Mayer Brown LLP

Overview

Mayer Brown, founded in 1881 in Chicago, is a global law firm with offices across the Americas, Asia, Europe and the Middle East. It employs about 1,766 attorneys and reported $1,982,600,000 in 2024 gross revenue, ranking 16th by size in the U.S. (NLJ 500), 28th on The American Lawyer Am Law 200 (2025) and 29th on the 2024 Global 200 by gross revenue. The firm is known for commercial litigation--especially appellate work with more than 250 Supreme Court arguments--as well as capital markets, real estate and finance, and it handles major corporate matters while maintaining a significant pro bono program. Mayer Brown's culture is described as professional with a "free market" system that lets lawyers control workload, and it distinguishes itself by its longstanding pro bono leadership and global platform.