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Fast Facts

  • Morgan Lewis was founded in 1873, and has more than 1,400 lawyers in 22 offices.
  • Our Tokyo office was established in 1988, although Morgan Lewis lawyers have represented Japanese interests in the United States and elsewhere around the globe for more than 50 years.
  • In 2005, Morgan Lewis and TMI Associates, currently the fifth largest Japanese law firm, launched Morgan Lewis-TMI, a unique joint venture that created the only platform offering clients access to the resources of both one of largest and most respected U.S. law firms and one of the largest and most respected Japanese firms.
  • We pride ourselves on our close, long-term client relationships - more than 2,000 clients have been with the firm for more than five years, and a few have been clients for more than 100 years!
  • Morgan Lewis represents more than half of the Fortune 100 companies, including 9 of the top 10 companies.
  • Morgan Lewis was named as the top law firm in Corporate Counsel magazine’s 2006 survey, “Who Represents America’s Biggest Companies?"

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03/15/12 Updates from Department of State and the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo / 米国国務省および東京の米国大使館よりの最新情報
L visas may be issued for a maximum period of 60 months; new interview waiver program and new visa processing procedures at the U.S. Embassy and Consulates in Japan.
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Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare report addresses a growing problem in the country's workplace; definition and proposed guidelines offer new level of clarity to employers.
10/18/11 Morgan Lewis IP Academy Newsletter: October 2011
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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).
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 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 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.
Sep 28, 2011 Morgan Lewis-TMI Represents One Equity in $140M Investment in Nippon Gas Corporation
Morgan Lewis–TMI represented One Equity Partners in a $140 million subscription for 18.5% of the common shares of Nippon Gas Corporation (NGC).
Oct 28, 2008 IP Lawyer with Wide Experience Joins Morgan Lewis in Tokyo
Morgan Lewis recently announced the addition of Satoru Matsuo, a lawyer with more than 25 years of law firm and corporate experience, as an Intellectual Property partner in its Tokyo office.
Mar 01, 2007 Lisa Yano Joins Morgan Lewis's Tokyo Office
Morgan Lewis is pleased to announce that Lisa Yano has joined the firm as Co-Managing Partner of the Tokyo office and Co-Managing Partner of Morgan Lewis–TMI.
Sep 28, 2005 Morgan Lewis Announces New Joint Venture with TMI Associates, The Sixth Largest Law Firm in Japan
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, a global law firm, today announced a new joint venture with TMI Associates, one of the top law firms in Japan, effective immediately. The new partnership, named Morgan Lewis-TMI, will focus primarily on cross-border corpora

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