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Mayer Brown said it added Edwin J. Nazario as a partner in its Capital Markets practice in Washington, D.C. The firm said his practice covered commodities trading, derivatives transactions and Dodd-Frank compliance, connecting physical supply arrangements with the financing and derivatives structures supporting them.
Mayer Brown said it published a guide to management liability for payments after the onset of insolvency under German law. The firm said the publication examined when payment restrictions arose, how exceptions could apply and what documentation could help management evaluate payments during different stages of financial distress.
Mayer Brown said it published a chapter on contracting for agentic artificial intelligence in managed services. The firm’s publication examined outsourced business functions in which AI systems perform work alongside people, addressing contract structures, performance measurement, operating controls and the allocation of transformation responsibilities.
Mayer Brown said it published an analysis of the EU–UK agreement on cooperation in competition enforcement. The firm said the article examines the framework’s scope, information-sharing provisions and exclusions, while distinguishing formal cooperation arrangements from the separate powers retained by participating competition authorities.
Mayer Brown said it published an article on liability management when conventional refinancing options are unavailable, slow or expensive. The firm’s capital-solutions publication examines how existing financing documents and creditor arrangements can affect efforts to extend maturities, obtain liquidity or reorganize debt.
Mayer Brown said it published its October 2026 Pensions Brief, written by Andrew Block and Katherine Carter. The firm said the update covered regulatory and tax developments affecting pension schemes, including defined benefit and defined contribution arrangements, alongside current consultations.
Mayer Brown said it published an article by Marco Wilhelm, Malte Richter and Tina Hoffmann on protecting licensees when a licensor becomes insolvent under German law. The firm's article examined contractual and structural approaches available to licensees, including sublicensing, escrow and security arrangements intended to preserve access to licensed intellectual property.
Mayer Brown said it was named Energy & Infrastructure Team of the Year at the LexisNexis Middle East Legal Awards 2026. The firm announced the recognition in Dubai and described its work on energy and infrastructure projects across the Gulf and wider Middle East.
Mayer Brown said it published a French-language tax note on a new presumption governing the long-term capital gains treatment of participation securities. The firm’s September 28 publication discussed administrative guidance on a dedicated securities subaccount and listed eight Paris tax lawyers as authors.
Mayer Brown said it received the Best Law Firm award at the StructuredRetailProducts Americas Awards. The firm said the recognition reflected its work with structured products, including product development, bringing new issuers to market and education about regulatory developments affecting the sector.
Mayer Brown announced a book on contracting for agentic artificial intelligence, describing it as the seventh installment in its annual technology and outsourcing series. The firm said the publication addressed agreements for AI tools, work with integrators and managed service providers, and contractual risks associated with agentic systems.
Mayer Brown published the opening article in a series on capital solutions, describing financing structures between conventional senior secured debt and common equity. The firm presented the series for debt and equity capital providers and identified Michael Fiddy, Electra Callan, Mark Evans and Christopher Street as its authors.
Mayer Brown announced that three of its lawyers had been recognized in the F.A.Z. Institut’s TOP Lawyers 2027 ranking in Germany. The firm said the ranking was produced with QuantiQuest and assessed recommendations from legal peers together with feedback from approximately 15,500 in-house lawyers.
Mayer Brown said it had represented the underwriters on Teva Pharmaceutical’s approximately $4.9 billion senior notes offering, which it said closed on September 16. White & Case separately announced that it advised Teva, describing five dollar- and euro-denominated tranches intended to support refinancing and other corporate purposes.