With over 1200 lawyers in 31 offices across North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP is a fully integrated global law firm that provides clients with connected legal advice, wherever and whenever they need it. The firm is known for its relationship-driven, collaborative culture, diverse legal experience and industry-shaping innovation and offers clients one of the most active M&A, real estate, financial services, litigation and corporate risk practises in the world.
Built from the start to be ‘one firm’ with high connectivity and client facing culture, the firm is already known for its relationship-driven and collaborative spirit. It capitalizes on the heritage of both legacy firm’s reputation for industry-shaping innovation. BCLP’s expertise covers all aspects of commercial law; antitrust and competition; construction, engineering and procurement; corporate finance; dispute resolution; employment; pensions and incentives; finance; intellectual property; private client; real estate and infrastructure; regulatory and compliance; restructuring and insolvency; and tax.
BCLP’s client base includes publicly held multinational corporations, large and mid-sized privately held companies, emerging companies, not-for-profit organizations, government entities and individuals. 40% of the Fortune 500 rely on the firm to protect their interests and support their critical business needs and 30 of the world’s top 50 banks have relied on BCLP. The cumulative deal value of real estate projects the firm has advised on in the last two years exceeds $75bn.
BCLP is distinguished from its peers because it has embraced innovation as part of its core business strategy. The firm has continued to make long-term investments in new ways to help its clients reduce spend by appropriately allocating resources, streamlining processes and improving decision-making. As a result, it has been named the “World’s Most Innovative Law Firm” multiple times by leading legal publications and institutions on both sides of the Atlantic.
CONTACTS
Firm Co-Chairs: Steven Baumer, Lisa Mayhew
Co-Global Practice Group Leader - Corporate Transactions: Joel N Lander
Chair - Global Data Privacy and Security: Amy de La Lama
Practice Leader - Employee Benefits: Jennifer W. Stokes
Global Practice Group Leader - Energy, Environment and Infrastructure: Bryan E. Keyt
Global Practice Group Leader - Finance Transactions: Karen W. Fries
Franchising: Anthony J. Marks
Private Client: Jeanne Miller
Public Policy and Government Affairs: Jack Oliver
Industry Leader - Real Estate Capital Markets: Rick White
Global Department Leader- Corporate and Finance Transactions: Stephanie M. Hosler
Corporate and Finance Transactions Leader: Rob Endicott
U.S. Leader Antitrust & Competition: Becky Nelson
Co-Global Practice Group Leader - Business and Commercial Disputes: Mark. B Leadlove
Practice Leader - Class Actions: Meridyth M. Andresen
Global Practice Group Leader - Class Actions and Mass Torts: Christopher J. Schmidt
Co-Leader of Mass Tort & Product Liability: Randy J Soriano
Global Department Leader - Litigation and Investigations: Lee Marshall
Global Practice Group Leader - Employment & Labor: Charles B. Jellinek
Co-Global Practice Group Leader - Financial Services Disputes and Investigations: Eric Martin
Co-Global Practice Group Leader - Technology and IP Disputes: Joe Richetti
Co-Global Practice Group Leader - Technology and IP Disputes: Rachel E. Matteo-Boehm
Commercial Construction US: Steve Becker
US Regional Leader - Real Estate: Andrew E. Auerbach
Commercial Real Estate US: Jim Buell
Planning and Zoning US: Judith M. Gallent
Real Estate Finance: Vanessa A. Sunshine
Banking Sector Leader: Jason Dejonker
Food and Agribusiness Sector Leaders: Powell Carman, Randy Miller, Brandon Neuschafer
Real Estate Sector Leaders: Andrew E. Auberbach
Sports and Entertainment Sector Leaders: Ryan Davis, Steve Smith
DIVERSITY
BCLP brings inclusion and diversity into every aspect of its work and culture, fostering an environment where everybody feels respected, valued, motivated, and able to be themselves. BCLP also achieved a perfect score on the Human Rights Campaign's Corporate Equality Index for the 15th consecutive year, reflecting our longstanding best practice approach to diversity and policies for LGBTQ+ lawyers. In 2014, BCLP was an original signatory of Diversity Lab's Mansfield Rule Certification Process. In 2022, BCLP was recognized by McDonald's with the EMPOWER award for the firm's commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion and received Chicago Committee on Minorities in Large Law Firms 2022 Law Firm Leadership Award.
