Press Release

Morgan Lewis Practices and Lawyers Recognized in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2019

Tuesday, January 22, 2019
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BEIJING, HONG KONG, SHANGHAI, SINGAPORE, TOKYO, January 22, 2019: The Legal 500 Asia Pacific has ranked Morgan Lewis in 16 practice categories and recognized 25 firm lawyers in its newly released 2019 edition.

Four partners earned Leading Individual designations, the most prestigious designation awarded to individuals. The firm received notable mentions across the China, Hong Kong, Japan, and Singapore sections of the directory.

PRACTICE RANKINGS

China*

  • Corporate and M&A: Foreign Firms
  • Labor and Employment: Foreign Firms
  • Private Equity/Venture Capital: Foreign Firms

Hong Kong

  • Capital Markets: Equity
  • Corporate (including M&A)
  • Private Equity

Japan

  • Banking and Finance: International Firms and Joint Ventures

Singapore

  • Banking and Finance: Local Firms
  • Capital Markets: Local Firms
  • Construction: Local Firms
  • Corporate and M&A: Local Firms
  • Dispute Resolution: Local Firms
  • International Arbitration
  • Labor and Employment: Local Firms
  • Projects and Energy: Local Firms
  • Shipping: Local Firms

LEADING INDIVIDUALS

  • Suet-Fern Lee: Corporate and M&A: Local Firms, Singapore
  • K. Lesli Ligorner: Labor and Employment: Foreign Firms, China
  • Bernard Lui: Capital Markets: Local Firms, Singapore
  • Wai Ming Yap: Corporate and M&A: Local Firms, Singapore

RECOMMENDED LAWYERS

  • Edward Bennett: Corporate and M&A: Local Firms, Singapore
  • June Chan: Capital Markets: Equity, Hong Kong
  • Stephen Cheong: Dispute Resolution: Local Firms, Singapore
  • Connie Cheung: Corporate (including M&A), Hong Kong; Private Equity, Hong Kong
  • Keith Cheung: Capital Markets: Equity, Hong Kong; Corporate (including M&A), Hong Kong
  • Daniel Chia: Construction: Local Firms, Singapore; Dispute Resolution: Local Firms, Singapore; International Arbitration: Local Firms, Singapore; Labor and Employment: Local Firms, Singapore
  • Mitch Dudek: Corporate and M&A: Foreign Firms, China
  • Tomoko Fuminaga: Banking and Finance: International Firms and Joint Ventures, Japan
  • Maurice Hoo: Corporate and M&A: Foreign Firms, China; Private Equity/Venture Capital: Foreign Firms, China; Corporate (including M&A), Hong Kong; Private Equity, Hong Kong
  • Justyn Jagger: International Arbitration, Singapore
  • Suet-Fern Lee: Banking and Finance: Local Firms, Singapore
  • Todd Liao: Corporate and M&A: Foreign Firms, China; Labor and Employment: Foreign Firms, China
  • Sin Teck Lim: Banking and Finance: Local Firms, Singapore
  • Edwin Luk: Private Equity/Venture Capital: Foreign Firms, China; Capital Markets: Equity, Hong Kong; Corporate (including M&A), Hong Kong; Private Equity, Hong Kong
  • Joo Khin Ng: Capital Markets: Local Firms, Singapore
  • Wendy Tan: Dispute Resolution: Local Firms, Singapore; International Arbitration, Singapore; Shipping: Local Firms, Singapore
  • Alex Wang: Corporate and M&A: Foreign Firms, China
  • Dora Wang: Labor and Employment: Foreign Firms, China
  • Christopher P. Wells: Banking and Finance: International Firms and Joint Ventures, Japan
  • Billy Wong: Capital Markets: Equity, Hong Kong; Corporate (including M&A), Hong Kong
  • Wai Ming Yap: Banking and Finance: Local Firms, Singapore
  • Daniel Yong: Corporate and M&A: Local Firms, Singapore
  • Ning Zhang: Corporate and M&A: Foreign Firms, China; Private Equity/Venture Capital: Foreign Firms, China; Capital Markets: Equity, Hong Kong; Corporate (including M&A), Hong Kong; Private Equity, Hong Kong

*Our Beijing and Shanghai offices operate as representative offices of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP. In Hong Kong, Morgan Lewis operates through Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, which is a separate Hong Kong general partnership registered with The Law Society of Hong Kong as a registered foreign law firm operating in Association with Luk & Partners. Morgan Lewis Stamford LLC is a Singapore law corporation affiliated with Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP.