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Worried you may be falling victim to short-termism in your organization’s ESG initiatives? While nearly three-quarters of business leaders in the financial services sector believe that companies must embrace ESG initiatives and sustainability to thrive in the next economy, our new study, The Next Organization, reveals a widespread lack of preparedness and short-termism among leaders. In addition, we also found that the cost of transition to net zero is a significant obstacle to business transformation and longer-term strategies, as investment firms in particular worry about funding prolonged and expensive plans. How is your organization adopting net zero strategies and addressing the costs of transitioning? Discover how access to creative capital can supercharge your transformation and how Mayer Brown can help your organization achieve readiness and stay relevant. Unlock our report here: https://lnkd.in/dRAMwP6g Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gTUv4Pre #FinancialServices #ESG #TheNextOrganization

Each year we recognize our colleagues who have gone above and beyond in their pro bono legal work during our annual Pro Bono Awards program, now in its 18th year. This year, our Project of the Year award recognizes a team of colleagues who have been supporting and defending transgender rights. Among the many issues transgender people must contend with is having identity documents that do not reflect the names or gender markers that they use. Yet securing a legal change to these documents can be an intimidating experience. In Chicago and New York, we have supported TLDEF's Name Change Project, which provides legal services to low-income transgender, non-binary and gender non-conforming people on a pro bono basis. To date, we have taken on 20 cases through TLDEF, in addition to two transgender name and gender-marker change clinics with Legal Services NYC. We have also partnered with TLDEF on three amicus briefs in West Virginia, Indiana and Minnesota. West Virginia and Indiana were among the growing number of states denying transgender youth access to the numerous well-being, educational and societal benefits that sports can offer, including in particular, for young people who often suffer from mental health challenges. Our briefs highlighted the voices of transgender athletes and, in one of those cases, the law was overturned. In West Virginia, the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled that the ban violated Title IX, the landmark 1972 US civil rights law that prohibits sex-based discrimination in any school or education program that receives funding from the federal government. Learn more about Mayer Brown's pro bono work here: https://lnkd.in/d2sVAyze #probono #mayerbrownprojectequity

📩 The 19th edition of Mayer Brown’s Global International Arbitration Update is now available, showcasing key developments between December 2023 and May 2024. In this edition, our team cover:   ➡International Arbitration Key Developments – we summarize over 30 cases and over 30 legal developments across the Americas, Europe, Middle East & Africa, and Asia-Pacific. ➡ Investor-State Arbitration Case Tracker – we highlight the newly-registered investment cases (publicly known) on a region-by-region basis. ➡ Public International Law Key Insights -we cover State-to-State Disputes, European Governance, Treaties & IGOs, Law of the Sea & Environmental Disputes, Sovereign Immunity and State Responsibility, Trade Control & Sanctions, plus Climate & Sustainability.   Access the full newsletter here and learn more about our International Arbitration practice: https://lnkd.in/gJKFHqSk   #internationalarbitration #publicinternationallaw 

📢 Closing out the week with a “Shout Out” in The American Lawyer’s “Litigators of the Week” column! This week, our litigators secured summary judgment on multiple grounds for accounting firm Baker Tilly US, LLP in an action stemming from Baker Tilly’s audit of the financial statements of energy company Aspirity Holdings, which went bankrupt in 2017.   The Mayer Brown team included partners Stanley Parzen and Greg Deis and associate Andrew Spadafora. You can learn more about the case and our role here: https://lnkd.in/gfM6tXvi and here: https://lnkd.in/gDpjSga4 #litigation #disputeresolution

Andrew Olmem, our recently appointed DC office managing partner spoke with Law360 Pulse about his career in law and government, reflected on his new leadership role, while sharing his goals for the firm in DC. Speaking about our team in Washington, Andrew shared, "I think we really evolve with our clients and that means as they face new regulatory challenges, we grow with them." Read the full interview here: https://lnkd.in/ghsUhkPC #legalleadership

A Mayer Brown team, which included partners Stanley Parzen and Greg Deis and associate Andrew Spadafora, secured summary judgment for accounting firm Baker Tilly US, LLP in an action stemming from Baker Tilly’s audit of the financial statements of energy company Aspirity Holdings, which went bankrupt in 2017. Learn more about the case and the court's decision: https://lnkd.in/gDpjSga4 #litigation #disputeresolution

We surveyed nearly 650 top executives around the world to understand their perspectives on the business transformation imperative and learn how enterprises are rising to meet the challenges and opportunities of thriving in the next economy. The results of our survey are captured in our recently launched study, which identifies the critical elements that will define "The Next Organization". Now, in a webinar presented by Chris Chapman, Lauren B. Pryor and Jeff Taft, we explain several of the seven key dimensions that characterize a future-ready business and the significant blockers and accelerators of successful business transformation within the Financial Services sector. Access the full webinar: https://lnkd.in/g-KAhkK8 Download the report: https://lnkd.in/gTUv4Pre #TheNextOrganization #FinancialServices

The European Commission conducts “dawn raids” of businesses it suspects have broken competition rules, and these surprise inspections interfere with the privacy rights of companies and their staff. We helped European supermarket chain Intermarché convince Europe’s top court to annul a set of dawn raids ordered on insufficient grounds—reinforcing that authorities must collect sufficient evidence before taking this intrusive measure. Following our successful representation of Intermarché, 33% of dawn raids in 2023 were challenged. Learn more about antitrust dawn raids and how Mayer Brown can help, including information on our Dawn Raid app, which guides you through the crucial first steps if you are the target of a dawn raid: https://lnkd.in/gbJ7bHhi #dawnraids #antitrust #competition

Proud to share that partners Paul Fakler and Gabriela Kennedy are named by WIPR - World IP Review as WIPR Leaders. The WIPR 2024 Leaders are the world’s leading intellectual property lawyers covering the areas of patent, trademark and copyright law.   Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gNtCw9bE   #intellectualproperty #IP 

“The economic and political climate has driven legal changes that have impacted on the financial services industry, and particularly upon my career in this sector,” says Mayer Brown alumnus Miles Bake. Currently a senior adviser to the Bank of England’s Independent Evaluation Office, Miles gives an insight into his career trajectory at the Bank and outlines the synergies and skills he has drawn upon in legal, policy, compliance, and governance functions over the years. Read the full article: https://bit.ly/4caY0xy #MayerBrownAlumni