BEIJING, SINGAPORE, TOKYO, January 18, 2022: Morgan Lewis earned 20 practice rankings and 52 individual lawyer recognitions in the 2022 edition of The Legal 500 Asia Pacific guide. This includes two new practice rankings, with one in China and another in Japan. Partner Lesli Ligorner was again named in the publication’s Hall of Fame, while two partners were named Leading Individuals, one was named a Next Generation Partner, and two lawyers were named Rising Stars.
TIER 1 PRACTICE RANKING
China
- Labor and Employment: Foreign Firms
Additional practice rankings:
China
- Corporate and M&A: Foreign Firms (Tier 3)
- Private Equity: Foreign Firms (Tier 3)
- Regulatory/Compliance: Foreign Firms (Tier 3)
- TMT: Foreign Firms (Tier 3)
Hong Kong
- Capital Markets (Equity) (Tier 3)
- Corporate (Including M&A) (Tier 4)
- Private Equity (Tier 4)
Japan
- Corporate and M&A: International Firms and Joint Ventures (Tier 3)
- Intellectual Property: International Firms and Joint Ventures (Tier 3)
- Labor and Employment: International Firms and Joint Ventures (Tier 2)
Singapore
- Banking and Finance: Local Firms (Tier 3)
- Capital Markets: Equity and Debt: Local Firms (Tier 3)
- Corporate and M&A: Local Firms (Tier 2)
- Dispute Resolution: Local Firms (Tier 3)
- International Arbitration (Tier 4)
- Investment Funds: Local Firms (Tier 3)
- Labor and Employment: Local Firms (Tier 2)
- Shipping: Local Firms (Tier 3)
- Restructuring and Insolvency: Local Firms (Tier 2)
Hall of Fame:
- Lesli Ligorner: Labor and Employment: Foreign Firms, China
Leading Individuals:
- Bernard Lui: Capital Markets: Equity and Debt: Local Firms, Singapore
- Wai Ming Yap: Corporate and M&A: Local Firms, Singapore
Next Generation Partners:
- Vanessa Ng: Corporate and M&A: Local Firms, Singapore
Rising Stars:
- Chrystle Kuek: Capital Markets: Equity and Debt: Local Firms, Singapore
- Qian Nie: Labor and Employment: Foreign Firms, China