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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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10/18/11 Morgan Lewis IP Academy Newsletter: October 2011
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10/28/08 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.
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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.
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