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Firm Fast Facts

Founded in 1873, Morgan Lewis offers more than 1,600 legal professionals—including lawyers, patent agents, benefits advisers, regulatory scientists, and other specialists—in 24 offices across the United States, Europe, and Asia.

Clients include more than half of the Fortune 100 companies, including 9 of the top 10 and 16 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, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kazakh, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Turkish.

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04/22/13 The 7 Firms GCs are Telling their Friends to Hire, Law360

Morgan Lewis is included in BTI's 2013 Best-Branded Law Firms report.

04/22/13 GCs Say Strong Brand Key to Landing New Clients, Law360

Morgan Lewis strong brand is recognized in BTI Consulting Group's 2013 Brand Elite report.

04/22/13 The 6 Firms Shaking Up the Legal Market, Law360

Morgan Lewis is profiled in BTI Consulting Group's Brand Elite: Client Perceptions of the Best-Branded Law Firms report.

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Aset A. Shyngyssov Managing Partner

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Apr 22, 2013	The 7 Firms GCs are Telling their Friends to Hire, Law360	Morgan Lewis is included in BTI's 2013 Best-Branded Law Firms report.
Apr 22, 2013	GCs Say Strong Brand Key to Landing New Clients, Law360	Morgan Lewis strong brand is recognized in BTI Consulting Group's 2013 Brand Elite report.
Apr 22, 2013	The 6 Firms Shaking Up the Legal Market, Law360	Morgan Lewis is profiled in BTI Consulting Group's Brand Elite: Client Perceptions of the Best-Branded Law Firms report.
Apr 22, 2013	When Crisis Hits, GCs Have These 8 Firms On Speed Dial, Law360	Morgan Lewis's inclusion in BTI Consulting Group's Brand Elite report is covered.
Apr 22, 2013	GCs Name Rolls Royce of Law Firms, Law360	Morgan Lewis is included in a list of 18 law firms with the strongest brands in the legal market.
Mar 11, 2013	Morgan Lewis Hires Chief Client Development and Marketing Officer	Morgan Lewis announces that Despina Kartson will join the firm as Chief Client Development and Marketing Officer, resident in New York.
Aug 13, 2012	Morgan Lewis Advises Atyrau Refinery on $297.5 Million Financing Package with JBIC and Japanese Banks	Morgan Lewis served as legal advisor to LLP Atyrau Refinery and JSC NC "KazMunayGas" on a 297.5 million U.S. dollars buyer's credit (export credit) signed with The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC).
Jul 25, 2012	Morgan Lewis Advises MOL on Creation of Exploration Joint Venture with KMG EP	KazMunaiGas Exploration Production JSC (KMG EP), one of Kazakhstan's leading oil companies, has announced the signing of a Share Purchase Agreement to sell a 49% equity stake in the Karpovskiy Severniy project to MOL Hungarian Oil and Gas plc (MOL), one of Central and Eastern Europe's key integrated energy businesses.
Jul 25, 2012	Morgan Lewis Advises Sprint Capital on Acquisition of Kazakh Potash Business	Kazakhstan Fertilisers Group Pte Ltd. ("Kazfert"), an investment vehicle managed by Hong Kong-based private equity firm Sprint Capital Management Limited, has entered into an agreement with Satimola Ltd to acquire Satbor LLP, a potash mining and exploration business in Kazakhstan.
Jun 22, 2012	The 9 Firms GCs In A Jam Want On Their Side, Law360	Morgan Lewis is listed as a bet-the-company leader in the 2012 BTI Brand Elite: Client Perceptions of the Best-Branded Law Firms report.
Jun 22, 2012	Strong Law Firm Brand Crucial In Post-Recession Market, Law360	Morgan Lewis is noted as a firm with a strong, recognizable brand.
Jun 22, 2012	GCs Name Rolls Royce Of Law Firms, Law360	A new report based on interviews with coporate counsel has identified Morgan Lewis as one of the eighteen law firms with the strongest brands in the legal market.
Jun 22, 2012	The Firms GCs Most Likely To Recommend, Law360	Morgan Lewis is noted as a go-to firm in BTI Consulting Group's report "The BTI Brand Elite: Client Perceptions of the Best-Branded Law Firms."
Jun 11, 2012	Morgan Lewis Concludes Recent International Expansion with Announcement of New Co-Managing Partners in London, Arrival of One More Partner, Hiring of Associates, Trainees, Staff	Morgan Lewis announced that Christopher Harrison and Peter Sharp will serve as the new co-managing partners of the firm's London office. The firm also confirmed that Olivier Chambord-an M&A and energy transactions lawyer who will relocate from Paris to London-has joined the firm as a partner in its Business and Finance practice.
Jun 06, 2012	Morgan Lewis Advises KazMunaiGas on $1.1 Billion Financing	Morgan Lewis advised KazMunaiGas on its $1.13 billion Chinese loan.
May 29, 2012	Morgan Lewis Opens New Offices in Russia and Central Asia	Morgan Lewis announced the opening this week of new offices in Moscow, Russia and Almaty, Kazakhstan, with a total of 42 attorneys, including seven partners and three international partners.
May 08, 2012	Morgan Lewis Strengthens International Practice with Additional Growth in London, Expansion into Eastern Europe and Central Asia	Morgan Lewis confirmed that ten partners will join the firm's Business and Finance Practice, resident in the UK, Russia, and Kazakhstan.