United States

Firm overview

With 30* offices in the United States, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, Morgan Lewis provides a range of services that fall into four broad categories: corporate, finance, and investment management; intellectual property; labor and employment and benefits; and litigation, regulation and investigations.  Founded in 1873 in Philadelphia, Morgan Lewis has grown to be a dominant global law firm comprising more than 2,200 professionals, including lawyers, patent agents, employee benefits advisers, regulatory scientists, and other specialists.  We provide legal services in all major industries, helping clients address and anticipate challenges across vast and rapidly changing landscapes.  We approach every representation with an equal commitment to first understanding, and then efficiently and effectively advancing, the interests of our clients and arriving at the best results. Our 2014 combination with the former Bingham McCutchen and continued growth in Asia have greatly strengthened our global corporate and transactional capabilities. 

• 300+ partners recognized, Chambers & Partners, all publications (2017)
• 250+ partners recognized, The Legal 500, all publications (2107)
• Most recognized for client service, BTI Client Service A-Team (2002-2017), one of only three firms on the list for each of the last 15 years
• Top 5, Who Represents America’s Biggest Companies, Corporate Counsel (2010-2016)
• Top 10, Acritas US Law Firm Brand Index (2013-2016)
• Most Lateral Growth among Am Law 200 Firms, ALM Lateral Reports (2016)
• Top 10, Am Law 100, The American Lawyer (2016)
• Top Three, Largest Firms in the US, Law360 (2016)

*Our Beijing and Shanghai offices operate as representative offices of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP. In Hong Kong, Morgan Lewis operates through Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, which is a separate Hong Kong general partnership registered with The Law Society of Hong Kong as a registered foreign law firm operating in association with Luk & Partners.

Firm overview

Carter Ledyard & Milburn LLP (“Carter Ledyard”) is a general practice law firm headquartered in the Financial District in Manhattan. Carter Ledyard provides clients with partner-led matters, enabling seasoned lawyers with years of experience to lead and guide the strategy and communicate with clients meaningfully.

We offer sophisticated legal advice within a culture that encourages innovative problem-solving. We use the latest technologies to facilitate swifter and better communications and service. We are available when our clients need us to be available. We are easy to work with. Our clients stay with us because of the quality and efficiency of the service we provide, and because we understand and care about their businesses.

Building on a foundation of 169 years of legal service, we continue to maintain and develop the broad experience and diverse skills necessary to assist our clients in anticipating and managing business and personal matters in often fast-paced, changing environments.

Firm overview

Firm overview

Davis Polk is an elite global law firm with world-class practices across the board. Industry-leading companies and global financial institutions know they can rely on Davis Polk for their most challenging legal and business matters. The firm’s top-flight capabilities are grounded in a distinguished history of 175 years, and its global, forward-looking focus is supported by offices strategically located in the world’s key financial centres and political capitals. The firm’s lawyers collaborate seamlessly across practice groups and geographies to provide clients with exceptional service, sophisticated advice and creative, practical solutions.

In London, the firm operates as Davis Polk & Wardwell London LLP; in Hong Kong, as Davis Polk & Wardwell, Hong Kong Solicitors; in Brussels, as Davis Polk & Wardwell Brussels LLP; and in Brazil, as Davis Polk & Wardwell, Consultores em Direito Estrangeiro/Norte-Americano e Inglês.