Lexology Index 2024 Recognizes Seven MoFo Lawyers for Investigations

Seven MoFo lawyers have been recognized in a number of Lexology Index (formerly known as Who’s Who Legal) 2024 guides in the Investigations category. The Lexology Index’s research is based solely on feedback and recommendations from leading private practitioners as well as from the firms’ clients. In particular, the selection process for its Investigations guide is conducted with its reputable sister publication, Global Investigations Review (GIR). The Lexology Index results were published after the recognitions in GIR (Morrison Foerster Once Again Named a Top 30 Investigations Firm by Global Investigations Review). This is the fifth consecutive year the firm has been included in the Investigations guides.

The following lawyers are recognized in Lexology Index 2024:

• Charles (Chuck) Duross, global co-chair of Morrison Foerster’s Investigations + White Collar Defense Group and co-head of its FCPA + Anti-Corruption practice, was named as a Global Elite Thought Leader in the Investigations guide, and a Thought Leader in both the Thought Leaders – GIR guide and Thought Leaders – USA guide under Investigations.
• James Koukios, co-chair of Morrison Foerster’s Securities Litigation, Enforcement, and White-Collar Defense Group and co-head of its FCPA + Anti-Corruption practice, was named a Thought Leader in both the Thought Leaders – GIR guide and Thought Leaders – USA guide under Investigations. He is also a Recommended Lawyer in the Investigations guide.
• Timothy Blakely, Hong Kong managing partner and head of the firm’s Hong Kong Litigation Department, was named a Thought Leader for Investigations in both the Thought Leaders – GIR guide and Thought Leaders – Mainland China & Hong Kong SAR guide. In addition, he is a Recommended Lawyer in the Investigations guide, and a Recommended Lawyer for both Business Crime Defence & Investigations and Arbitration in the Mainland China, Hong Kong SAR and Macao SAR guide.
• Daniel Levison, head of MoFo’s Singapore Litigation Department and leader of the firm’s Ethics and Compliance regional practice in Asia, was named as a Recommended Lawyer in both the Investigations guide and Southeast Asia guide.
• London partner Saqib Alam was named as an Investigations Future Leader – Partner in the Investigations guide.
• Hong Kong partner B. Chen Zhu was named as an Investigations Future Leader – Partner in the Investigations guide.
• New York associate Sheryl Janet George was named as a Global Elite Thought Leader – Non-Partner – Under 45 in the Thought Leaders – Global Elite guide and an Investigations Future Leader – Non-Partner in the Investigations guide.

Our recognitions in the Lexology Index 2024 guide reinforce the strength of Morrison Foerster’s global Investigations + White-Collar Defense team. MoFo is the go-to outside counsel for leading public and private companies in high‑risk and challenging markets worldwide. The strength of the group is in the depth and diversity of its multidisciplinary experience. MoFo’s team includes former U.S. federal and state prosecutors, senior government regulators, White House counsel, national security, compliance, and privacy specialists, and veteran defense lawyers. The MoFo team’s robust former government experience extends outside the United States and into other important jurisdictions where its clients conduct business. MoFo has team members focused on litigation, including government investigations, based across the U.S., the UK, Europe, and Asia, including those who have served in non-U.S. law enforcement and regulatory agencies. The group has handled matters in over 85 countries across six continents.

For more details, please visit the Lexology Index website.