Press Release

The Legal 500 Asia Pacific: Morgan Lewis Recognized in 2026 Edition

January 16, 2026

SINGAPORE, TOKYO, January 16, 2026: Morgan Lewis received 17 practice rankings in the 2026 edition of The Legal 500 Asia Pacific guide, including a new practice ranking in Real Estate in Japan, as well as new rankings in Start–Up and Venture Capital and Investment Funds in Singapore.

Partner Gerald Fujii was named to the publication’s Hall of Fame, which is for lawyers who have repeatedly been named a Leading Partner. Partners Carol Tsuchida, James Bradley, and Bernard Lui were named as Leading Partners, and associate Chrystle Kuek was named a Leading Associate under two separate categories. In addition, the firm received 35 Lawyer Recommendations.

PRACTICE RANKINGS

  • Japan: Corporate and M&A: International Firms and Joint Ventures
  • Japan: Intellectual Property: International Firms and Joint Ventures 
  • Japan: Investment Funds: International Firms and Joint Ventures 
  • Japan: Labor and Employment: International Firms and Joint Ventures 
  • Japan: Real Estate and Construction: International Firms and Joint Ventures 
  • Singapore: Asset Finance: Foreign Firms 
  • Singapore: Capital Markets: Equity and Debt: Local Firms 
  • Singapore: Corporate and M&A: Local Firms 
  • Singapore: Dispute Resolution: Local Firms 
  • Singapore: International Arbitration 
  • Singapore: Investment Funds: Foreign Firms 
  • Singapore: Labor and Employment: Local Firms 
  • Singapore: Shipping: Local Firms 
  • Singapore: Restructuring and Insolvency: Local Firms
  • Singapore: Tax: Local Firms
  • Singapore: Start–Up and Venture Capital: Local Firms
  • Singapore: Investment Funds: Local Firms

Ranked Lawyers

Hall of Fame

  • Gerald Fujii – Japan: Real Estate and Construction: International Firms and Joint Ventures

Leading Partners

  • Carol Tsuchida – Japan: Investment Funds: International Firms and Joint Ventures
  • James Bradley – Singapore: Asset Finance
  • Bernard Lui – Singapore: Capital Markets: Equity and Debt: Local Firms

Leading Associates

  • Chrystle Kuek – Singapore: Capital Markets: Equity and Debt: Local Firms; Singapore: Corporate and M&A: Local Firms

Recommended Lawyers

  • Mitsuyoshi Saito – Japan: Corporate and M&A: International Firms and Joint Ventures; Japan: Labor and Employment: International Firms and Joint Ventures
  • Motonori Araki – Japan: Corporate and M&A: International Firms and Joint Ventures; Japan: Intellectual Property: International Firms and Joint Ventures
  • Tomoko Fuminaga – Japan: Investment Funds: International Firms and Joint Ventures
  • Tadao Horibe – Japan: Investment Funds: International Firms and Joint Ventures
  • Jitsuro Morishita – Japan: Intellectual Property: International Firms and Joint Ventures
  • Carol Tsuchida – Japan: Labor and Employment: International Firms and Joint Ventures
  • Naoki Ueyama – Japan: Real Estate and Construction: International Firms and Joint Ventures
  • Nandana Marur – Singapore: Asset Finance
  • Ivan Qiu – Singapore: Asset Finance
  • Gina Ng – Singapore: Capital markets: Equity and Debt: Local Firms
  • Melanie Hong – Singapore: Capital Markets: Equity and Debt: Local Firms
  • Joo Khin Ng – Singapore: Capital Markets: Equity and Debt: Local Firms; Singapore: Corporate and M&A: Local Firms; Singapore: Investment Funds: Foreign Firms; Singapore: Start–Up and Venture Capital: Local Firms
  • Bernard Lui – Singapore: Corporate and M&A: Local Firms; Singapore: Restructuring and Insolvency: Local Firms
  • George Cyriac – Singapore: Corporate and M&A: Local Firms
  • Widya Rianita – Singapore: Corporate and M&A: Local Firms
  • Yujie Zhang – Singapore: Corporate and M&A: Local Firms
  • Vivian Chiang – Singapore: Corporate and M&A: Local Firms
  • Wendy Tan – Singapore: Dispute Resolution: Local Firms; Singapore International Arbitration; Singapore: Labour and Employment: Local Firms; Singapore: Restructuring and Insolvency: Local Firms; Singapore: Shipping: Local Firms
  • Divya Thakur – Singapore: Investment Funds: Foreign Firms
  • Sophia Goh – Singapore: Investment Funds: Foreign Firms
  • James Bradley – Singapore: Restructuring and Insolvency: Local Firms
  • Kelley Wong – Singapore: Shipping: Local Firms
  • Terry Xu – Singapore: Shipping: Local Firms
  • Victoria Chong – Singapore: Tax: Local Firms
  • Kai Lee Lau – Singapore: Tax: Local Firms