Press Release

Morgan Lewis Earns New Rankings in 2025 The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific Guide

January 15, 2025

SINGAPORE, TOKYO, January 15, 2025: Morgan Lewis has achieved 14 practice rankings in The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific 2025 guide, including two new rankings in Singapore in Investment Funds and Tax. The firm also retained its Band 1 ranking in Japan in Investment Funds.

Four lawyers across the region were ranked in five practice areas, with three named as Leading Partners and one as a Leading Associate. Additionally, the firm received 34 lawyer recommendations in the guide. A separate edition for China and Hong Kong was released in November 2024.

PRACTICE RANKINGS

Japan

  • Corporate and M&A: International Firms and Joint Ventures
  • Intellectual Property: International Firms and Joint Ventures
  • Investment Funds: International Firms and Joint Ventures
  • Labor and Employment: International Firms and Joint Ventures

Singapore

  • Asset Finance: Foreign Firms
  • Capital Markets: Equity and Debt: Local Firms
  • Corporate and M&A: Local Firms
  • Dispute Resolution: Local Firms
  • International Arbitration
  • Investment Funds: Foreign Firms
  • Labor and Employment: Local Firms
  • Restructuring and Insolvency: Local Firms
  • Shipping: Local Firms
  • Tax: Local Firms

RANKED LAWYERS

Leading Partners

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

Leading Associates

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