White & Case Scores 22 Tier 1 and 97 Leading Lawyer Rankings from IFLR1000 2012

White & Case scored 22 Tier 1 practice rankings and 97 "Leading Lawyer" rankings in the 2012 edition of theIFLR1000. The Firm earned these top rankings across six global practices and 23 countries and regions—from Brazil to Kazakhstan to China.

IFLR1000 is an annual guide to the world's leading financial law firms. It provides research and analysis of law firms operating in more than 120 jurisdictions worldwide. Its rankings are based on the recommendations of in-house counsel at the world's most prominent financial institutions and companies, as well as the leading lawyers, attorneys and solicitors in each legal market it covers.

Following are White & Case's Tier 1 practice rankings by country:

Brazil
International firms in Brazil

Czech Republic
Capital markets
Banking and project finance
Mergers and acquisitions
Restructuring and insolvency

Finland
Capital markets

France
Banking

Germany
Restructuring
Insolvency

Hungary
Mergers and acquisitions
Project finance

Kazakhstan
Financial and corporate

Mexico
Banking and capital markets
Mergers and acquisitions

Russia
Mergers and acquisition
Project finance

Slovak Republic
Banking and finance
Mergers and acquisitions

Turkey
Capital markets
Mergers and acquisitions
Project finance

United States
Project finance

Following are White & Case's "Leading Lawyer" rankings:

Belgium
Banking and project finance: Thierry Bosly, Muriel Alhadeff, Gisèle Rosselle
Capital markets: Thierry Bosly
Mergers and acquisitions: Stefan Odeurs

Central and Eastern Europe EU Competition
Mark Powell

China
Banking-foreign firms: Baldwin Cheng, John Hartley, John Shum
Mergers and acquisitions-foreign firms: John Leary, Xiaoming Li, Vivian Tsoi

Czech Republic
Banking and project finance: Ivo Bárta, David Plch, Jonathan Weinberg
Capital markets: Michal Dlouhý, Kvĕtsolav Krejči
Mergers and acquisitions: Ivo Bárta, Michal Dlouhy, Kvĕtoslav Krejči
Restructuring and insolvency: Petr Kuhn, David Plch, Jiři Tomola

EU Competition
Mark Powell

Finland
Banking: Timo Airisto, Tanja Törnkvist
Capital markets: Petri Haussila
Mergers and acquisitions: Timo Airisto, Petri Haussila

France
Banking: Gilles Peigney, Raphaël Richard
Project finance: Paule Biensan

Germany
Banking: Annica Lindegren, Tom Oliver Schorling
Project finance: Alexander Reuter
Restructuring and insolvency: Biner Bähr, Sven-Holger Undritz

Hong Kong
Bank lending: Baldwin Cheng, John Hartley, John Shum
Capital markets-debt: Anna-Marie Slot
Mergers and acquisitions: John Leary, Xiaoming Li, Vivian Tsoi

Hungary
Banking and capital markets: Gergely Horváth, Edward Keller
Mergers and acquisitions: Gergely Horváth, Robert Irving, Edward Keller
Project finance: Gergely Horváth

Japan
Mergers and acquisitions: Jun Usami, Brian Strawn

Kazakhstan
Financial and corporate: Marat Ibragimov, Maxim Telemtayev

Mexico
Mergers and acquisitions: Iker Arriola Peñalosa, Rodrigo Orozco Waters

Poland
Banking: Piotr Galuszyński
Capital markets: Marcin Studniarek
Mergers and acquisitions: Aneta Maria Hajska, Marcin Studniarek

Russia
Banking: Maya Melnikas, Irina Nesvetova
Mergers and acquisitions: Andrei Dontsov, Eric Michailov, Igor Ostapets
Project finance: Irina Nesvetova, Marc Polonsky

Singapore
Banking-foreign firms: Kate Allchurch, Guan Feng Chen
Capital markets-foreign firms: Sin Teck Lim, Kaya Proudian
Mergers and acquisitions-foreign firms: William Kirschner
Project finance-foreign firms: Ken Hawkes

Slovak Republic
Banking and finance: Ivo Bárta, Marek Staroň
Mergers and acquisitions: Ivo Bárta, Marek Staroň

Sweden
Banking and project finance: Magnus Wennerhorn
Capital markets: Joakim Falkner, Jan Lombach
Mergers and acquisitions: Mats Boman, Ulf Johansson, Anna Sundberg, Claes Zettermarck

Turkey
Meltem Akol, Mesut Çakmak, Zeynep Çakmak, Sednem Onder, Mehtap Yildirim

United Kingdom
Bank lending: Magdalene Bayim-Adomako
Capital markets-debt: Francis Fitzherbert-Brockholes, Stuart Matty

United States
Project finance: Troy Alexander, George Crozer, Victor DeSantis, Arthur Scavone

Western Europe EU Competition
Mark Powell