Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP handles a high number of mandates for clients in relation to mergers and acquisitions, restructuring, and contractual drafting, as well as advising on hiring, termination, and workforce reductions. The firm is also recommended for its assistance for multinational companies in navigating Chinese data protection laws and regulations, the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and the PRC’s own anti-corruption laws. The team is led by the highly experienced Lesli Ligorner, an expert in collective bargaining matters and employment mobility and immigration. Also central to the practice are terminations and non-compete clauses specialist Todd Liao and associate Yuting Zhu. Hong Kong based Charles Mo supports the team. Qian Nie departed the firm in 2022.
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‘Lesli Ligorner and Yuting Zhu provide exceptional employment advice for China, and facilitate great service for other parts of APAC. Quick to respond with commercial and pragmatic advice. ’
‘The Labour and Employment team are excellent - responsive, able to explain complex legal requirements in a clear and concise way, and (more importantly) provide practical solutions. ’
‘Lesli Ligorner is my go-to with any China employment matter. She has a great team around her, including Yuting Zhu, both of whom I trust implicitly. ’
Key clients
- JP Morgan Chase
- Gilead Corporation
- Endeavor
- Autonomic
- American Greetings
- Bristol Myers Squibb
- Comcast
- Foreign Correspondents’ Club of China
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Lesli Ligorner