Mr Mark Stefanini > Mayer Brown International LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Mayer Brown International LLP
201 BISHOPSGATE
LONDON
EC2M 3AF
England
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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

Mayer Brown International LLP handles all aspects of product liability from initial crisis management counsel to advising on risk and defending claims for both manufacturers and insurers. The team frequently works on issues in the context of construction claims including designs involving pipework, valves, pumps or cladding. Practice head Miles Robinson is known for his expert counsel on large-scale group actions, while Mark Stefanini leads on cases relating to food and automotive products.

London > Dispute resolution > International arbitration

Mayer Brown International LLP‘s London practice represents clients in commercial and corporate disputes concerning energy, infrastructure, and leisure. The group is also active in new areas such as outer space and hydrogen-related claims. Raid Abu-Manneh is ‘competent, helpful and dedicated‘; Mark Stefanini is London energy disputes leader; Miles Robinson track record includes ICC, LCIA and LMAA arbitrations; Kwadwo Sarkodie is a Sub-Saharan Africa specialist; and Luiz Aboim is ‘a diligent disputes lawyer‘. The group also features partners Rachael O’Grady, Stephen Moi and recently-elevated Sam Prentki, along with senior associates Volodymyr YaremkoJawad Ahmad, Jonathan Cohen and Sang Joon Park.

London > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium

Mayer Brown International LLP fields a ‘highly diligent and effective outfit’ that acts across the gamut of sectors and jurisdictions. Shareholder, joint venture, and partnership disputes are part of the core work of the team that advises a range of clients, from global mass media companies to international casinos, to established charities.  Ian McDonald leads the team that includes ‘fiercely intelligent and great strategistMiles Robinson, ‘relaxed and engagingMark Stefanini, and ‘extremely diligent, detail oriented, open minded, and pragmaticAirlie Goodman.