Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
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Firm Chair: Jami McKeon
Number of partners worldwide: 694
Number of other lawyers worldwide: 1,283
Languages: Albanian, Amer Sign, Arabic, Bahasa Indo, Bengali, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Cantonese, Chicanton, Chimandarn, Chinese, Creole, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dari, Dutch, English, Farsi, French, Georgian, German, Greek, Gujarati, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Kannada, Kazakh, Korean, Latin, Lithuanian, Malay, Malayalam, Mandarin, Marathi, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi-In, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Taiwanese, Tamil, Telugu, Tigrigna, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese, and Yiddish
Offices: Abu Dhabi, Almaty, Beijing*, Boston, Brussels, Century City, Chicago, Dallas, Dubai, Frankfurt, Hartford, Hong Kong*, Houston, London, Los Angeles, Miami, Munich, New York, Nur-Sultan, Orange County, Paris, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Princeton, San Francisco, Shanghai*, Silicon Valley, Singapore, Tokyo, Washington, DC, and Wilmington
*The firm's 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.
Firm Overview:
Morgan Lewis is recognized for exceptional client service, legal innovation, and commitment to its communities. The firm’s global depth reaches across North America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East with the collaboration of more than 2,200 lawyers and specialists who provide elite legal services across industry sectors for multinational corporations to startups around the world.
Main Areas of Practice:
Antitrust:
Morgan Lewis lawyers practise before antitrust enforcement agencies and courts around the world and bring critical insight to the strategic handling of complex transactions and bet-the company litigation.
Corporate, Finance & Investment Management:
Serving virtually every industry and type of business, members of the firm’s corporate and business transactions focus on mergers and acquisitions, private equity, fund formation, finance, restructuring, securities, emerging business and technology, outsourcing, energy transactions and tax matters.
Energy:
Major domestic and international entities in the electric, nuclear, oil and natural gas, water and renewable energy sectors turn to Morgan Lewis for their corporate, finance, transactional, regulatory and litigation needs.
Intellectual Property:
Morgan Lewis intellectual property lawyers and professionals, many with advanced science or engineering degrees, handle patent prosecution, trademark and copyright protection, counselling and opinions, transactions and due diligence and litigation across the United States, before the International Trade Commission and in arbitrations.
International Trade:
The international trade and economic sanctions practice advises companies across all industries regarding the worldwide application of international trade laws. The practice’s lawyers assist in maintaining compliance with laws and regulations and in anticipating and addressing enforcement issues. They also work with companies in such areas as export controls, economic sanctions and embargoes, and free trade agreements.
Labour & Employment:
The international employment team counsels domestic European companies, as well as US companies, with operations overseas, on matters such as workforce expansions or reductions and on litigation involving everything from hiring and dismissal practices to unions and regulatory or compliance matters.
Life Sciences:
Morgan Lewis lawyers serve clients’ needs through one of the most comprehensive life sciences and healthcare practices in the world. Services include advice on transactions and litigation; regulatory strategies, approvals and compliance; protection of intellectual property; labour and employment matters; immigration; and antitrust.
Litigation:
Litigators at the firm handle cases in virtually every jurisdiction globally and in the US. Morgan Lewis serves as national and international trial and co-ordinating counsel in large, complex matters. The practice also focuses on risk avoidance counselling and aggressive negotiation of disputes.
Europe:
With offices in London, Brussels, Paris, Munich and Frankfurt, Morgan Lewis provides clients with seamless, integrated services across the entire European platform. These services include both domestic and cross-border transactions and matters covering corporate, investment funds, tax, labour, intellectual property, antitrust, litigation and real estate issues with particular experience in the energy, financial services, life sciences, and technology sectors.
Asia:
The China practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, securities, regulatory issues, private equity and venture capital transactions, and IP counselling and litigation in China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. In Tokyo, the firm advises Japanese on corporate securities, employment, pension, intellectual property and environmental matters. In Singapore, the combined Morgan Lewis Stamford created the first – and thus far the only - fully integrated law firm in Singapore.
Latin America:
With clients in virtually every Latin American country, the firm has an in-depth understanding of the nuances of the region’s business practices, laws and cultures. Lawyers on the Latin America team assist clients across many industries on international tax matters, real estate, capital markets, labour and employment, immigration, litigation and international arbitration, intellectual property, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, environmental concerns, energy regulations, investment management and antitrust issues.
CIS Practice:
Our team features seasoned lawyers with experience in our two Kazakhstan offices (Almaty and Nur-Sultan) as well as local counsel across the Commonwealth of Independent States.
Middle East & Africa:
Morgan Lewis lawyers regularly advise regional and international clients in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region across multiple practice areas and industry sectors. The team includes lawyers who have deep knowledge of the region’s distinct legal, business and regulatory structures and a strong track record of advising on successful and innovative transactions.
*The 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.
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- Philadelphia1701 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, PA 19103-2921
- Web: www.morganlewis.com
- Tel: +1 215 963 5000
- Fax: +1 215 963 5001
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- BeijingBeijing Kerry Centre South Tower, Suite 823, 8th F, No. 1 Guang Hua Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, Beijing, China, 100020View ranked officeHong KongUnit 2001, Level 20, One International Finance Centre, 1 Harbour View Street, Central, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ChinaView ranked officeShanghai5th Floor, The Center 989 Changle Road , Shanghai, Shanghai, China, 200031View ranked office
- AlmatyKen Dala Business Center, 5th Floor, Prospekt Dostyk 38, Almaty, Almaty, Kazakhstan, 050010View ranked office
- Singapore10 Collyer Quay #27-00 Ocean Financial Centre , Singapore, Singapore Island, Singapore, 049315View ranked office
- LondonCondor House, 5-10 St. Paul's Churchyard, London, Greater London, UK, EC4M 8ALView ranked office
- Abu DhabiAbu Dhabi Global Market Square, Al Sila Tower, Level 21, Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, P.O. Box 764620View ranked officeDubaiOf. C, FL.10, Emirates Towers, PO Box 504903, Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesView ranked office
- Los Angeles300 South Grand Avenue, 22nd Floor, Los Angeles, California, USA, CA 90071-3132View ranked officePittsburghOne Oxford Centre, Thirty-Second floor, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, PA 15219-6401View ranked officeSan FranciscoOne Market, Spear Street Tower, San Francisco, California, USA, CA 94105-1596View ranked officeWashington, DC1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, District of Columbia, USA, 20004-2541View ranked office
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Morgan Lewis promotes Alexey Chertov to Partner
Morgan Lewis announced that Alexey Chertov has been elevated to partner effective October 1, 2021.
Morgan Lewis Advising Yandex on $1B Acquisition of Interests in Businesses from Uber
Morgan Lewis is advising Yandex on the restructuring of the ownership of its MLU and Self-Driving joint ventures with Uber, which will see Yandex own 100% of the Yandex.Eats, Yandex.Lavka, Yandex.Delivery and Self-Driving businesses, for consideration of $1.0 billion in cash.
Morgan Lewis Partner Jennifer Josefson to Lead Association of International Petroleum Negotiators
Morgan Lewis partner Jennifer Josefson has been appointed president of the Association of International Petroleum Negotiators (AIPN), an independent not-for-profit membership organization that supports international energy negotiators around the world.
Morgan Lewis promotes Alexey Chertov to Partner
Morgan Lewis announced that Alexey Chertov has been elevated to partner effective October 1, 2021.
Morgan Lewis Advising Yandex on $1B Acquisition of Interests in Businesses from Uber
Morgan Lewis is advising Yandex on the restructuring of the ownership of its MLU and Self-Driving joint ventures with Uber, which will see Yandex own 100% of the Yandex.Eats, Yandex.Lavka, Yandex.Delivery and Self-Driving businesses, for consideration of $1.0 billion in cash.
Morgan Lewis Partner Jennifer Josefson to Lead Association of International Petroleum Negotiators
Morgan Lewis partner Jennifer Josefson has been appointed president of the Association of International Petroleum Negotiators (AIPN), an independent not-for-profit membership organization that supports international energy negotiators around the world.