ALMATY, BEIJING, HONG KONG, NUR-SULTAN, SINGAPORE, TOKYO, December 9, 2019: Morgan Lewis has earned 12 practice rankings and 22 individual lawyer rankings in the 2020 edition of Chambers Asia-Pacific. The firm’s recognitions span several countries, including China, Japan, Kazakhstan, and Singapore.
This year, Morgan Lewis earned a new practice ranking, and moved into higher bands in two categories. Three Morgan Lewis lawyers also secured Band 1 rankings in four practice areas.
New Practice Ranking for 2020
China
- Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded (International Firms)
Band 1 Practice Rankings
Japan
Kazakhstan
Additional Practice Rankings
China
- Capital Markets: Equity (International Firms)
- Corporate Investigations/Anti-Corruption (International Firms)
- Employment: PRC Law (International Firms)
- Private Equity: Buyouts & Venture Capital Investment (International Firms)
Kazakhstan
- Energy & Natural Resources
Singapore
- Capital Markets: Domestic
- Corporate/M&A: Domestic
- Dispute Resolution: Litigation
- Investment Funds: Domestic
Band 1 Lawyer Rankings
- Lesli Ligorner: Employment: PRC Law (International Firms), China
- Christopher Wells: Investment Funds: Registered Foreign Lawyers, Japan
- Aset Shyngyssov: Corporate & Finance, Kazakhstan; Energy & Natural Resources, Kazakhstan
Additional Lawyer Rankings
- Wai Ming Yap: Gaming & Gambling, Asia-Pacific Region; Corporate/M&A: Domestic, Singapore
- Edwin Luk: Capital Markets: Equity (International Firms), China
- Lesli Ligorner: Corporate Investigations/Anti-Corruption (International Firms), China
- Maurice Hoo: Private Equity: Buyouts & Venture Capital Investment (International Firms), China
- Ning Zhang: Private Equity: Buyouts & Venture Capital Investment (International Firms), China
- Guan Feng Chen: Banking & Finance (International Firms), Indonesia; Banking & Finance: International, Singapore; Restructuring/Insolvency: International, Singapore
- Tomoko Fuminaga: Investment Funds: Bengoshi, Japan
- Carol Tsuchida: Investment Funds: Registered Foreign Lawyers, Japan
- Sin Teck Lim: Capital Markets: Domestic, Singapore
- Bernard Lui: Capital Markets: Domestic, Singapore
- Joo Khin Ng: Capital Markets: Domestic, Singapore
- Suet-Fern Lee: Corporate/M&A: Domestic, Singapore
- Daniel Chia: Dispute Resolution: Litigation, Singapore
- Joel Seow: Investment Funds: International, Singapore
- Wendy Tan: Shipping: Domestic: Litigation, Singapore
*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.