NEW YORK, February 21, 2023: Morgan Lewis achieved top rankings in the newly released 2023 edition of Chambers Global, which recognizes legal excellence. The firm is ranked in 55 practice sections and attained 98 individual lawyer rankings across the United States, Latin America, Europe, Middle East, and Asia-Pacific regions. Morgan Lewis earned new rankings in seven practice sections and achieved the highest ranking, Band 1, in seven practice areas. Additionally, 13 partners earned a Band 1 distinction across 14 practice areas and seven lawyers gained new rankings in the global guide.
NEW PRACTICE RANKINGS
- Brazil: Corporate/M&A (International Firms)
- Singapore: Shipping: Domestic
- USA: Intellectual Property: Patent
- USA: International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions: Highly Regarded
- USA: International Trade: Intellectual Property (Section 337)
- USA: Life Sciences: Regulatory/Compliance
- USA: Private Equity: Buyouts: Mid-Market
BAND 1 PRACTICE RANKINGS
- Kazakhstan: Corporate & Finance
- Kazakhstan: Energy & Natural Resources
- USA: Capital Markets: Securitisation: ABS
- USA: Energy: Nuclear (Regulatory & Litigation)
- USA: International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions: Highly Regarded
- USA: Investment Funds: Investor Representation
- USA: Labour & Employment
BAND 1 LAWYER RANKINGS
- Reed D. Auerbach – Capital Markets: Securitisation: ABS (USA)
- Tess Blair – E–Discovery & Information Governance (USA)
- Thomas P. Giblin Jr. – Energy: Electricity (Finance) (USA)
- Elizabeth P. Hanigan – Projects: Power & Renewables: Transactional (USA)
- Rebecca Kelly – Corporate Investigations (United Arab Emirates)
- John G. Klauberg – Energy: Electricity (Transactional) (USA)
- W. John McGuire – Registered Funds (USA)
- Barbara Murphy Melby – Outsourcing (USA)
- Eleanor Pelta – Immigration: Business (USA)
- Kimberly M. Reisler – Energy: Electricity (Finance) (USA)
- Samuel S. Shaulson – Labour & Employment (USA)
- Aset Shyngyssov – Corporate & Finance (Kazakhstan); Energy & Natural Resources (Kazakhstan)
- Louis H. Singer – Investment Funds: Investor Representation (USA)
NEW LAWYER RANKINGS:
- Richard B Aldridge - Corporate/M&A (International & Cross-Border) (USA)
- Paul Bessette - Energy: Nuclear (Regulatory & Litigation) (USA)
- James Bradley - Aviation: Finance (Asia-Pacific Region)
- Merryn Craske - Capital Markets: Securitisation (UK)
- Mark Gilligan - Corporate/Commercial & Commercial Contracts (United Arab Emirates)
- Frances Murphy - Competition Law (UK)
- Michael Philipp – Derivatives (USA)
ALL LAWYER RANKINGS
- Sari M. Alamuddin – Labour & Employment (USA)
- Neeraj Arora – Projects (USA); Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy (USA)
- Michael L. Banks – Labour & Employment (USA)
- Barton Bassett – Tax: International Tax (USA)
- Steven H. Becker – Capital Markets: Securitisation: RMBS (USA)
- Nicholas Bolter – Intellectual Property (UK)
- Eric S. Bord – Immigration: Business (USA)
- Daniel Chia – Dispute Resolution: Litigation (Singapore)
- Giovanna M. Cinelli – International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions (USA)
- Lea Anne Copenhefer – Registered Funds (USA)
- R. Alec Dawson – Corporate/M&A (International & Cross–Border) (USA)
- Christopher J. Dlutowski – Investment Funds: Investor Representation (USA)
- Michael Espinoza – Energy: Electricity: Transactional (USA)
- Brad Fagg – Energy: Nuclear: Regulatory & Litigation (USA)
- F. Scott Farmer – Tax: International Tax (USA)
- Richard Filosa – Projects (USA)
- Laura E. Flores – Registered Funds (USA)
- Kirstin E. Gibbs – Energy: Oil & Gas: Regulatory & Litigation (USA)
- Richard A. Goldman – Hedge Funds (USA)
- Humberto Padilla Gonzalez – Corporate/M&A (Latin America – International Counsel)
- Sean Graber – Registered Funds (USA)
- Thomas S. Harman – Registered Funds (USA)
- Asa Herald – Capital Markets: Securitisation: RMBS (USA)
- Reece Hirsch – Privacy & Data Security: Healthcare (USA)
- Matthew Howse – Employment (UK)
- Jeffrey R. Johnson – Capital Markets: Securitisation: RMBS (USA)
- Zeke Johnson – Hedge Funds (USA)
- Matthew P. Joseph – Capital Markets: Securitisation: ABS (USA)
- Roger P. Joseph – Registered Funds (USA)
- Bakhytzhan Kadyrov – Corporate & Finance (Kazakhstan)
- Ayman Khaleq – Investment Funds (Middle East-wide); Islamic Finance (UAE)
- Sabine Konrad – Dispute Resolution: Arbitration Counsel (Germany)
- Timothy W. Levin – Registered Funds (USA)
- Steve Levitan – Capital Markets: Securitisation: ABS (USA)
- K Lesli Ligorner – Corporate Investigations/Anti-Corruption (International Firms) (China)
- Sin Teck Lim – Capital Markets (Singapore)
- Christine Lombardo – Investment Funds: Regulatory & Compliance (USA)
- Bernard Lui – Capital Markets (Singapore)
- Edwin Luk – Capital Markets (China)
- Amy Maloney – Projects (USA)
- Timothy P. Matthews – Energy: Nuclear: Regulatory & Litigation (USA)
- Thomas C. Mellor – Banking & Finance (Latin America); Banking & Finance (USA)
- Chris Menconi – Registered Funds (USA)
- Scott Milner – E–Discovery & Information Governance (USA)
- Michael Muller – Projects (USA)
- Frances Murphy – Competition Law: Private Enforcement: Claimant (UK)
- Eric Namrow – International Trade: Intellectual Property: Section 337 (USA)
- William L. Nash III – Investment Funds (Middle East-wide)
- Sarah A. Nelson – Capital Markets: Securitisation: Tax (USA)
- Joo Khin Ng – Capital Markets (Singapore)
- Courtney Nowell – Investment Funds: Investor Representation (USA)
- Kenneth J. Nunnenkamp – International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions (USA)
- Klara Nurgaziyeva – Energy & Natural Resources (Kazakhstan)
- Michael L. Pillion – Outsourcing (USA)
- Alex Polonsky – Energy: Nuclear: Regulatory & Litigation (USA)
- Carrie Rief – Investment Funds: Investor Representation (USA)
- Robert E. Sheeder – Labour & Employment (USA)
- Izzet M. Sinan – Competition: EU (Belgium)
- J. Daniel Skees – Energy: Electricity: Regulatory & Litigation (USA)
- Louise Skinner – Employment (UK)
- Edwin E. Smith – Banking & Finance (USA)
- Wayne W. Song – Projects (USA); Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy (USA)
- Grace E. Speights – Labour & Employment (USA)
- Stephen M. Spina – Energy: Electricity: Regulatory & Litigation (USA)
- Paul R. St. Lawrence – Capital Markets: Securitisation: CLOs (USA)
- Wendy Tan – Shipping: Domestic: Litigation (Singapore)
- Alison Tanchyk – FCPA (USA)
- James Tynion – Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy (USA)
- Jedd H. Wider – Hedge Funds (USA)
- Wai Ming Yap – Corporate/M&A (Singapore); Gaming & Gambling (Asia-Pacific Region)
- Ning Zhang – Corporate/M&A: China-Based (International Firms) (China)
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.