Mayer Brown Executive and Leadership Team

Allen Gilbert, the Global Chief Financial Officer at Mayer Brown, directs the firm's financial strategy and fiscal operations across its distinctively global footprint. Gilbert oversees all financial planning, budgeting, and reporting, ensuring the economic health and sustainability required to support Mayer Brown's advisory role for the world's leading companies and financial institutions. This critical function involves managing financial resources to facilitate complex deals and high-stakes disputes, particularly within the global financial services industry. By providing strategic financial insights, Allen Gilbert enables the firm to maintain its extensive reach across four continents and its presence in key financial centers like New York, London, and Hong Kong. The Global Chief Financial Officer's leadership ensures that Mayer Brown's commitment to delivering excellence is underpinned by sound financial management, fostering the firm's one-firm culture and its ability to creatively anticipate client needs across all practices and regions.

Brian Schare, the Chief Operating Officer at Mayer Brown, directs the firm's global operational infrastructure, ensuring seamless integration across its extensive reach on four continents. Overseeing the firm's day-to-day business functions, Schare drives efficiency and operational excellence, directly supporting Mayer Brown's strategic objective of advising leading companies and financial institutions on complex deals and disputes. This leadership role involves optimizing resource allocation and implementing best practices to enhance service delivery, particularly within the firm's signature strength, the global financial services industry. By managing the operational backbone, Brian Schare ensures that the firm's diverse teams of lawyers can effectively deliver excellence and anticipate client needs across New York, London, and Hong Kong, the world's three largest financial centers. The Chief Operating Officer's focus remains on maintaining the high standards of Mayer Brown's one-firm culture, ensuring seamless and integrated service delivery across all practices and regions.

Evette Clift, the Chief Information Officer at Mayer Brown, architects the firm's global technology strategy and infrastructure, crucial for supporting complex transactions and high-stakes litigation. Clift drives the digital transformation initiatives that enhance Mayer Brown's unique position in advising global financial institutions and leading companies. Overseeing all aspects of information technology, the Chief Information Officer ensures robust cybersecurity measures and efficient data management, critical for maintaining client confidentiality and operational integrity across Mayer Brown's international offices. This leadership function is vital for enabling the firm's deep experience in sectors like global financial services, ensuring that technology empowers Mayer Brown's lawyers to deliver creative solutions and anticipate client needs. Evette Clift's strategic direction ensures that the firm's technological capabilities align with its one-firm culture, facilitating seamless collaboration and knowledge sharing across all practices and regions, thereby reinforcing Mayer Brown's commitment to excellence.

Allan Thompson, the Chief Administrative Officer at Mayer Brown, oversees the comprehensive administrative functions that support the firm's global operations and client service delivery. Thompson manages essential support services, ensuring operational efficiency and a cohesive working environment across Mayer Brown's international offices, which span four continents. This role is integral to maintaining the firm's unique position in advising major corporations and financial institutions on their most complex matters. By streamlining administrative processes, Allan Thompson directly contributes to the firm's ability to execute high-stakes litigation and complex transactions, reinforcing its signature strength in the global financial services industry. The Chief Administrative Officer's focus on operational excellence supports Mayer Brown's one-firm culture, ensuring seamless integration and enabling the firm's lawyers to deliver strategic, creative solutions and anticipate client needs effectively across all practices and regions.