NEW YORK, February 21, 2024: Morgan Lewis has received top rankings in the recently released 2024 edition of Chambers Global. The firm has been ranked in 59 practice sections and earned 98 individual lawyer rankings across the United States, Latin America, Europe, Middle East, and Asia-Pacific regions. Morgan Lewis gained new rankings in five practice areas across the Asia Pacific, the Middle East, and the United States. The firm achieved the highest ranking, Band 1, in nine practice areas globally. Additionally, eight partners earned the guide’s Band 1 distinction, 15 lawyers gained new individual rankings, and six lawyers have been named “Up and Coming.”
NEW PRACTICE RANKINGS
- Asia-Pacific Region: Aviation: Finance
- China: Capital Markets: Equity (International Firms)
- United Arab Emirates: Venture Capital & Emerging Companies
- USA: Derivatives
- USA: FCPA
BAND 1 PRACTICE RANKINGS
- Kazakhstan: Corporate & Finance
- Kazakhstan: Energy & Natural Resources
- Middle East–wide: Investment Funds
- USA: Capital Markets: Securitisation: ABS
- USA: Capital Markets: Securitisation: RMBS
- 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)
- Thomas P. Giblin, Jr. – Energy: Electricity (Finance) (USA)
- 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)
- Aset Shyngyssov – Corporate & Finance (Kazakhstan); Energy & Natural Resources (Kazakhstan)
SENIOR STATESPEOPLE
- Edwin E. Smith – Banking & Finance (USA)
- James T. Tynion III – Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy (USA)
NEW LAWYER RANKINGS
- Carolyn J.D. Abram – Investment Funds (Middle East–wide)
- Asem B. Bakenova – Corporate & Finance (Kazakhstan)
- James P. Bradley – Banking & Finance (Singapore); Corporate & Finance (Malaysia)
- Terry Chang – Aviation: Finance (Asia-Pacific Region)
- Sarah E. Connolly – Investment Funds: Investor Representation (USA)
- Amanjit K. Fagura – Investment Funds (Middle East–wide)
- Kate Habershon – Tax (United Kingdom)
- Richard Knott – Venture Capital & Emerging Companies (United Arab Emirates)
- Sara K. Aranjo – Dispute Resolution (United Arab Emirates)
- David Liao – Capital Markets: Debt (International Firms) (China)
- Sandra Moser – FCPA (USA)
- Christina Renner – Competition: EU (Belgium)
- Stephanie L. Roberts – International Trade: Intellectual Property (Section 337) (USA)
- Omar Shah – Competition Law (United Kingdom)
- Pamela T. Wu – Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation) (USA)
ALL PRACTICE RANKINGS
- Asia-Pacific Region: Corporate/M&A: Private Equity
- Brazil: Corporate/M&A (International Firms)
- China: Corporate Investigations/Anti-Corruption (International Firms)
- China: Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded (International Firms)
- Global: Multi-Jurisdictional: Employee Benefits
- Global: Multi-Jurisdictional: Employment
- Global: Multi-Jurisdictional: Immigration
- Global: Multi-Jurisdictional: Investment Funds: Hedge Funds
- Global Market Leaders: Outsourcing
- Latin America-International Counsel: Banking & Finance
- Latin America-International Counsel: Corporate/M&A
- Singapore: Capital Markets: Domestic
- Singapore: Corporate/M&A: Domestic
- Singapore: Dispute Resolution: Litigation
- Singapore: Shipping: Domestic
- United Kingdom: Capital Markets: Securitisation
- United Kingdom: Employment
- United Arab Emirates: Corporate/Commercial & Commercial Contracts
- USA: Banking & Finance
- USA: Bankruptcy/Restructuring: Highly Regarded
- USA: Competition/Antitrust
- USA: Corporate/M&A (International & Cross-Border)
- USA: E-Discovery & Information Governance
- USA: Energy Sector (International & Cross-Border)
- USA: Energy: Electricity (Finance)
- USA: Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation)
- USA: Energy: Electricity (Transactional)
- USA: Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation)
- USA: Finance & Capital Markets (International & Cross-Border)
- USA: Hedge Funds
- USA: Immigration: Business
- USA: Intellectual Property: Patent
- USA: International Trade: Intellectual Property (Section 337)
- USA: Investment Funds & Asset Management (International & Cross-Border)
- USA: Investment Funds: Regulatory & Compliance
- USA: Registered Funds
- USA: Life Sciences & Pharmaceutical Sector (International & Cross-Border)
- USA: Life Sciences: Regulatory/Compliance
- USA: Outsourcing
- USA: Private Equity: Buyouts: Mid-Market
- USA: Projects: Power
- USA: Projects: Power & Renewables: Transactional
- USA: Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy
- USA: Tax: Corporate & Finance
- USA: Technology Sector (International & Cross-Border)
ALL LAWYER RANKINGS
- Neeraj Arora – Projects (USA); Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy (USA)
- Barton W.S. Bassett – Tax: International Tax (USA)
- Steven H. Becker – Capital Markets: Securitisation: RMBS (USA)
- Nick Bolter – Intellectual Property (UK)
- Eric S. Bord – Immigration: Business (USA)
- Giovanna M. Cinelli – International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions (USA)
- Lea Anne Copenhefer – Registered Funds (USA)
- Merryn Craske – Capital Markets: Securitisation (UK)
- 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 M. 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 J. Herald – Capital Markets: Securitisation: RMBS (USA)
- W. 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 A. Khaleq – Investment Funds (Middle East–wide); Islamic Finance (UAE)
- Timothy W. Levin – Registered Funds (USA)
- Steve Levitan – Capital Markets: Securitisation: ABS (USA)
- K Lesli Ligorner – Corporate Investigations/Anti-Corruption (International Firms) (China)
- Christine M. 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)
- Christopher D. Menconi – Registered Funds (USA)
- Scott A. Milner – E-Discovery & Information Governance (USA)
- Michael A. Muller – Projects (USA)
- Frances Murphy – Competition Law: Private Enforcement: Claimant (UK)
- Eric S. 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)
- Courtney C. Nowell – Investment Funds: Investor Representation (USA)
- Kenneth J. Nunnenkamp – International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions (USA)
- Alex Polonsky – Energy: Nuclear: Regulatory & Litigation (USA)
- Carrie J. Rief – Investment Funds: Investor Representation (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)
- 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 T. Tynion III – Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy (USA)
- Jedd H. Wider – Hedge Funds (USA)
- Wai Ming Yap – Corporate/M&A (Singapore)
- Ning Zhang – Corporate/M&A: China-Based (International Firms) (China)