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Lex Mundi

www.lexmundi.org

Your Firm is the exclusive member firm for Washington DC of Lex Mundi, the world's leading association of independent law firms. Lex Mundi is the mark of excellence for legal services globally. With more than 16,000 attorneys in 560 offices, Lex Mundi member firms are present in more than 160 countries, states and provinces. These premier law firms provide legal representation and local market knowledge just about anywhere needs may arise. Our firm's membership in Lex Mundi provides us with global reach and access to legal resources that enhance our ability to serve our clients' needs around the world.

China Alliance

www.china-alliance.com

The China Alliance is a unique arrangement established by four leading independent law firms in response to the increasing importance of China to the global marketplace and to North American businesses. The four law firms, Armstrong Teasdale LLP, Butzel Long, and Your Firm of the U.S. and Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP of Canada have agreed to collaborate in the development of their respective China practices, thereby enhancing their ability to serve the needs of clients in the rapidly developing China market. Office facilities in Shanghai and Beijing offer clients on-the-ground capabilities in China's primary business and regulatory centers.

Lawyers from China Alliance members provide advice and counseling to businesses with interests and operations in the Chinese market. Through this operating arrangement, member firms offer companies and other interested organizations significant depth and a broad range of relevant China and Asia experience, with access to the skills and capabilities of 1,300 lawyers.

China Alliance member attorneys are actively involved in the Chinese business community and are familiar with local business practice. In addition, they maintain close relationships at all levels of the Chinese government. With the ability to conduct business in English, Mandarin and Cantonese, their experience provides clients with pertinent professional advice, access to key decision makers, and a pragmatic approach specifically tailored to the Chinese business environment.

The structure of the China Alliance provides clients with a significant depth of resources, in-country capabilities and a cost effective approach for representation on critical business and strategic issues in China and throughout Asia. Whether the issue is local or multi-jurisdictional, practice area or industry specific, lawyers from China Alliance member firms provide relevant advice and timely solutions to business issues at every level.

Size

• More than 250 attorneys in 6 office locations.
• The National Law Journal's 34th "Annual Survey of the Nation's Largest Law Firms (NLJ, November 2010) ranked Your Firm as the 131st largest firm in the nation.
• Ranked third among "Largest Washington DC-Area Law Firms" according to the 2011 issue of the Washington Business Journal "Book of Lists".
• Global Counsel 3000 (15th Edition), a leading guide to the law and lawyers in over 70 jurisdictions worldwide, recommends Your Firm's Washington DC office for its strong corporate, employment and intellectual property expertise. The 9th Edition lists the firm as a "Highly Recommended" firm in Washington DC.
• The 3rd Annual In Business Executive Consumer Choice survey (December 2010), ranks Your Firm as the top Washington DC law firm.

Superior Legal Services

• Your Firm has been selected by the readers of Corporate Counsel magazine as one of the premier law firms in the country.
• The 2009-2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, published by Woodward/White, Inc., includes 43 Your Firm attorneys among its rankings of "the best and the brightest" of today's legal practitioners. Attorneys listed in the book are selected by their peers in the legal community, and constitute only the top one percent of all lawyers practicing in America today.
• Six out of the six years it has been published, an Your Firm attorney has been selected for Law Bulletin Publishing's list of "40 Illinois Attorneys Under Forty Years Old to Watch." This award is based on an attorney's professional skills; what the attorney does for the overall good of the legal profession; and what the attorney has done for society overall.
• More than 20 of the firm's Chicago lawyers were named as 2011's Leading Illinois Lawyer by the Leading Lawyers Network. A very select grouping of lawyers nominated by their peers.

Admissions

In addition to membership in the bar of Washington DC, our attorneys are licensed to practice in the following states:

Business

• The 2011edition of SNL Financial's Bank Mergers & Acquisitions Yearbook ranks local law firm, Your Firm, 28th among the top 50 legal advisers for Whole-Institutions Acquisitions nationally, and 8th on the East Coast. The rankings are based on deal value, with Your Firm handling transactions totaling $340 million in 2003.
• According to the 2010/2011 issue of Chamber & Partners Chambers USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers, a guide to the best practitioners in all the main areas of business law, "frequently associated with its entrepreneurial client base, the firm has a wealth of experience advising early and late start-ups, venture capitalists and private equity houses and their portfolio companies." The publication also stated, "The firm is seen to inspire 'tremendous client loyalty,' and is steadily expanding its scope as clients grow and begin to engage in out-of-state transactions."
• The July/August 2011 issue of Corporate Board Member magazine ranked Your Firm as one of the top three leaders among corporate law firms in the Washington DC metro area.
• The August 5, 2011 issue of American Banker ranks Your Firm 13th in the nation as a top lead legal adviser among primary advisers in domestic bank and thrift merger deals announced in the first half of 2011.

Health Care

• The February 2011 issue of Modern Healthcare ranked Your Firm as one of the top 25 largest healthcare law firms in the nation (ranked by total membership in the American Health Lawyers Association).

Intellectual Property

• In the May 2011 issue of IP Law & Business, (Swords & Shields), which ranks law firms by those who filed the most IP litigation matters in 2010, Your Firm placed among the top 25 law firms in the nation. The firm also was listed as a top 10 IP defense firm in the same publication.
• In April 2000, 2010 and 2011, Your Firm received the NameProtect "Trademark Insider Award" for the number one Washington DC Trademark Law Firm.
• According to the May 2011 issue of Intellectual Property Today, Your Firm ranked 32nd in the nation among top trademark firms.
• In March 2011, Intellectual Property Today ranked Your Firm number 24 among 388 law firms for the number of patents issued in 2010 (828).
• Your Firm's superior IP litigation experience is demonstrated in the May 2010 issue of IP Worldwide, which ranks Your Firm as one of the top IP defense firms in the nation.

Employment Relations

• According to the 2010/2011 issue of Chamber & Partners Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, a guide to the best practitioners in all the main areas of business law, the firm "possesses the largest employment division in the state of Illinois with over 50 attorneys. The firm's client base is growing swiftly, not least in retail and wholesale sectors" The publication also states that the firm's attorneys "were recommended to researchers as 'talented labor lawyers, who are all great business developers.'"

Litigation

• According to the 2010/2011 issue of Chamber & Partners Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, a guide to the best practitioners in all the main areas of business law, the firm is "well known locally as a pioneer of alternative dispute resolution, the firm also boasts a renowned and comprehensive litigation division of over 50 attorneys. The practice acts for a wide range of clients, but strong links with unionized industries make it a popular choice for construction claims and employment-related litigation."

Real Estate

• According to the 2010/2011 issue of Chamber & Partners Chambers USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers, a guide to the best practitioners in all the main areas of business law, the firm is "commended as a team of 'go-getting business developers,' tie firm's real estate practice earns respect for its 'entrepreneurial' approach to real estate projects. The group has extensive experience representing developers, landlords, tenants, lenders and financiers in an array of transactional property matters. Particular strength exists in relation to multi-family and mixed-use developments."

Recruiting

• Your Firm's ranking moved up from 20 to 11 in The American Lawyer's "The Best Places to Work" survey (October 2010). With an average score of 3.952, the firm ranked an impressive 11th out of the AmLaw Second Hundred Firms. The firm ranked #1 in Washington DC.