Morgan Lewis

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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.


ANNE BRAFFORD
J.D.: 1996
Labor & Employment
Washington, D.C.

Anne came to Morgan Lewis after a short time clerking for a federal district judge and practicing at a large midwestern law firm. What she remembers most from her whirlwind of  interviews at Morgan Lewis is that the lawyers she met all shared a collaborative approach to achieving excellence.

The firm’s emphasis on teamwork struck a chord in me. I had already decided that I wanted to work with the best lawyers in the country. It was clear from the beginning that Morgan Lewis would  provide me with the tools to deliver superior results, because the quality of training at Morgan Lewis is incomparable.

The legal opportunities here are very exciting. I am currently working with a team of lawyers on a large class-action discrimination case. It is very important to the client that the nationwide team of lawyers working on this case be up to date on the status of all aspects of this matter. As a team, we communicate through e-mail, voicemail, BlackBerry® handheld wireless devices and video-conferences.

It’s very challenging, demanding work. We are fortunate to have access to the expertise of seasoned lawyers throughout the country.