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Firm Fast Facts

Some 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 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, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Turkish.

Diversity

Best Places to Work for LGBT Equality - 100% rating from the Human Rights Campaign Foundation in its Corporate Equality Index (2010–2012)

Allyson Ho recognized as one of 20 "Winning Women" by Texas Lawyer (2011)

Larry Turner receives the 2011 Pennsylvania Multicultural Award by the National Diversity Council

Marlee Myers honored by the National Diversity Council as one of the "Most Powerful and Influential Women of Pennsylvania" (2010).

Grace Speights named by the National Law Journal as one of "Washington's Most Influential Women Lawyers" (2010) and by the Washingtonian as one of "Washington's 100 Most Powerful Women" (2009); recipient of the Washington Business Journal Minority Business Leader Award (2010).

Ted Cruz named by Texas Lawyer as one of the "Extraordinary Minorities in Texas Law" (2009).

Named as a Top Law Firm for Diversity by MultiCultural Law magazine (2009).

Premier sponsor of the Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA).

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Pro Bono

Nearly 60,000 hours were spent on pro bono representations, at a value to our pro bono clients of tens of millions of dollars.

More than two-thirds 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 1,600 active matters, including nearly 400 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.


John FerrerJOHN FERRER
J.D.: 1996
Labor & Employment
Washington, D.C.

John came to the firm from the National Labor Relations Board, his first job after law school. He worked there for seven years in three different offices before making the jump from the government to the world of a law firm.

The firm has given me so many opportunities to grow as a lawyer. Working here, you’re working with the best and the brightest – your colleagues and your clients. So you have to bring your ‘A’ game every day on every project. Just being able to work with these individuals, day in and day out, has made me a better lawyer.

I chose Morgan Lewis because I wanted to diversify my law practice. I was ready for new challenges. I was aware of the firm’s excellent reputation, especially in the labor field, so I wanted to come over here and meet those challenges. It’s been a tremendous experience for me.

Soon after I joined the firm, I had the great opportunity to be part of an incredible team of lawyers who were helping a high-profile client with very important collective bargaining negotiations that affected many of their sites across the country. The project gave me exposure not only to the client, but also to the negotiations themselves. I worked with some really talented people to achieve an excellent result for an important client.