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Mayer Brown LLP

BOCKENHEIMER LANDSTRASSE 98-100, 60323 FRANKFURT AM MAIN, GERMANY

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What we say about the firm's legal practice in Germany

Banking and finance: Bank lending

Within Banking and finance: Bank lending, tier 4

The ‘commercial and pragmatic’ team at Mayer Brown LLP is appreciated for its ‘solution-focused’ approach. A busy year saw the team advise SoFFin on establishing the first German bad bank for WestLB, and also WEPA Group on the rearrangement of its entire debt financing in the course of the acquisition of the Kartogroup and its subsidiaries. Ulrike Binder is ‘technically very strong’, and is valued for her ‘very practical advice’. Markus Strelow is also recommended as ‘very imaginative’ and able to ‘find solutions that meet clients’ needs’.

Corporate and M&A: Mid-sized deals

Within Corporate and M&A: Mid-sized deals, Mayer Brown is a second tier firm,

Mayer Brown LLP had a strong year in 2009/2010 acting on major cross-border transactions, such as advising Beijing Automotive Industry (BAIC) on the closing of a technology contract with SAAB. Further highlights included advising German Special Financial Market Stabilization Fund (SoFFin) on establishing the first German bad bank for WestLB, and WEPA Group on the acquisition of the businesses of Kartogroup in Italy, Germany and France. Christof Gaudig heads the team.

Dispute resolution

Within Dispute resolution , tier 4

Mayer Brown LLP is particularly active in the arbitration arena, with compliance a main focus. Highlights included representing Gazprom in a €8bn claim initiated by Moncrief International regarding one of the world´s largest natural gas fields, and acting for UBS in compliance with its obligations resulting from an agreement with the US tax authority. Mark Hilgard heads the team which is experienced in cross-border matters, particularly with a US angle.

Employment

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Information technology and outsourcing

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Investment funds

Within Investment funds , tier 4

Benedikt Weiser heads Mayer Brown LLP’s investment funds team, and has a notable expertise in innovative fund structures. The firm advised Generali Deutschland Immobilien on an open infrastructure fund involving the structuring and establishment of a feeder fund in Luxembourg, and also assisted AXA Konzern on a derivative bond related to a hedge fund portfolio.

Real estate and construction: Real estate

Within Real estate and construction: Real estate, tier 4

Mayer Brown LLP advises both on real estate and financing matters, and the team features the recognised Hans Hofmann. Jörg Lang’s team advised the German Special Financial Market Stabilization Fund on the establishment of the first German bad bank for WestLB, in particular regarding real estate financing. Another highlight was acting for Dow Chemicals regarding the structuring, lease financing and the engineering and construction of a plant.

Structured finance and securitisation

Within Structured finance and securitisation , tier 4

The seven-partner team at Mayer Brown LLP was instructed by Volkswagen Financial Services on the setting-up of a new securitisation programme of lease receivables in the German auto industry, and also acted for Indigo Capital on WET Automotive System’s financial reorganisation. In another highlight, the firm was nominated to the panel of the German Special Financial Market Stabilisation Fund, and advised on the operation of Germany’s first bad bank.

Tax

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Belgium

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China

Offices in Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Beijing

Germany

Offices in Frankfurt, Berlin, and Cologne

France

Offices in Paris

Hong Kong

Offices in Hong Kong

London

Offices in London EC2M and London EC3A

Thailand

Offices in Bangkok

United States

Offices in Washington DC, New York, Houston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Charlotte, and Palo Alto

Vietnam

Offices in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi

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