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03/17/10 Leading State and Local Tax Lawyer Joins Morgan Lewis’s Growing Tax Controversy and Consulting Practice in Northern California
Morgan Lewis today announced the addition of Kimberley Reeder—a leading State and Local Taxation (SALT) practitioner—to the firm’s Tax Controversy and Consulting Practice, resident in Northern California.
03/15/10 Morgan Lewis Partner to Testify Before House Regarding OSHA Legislation
Jonathan Snare, a partner in Morgan Lewis's Labor and Employment Practice and former acting assistant secretary of labor for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), will testify tomorrow before the House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
03/08/10 Morgan Lewis Ranks Highly Among Life Sciences M&A Firms in 2009
In 2009, Morgan Lewis placed highly among global law firms in BioPharm Insight ’s annual rankings of the year’s licensing and mergers and acquisitions activity.

Firm Fast Facts

More than 1,300 lawyers as well as patent agents, employee benefits advisors, regulatory scientists, and other specialists—nearly 3,000 professionals total—serve clients from our 22 offices throughout the world.

Clients include more than half of the Fortune 100 companies, including 8 of the top 10 and 15 of the top 20.

More than 2,000 clients have been with the firm for more than 5 years.

Approximately 2,000 new clients and 20,000 new projects each year.

Lawyers and support staff fluent in Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Turkish.

Diversity Efforts

Pro Bono in 2009

More than 90,000 hours were spent on pro bono representations, at a value to our pro bono clients of tens of millions of dollars.

More than 75% of the firm's attorneys contributed at least 20 hours to a pro bono matter; representations span all practice groups and offices.

Representations included more than 1,300 active matters, including nearly 600 new matters.

Full "above the line" credit given for pro bono time charges.

Morgan Lewis is a signatory to the Pro Bono Institute's Law Firm Pro Bono Challenge.

MCCA's 2007 Sager Award

American Lawyer Says...

Professional Accolades

  • More than 150 Morgan Lewis lawyers have been included in the 2010 edition of Chambers USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers
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  • Two partners recipients of the 2004, 2005, and 2006 California Lawyer Attorney of the Year (CLAY) award
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  • Seven lawyers named fellows of the College of Employee Benefits Counsel, 10 lawyers named fellows of the American College of Trial Lawyers, and 26 named fellows of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers
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  • Ranked as one of the "Most Prestigious Firms" — 2008 Vault Guide to the Top 100 Law Firms

Industry Knowledge & Practice Achievements

  • Labor & Employment Law Practice named The American Lawyer Magazine's Litigation Department of the Year - Labor and Employment Law Finalist 2004, Winner 2006, and Finalist 2008
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  • Ranked highest in the Philadelphia region in Corporate Board Member survey of America's best corporate lawyers

Client Recognition

  • Ranked among the top 10 U.S. law firms with the best growth prospects in BTI Consulting Group's survey (2008).  
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  • Ranked as the top law firm in Corporate Counsel magazine's 2009 listing of "Who Represents America’s Biggest Companies?"