Our Scope
Morgan Lewis provides comprehensive legal services across the Asia region, combining local insights with global capabilities. With a presence in key markets, we offer sophisticated and highly tactical legal counsel, including complex cross-border transactions, regulatory counsel, and dispute resolution. We serve as trusted partners to clients forging paths through this dynamic commercial terrain.
We are a team of multilingual practitioners providing legal advice on business, regulatory, governmental, and litigation matters to clients conducting business in China, Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia (including Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, and Myanmar), and Central Asia (with offices in Almaty and Astana, Kazakhstan). Our Asia offices collaborate closely with teams in London, Frankfurt, Munich, and Dubai on matters in the oil and gas, energy, mining, and banking sectors. We bring regulatory acumen and deep sector-specific knowledge to these markets.
By harnessing advanced legal technology and project management tools, we deliver efficient services that align with each client's business objectives. Nuanced understanding of cultural intricacies facilitates smooth business operations, making us an invaluable resource for companies operating in or seeking to establish a commercial presence in the Asia region. We counsel on mergers and acquisitions, private equity, capital markets, banking and finance, intellectual property, labor and employment, and litigation and dispute resolution.
Areas of Focus
Morgan Lewis advises clients from a wide range of industries doing inbound and outbound business to and from Greater China. We deliver legal counsel regarding various corporate transactions, regulatory challenges, and dispute resolution.
- M&A, joint ventures, and cross-border investments
- Capital markets, banking, and financial services
- Intellectual property, technology, and telecommunications
- Real estate transactions and project development initiatives
- Labor and employment law advice and solutions
Our lawyers serve as true partners in guiding clients through India’s vibrant legal and economic ecosystems. We craft tactical and creative legal solutions that empower businesses to capitalize on burgeoning markets and evolving regulatory frameworks.
- Technology and other startup-related legal counsel
- Infrastructure and project finance advice
- Cross-border mergers, acquisitions, and strategic alliances
- Dispute resolution, litigation, and regulatory compliance
- Intellectual property protection and licensing
Our Tokyo office supports a global clientele for Japanese inbound and outbound commercial initiatives. We advise on complex cross-border transactions, asset management regulations, and dispute resolution, marshaling our worldwide network to deliver critical legal solutions.
- M&A and corporate and project finance, with particular skill in renewable energy
- Investment management, including fund formation and regulatory compliance
- Intellectual property counsel, including prosecution and litigation
- Labor and employment advice in Japan and beyond
- Dispute resolution in Japan, the US, and around the world
Our lawyers guide clients through Kazakhstan’s dynamic legal and business landscape. We deliver strategic, locally informed legal solutions that support investment, growth, and compliance in Central Asia’s largest economy.
- Energy, infrastructure, and project finance counsel
- Cross-border mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures
- Capital markets, tax, and regulatory compliance
- Real estate, construction, and development matters
- Intellectual property, privacy, and cybersecurity advice
Morgan Lewis's Korea practice bridges East and West. We facilitate complex cross-border ventures by blending cultural fluency with legal prowess—steering clients through Korea's intricate regulatory terrain and fostering favorable alliances across its tech-driven economy.
- Technology and intellectual property advice
- Corporate governance and compliance
- Energy sector investments and regulatory counsel
- Cross-border mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures
- International trade and customs law solutions
Our Singapore office serves as a hub for legal excellence across Southeast Asia. We adeptly maneuver our clients through the region's dynamic business backdrop, delivering incisive counsel on sophisticated cross-border matters and local endeavors alike.
- Finance and restructuring for global institutions
- Asset management and private funds formation
- Mergers and acquisitions across an array of sectors
- Securities matters and regulatory compliance
- International arbitration and litigation
