BEIJING, HONG KONG, AND SHANGHAI, November 21, 2024: Morgan Lewis has achieved 11 practice rankings in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2025: Greater China Guide, including a Tier 1 practice ranking in Labour and Employment and two improved practice rankings in Capital Markets: Debt and Intellectual Property.
Partner Lesli Ligorner was again named to the publication’s Hall of Fame, which is for lawyers who have repeatedly been named a Leading Partner. Partner Bingna Guo has been named a Leading Partner and Associate Yuting Zhu has been named a Leading Associate in the guide. Additionally, 16 lawyers were recommended across 37 practice areas. These rankings highlight law firms and professionals across the Greater China region.
Client commentary featured in the guide praised the Morgan Lewis team, stating “No other US-based firm has the breadth of experience and coverage in China as Morgan Lewis does. The team collaborates seamlessly across offices and understands how to guide multinational companies in navigating the local legal and business culture.”
Practice Rankings
- China: Corporate and M&A: Foreign Firms
- China: Intellectual Property: Foreign Firms
- China: Labor and Employment: Foreign Firms
- China: Life Sciences and Healthcare: Foreign Firms
- China: Private Equity: Foreign Firms
- China: Regulatory/Compliance: Foreign Firms
- China: TMT: Foreign Firms
- Hong Kong: Capital Markets (Debt)
- Hong Kong: Capital Markets (Equity)
- Hong Kong: Corporate (including M&A)
- Hong Kong: Private Equity
Hall of Fame
- Lesli Ligorner: Labor and Employment: Foreign Firms
Leading Partners
- Bingna Guo: Regulatory/Compliance: Foreign Firms
Leading Associates
- Yuting Zhu: Labor and Employment: Foreign Firms
Recommended Lawyers
- June Chan: Capital Markets: Equity, Hong Kong
- Connie Cheung: Corporate and M&A: Foreign Firms; Corporate (including M&A), Hong Kong; Private Equity: Foreign Firms; Private Equity, Hong Kong
- Keith Cheung: Capital Markets: Equity, Hong Kong
- Nelson Chiu: Capital Markets: Debt, Hong Kong
- William Ho: Capital Markets: Equity, Hong Kong
- Maurice Hoo: Corporate and M&A: Foreign Firms; Corporate (including M&A), Hong Kong; Private Equity: Foreign Firms; Private Equity, Hong Kong; Life Sciences and Healthcare: Foreign Firms; TMT: Foreign Firms
- Bill Huang: Regulatory/Compliance: Foreign Firms
- David Liao: Capital Markets: Debt, Hong Kong
- Todd Liao: Labor and Employment: Foreign Firms; Life Sciences and Healthcare: Foreign Firms; Regulatory/Compliance: Foreign Firms
- Lesli Ligorner: Life Sciences and Healthcare: Foreign Firms; Regulatory/Compliance: Foreign Firms
- Edwin Luk: Corporate and M&A: Foreign Firms; TMT: Foreign Firms; Capital Markets: Debt, Hong Kong; Capital Markets: Equity, Hong Kong; Corporate (including M&A), Hong Kong
- Margaret Luo: Regulatory/Compliance: Foreign Firms
- Charles Mo: Labor and Employment: Foreign Firms; Regulatory/Compliance: Foreign Firms
- Yalei Sun: Intellectual Property: Foreign Firms
- Billy Wong: Capital Markets: Equity, Hong Kong
- Ning Zhang: Corporate and M&A: Foreign Firms; Life Sciences and Healthcare: Foreign Firms; Private Equity: Foreign Firms; TMT: Foreign Firms; Corporate (including M&A), Hong Kong; Private Equity, Hong Kong