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Alumni NewsletterIssue 3 | 2013

2 From the Chairman

3 News

8 Selected Matters, Deals & Cases

12 Frankfurt News

14 Alumnus Interview

17 Brussels News

18 Partner Interview

20 London Alumni Event

21 Partner Interview

23 Houston Alumni Event

24 Alumni News

27 Hong Kong Alumni Event

28 Accolades

It’s been two years since we launched an initiative

to strengthen our connections with Mayer Brown

alumni around the world. At events in Chicago and

Hong Kong in 2011, and in Hong Kong, Houston and

London in 2012, we’ve reconnected with former

Mayer Brown lawyers who are doing fascinating work

in every imaginable field. These gatherings, along with

our Facebook and Twitter feeds, have spawned a

vibrant dialogue with many of you, and your response

to these various modes of communication has been

thoroughly gratifying.

Another component of our alumni initiative is the

one you are reading right now—Global Exchange, now

in its third edition. Global Exchange gives us a chance

to update you on some of the exciting developments

around the firm and among your fellow alumni. This

edition includes an interview with Mayer Brown

alumnus Mark Ryan, who in January 2012 was appointed

Director of Litigation for the Antitrust Division at the

US Department of Justice. While we were sad to see

Mark leave Mayer Brown, we are proud of his choice

to take on a challenging public service role following a

sterling career as a litigator, national practice leader

and office managing partner at Mayer Brown.

I hope you enjoy Global Exchange and that you will

keep us apprised of your career successes so that we

can report on them in a future edition. Since becoming

chairman of Mayer Brown in June 2012, I’ve discovered,

to my delight, that many of you regard your years at

Mayer Brown as a time of significant professional

growth. We value the opportunity to maintain, and

strengthen, our ties with you, and we have been

thrilled by your keen interest in doing the same.

On behalf of everyone at Mayer Brown, I extend our

best wishes for a healthy and prosperous 2013.

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NEWS

Mayer Brown successfully represented

longtime client Nestlé S.A., the world’s

largest food company, in its $11.85 billion

purchase of Pfizer’s infant nutrition busi-

ness. The acquisition will expand Nestlé’s

presence in the infant nutrition sector in

Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Latin America and Asia—

particularly in China, the Philippines, Thailand and Indonesia,

which are among the fastest growing markets in the world.

The deal, which closed on November 30, was one of the

largest M&A transactions announced in 2012 and the larg-

est acquisition ever completed by Nestlé. Led by partner

David Carpenter, who has been representing Nestlé in a

variety of matters since 1996, the team included Mayer

Brown lawyers from New York, Chicago, Washington,

Brussels, Brazil, Hong Kong, Beijing, Vietnam and Thailand.

Due to the expansive geographic scope of the target busi-

ness, Mayer Brown was also tasked with coordinating the

transaction across more than 40 additional jurisdictions,

working closely with Nestlé’s in-house lawyers and external

counsel network.

“The fact that the target business was embedded within

different business units of Pfizer around the world cre-

ated a host of issues involving the separation of its assets

and liabilities from those of Pfizer’s

other business units. Our network

proved to be invaluable in identifying

and managing these issues across a

multitude of jurisdictions,” said David.

Mayer Brown’s Antitrust lawyers are

serving as global coordinating counsel on the merger

clearance aspects of the transaction, the first time that

the firm has served in this capacity for Nestlé. Partners

Carmine Zarlenga, John Roberti and Adrian Steel are

leading these efforts.

“To represent Nestlé in a deal of this size and stature is a

real honor and a testament to the skill of our Antitrust and

Competition group,” said Carmine. “We were especially

pleased to have associate Veronica Berger spend nearly a

month at Nestlé’s headquarters in Switzerland. We work

hard to understand Nestlé’s business and objectives, and

close cooperation like this can only help.”

Mayer Brown’s role in the deal was recognized by The

American Lawyer, which named David its “Dealmaker of

the Week” in April. The award honors lawyers who have

demonstrated excellence in successfully managing com-

plicated transactions. u

Mayer Brown Represents Purchaser in One of 2012’s Largest M&A Deals

Mayer Brown scored 128 top rankings in US News/Best Lawyers’ “Best Law Firms,” with 42 national tier one rankings and 86 metropolitan tier one rank-ings. Overall, the firm was ranked in 176 national and metropolitan categories.



The opportunity to represent the world’s sixth-largest

public company is one that few law firms will pass up. In the

case of banking giant HSBC, Mayer Brown has had that

distinct honor since 1866, when Mayer Brown JSM (formerly

Johnson Stokes & Master) incorporated the bank.

The prospect of joining HSBC’s panel of select law firms

would be the icing on the cake. Yet until 2012, the roster of

HSBC’s global legal panel had not changed in 14 years. All

the more reason for Mayer Brown to be exultant last May,

when it was one of a handful of firms HSBC said it would

consider for a spot on its global panel.

“HSBC’s invitation spoke volumes about the relationship

we had built with them over more than a century and, in

particular, in recent years,” says Mayer Brown partner

Duncan Abate, one of Mayer Brown’s HSBC global

relationship partners.

Mayer Brown responded to HSBC’s RFP with a compre-

hensive document highlighting both the firm’s past

successes on behalf of HSBC and its in-depth knowl-

edge of the bank’s business and culture. The document

emphasized Mayer Brown’s strong commitment to

client service, its understanding of HSBC’s businesses,

its global platform and international connectivity and

how both could help the bank meet its business goals,

and an ability to offer HSBC sustainable value through

innovative pricing models and value-added services.

The hard work paid off. In September 2012, HSBC

announced that Mayer Brown was one of three new law

firms to be named to the bank’s global legal panel. In a Legal

Week article that followed the announcement, Richard

Hennity, general counsel of HSBC Holdings, said, “It’s all

about the relationship. You leverage off the relationship to

ensure you receive a quality product and have the right

people on the file.” Mayer Brown’s people clearly fit the bill.

Mayer Brown’s appointment is validation of the dedica-

tion, world-class lawyering and relationship building

that preceded it. As for the future, it signals to each

HSBC business unit globally that they should consider

Mayer Brown for work in that unit, while promoting the

firm to other HSBC business units.

Says Duncan, “We sought to distinguish Mayer Brown’s

work and focus our attention on business areas where

we could add demonstrable value to the client over and

above the panel firms.”

We’re proud of the result, and we look forward to

building on our relationship with HSBC. u

HSBC Names Mayer Brown to Global Legal Panel

NEWS


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Podcast

UK Employment LawIn September 2012, Mayer Brown launched the UK

Employment Law podcast series. The biweekly pod-

casts, led by partner Nick Robertson, head of the

London Employment group, provide

UK human resources professionals

and employment law specialists

with valuable insights on recent

developments, decisions and

legislative pronouncements.

“We wanted to come up with a way of helping

people stay on top of changes in employment law

without having to rely on printed materials,” said Nick.

“Given the changing nature of our industry, these

podcasts mean that you can download episodes and

listen to them on your way to work or whenever

is convenient.”

The podcasts are available on iTunes, as well as on the

Employment and Benefits page on the firm’s web site,

www.mayerbrown.com/experience/

Employment-Benefits/.

BlogClass DefenseIn October 2012, the firm launched its Class Defense

blog. Co-edited by partners Archis Parasharami,

co-chair of the firm’s Consumer Litigation & Class

Actions practice, and Kevin Ranlett, the blog analyzes

the latest trends in the law governing class actions and

other forms of aggregate litigation against businesses.

Class Defense also covers relevant issues from anti-

trust, employment, privacy and securities law.

“Unlike many other

law firm blogs that are

produced by just one

partner,” said Archis,

“this blog is meant to

showcase our firm’s

broad strength across a

number of practice areas.

We expect to include

contributions from lawyers throughout Mayer Brown’s

practices and regions.”

The blog is available at www.classdefenseblog.com/.

Mayer Brown is committed to producing thought leadership material that provides clients and business leaders with information and insight regarding important legal developments and trends.

On a global basis, we typically self-publish approximately 450 legal updates, publish

more than 150 articles with third parties and host approximately 220 webinars, teleconfer-ences and seminars per year.

In 2012, we moved into two new areas of electronic publishing and expanded our book publishing arm to issue several new or revised books.

THOUGHT LEADERS


www.mayerbrown.com/experience/Employment

www.mayerbrown.com/experience/Employment

www.classdefenseblog.com

Social Media HandbookThe Social Media Revolution: A Legal

Handbook explores the legal issues

that social media presents to busi-

ness and offers suggestions on how

to balance the risks and benefits of

social media. The recently published

second edition contains updated and

new content, including regulatory

and securities-related ramifications of social media,

global perspectives on employment law, copyright,

trademark and privacy issues, and litigation and legal

ethics in the context of social media.

Doing Business in BrazilBrazil’s enviable economic growth and ample natural

resources have generated great interest among the

private and public sectors around the world. However,

lack of familiarity with Brazil’s laws and business culture

has given pause to some potential investors.

To help these investors,

Tauil & Chequer

Advogados in association

with Mayer Brown LLP has

issued a revised version of

its Guide to Doing Business

in Brazil, which provides

information about Brazil’s

political and legal systems,

economy, types of busi-

ness entities and tax, labor,

intellectual property and environmental laws. The book

also covers relevant antitrust issues and available

dispute resolution methods.


THOUGHT LEADERS continued

Book PublishingIn 2012, in addition to the articles, updates, newsletters and other materials issued by the firm, Mayer Brown published several new or revised editions of books analyzing key business issues.

In 2012, the Financial Times again recognized Mayer Brown as an innovator in both the United States and the United Kingdom. This is the third year in a row we were ranked in their annual “US Innovative Lawyers” report, and the fourth time we were ranked in the “Innovative Lawyers (Europe)” report.

SOME TOPICS COVERED

• Does copyright law apply to user-generated online content in the same way that it applies to more traditional media?

• May a company discuss a material acquisition on its Facebook page?

• Do employers risk liability by using social networking sites when making hiring and firing decisions?

• Can information posted on social media be used as evidence in litigation?

• Does a lawyer engage in legal advertising by extending an invitation to connect on a social media site?

The 2013 edition of IFLR1000 ranked Mayer Brown and Tauil & Chequer in 19 categories, including 7 in top tier, and named 41 “Leading Lawyers.”


Internal Corporate Investigations As a result of more frequent and better coordinated

global enforcement actions, as well as increased

shareholder scrutiny, litigious consumers and disgruntled

employees, businesses are increasingly having to

conduct internal investigations.

To help these companies better

prepare for and conduct internal

investigations, Mayer Brown has

published Current Issues in Internal

Corporate Investigations. In fewer

than 100 pages, this easy-to-use

reference guide provides practical

advice on managing internal investigations, including

strategies to minimize risk internationally, safeguard

privileges, control costs and maintain appropriate

relationships with multiple regulators.

Employment Issues on a Transfer of Business

Our latest publication addresses the

employment issues that arise when one

business is acquired by another.

Employment Issues on a Transfer of

Business—A Global Overview is a

198-page guide covering 40 different

jurisdictions around the world. The book addresses an

issue that arises in almost every business purchase: how to

“transfer” an acquired company’s employees to the buyer.

In addition to answering frequently asked questions

across all 40 jurisdictions, the guide includes a sample

Buyer’s Checklist.

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THOUGHT LEADERS continued

450 LEGAL UPDATES

150 ARTICLES

220 EVENTS



We represented the Panama-based Global Bank Corporation as borrower in a Rule 144A/Regulation S

offering of $200 million covered bonds under a

$500 million residential mortgage covered bond

program guaranteed by a pool of assets transferred to a

guaranty trust. Deutsche Bank and HSBC served as

underwriters. The transaction marks Latin America’s

first-ever covered bond deal.

We acted as counsel for Prologis, L.P., and various

affiliates, in connection with the €487.5 million senior term

loan agreement. The initial borrowers under the term loan

agreement include US, Dutch and Japanese entities and

borrowings may be made in euros, US dollars, British

pounds sterling, Japanese yen and other currencies

approved by the lenders. The term loan agreement permits

repayment and re-borrowing under certain circumstances,

which is highly unusual for term loan facilities.

We acted as counsel to Bank of America, N.A., as

administrative agent, on the $1.45 billion syndicated

credit facility provided to Pentair, Inc., and various

affiliates, in connection with the acquisition of the flow

control business of Tyco International in September 2012.

The facility permits borrowings in multiple currencies

and includes borrowers in the US, Luxembourg and the

Netherlands, as well as a Swiss guarantor.

In the past year, we have represented Caterpillar Inc.

in seven transactions valued at approximately

$1.5 billion following Caterpillar’s acquisition of Bucyrus

International, Inc. These included sales of the sales,

distribution and support businesses operated by

Bucyrus in Argentina, Australia, Botswana, Canada,

Chile, Mongolia, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea,

Peru, South Africa and the United Kingdom. Each

business was sold to the applicable Caterpillar dealer

in the relevant jurisdiction.

We represented CEMEX in outsourcing information

technology, applications development and maintenance,

finance and accounting, human resources and contact

center services for its operations in 50 countries. This

was one of the largest outsourcing transactions of 2012,

with contract value well in excess of $1 billion.

We represented two subsidiaries of Fédération des caisses Desjardins du Québec: Caisse centrale Desjardins, a cooperative financial institution that

offers financing, banking and international services,

on the establishment of its €7 billion Global Medium Term

Note Programme, and Capital Desjardins Inc., which

issues securities in the capital markets and invests the

proceeds in subordinated notes issued by the Desjardins

caisses, on the establishment of its Rule 144A/Reg S

$3 billion Medium Term Notes Program, Series 1.

SELECTED MATTERS, DEALS & CASES

Leading-edge work and practicing law at the highest level

are at the heart of Mayer Brown’s worldwide success. These

pages highlight some examples of our outstanding work.


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We represented Embarcadero Re Ltd. in the

issuance of a $150 million catastrophe bond and in a

follow-on offering of principal-at-risk notes for a

second $150 million offering of notes backing a fully

collateralized catastrophe reinsurance arrangement

between Embarcadero Re and the California

Earthquake Authority. Embarcadero Re is a Bermuda

special purpose insurance company established in

2011 for the sole purpose of reinsuring risks under–

written by the California Earthquake Authority, a

privately funded, publicly managed organization that

insures residential properties in California against

earthquake damage.

We represented BNP Paribas, as arranger and

placement agent, and Banco de Crédito del Perú and

Banco Internacional del Perú–Interbank, as lenders, in

the $527.2 million financing for the construction of the

Via Parque Rimac, formerly called Linea Amarilla, toll

road in Lima, Peru. This is the largest Peruvian-currency

financing for any non-sovereign debtor and is one of

the first investment-grade Latin American project

bonds outside the Petrobras rig subsector to include

construction risk.

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We represented Swiss-headquartered Novartis AG,

the global healthcare company, on a $2 billion SEC-

registered offering of 10-year and 30-year notes.

Mayer Brown JSM represented the Development Bank of Mongolia LLC in the establishment of its

$600 million Euro Medium Term Note Programme,

including the issuance of $580 million 5.75 percent

guaranteed notes due 2017 from the program.

Development Bank of Mongolia is a newly formed policy

bank created by the Mongolian government to foster

the economic and infrastructure development of

Mongolia. This EMTN program is unconditionally

guaranteed by the Mongolian Ministry of Finance on

behalf of the government and provides DBM with a

platform for future large-scale fundraisings.

Mayer Brown JSM advised MIE Holdings Corporation

on the US$45 million acquisition of all the issued and

outstanding shares of Pan-China Resources, Ltd., as well

as on its earlier, US$100 million acquisition of 51 percent

shares of Sino Gas & Energy Limited, an Australian

company focusing on exploration and development of

unconventional gas assets in the Ordos Basin in the

northern province of Shanxi.

Mayer Brown advised LS Power Development, LLC,

on the formation of an approximately $555 million dollar

joint venture with GE Energy Financial Services to

develop Arlington Valley Solar Energy II, a 127 megawatt

solar-powered generating facility in Maricopa County,

Arizona. The joint venture is being capitalized with $29

million of equity from LS Power, $87 million of equity

from GE and $439 million of debt.

Mayer Brown represented Azur Pharma in its combi-

nation with Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a NASDAQ-listed

specialty pharmaceutical company. The transaction

involves an unusual reverse acquisition structure that

will allow Jazz to effectively take itself offshore, with its

shareholders owning just under 80 percent of Azur,

which will become the new parent company. It will

involve Azur’s registration with the SEC and listing on

NASDAQ.



Mayo Collaborative Services The US Supreme Court granted our petition for

certiorari and unanimously reversed a Federal Circuit

decision holding that a research lab’s processes for

administering a drug, testing blood for metabolites of

that drug, and then determining if the metabolite level

suggests a possible change in drug dosage satisfied

Section 101 of the Patent Act. The Supreme Court

agreed with us that the process was not patentable.

CSX Transportation, Inc. We secured a reversal by the Illinois Supreme Court of a

verdict in favor of a trespassing 12-year-old who was

injured while trying to jump onto a moving train in order

to impress his girlfriend. Overruling several Appellate

Court decisions, the Illinois Supreme Court held that

railroads owe no duty to prevent adolescents from

gaining access to moving trains.

UCB We are national counsel to UCB, Inc., and its subsidiary,

Schwarz Pharma, Inc., in products liability litigation

related to Reglan® (an FDA-approved prescription drug

used to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease). We are

directing all aspects of Schwarz’s defense in pharmaceu-

tical products liability cases in dozens of state and federal

courts. To date, we have defended Schwarz against the

claims of more than 8,000 plaintiffs.

We are representing HSBC Securities and HSBC Bank USA with residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS)

litigation and advice. Our work includes defending HSBC

in securities-holder lawsuits across the United States, a

filing by the Federal Housing Finance Agency in respect of

securities with an initial unpaid principal balance in excess

of $6 billion, a wide range of governmental inquiries and

nationwide litigation related to HSBC as an RMBS trustee.

We represent Lear Corporation in direct and indirect

purchaser putative class actions in which plaintiffs allege

that the major manufacturers of automotive wire har-

nesses (and several manufacturers of the parts used in

those harnesses) engaged in price-fixing and bid rigging in

violation of the Sherman Act and numerous state antitrust,

consumer protection and unfair competition laws.

Foster Poultry Farms, Inc. Mayer Brown litigators captured a jury trial victory for

Foster Farms in a closely watched employment case

involving family and medical leave rights.

Mayer Brown is lead counsel to Cargill in a market

allocation, bid rigging and monopolization action

brought by the State of Ohio against Cargill and Morton

Salt under Ohio’s antitrust statute known as the

Valentine Act.

We successfully represented BAE Systems in a bid

protest matter before the US Government Accountability

Office concerning a contract for the Radford Army

Ammunition Facility. The contract at issue is a 10-year

contract valued at more than $800 million. It is the first

time that this facility has had a new contractor since 1950.



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We represent Lockheed Martin in a challenge to one

of the nation’s largest 401(k) plans. In 2006, a group of

plaintiffs filed suit against Lockheed Martin and a

subsidiary, alleging that their 401(k) accounts were

subject to unreasonable fees and imprudent investment

fund offerings. Plaintiffs alleged class-wide damages

well in excess of $500 million. We convinced the

Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals to vacate a class

certification ruling and, on remand, we convinced the

district court to deny class certification on the principal

claims remaining in the case.

Mayer Brown represents Eastman Kodak and its

affiliates in China, the United States, England,

Switzerland and India in two separate antidumping

proceedings in China and India. The Chinese antidump-

ing proceeding concerned certain photographic paper

produced in England and has successfully concluded.

The Indian antidumping proceeding concerned certain

printing plates produced in China. In a rare victory by

anyone before Indian government authorities, Mayer

Brown obtained a ruling on behalf of Kodak, Inc., that

one of Kodak’s affiliates in China is not “dumping”

printing plates into India. All other Chinese printing

plate manufacturers were found to be dumping.

We represented Valeant International (Barbados

SRL) in three patent infringement litigations relating to

the antidepressant Aplenzin®. Three generic compa-

nies have sought FDA approval to market generic

versions of Aplenzin®. After a lengthy trial, we success-

fully defended the patents’ validity and obtained an

infringement verdict against Watson Pharmaceuticals.

In light of the verdict, the remaining other defendants

gave up their challenges to the patents and entered into

a settlement agreement.

After a week-long trial, Mayer Brown secured a major

litigation victory for Zhejiang Medicine Company and

ZMC-USA in defense of a Section 337 investigation at

the ITC brought by Kaneka Corporation, claiming

infringement of a patent covering a method of manufac-

turing coenzyme Q10. The case has industry-wide impact

because it involves most of the major companies involved

in the manufacture and sale of Coenzyme Q10, one of the

top 3 dietary supplements in the United States.

Mayer Brown achieved a significant victory for Eaton Corporation when a US District Court refused to

enforce three of four IRS summonses issued to Eaton

executives. The court agreed with Eaton that a former

employee’s performance evaluations were irrelevant to

the IRS’s investigation, and that disclosure would raise

significant privacy concerns. Eaton also successfully

argued that documents created in anticipation of an

adversarial audit were attorney “work product,” and

that the tax practitioner privilege applied to in-house

tax practitioners.




In late 2012, our Frankfurt

office relocated to Tower

185, a 660-foot sky-

scraper in the Gallus

district of Frankfurt.

The eco-friendly building

fulfills the strict criteria

for LEED certification and

uses green power in the

building’s public areas.

The building uses 2.3

million liters of rainwater

each year, employs

water-saving fittings to

lower consumption, has

charging stations for

electric vehicles and

was constructed solely

from materials with

no negative impact on

the environment.

This latest move continues our firm’s efforts to support sustainability by locating

offices in eco-friendly buildings. In London, Chicago and Washington DC, our offices

are housed in buildings that hold BREEAM “Excellent,” LEED Platinum and LEED Gold

certifications, respectively. And in Hong Kong, our newly renovated office at Prince’s

Building was designed with an energy saving lighting system and fitted with steel and

aluminum fixtures that are 100 percent recyclable. u

Frankfurt—Moving to a New, Greener Office

NEWS

Recommended places to take a client for dinner or drinks near the Frankfurt office

Opera, an impressive

restaurant/bar located

in the heart of the city

within Frankfurt’s former

opera house, the Alte

Opera building—it offers

international cuisine in an

elegant atmosphere.

Villa Merton, a two

Michelin star restaurant

in Frankfurt’s Westend,

serving regional and

seasonal dishes.

Villa Leonardi, an Italian

restaurant located in the

Westend in a picturesque

villa surrounded by palm

trees and orchids.


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Frankfurt office interior



Mark W. Ryan, Director of Litigation, Antitrust Division, US Depar tment of Justice

In January 2012, Mayer Brown alumnus Mark Ryan joined

the US Department of Justice Antitrust Division as its

first Director of Litigation, where he supervises the

Division’s civil and criminal litigation efforts. Mark joined

Mayer Brown’s Washington DC office directly after law

school in 1981 and eventually held the positions of office

practice leader for litigation, firmwide Litigation practice

co-leader and partner-in-charge of the Washington

office. We sat down with Mark to ask him about his career

path and his new position at the DOJ.

GE: Tell us about your new role at the Department of

Justice Antitrust Division.

Mark: One of my primary responsibilities is making

sure that the Antitrust Division’s litigation efforts

are properly structured and presented—that we

continue the Division’s distinguished history of

providing the United States with effective represen-

tation in antitrust litigation. There is also a

significant training component to my job. We have

many young attorneys here, and I help to make sure

that folks are afforded appropriate professional

and training opportunities. In addition, the Division

strives hard in all its enforcement efforts to do the

right thing, and I have many chances to offer my

views as to what that may be in a given situation. I

also act as lead trial attorney for the Division in

some cases.

GE: How did you come to specialize in antitrust law?

Mark: I was always interested in becoming a litigator,

but not in any particular field. There were only about

10 lawyers in the DC office when I joined, so, at first, I

covered a lot of areas—litigation and non-litigation.

About a month after I started, Dick Favretto joined

the office following a stellar career in the Antitrust

Division. At that time, Mayer Brown enjoyed a long

history as a leading antitrust firm, but that practice

operated principally out of Chicago, and Lee Abrams,

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Bob Finke and others wanted to build a practice in

Washington. As Dick sometimes put it, his pickings

among associates were slim, so he and I started

working together, and over time I did more and more

antitrust work. I had the good fortune to work with

Dick closely for 30 years.

One of the things that I really appreciated in my

experience at Mayer Brown is that, while I focused

on antitrust litigation, I also was able to gain

litigation experience in other areas. I worked very

closely with Stanley Parzen for over 20 years on

accountant malpractice cases and with Rick

McCombs on construction matters. Because

antitrust is both a litigating practice and a deal

practice, I also was able to work side-by-side with

corporate partners throughout the firm on com-

plex transactions that were subject to review by the

Antitrust Division or the Federal Trade Commission.

GE: What aspects of antitrust law do you enjoy most?

Mark: It is a bit of a cliché, but antitrust is some-

times referred to as the intersection of law and

economics. The economic stuff, and working with

top-notch economists, is both challenging and fun.

A common trait among good antitrust lawyers and

economists is the ability to work through the clutter

and identify important facts—to answer the

question, what is this case about? It is an easy

question to ask (although surprisingly overlooked

much of the time) but not always so easy to answer.

Antitrust also attracts extremely bright and able

lawyers and it is a professional joy to work with

top-notch people.

GE: What were some of the matter highlights from

your time at Mayer Brown?

Mark: Thanks to a reference from Scott Davis and

Rick McCombs, I was the antitrust lawyer on behalf

of the Chicago Board of Trade when it merged with

the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. It was a highly

public transaction that combined two of the three

largest futures exchanges in the world. There were

serious antitrust questions associated with it, and

many thought that the Justice Department would

sue to block the deal. Before it entered into the

merger agreement, Scott, Rick and I, along with help

from many others in the firm, had advised the Board

of Trade that the government would not sue. It was

not nuanced advice. We were either going to be

right or wrong, and it turned out we were right.

Jim Carlson introduced me to The Jordan Company,

and when they decided to pursue an antitrust claim

against a Fortune 50 company, they asked me to

lead the effort. That led to a nine-week jury trial and

a multimillion-dollar judgment on behalf of Jordan.

Near the end of my time with the firm, a young

lawyer in DC asked me to help with the pro bono

representation of a man who had been convicted of

armed robbery, spent two years of a 30-year

sentence in prison and had the sentence set aside

because of a Brady violation. The State of Maryland

was going to retry the case, and we agreed to

represent him in the retrial. Because of the

resources available at Mayer Brown, including Erika

Jones’ recommendation of a leading automobile

lighting expert, we were able to cast serious doubt

on critical evidence and, just before opening

statements, the State agreed with our client to a

modest period of probation and no further prison

time. While our client was not willing to risk a retrial

given the chance to be set free, he was certainly an

One of the things that I really appreciated in my experience at Mayer Brown is that, while I focused on antitrust litigation, I also was able to gain litigation experience in other areas.



innocent victim of mistaken eyewitness identifica-

tions, and watching him reunited with his family is

something I won’t forget.

An overarching memory of my time at Mayer Brown

is of the tremendous dedication and skill that firm

lawyers bring to bear on behalf of their clients. Even

after 30 years, I often found myself marveling at the

talent in the firm, new and old.

GE: What are the most challenging aspects of moving

to the government after so many years in private

practice?

Mark: Well, it took me a while to learn my way

around the Justice Department building. Other

than that, the workload is a bit daunting, and there

is the challenge of gaining the confidence of a new

set of colleagues. Litigation is very much a team

endeavor, and trust among members of the team is

important. Coming from a firm with a reputation for

high-quality legal work certainly was an advantage

for me. Also, in private practice I had developed

some expertise in a few industries. Here we deal

with all the major industries in the United States,

and so there is a lot to learn in terms of how differ-

ent markets operate.

GE: What do you enjoy most about your new position?

Mark: I’m enjoying getting to know the people in

the Division, and I’ve really come to appreciate the

depth of talent of our lawyers and economists. I also

enjoy watching how lawyers from different firms go

about representing clients in front of the Division

and comparing it to how I might have done it.

Because I love litigation I am also happy to have the

opportunity to be in court on behalf of the govern-

ment in significant antitrust cases.

GE: Do you have any advice for a lawyer in private

practice who wants to move into a public service

role?

Mark: I suppose one observation I might offer for

those who thinking about entering government

service is that it’s never too late. There are many,

many opportunities for public service for lawyers of

different levels and types of experience. Work for

the common good is an important part of every

lawyer’s professional responsibilities, and I think

sometimes the public doesn’t see how seriously

lawyers and law firms take that obligation. At Mayer

Brown, for example, there is a tremendous commit-

ment to pro bono work and to other efforts that

advance the common good. So, if service is the goal,

there are lots of ways to get there other than

government employment.

GE: Training younger lawyers has been important to

you throughout your career. Do you have any

career advice for associates?

Mark: Whether you work for a law firm or the

government, it is important to be team oriented, to be

open to learning new things and to be prepared to go

that extra mile when clients or circumstances demand

it. The ability to keep things in perspective and to be

able to laugh at yourself occasionally also helps. u

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Work for the common good is an important part of every lawyer’s professional responsibilities, and I think sometimes the public doesn’t see how seriously lawyers and law firms take that obligation.



brussels

NEWS

celebrating 20 years in

Kiran Desai Bert Krueger

To mark its 20th Anniversary in Brussels, Mayer Brown hosted a conference

that included a keynote address from Ambassador Frans Van Daele and

Eurozone Summit President Van Rompuy. Conference topics included

Product Safety, Free Trade and Competition Sector Enquiries. In the evening,

Mayer Brown was the main sponsor of a black-tie Gala organized by the

American Chamber of Commerce in Brussels.

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Former Chairman Bert Krueger and his wife, Judy Krueger



GE: Congratulations on being

elected to your second

five-year term as Senior

Partner. How would you

describe the position?

Sean: Thank you. In essence,

I see it as an ambassadorial

role. Externally, I am respon-

sible for promoting Mayer

Brown, and specifically the

London office, to our

domestic and international

clients. Internally, I seek to

maximize the London office’s

performance and to work

with firm management to

develop and implement

strategies for the office.

GE: Do you see any signs of

stabilization in the London

and wider European

markets?

Sean: Many wiser people

than me have been hope-

lessly wrong with these sorts

of predictions! We have seen

a remarkable upheaval in

global business markets over

the last five years. This has

presented unprecedented

challenges for the worldwide

legal services community.

On the positive side, the UK

has emerged from recession,

but the economic climate

remains very challenging. As

a natural optimist, however, I

believe we are closer to the

end of this crisis than we are

to the beginning.

GE: How has the London office

positioned itself to move

forward during your next

five-year term?

Sean: We’ve had to reshape

the business to respond to

the changing demand for

legal services. As part of that,

we are strategically recruit-

ing partners and senior

colleagues, and are better

leveraging the firm’s world-

wide platform. We have

invested in areas such as

financial services regulation,

private investment funds,

insurance, derivatives and a

range of contentious capa-

bilities, and have also rolled

out a series of training

programs for our lawyers to

equip them to better respond

to the demands for greater

value and efficiency.

Sean Connolly

PARTNER INTERVIEW

Global Exchange sat down with

Sean Connolly, newly re-elected

senior partner of our London office.


GE: What do you think separates Mayer Brown from

its competitors?

Sean: In the field of professional services, the only

true differentiators are how well you know your

clients and how well you understand their issues.

We strive to build deep, lasting relationships with

our clients. In all the client surveys I have seen, I am

struck by how warmly clients regard the people at

Mayer Brown with whom they work—there is real

respect and affection for the relationships that we

have formed. If technical skill is axiomatic in the

higher echelons of legal services, then I think service

excellence is an area where we can, and do, excel.

GE: The office is involved in a number of charitable

endeavors. Are there any initiatives of which you

are particularly proud?

Sean: In the last few years we have established a

Charity of the Year, which is voted on by our people

here. Our charity for 2012 and 2013 is Thames

Reach, a London-based charity helping homeless

and vulnerable people to find decent homes, build

supportive relationships and lead fulfilling lives. It is

great to see the different ways that so many people

in the office have become involved: from raising

funds by running in the Royal Parks half-marathon,

to spending a night on the streets in a sponsored

“sleep out.” We also held a “Mayer Brown’s Got

Talent” event that had to be seen to be believed!

Personally, I was part of the sponsored bike ride

from London to Paris a couple of years ago, which

left an indelible impression. u

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PARTNER INTERVIEW continued

The 2013 edition of

Chambers UK ranked

Mayer Brown in 35

practice categories,

including five Band One

rankings. The new edition

also awarded 56 of the

firm’s lawyers a total of

68 rankings in 36 practice

categories, including

eight Band One or higher

rankings.



We are pleased that so many of you could join us at the various alumni events that took

place in 2012. On this page are photos from the London reception.

london

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GE: When did you join

Mayer Brown?

Kevin: I joined Johnson,

Stokes & Master in 1996 in

Hong Kong, before the

combination with Mayer

Brown, which occurred in early

2008. I chose to join JSM

because it was Hong Kong’s

premiere law firm and it had

great lawyers, a strong client

base and a solid reputation.

GE: You helped open the

Singapore office in 2011.

What was involved in the

opening of this office?

Kevin: The first step was to

obtain a license from the

Attorney-General’s office in

Singapore for us to open as a

Registered Foreign Law Firm.

One of the conditions of the

license was that we had to open

an office in Singapore within six

months. After finding and

fitting out office space, we have

been recruiting some excellent

lawyers and staff, both inter-

nally from Mayer Brown and

from other firms—for exam-

ple, Nathan Dodd, who joined

us from Linklaters. By early

2013, we will have five full-time

lawyers on the ground.

GE: How has the office been

received by clients and

the legal community since

you opened?

Kevin: A number of large,

multinational companies and

key Mayer Brown clients have

their regional headquarters in

Singapore. Caterpillar, Unilever

and Cargill are examples. So

the fact that we have opened

here has been very well

received by them. Singapore

has rapidly developed as a legal

center for Southeast Asia over

the last five years or so, and

since foreign law firms cannot

practice local Singapore law,

cooperation with Singapore

firms is very important. We

have established good relation-

ships with a number of local law

firms with whom we have a

reciprocal relationship of

referring work to each other.

GE: How does legal practice

in Singapore compare to

Hong Kong?

Kevin: The principal differ-

ence is that you can’t practice

Kevin Owen

PARTNER INTERVIEW

Global Exchange speaks with Kevin Owen, partner-in-charge of the firm’s recently opened Singapore office.


Asian Legal Business

awarded Mayer Brown

“Firm of the Year”

2012 awards in four

categories: Construction,

Employment, Insolvency

& Restructuring and

Real Estate.

local law in Singapore, with the exception of acting in

international arbitrations, where we can appear even if

the arbitration is governed by Singapore law. The main

focus of the office is, therefore, on cross-border work.

GE: You were actually based in Singapore in the mid-

1980s. How has the legal market changed since then?

Kevin: It’s changed a great deal in that 25-year period.

Singapore has developed as a sophisticated legal

market. It is the regional hub for South Asia and there

are many, many foreign law firms here now. The local

Singapore firms have also dramatically grown in size

during that period.

GE: What are some of the hot areas of law/business that

are attracting firms to Singapore?

Kevin: Singapore is the regional hub for project

finance, particularly in the infrastructure and power

sectors. In terms of projects being run out of

Singapore, Indonesia is a main focus, along with

Vietnam and Malaysia. On the mining side, Indonesia,

again, is attracting a lot of attention. Singapore is also

developing itself as the hub for the oil and gas industry

in Southeast Asia and the offshore marine sector is

developing in relation to the construction and financ-

ing of FPSOs and FOGPs, for example. Singapore is also

being used as the arbitration center of choice for

disputes for projects and transactions in Indonesia,

India and Vietnam. All of these areas are attracting law

firms to Singapore. Opportunities in Myanmar are also

creating a lot of interest in Singapore.

GE: How do you think Mayer Brown JSM distinguishes

itself from its competition in Singapore?

Kevin: Most of the world’s largest law firms are

represented here. I think what differentiates us is our

wider global platform, particularly our presence in

South America and our strong Asian footprint. In terms

of Mayer Brown JSM, this is our home—we are commit-

ted to Asia. You see often with some of the

international firms that their attention wanes from

time to time. We are here to stay. Clients get continuity

and, after they develop relationships with our lawyers,

they know we are going to be around for a long time. u

PARTNER INTERVIEW continued

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place in 2012. On this page are photos from the Houston reception.

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1960s

Robert W. Bennett is a professor at the Northwestern

University School of Law. He co-authored Published

Constitutional Originalism: A Debate and is a reporter

for the Uniform Laws Commission Project, Uniform

Faithful Presidential Electors Act.

1980s

Claudia G. Allen is of counsel at Strauss & Troy LPA.

Karen J. Hedlund is deputy administrator for the

United States Department of Transportation. She has

led the implementation of President Obama’s High-

Speed Rail Program, which will provide $12 billion for

projects in 34 states.

William R. “Bill” Kunkel recently retired from

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates,

where he was a partner.

Michael Mills founded Neota Logic Inc., a company

that creates interactive software applications for law

firms, financial institutions and Fortune 500 companies.

Donnellda L. Rice works with small, women- and

veteran-owned government contractors. She also

provides pro bono advice to companies owned by

service-disabled veterans.

Steven R. “Steve” Sheffey is corporate counsel in

Allstate Insurance Company’s Public Policy group.

1990s

Carlos Tomas Albarracín is a partner at Milbank,

Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP.

Jeanne E. Bishop is an assistant public defender

at the Cook County, Illinois, Public Defender’s Office.

She is collaborating with Professor Mark Osler, a former

Mayer Brown summer associate, on a mock trial of

Jesus under modern death penalty law.

Robert “Bob” Delfs, a senior associate at Mazars

Starling Resources, is working on building sustainable

financing to protect marine areas in the Bird’s Head

Seascape of West Papua, Indonesia.

Mary Lou Fry is a member of the US Onshore

Management Committee and is senior legal counsel for

the Onshore US Asset Groups at Statoil.

Duncan Gray Jr., special counsel at Clyde & Co, is

leading the firm’s representation of Lukoil in its

operation of the West Qurna 2 oil field in Iraq.

Christian A. Johnson is Associate Dean for Academic

Affairs at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of

Law, where he is also a professor.

Jorge Labastida, a partner at Haynes & Boone LLP,

represented borrower and equity providers in the

US$378 million financing for the 381 kilometer gas

transmission pipeline for Comisión Federal de

Electricidad in the Mexican state of Chihuahua.

Patricia A. McCoy is Connecticut Mutual Professor

of Law and Director of the Insurance Law Center at

the University of Connecticut School of Law. In 2011,

she co-authored The Subprime Virus: Reckless

Credit, Regulatory Failure, and Next Steps and took

an academic leave to serve as the first Assistant

Director for Mortgage Markets at the new Consumer

Financial Protection Bureau in Washington, DC.

ALUMNI NEWS

Alumni on the MoveWe take pride in the accomplishments of our alumni and are happy to share these stories with you.


John S. Santa Lucia, a member of

Foster Pepper PLLC, is working with

private developers and lenders on a

contemplated privatized military

housing project to be located on an

active-duty US military base in South

Korea—the first such project to be

attempted outside of the United States.

2000s

Katie R. Aune is managing editor for

MeetPlanGo.com.

Robert M. “Bob” Berger is senior

counsel at Krasnow Saunders Cornblath

Kaplan & Beninati LLP. He teaches a

course in the law of Agency, Partnerships

and Limited Liability Entities at the

University of Chicago Law School.

Lindsay A. Blohm is corporate counsel

for medical device manufacturer

Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.

David X. Bolstad has formed Safarian

Choi & Bolstad LLP with two other Mayer

Brown alumni.

Céline Bondard has a practice in Paris

and teaches intellectual property at

Sciences Po Paris and at HEC - Master

Entrepreneurs.

Benedict F. Christ is a partner at

Vischer AG.

Paul B. Clemenceau is of counsel at

Welsh Chapoton LLP.

Stephen J. Crimmins, a partner at

K&L Gates LLP, chairs the Securities Law

Section of the Federal Bar Association

and the DC Bar committee on SEC

enforcement.

Susan Nystrom Ellis is assistant

bureau chief of the Consumer Fraud

Bureau for the Illinois Office of the

Attorney General.

Julie “Maria” Glover is an associate

professor at Georgetown University

Law Center.

Timothy B. Higginson founded Yuvee,

Inc., and has developed a global patent

portfolio covering advanced user

interface technologies, particularly for

touchscreen smartphones.

Laura Holt Jones, corporate counsel

for Avaya Inc., has been working through

legal issues implicated by the company’s

cloud offerings.

Golaleh “Lili” Kazemi was promoted

to director at PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Johnny A. Kumar is a patent judge

for the United States Patent Trial and

Appeal Board. He will be involved in

deciding cases that may arise from

the provisions under the America

Invents Act that went into effect in

September 2012.

Benjamin W. Lau, CEO of Akamai

Capital, LLC, also serves as the Akamai

Foundation’s vice chairman and as a

member of its board of directors.

Pouya Lavian is a vice president at

JPMorgan Private Bank. He has been

selected to join the NYC Bar Association

Committee on Estate and Gift Taxation

as well as the New York Uniform Trust

Code Legislative Advisory Group.

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IN MEMORIAM

Richard “Dick” Brennan retired partner

Ryan Farley former associate

Wayne Luepker retired partner

Robin Kelly Whitlock Smith former associate

Stan Stroud retired partner


MeetPlanGo.com


Edward Adger Marshall is chief counsel for

Developing World Markets, an asset manager and

investment bank dedicated to making socially positive

investments in order to promote sustainable economic

and social development on a global scale.

Matthew E. Morningstar is an executive director in

Morgan Stanley’s Legal and Compliance Division.

Adriaen M. Morse Jr. is Director of Global Ethics and

Compliance Operations for Computer Sciences

Corporation, a Fortune 200 company with 98,000

employees in 60+ countries.

Danuta Bembenista “Donna” Panich, a

shareholder at Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak &

Stewart, P.C., has been inducted as a fellow in the

College of Labor and Employment Lawyers.

Jascha D. Preuss is a partner at Reiss+Preuss LLP, a

boutique firm that serves international businesses in

the United States.

Carol S. Rivers is general counsel and secretary for

Alterra Capital Holdings Limited.

Roberto J. Santivañez Seminario is a partner at

Santivañez Abogados. He was an expert witness in the

ICSID case Caraveli Cotaruse v. Peru and counseled

Nexstar Capital Partners in their consolidation of

control over a power utility in Peru.

Scott V. Scarpelli has been promoted to managing

counsel of Dow Chemical’s Asbestos, Products Liability

and Insurance Litigation group.

Jared A. Schensky is senior vice president and

general counsel for InterCall, Inc.

Vijay Shanker has been named senior counsel to the

assistant attorney general for the Criminal Division at

the US Department of Justice.

Joshua M. Silverstein has been promoted to full

professor of law at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

Kyle F. Waldinger is an assistant US attorney in the

Economic Crimes/Securities Fraud section of the US

Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of

California.

Priscilla P. Weaver is finishing her eighth year as a

part-time volunteer judicial law clerk for several civil

judges in Jackson County, Oregon. She also markets the

lambs from her flock of Soay sheep, the oldest breed of

sheep in the world, and has offered to provide Mayer

Brown lawyers and alumni with a starter flock.

James Sherrman Woodward is vice president, legal,

at FICO. He manages the IP, litigation, SEC/corporate

governance and transactional work of FICO’s scoring

business unit.

Fabio de Almeida Yamada has been promoted to

partner at Proskauer Rose LLP. u

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would like us to include in our next issue, please email

them to [email protected] for consideration.

And remember.You can stay connected to the firm and former

colleagues by following us at:

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And of course, on our own web site at:

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Please visit our web site for comprehensive contact information for all Mayer Brown offices. www.mayerbrown.com© 2013. The Mayer Brown Practices. All rights reserved. Mayer Brown is a global legal services provider comprising legal practices that are separate entities (the “Mayer Brown Practices”). The Mayer Brown Practices are: Mayer Brown LLP and Mayer Brown Europe – Brussels LLP, both limited liability partnerships established in Illinois USA; Mayer Brown International LLP, a limited liability partnership incorporated in England and Wales (authorized and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority and registered in England and Wales number OC 303359); Mayer Brown, a SELAS established in France; Mayer Brown JSM, a Hong Kong partnership and its associated entities in Asia; and Tauil & Chequer Advogados, a Brazilian law partnership with which Mayer Brown is associated. “Mayer Brown” and the Mayer Brown logo are the trademarks of the Mayer Brown Practices in their respective jurisdictions.

ACCOLADES

Mayer Brown ranked

second out of 650 global

law firms in the 2013

edition of “BTI Client

Service A-Team”.

Rankings were based on

feedback from corporate

counsel at global and

Fortune 1000 companies.

The Juve Handbook

2012/2013, the most

prestigious ranking of law

firms and lawyers in

Germany, ranked Mayer

Brown in 12 practice areas

and listed 16 Mayer Brown

lawyers as “frequently

recommended.”

China Law & Practice

magazine honored

Mayer Brown JSM as

“International

Competition Firm

of the Year” in 2012.

The Paris office received

three “Best Law Firm”

awards from Le Magazine

des Affaires. The

Corporate & Securities team

was recognized for mid-cap

and large-cap transactions;

the Banking & Finance team

was honored for finance

aspects of private equity

transactions; and the Tax

Transactions & Consulting

team was recognized for

structuring private equity

transactions.

Mayer Brown was the

most-recognized law firm at

the annual Americas Tax

Awards sponsored by

International Tax Review,

garnering seven “Firm of

the Year” awards.

The Lawyer ranked Mayer

Brown 18th in its list of the

top 50 litigation firms

worldwide.

Benchmark Litigation

2013 awarded Mayer

Brown a top-tier ranking in

the national Appellate

category and ranked the

firm in the national

Antitrust and Commercial

Litigation categories. Nine

of the firm’s lawyers were

ranked as “National

Litigation Stars” in their

practice categories. Mayer

Brown also was “Highly

Recommended” in Illinois

and Washington, DC and

“Recommended”

in Texas.

Mayer Brown JSM was

named “Aviation Law

Firm of the Year” by

Asian-MENA Counsel.

Mayer Brown was named a

“Best Place to Work for

LGBT Equality” in the 11th

edition of the Corporate

Equality Index, sponsored by

the Human Rights Campaign

Foundation. The firm earned

a perfect 100 rating.

Mayer Brown JSM was named

the “Best Firm for Pro

Bono Work” at the 2012

Asia Women in Business

Law Awards organized by

International Financial

Law Review. The awards

recognized the firm’s

commitment to advocacy for

women in pro bono activities.

In the “2012 Global Elite

Brand Index” compiled

by Acritas, a UK-based

market research organiza-

tion, Mayer Brown ranked as

a global leader for the first

time by general counsel in

terms of global brand

awareness and favorability

among the world’s leading

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