banks. Mayer Brown is particularly renowned for its Supreme Court and appellate, litigation, corporate and securities, finance, real estate and tax practices.

JSM was established in 1863 in Hong Kong and has full-service offices in Hong Kong, Mainland China (Beijing, Guangzhou and Shanghai), Thailand (Bangkok) and Vietnam (Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City). JSM has a multinational, multilingual team of 800 staff, including more than 300 lawyers who are qualified in local and international jurisdictions. JSM has been named Hong Kong Law Firm of the Year for the past eight years (2000-2007) by various leading legal publications, including International Financial Law Review, Asian Legal Business and Who’s Who Legal. JSM is also one of the top three foreign law firms in Thailand and Vietnam. For additional information related to this transformational event for Mayer Brown and JSM