 | Mayer Brown launches Chicago Urban Debate Invitational 20 November 2008 – Mayer Brown LLP, a leading global law firm, has partnered with the National Association of Urban Debate Leagues (NAUDL), Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Debate Commission to create the inaugural Mayer Brown LLP Urban Debate Invitational of Chicago. This 2-day event will take place on Friday and Saturday, November 21 and 22, at Mayer Brown’s offices at 71 S. Wacker Drive. Read >>
| |  | Senior Consultant to Lead Mayer Brown JSM Energy Practice in Asia 15 October 2008 - Mayer Brown JSM has expanded its Asian Energy practice with the appointment of Jack Su, senior consultant, who will be based in Hong Kong. He joins a 150-member strong Global Energy Practice Group. Read >>
| |  | Mayer Brown Scores 100 Percent Rating in 2009 Corporate Equality Index 23 September 2008 - Mayer Brown LLP, a leading global law firm, has earned the top rating of 100 percent in the 2009 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), an annual survey administered by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. The survey, now in its seventh year, measures how equitably companies treat their gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) employees and consumers. Read >>
| |  | Mayer Brown Recognized by Yale Law Women as a Top Ten Family-Friendly Firm Mayer Brown Honored for Making the Workplace More Hospitable to Women, Men and their Families 28 September 2007 - Mayer Brown LLP has been recognized as one of the 2007 Top Ten Family-Friendly Firms by Yale Law Women (YLW), the largest student organization at Yale Law School, which co-sponsored the survey with Women's Law School Coalition groups at Boalt(Berkeley), Chicago, Columbia, Harvard, Northwestern, Stanford and Virginia. YLW seeks to emphasize the need for firm employment policies that facilitate work-life balance for attorneys and work environments that accommodate, as well as support, lawyers with families. Read >>
| |  | Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw Named 2007 Working Mother Best Law Firm for Women First-of-its-Kind Initiative Honors Trailblazers in Work-Life Balance and Programs for Women 14 August 2007 - Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP has been named a 2007 Best Law Firm for Women by Working Mother magazine and Flex-Time Lawyers, a national consulting firm advising attorneys and legal employers on work-life balance and the retention and advancement of women. A new initiative from the leading advocates for work-life balance and women-friendly policies, Best Law Firms for Women honors 50 winning firms for their commitment to the retention and advancement of female talent. Read >>
| |  | Marcia Madsen, Acquisition Advisory Panel Chair, Releases Report Findings Testifies Before Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs WASHINGTON, DC - The Acquisition Advisory Panel, chaired by Mayer, Brown partner, Marcia Madsen, recently released its final report to Congress and the Office of Management & Budget. The 13-member panel, created by Congress and appointed by the White House, was charged with reviewing federal acquisition laws, regulations and policies, and making recommendations for reform. Read >>
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