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Mr Mark Stefanini

Work Department
Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Position
Mark Stefanini is a partner in Mayer Brown’s global Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice and a member of the International Arbitration group. He is also a member of the Cybersecurity & Data Privacy practice and the Global Energy group. He acts for financial institutions and other large corporations in a wide range of disputes frequently involving a multi-jurisdictional element. He has acted in substantial trials in the Commercial Court and Chancery Division as well as before the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court. He is also experienced in acting for clients before a wide range of arbitral institutions (including the ICC, SCC, LMAA and LCIA).
Mark handles major disputes for clients in a variety of sectors including the energy, financial services, chemicals, technology, publishing, construction, shipping and automotive sectors. He regularly acts in disputes involving complex issues of contractual interpretation, misrepresentation and the existence or scope of tortious duties. He has particular experience in financing disputes, warranty claims and other post-acquisition disputes, supply chain disputes, shareholder and JV disputes, competition related claims and breach of confidence claims. He regularly advises oil and gas companies on issues arising out of JOAs, farm-out arrangements and other commercial disputes.
Mark is commercially focused and is experienced in using mediation and a range of other alternative dispute resolution techniques to provide results for clients at the earliest opportunity. He regularly advises on dispute resolution agreements to be included in cross-border transactions, including transactions involving sovereign entities.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Insurance > Product liability: defendant
The ‘highly responsive and knowledgeable’ product liability team at Mayer Brown International LLP have deep experience in covering high stakes crisis management and product liability issues within the construction sector. The team also has a strong international offering due to the firm’s global presence. As well as being practice head, Miles Robinson also co-heads the firm’s global product liability and mass torts practice and is well known for his expertise in defending large scale group actions, product recall and regulatory issues. He is supported by Mark Stefanini and James Morris.
London > Dispute resolution > International arbitration
With Latin America, Africa, Middle East and Asia-related disputes expertise, Mayer Brown International LLP‘s ‘excellent international arbitration practice‘ regularly represents clients in commercial and corporate disputes involving the energy, infrastructure and leisure sectors (among others). Raid Abu-Manneh‘s track record includes ICSID, UNCITRAL, ICC and LCIA arbitrations; Kwadwo Sarkodie is a Sub-Saharan African disputes expert; Mark Stefanini is London energy disputes head; and Miles Robinson is a contractual and commercial claims specialist. Other key members are Rachael O’Grady, Luiz Aboim and recently promoted Stephen Moi, along with senior associates Sam Prentki, Jawad Ahmad, Sang Joon Park and Ali Auda.
London > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
Mayer Brown International LLP‘s commitment to growing its commercial litigation capabilities was illustrated by the firm’s hire of, in the eyes of one client, ‘one of the best lawyers‘ in the market, Airlie Goodman, from Linklaters LLP in February 2022. This hire further strengthens the team’s proficiency in the financial and professional services sectors. Significant contractual, post-M&A and shareholder disputes are the firm’s mainstays. Ian McDonald, Miles Robinson and Mark Stefanini are some of the recommended senior practitioners.
Lawyer Rankings
- International arbitration - London > Dispute resolution
- Product liability: defendant - London > Insurance
- Commercial litigation: premium - London > Dispute resolution
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Finance > Asset based lending
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Finance > Derivatives and structured products
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- Investment fund formation and management > Fund finance
- Finance > Islamic finance
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Mining and minerals
- Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £250m)
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Real estate > Property finance
- Finance > Securitisation
- Finance > Trade finance
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Finance > Debt capital markets
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition: trade, WTO anti-dumping and customs
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech
- Finance > High yield
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure
- Insurance > Insurance: corporate and regulatory
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media and entertainment (including media finance)
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- Employment > Pensions: dispute resolution
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity, nuclear and renewables)
- Insurance > Product liability: defendant
- Corporate and commercial > VAT and indirect tax
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Employment > Employee share schemes
- Employment > Employers
- Real estate > Environment
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – mid-large cap
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
- Insurance > Insurance and reinsurance litigation
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Industry focus > TMT
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: upper mid-market and premium deals, £500m+