Morrison & Foerster Recognized in Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2022

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Morrison & Foerster has received 35 practice area rankings and 183 individual recognitions across Japan, China, Hong Kong and Singapore in the Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2022 guide.

The firm received 9 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
China: Private Equity: Foreign Firms
China: TMT: Foreign Firms
Singapore: White-Collar Crime: Foreign Firms

Of the individual recognitions received in the 2022 edition, 10 individuals were recognized with the Hall of Fame designation and 17 individuals were named as Leading Lawyers.

Hall of Fame:

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

Leading Lawyers:

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
Ruomu Li, Corporate and M&A: Foreign Firms
Jason Nelms, Singapore: Investment Funds: Foreign Firms
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
Chuan Sun, China: TMT: Foreign Firms
Marcia Ellis, Hong Kong: Private Equity
Daniel Levison, Singapore: White-Collar Crime: Foreign Firms

The firm also received 11 Next Generation Partner and six Rising Star designations.

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
Ruomu Li, China: Private Equity: Foreign Firms; and Life Sciences and Healthcare: Foreign Firms
Lip Kian Ang, Singapore: Corporate and M&A: Foreign Firms
Maria Steeples, Singapore: Insurance: Foreign Firms
Yemi Tépé, Singapore: Banking and Finance: Foreign Firms

Rising Stars:

Sheryl Janet George, Singapore: White-Collar Crime: Foreign Firms
Seth Graham, Japan: TMT: International Firms and Joint Ventures
Richard Ji, China: Private Equity: Foreign Firms
Tian Zhou, China: Corporate and M&A: Foreign Firms
Xuezi Dan, China: Data Protection: 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 now 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 nearly 40 years. The Singapore office, which opened in 2013, features lawyers with many years of experience in South and Southeast Asia and has recently been named by Legal 500 as Law Firm of the Year, 2020 and 2021.

To view the complete list of Morrison & Foerster’s rankings in the 2022 edition of Legal 500 Asia Pacific, please visit the publication’s website.