Mayer Brown

Mayer Brown represents global financial institutions and has an expansive financial services litigation offering, ranging from financial products to bet-the-company cases. Areas of growth for the firm include wealth management and antiterrorism litigation, as well as ESG matters. Co-leading the team in New York are Mark Hanchet and Christopher Houpt. Hanchet is recognized for his international reach, often representing clients in cross-border litigation work. He focuses on commercial litigation, arbitration, securities, and bankruptcy litigation, alongside involvement in regulatory enforcement matters. Houpt, also specializes in cross-border issues such as securitization, structured finance and derivatives, and asset turnover. He is regularly involved in high-value cases. Heading the team in Chicago is Tom Panoff whose practice concentrates on class actions and disputes. Other central members of the group are Matthew Ingber, based in New York, and Lucia Nale, based in Chicago. Ingber represents clients in commercial disputes, civil and criminal securities fraud, and IP matters, while Nale concentrates on national cases pertaining to commercial, fraud, and consumer and class action defense. In New York, the practice benefits from the knowledge of Robert Hamburg, who is adept in commercial litigation, arbitration, and regulatory enforcement.