BEIJING, HONG KONG, SHANGHAI, SINGAPORE, TOKYO, January 13, 2021: Morgan Lewis has been ranked in the newly released 2021 edition of The Legal 500 Asia Pacific guide across 18 practice areas, including a new practice ranking in the Japan section of the directory.
In addition, the firm received 37 lawyer recognitions in this year’s edition of the guide. Partner Lesli Ligorner was named to the publication’s Hall of Fame, which is designated for individuals who have been named Leading Individuals multiple years in a row. Four partners were named Leading Individuals—the most prestigious designation awarded to individuals—and one partner was named a Next Generation Partner. One associate was also newly named a Rising Star.
New Practice Ranking for 2021
Japan
- Intellectual Property: International Firms and Joint Ventures
Tier 1 Practice Rankings
China*
- Labor and Employment: Foreign Firms
Additional Practice Rankings
China
- Corporate and M&A: Foreign Firms
- Private Equity: Foreign Firms
- Regulatory/Compliance: Foreign Firms
Hong Kong
- Capital Markets (Equity)
- Corporate (Including M&A)
- Private Equity
Japan
- Corporate and M&A: International Firms and Joint Ventures
Singapore
- Banking and Finance: Local Firms
- Capital Markets: Equity and Debt: Local Firms
- Corporate and M&A: Local Firms
- Dispute Resolution: Local Firms
- International Arbitration
- Investment Funds: Local Firms
- Labor and Employment: Local Firms
- Shipping: Local Firms
- Restructuring and Insolvency: Local Firms
Hall of Fame
- Lesli Ligorner: Labor and Employment: Foreign Firms, China
Leading Individuals
- Guan Feng Chen: Banking and Finance: Local Firms, Singapore
- Bernard Lui: Capital Markets: Equity and Debt: Local Firms, Singapore
- Wai Ming Yap: Corporate and M&A: Local Firms, Singapore
- Suet-Fern Lee: Corporate and M&A: Local Firms, Singapore
Next Generation Partners
- Joel Seow: Investment Funds: Local Firms, Singapore
Rising Stars
- Chrystle Kuek: Capital Markets: Equity and Debt: Local Firms, Singapore
*Our Beijing and Shanghai offices operate as representative offices of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP. In Hong Kong, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius is a separate Hong Kong general partnership registered with The Law Society of Hong Kong. Morgan Lewis Stamford LLC is a Singapore law corporation affiliated with Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP.