Morrison Foerster named a leading firm by The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific 2023

Morrison Foerster has received 39 practice area rankings and 159 individual recognitions across Japan, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, and India in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2023 guide.

The firm received nine Tier 1 practice area recognitions, including the following:

• Japan: Antitrust and Competition: International Firms and Joint Ventures
• Japan: Corporate and M&A: International Firms and Joint Ventures
• Japan: Dispute Resolution: International Firms and Joint Ventures
• Japan: Intellectual Property: International Firms and Joint Ventures
• Japan: Real Estate and Construction: International Firms and Joint Ventures
• Japan: TMT: International Firms and Joint Ventures
• Singapore: White-Collar Crime: Foreign Firms
• China: Private Equity: Foreign Firms
• China: TMT: Foreign Firms

Underscoring MoFo’s increasing prominence across the region, the firm received four new practice area rankings in this year’s edition, including:

• India: Foreign Firms (Ranked Tier 4)
• Singapore: Fintech and Financial Services Regulatory: Foreign Firms (Ranked as a Firm to Watch)
• Singapore: Projects: Foreign Firms (Ranked Tier 4)
• Hong Kong: Domestic and International Corporate Tax (Ranked Tier 3)

MoFo lawyers received 10 Hall of Fame designations:

• Dale Caldwell, Japan: Projects and Energy: International Firms and Joint Ventures         

• Michael Graffagna, Japan: Projects and Energy: International Firms and Joint Ventures  
• Joshua Isenberg, Japan: Real Estate and Construction: International Firms and Joint Ventures     
• Max Olson, Japan: Dispute Resolution: International Firms and Joint Ventures; and
• Japan: Intellectual Property: International Firms and Joint Ventures
• Theodore Seltzer, Japan: Real Estate and Construction: International Firms and Joint Ventures    
• Ken Siegel, Japan: Corporate and M&A: International Firms and Joint Ventures
• Gary Smith, Japan: Corporate and M&A: International Firms and Joint Ventures
• Stanley Yukevich, Japan: Corporate and M&A: International Firms and Joint Ventures   
• Gordon Milner, Hong Kong: TMT

MoFo lawyers received 19 Leading Lawyers recognitions:

• Rony Gerrits, Japan: Antitrust and Competition: International Firms and Joint Ventures  
• Masato Hayakawa, Japan: Intellectual Property: International Firms and Joint Ventures; and Japan: TMT: International Firms and Joint Ventures  
• Kenji Hosokawa, Japan: Capital Markets: International Firms and Joint Ventures
• Randy Laxer, Japan: Corporate and M&A: International Firms and Joint Ventures
• Fuyuo Mitomi, Japan: Capital Markets: International Firms and Joint Ventures   
• Masahiro Shiga, Japan: Real Estate and Construction: International Firms and Joint Ventures      
• Louise Stoupe, Japan: Dispute Resolution: International Firms and Joint Ventures          
• Akihiro Wani, Japan: Banking and Finance: International Firms and Joint Ventures
• Jeremy White, Japan: Corporate and M&A: International Firms and Joint Ventures         
• Chie Yakura, Japan: Intellectual Property: International Firms and Joint Ventures
• Yemi Tépé, Singapore: Banking and Finance: Foreign Firms
• Shirin Tang, Singapore: Corporate and M&A: Foreign Firms
• Jason Nelms, Singapore: Investment Funds: Foreign Firms
• Daniel Levison, Singapore: White-Collar Crime: Foreign Firms 
• Marcia Ellis, Hong Kong: Private Equity
• Matthew Lau, Hong Kong: Domestic and International Corporate Tax
• Chuan Sun, China: TMT: Foreign Firms
• Paul McKenzie, China: Data Protection: Foreign Firms

The firm also received seven Next Generation Partner and three Rising Star designations, including

 Next Generation Partners:    

• Akira Irie, Japan: Dispute Resolution: International Firms and Joint Ventures; and Japan: Intellectual Property: International Firms and Joint Ventures             
• Junichi Kurokoshi, Japan: Real Estate and Construction: International Firms and Joint Ventures  
• Yuka Teraguchi, Japan: Dispute Resolution: International Firms and Joint Ventures; and Japan: Intellectual Property: International Firms and Joint Ventures
• Seth Graham, Japan: TMT: International Firms and Joint Ventures
• Lip Kian Ang, Singapore: Corporate and M&A: Foreign Firms  

Rising Stars:

• Sheryl Janet George, Singapore: White-Collar Crime: Foreign Firms
• Hong Cheong Wong, Singapore: Banking and Finance: Foreign Firms
• Richard Ji, China: Private Equity: Foreign Firms

As one of the preeminent law firms in Asia, Morrison Foerster provides integrated local and U.S. law advice. The Tokyo office is the largest office in Japan of any global firm and one of the largest law firms in Japan, domestic or international. With offices in Beijing, Shanghai, and Hong Kong, the firm has a strong presence in China, handling major matters in the region for 40 years. The Singapore office, which opened in 2013, and is celebrating its 10th anniversary, features lawyers with many years of experience in South and Southeast Asia and was named Law Firm of the Year in 2020 and 2021 by The Legal 500.

To view the complete list of Morrison Foerster’s rankings in the 2023 edition of The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, please visit the publication’s website.