Corporate Investigations/Anti-Corruption (International Firms)
Greater China Region Guide 2024 : China
Band 4
Email address
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+86.21.8022.8777Chambers Review
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius is regularly involved in cases related to employee misconduct, bribery, embezzlement, fraud and senior appointments and exits. The team is well placed to advise on a broad range of anti-corruption and regulatory compliance matters in addition to handling a wide array of internal and external investigations from its Shanghai office. It assists a diverse client base of domestic and international companies, maintaining a focus on handling mandates in the healthcare and technology sectors, as well as advising multinational manufacturers.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"They have an extremely knowledgeable team. Their work is thorough, efficient and effective at advising on how to mitigate future risk; they have deep expertise in the Chinese market and laws."
"Morgan Lewis have resident partners in Shanghai and Beijing, which is extremely helpful. They are familiar with the country's culture and norms, which has been extremely helpful in navigating the complex legal matters."
"They have an extremely knowledgeable team. Their work is thorough, efficient and effective at advising on how to mitigate future risk; they have deep expertise in the Chinese market and laws."
"Morgan Lewis have resident partners in Shanghai and Beijing, which is extremely helpful. They are familiar with the country's culture and norms, which has been extremely helpful in navigating the complex legal matters."
Notable Practitioners
Lesli Ligorner is well known for her deep experience handling all manner of employment-related and internal investigations. Her expertise is in high demand amongst US-based and international corporations in the medical devices, pharmaceutical, and manufacturing sectors.
"Lesli provides great client service that sometimes requires calls at inconvenient times for her, given the challenges of multiple time zones."
"Lesli shows her flexibility and adaptability when serving us. She and her team have expertise in white-collar investigations, and we enjoy working with her team."