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{{Infobox Law Firm
{{Infobox Law Firm
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| firm_name      = Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
|headquarters=Philadelphia; PA
| firm_logo      = [[Image:Morgan Lewis Logo 3.png|290px|Morgan Lewis]]
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| headquarters   = 1701 [[Market Street, Philadelphia|Market Street]]<br>[[Philadelphia]], Pennsylvania, United States
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|practice_areas=General Practice*Corporate Law*Labor and Employment*Litigation* Regulatory*Intellectual Property*Energy and Environmental*Financial services*Healthcare and life sciences*Retail and E-commerce*Technology
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|key_people=Jami Wintz McKeon;Firm Chair
| practice_areas = General Practice, Corporate Law
|revenue=2450
| key_people     = Jami Wintz McKeon, Firm Chair
|website=https://www.morganlewis.com/
| revenue         =  {{Profit}} US $1.84 billion (2015)<ref name="amlawdaily.typepad.com">"The Am Law 100: Firms Ranked by Gross Revenue" http://www.americanlawyer.com/id=1202651156795. Retrieved on 2014-11-17.</ref>
| date_founded    = 1873
| founders        = Charles Eldridge Morgan, Jr.; Francis Draper Lewis
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| dissolved      =  <!-- Date/Reason the company dissolved, e.g., merger or bankruptcy -->
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'''Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP''' is an American multinational [[law firm]] with approximately 2,200 legal professionals in 31 offices across North America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Mergers with other law firms stimulated global growth and led to a ranking of eighth on ''[[The American Lawyer]]''{{'}}s 2018 top 100 firms by gross revenue list.<ref>[https://www.law.com/americanlawyer/2018/04/24/how-morgan-lewis-grew-into-a-powerhouse-on-its-own-terms/ McLellan, Lizzy] "How Morgan Lewis Grew Into a Powerhouse on Its Own Terms", April 24, 2018. Retrieved June 5, 2018.</ref> It is also the largest law firm chaired by a woman, and represents "three-quarters of the [[Fortune 500|''Fortune'' 100]] companies."<ref>[Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Firm Profile Chambers] "Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Firm Profile", Chambers and Partners. Retrieved June 5, 2018.</ref>


From 2005 to 2021, the firm served as tax counsel to former U.S. President [[Donald Trump]] and the [[Trump Organization]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Morgan Lewis Drops Trump as Client as N.Y. Tax Probe Continues|url=https://news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and-practice/morgan-lewis-drops-trump-as-client-as-n-y-tax-probe-continues|access-date=2021-10-17|website=news.bloomberglaw.com|language=en}}</ref> Morgan Lewis is known for high-profile pro bono representations and for filing a historic ''amicus'' brief in the [[United States Supreme Court|U.S. Supreme Court]] in 2015 on behalf of 379 companies, making a business case for legalizing [[same-sex marriage]] across the country.
'''Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP''' is a global [[law firm]]. Among their clients, they serve as tax counsel to United States President [[Donald Trump]] and the Trump Organization since 2005.<ref name=gma>{{cite web |url=https://www.yahoo.com/gma/donald-trumps-tax-law-firm-deep-ties-russia-193450787--abc-news-topstories.html |title=Donald Trump's tax law firm has 'deep' ties to Russia |work=GMA |author=Pete Madden |date=May 12, 2017 |accessdate=May 12, 2017}}</ref> The firm received the 2016 'Russia Law Firm of the Year' award.<ref name=fortune>{{cite web |url=http://fortune.com/2017/01/11/donald-trumps-morgan-lewis-russia-award/ |title=Donald Trump’s Legal Team Won a ‘Russia Law Firm of The Year’ Award |work=Fortune |author=Mahita Gajanan |date=January 11, 2017 |accessdate=May 15, 2017}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
===19th century===
Morgan Lewis was founded in Philadelphia on March 10, 1873, by [http://www.archives.upenn.edu/people/1800s/morgan_chas_e.html Charles Eldridge Morgan, Jr.], a Civil War veteran, and Francis Draper Lewis, the son of a successful cotton merchant. In 1883, Morgan & Lewis hired Morris Rex Bockius, who dominated the firm from the turn of the century until his death in 1939. He became a partner fifteen years after he joined the firm, which became Morgan, Lewis & Bockius.
Morgan Lewis was founded in [[Philadelphia]] on March 10, 1873, by [[American Civil War|Civil War]] veteran [[Charles Eldridge Morgan, Jr.]], who later served as Philadelphia Law Academy's vice president,<ref>[http://www.archives.upenn.edu/people/1800s/morgan_chas_e.html Philomathean Society] "Charles Eldridge Morgan (1844 - 1917)," PENN BIOGRAPHIES, PENN University Libraries and Records Center, Philomathean Society, University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved May 29, 2018.</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=ipkaAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA174 Philomathean Society] ''History of the Philomathean Society of the University of Pennsylvania'', University of Pennsylvania, 1913, page 174. Retrieved June 8, 2018.</ref> and [[Francis Draper Lewis]], son of a wholesale [[dry goods]] merchant, whose first cousin was [[William Draper Lewis]],<ref>[https://archive.org/details/drapersinamerica00drap Draper, Thomas Waln-Morgan] ''The Drapers in America'', J. Polhemus Printing Company, New York, USA, 1892. Retrieved May 17, 2018.</ref> the dean of [[University of Pennsylvania Law School]].
 
In 1883, Morgan & Lewis hired Morris Rex Bockius, who had graduated in June of that year with Master of Arts and Bachelor of Law degrees from the [[University of Pennsylvania Law School]].<ref>[https://www.archives.upenn.edu/primdocs/upl/upl1/upl1_1883_84.pdf ''U of Pennsylvania''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113023439/http://www.archives.upenn.edu/primdocs/upl/upl1/upl1_1883_84.pdf |date=2016-01-13 }} "Catalogue and Announcements 1883 - 1884", University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Penn., USA, 1884, page 104. Retrieved June 1, 2018.</ref> He became a partner fifteen years after he joined the firm, which he then led until his death in 1939. The firm became Morgan, Lewis & Bockius in 1908, though is still commonly referred to by its [[sobriquet]], "Morgan Lewis."<ref>''International Directory of Company Histories'', Volume 29, by Thomas Derdak and Tina Grant, St. James Press, 1999, page 332. 978-1558623880.</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=Dj-cAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA202 St. John, G. J.] ''sinjinlands'', by Gerard J. St. John, lulu.com, USA, 2011, pages 193 and 202. {{ISBN|978-1105559938}}.</ref>
 
The firm began representing the United Gas Improvement Company, later UGI, in 1882, which became the largest gas and electric utility company in the United States and which, well over a century later, remained a client of the firm. From the early 20th century, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius represented many other companies, including Philadelphia’s largest daily newspaper, ''Philadelphia Bulletin''; Pennsylvania’s largest railroad, Baldwin Locomotive Works; Scott Paper; and several major banks and trust companies.<ref>[http://www.company-histories.com/Morgan-Lewis-Bockius-LLP-Company-History.html Company-Histories.com] "Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP", 2012. Retrieved May 21, 2018.</ref><ref>[http://www.vault.com/company-profiles/law/morgan-lewis-bockius-llp/company-overview ''Vault''] "Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP", Vault.com Inc., 2018. Retrieved May 21, 2018.</ref>
 
===20th century===
In 1963, Morgan Lewis hired its first female law associate, Gail McKnight Beckman, daughter of Deputy Secretary of Banking of Pennsylvania Irland McKnight Beckman and family psychology author Elizabeth B. Hurlock,<ref>[https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/atlanta/obituary.aspx?n=gail-beckman&pid=98393819 Obituary] "Gail Beckman Obituary" reprinted from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Nov. 22, 2007. Retrieved June 1, 2018.</ref> and, in 1980, Stephanie Abramson, became its first female law partner; she is now Adjunct Professor of Clinical Law and Director of Law and Business Experiential Classes at [[New York University School of Law]].<ref>[https://www.pli.edu/Content/Faculty/Stephanie_Abramson/_/N-4oZ1z12nud PLI] "Faculty/Author Profile — Stephanie Abramson — New York University — Dean, Graduate Professional and Executive Education Programs, NYU Shanghai, New York, NY, USA, Practicing Law Institute. Retrieved June 1, 2018.</ref>
 
===21st century===
Following the chairmanships of Thomas Lefevre,<ref>[https://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/blogs/law/2009/07/lefevre_made_a_mark_at_morgan_ugi.html Blumenthal, Jeff] "Lefevre made a mark at Morgan, UGI", ''Philadelphia Business Journal'', American City Business Journals, July 2, 2009. Retrieved October 17, 2018.</ref> then Francis "Fran" Milone<ref>[https://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/news/2013/10/01/mckeon-milone-talk-morgan-lewis.html Blumenthal, Jeff] "McKeon, Milone talk Morgan Lewis transition", ''Philadelphia Business Journal'', American City Business Journals, October 1, 2013. Retrieved October 17, 2018.</ref> in 2014, Jami Wintz McKeon– who had started with the firm in 1981 –was elected to chair the firm, distinguishing her as leading the largest female-chaired law firm in the world. Re-elected in 2018;<ref>[https://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/news/2018/09/24/jami-mckeon-morgan-lewis-chair-elect.html Blumenthal, Jeff] "''Philadelphia Business Journal'',  American City Business Journals, September 24, 2018. Retrieved September 29, 2018.</ref> McKeon is a proponent of work flexibility, such as [[remote work]],<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://abovethelaw.com/2017/03/another-biglaw-firm-jumps-on-the-telecommuting-bandwagon/ | last=Lat | first=David | title=Another Biglaw Firm Jumps On The Telecommuting Bandwagon | work=Above The Law | date=March 8, 2017}}</ref> and has received numerous professional awards, including, in 2017, being named a "Client Service All-Star" by BTT Consulting Group and a "Business Hall of Fame Icon" by ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]''.<ref>[https://www.morganlewis.com/bios/jmckeon Morgan Lewis] "Jami Wintz McKeon Partner, Chair of the Firm", Morgan Lewis & Bockius company profiles. Retrieved May 30, 2018.</ref> During McKeon's tenure, the firm has continued to scale its national and international presence, growing into one of the [[List of largest United States-based law firms by profits per partner|largest law firms]] in the world.<ref>[https://www.law.com/2018/03/21/kirkland-overtakes-latham-as-worlds-biggest-firm-by-revenue/ Strom, Roy] "Kirkland Overtakes Latham as World’s Biggest Firm by Revenue", ''Law.com'', March 21, 2018. Retrieved October 20, 2018.</ref> Under her leadership, the firm has also been recognized annually with Gold Standard Certification by the Women in Law Empowerment Forum (WILEF).<ref>[https://wilef.com/certification/ WILEF] ''Women in Law Empowerment Forum'', 2018. Retrieved October 20, 2018.</ref>
 
In 2015, Morgan Lewis filed a historic ''[[Amicus curiae|amicus]]'' brief for the definitive Supreme Court case of [[Obergefell v. Hodges]], on behalf of 379 companies, including [[Apple Inc.|Apple]], [[Google]], [[Microsoft]], [[Amazon (company)|Amazon]], [[Walmart]], [[JPMorgan Chase]], and the [[New England Patriots]],<ref>[http://www.newsweek.com/2015/07/10/shift-corporate-america-social-issues-become-good-business-348458.html Cadei, Emily] "HOW CORPORATE AMERICA PROPELLED SAME-SEX MARRIAGE", ''Newsweek'', June 30, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2018.</ref> which argued "a business case for legalizing same-sex marriage across the country."<ref>[https://www.theverge.com/2015/3/5/8157985/same-sex-marriage-supreme-court-tech-companies Ingraham, Nathan] "Apple, Facebook, Comcast, and hundreds of others ask Supreme Court for nationwide marriage equality", ''The Verge'', March 5, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2018.</ref><ref>[https://www.law.com/thelegalintelligencer/2019/01/09/morgan-lewis-creates-role-for-large-impact-pro-bono-matters/ "Morgan Lewis Creates Role for 'Large Impact' Pro Bono Matters"], by Lizzy McLellan, ''[[The Legal Intelligencer]]'' (Law.com), January 9, 2019. Retrieved January 9, 2019.</ref> Partner Susan Baker Manning, who authored the brief,<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2015/07/02/business-won-big-lost-big-at-supreme-court-this-term/#5247e2042d00 "Business Won Big, Lost Big At Supreme Court This Term" by Daniel Fisher, ''Forbes'', July 2, 2015. Retrieved January 26, 2019.]</ref> in 2018, was added as a full-time senior trial lawyer to the firm's ''pro bono'' group led by senior counsel Rachel Strong, with focus remaining primarily on refugee and civil rights,<ref name="BNA">[https://www.bna.com/morgan-lewis-adds-n57982095241/ "Morgan Lewis Adds Trial Attorney to Grow Pro Bono Group", by Melissa Heelan Stanzione, ''Bloomberg BNA'', January 9, 2019. Retrieved January 26, 2019.]</ref> and "issue-based litigation", according to firm chair Jami McKeon.<ref name="Legal Intel">[https://www.law.com/thelegalintelligencer/2019/01/09/morgan-lewis-creates-role-for-large-impact-pro-bono-matters/ "Morgan Lewis Creates Role for 'Large Impact' Pro Bono Matters", by Lizzy McLellan, January 9, 2019. Retrieved January 26, 2019.]</ref> The firm is an affiliate firm of the Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA).<ref>[https://www.mcca.com/mcca-people/morgan-lewis-bockius-llp/ MCCA] "Morgan Lewis", MINORITY CORPORATE COUNSEL ASSOCIATION, 2017. Retrieved June 5, 2018.</ref>
 
In 2018, former Morgan Lewis partner John Ring was confirmed by the [[National Labor Relations Board]], one of several firm partners who have served on its board, including Harry Johnson and senior counsel Charles Cohen.<ref>[https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-shakes-up-nlrb-leadership-1523654181 Morath, Eric] "Trump Shakes Up NLRB Leadership", ''The Wall Street Journal'',  April 13, 2018. Retrieved June 7, 2018.</ref>
 
In 2018, Morgan Lewis published findings of its investigation into [[sexual harassment]] at [[NPR]], led by the head the firm's labor and employment group, partner Grace Speights, with partner Margaret Rodgers Schmidt and associate Jocelyn Cuttino; which precipitated the apologetic resignation of NPR's senior vice-president of News, [[Michael Oreskes]].<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/01/business/media/mike-oreskes-npr-sexual-harassment.html Ember, Sydney] "NPR C.E.O. Jarl Mohn Apologizes to Staff, Goes on Leave", ''New York Times'', November 7, 2017. Retrieved June 9, 2018.</ref> Morgan Lewis recommendations were noted as offering "broad guidance for companies that are taking fresh looks at their own practices."<ref>[https://www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2018/02/21/inside-the-morgan-lewis-investigation-of-alleged-misconduct-at-npr/  Mulvaney, Erin] "Inside the Morgan Lewis Investigation of Alleged Misconduct at NPR", ''National Law Journal'',| February 21, 2018. Retrieved June 9, 2018.</ref> In February 2018, former [[Humane Society of the United States|Humane Society]] [[CEO]] [[Wayne Pacelle]] also resigned amid similar allegations, while under investigation by the firm; ''The National Law Journal'' referenced Morgan Lewis as working on the "front lines" in representing cases central to "long-overdue reforms in workplaces toxic to women."<ref>[https://www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2018/05/28/morgan-lewis-labor-employment/?slreturn=20180829165009 Hancock, Ben] "Morgan, Lewis & Bockius", ''The National Law Journal'', May 28, 2018. Retrieved September 30, 2018.</ref>
 
In March 2019, [[Equal Employment Opportunity Commission]] member and lead drafter of the [[Employment Non-Discrimination Act]] [[Chai Feldblum]], whose term had expired January 4,<ref>[http://www.law.georgetown.edu/workplaceflexibility2010/contacts/feldblum.cfm Biography: Chai Feldblum] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090317065429/http://www.law.georgetown.edu/workplaceflexibility2010/contacts/feldblum.cfm |date=2009-03-17 }}, [https://www.law.georgetown.edu/ Georgetown University Law Center].  Retrieved April 11, 2019.</ref> became a partner of the firm, then stating to ''Bloomberg Law'' that the move from public service to a "[[BigLaw|Big Law]] management-side firm", considered unusual, was the best way to help employers implement the [[workplace harassment]] guidelines outlined by herself and [[Victoria Lipnic]] at the [[Equal Employment Opportunity Commission|EEOC]], describing the firm as "the place from which to help make that institutional change”, of preventing harassment from happening in the workplace.<ref>[https://biglawbusiness.com/eeocs-feldblum-one-of-few-labor-officials-to-cross-party-lines "EEOC’s Feldblum One of Few Labor Officials to Cross Party Lines" by Stephanie Russell-Kraft, ''Bloomberg Law'', March 14, 2019. Retrieved April 11, 2019.]</ref>


==Mergers and office locations==
In 1882, the firm began to handle work for the [[UGI Corporation|United Gas Improvement Company]], which became the largest gas and electric utility company in the United States, and (as UGI) is still a client today. That was the beginning of a boom: By the end of the 19th century and into the 20th, Morgan Lewis counseled many leading companies including Philadelphia’s largest newspaper, Pennsylvania’s largest railroad, a major paper manufacturer, banks and trust companies, and the largest manufacturer of steam locomotives in the world.{{citation needed|date=January 2017}}
Morgan Lewis was among the avant garde of multinational law firms when its first international office opened in [[London]] in 1981<ref>[http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/morgan-lewis-bockius-llp-history/ "Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP History"], ''Funding Universe''. Retrieved June 3, 2018.</ref> and, today, includes more than 2000 legal professionals worldwide,<ref>{{Cite journal|date=14 December 2017|title=Organizational Profile of Morgan Lewis|url=https://www.natlawreview.com/organization/morgan-lewis-bockius-llp|journal=The National Law Review|issn=2161-3362}}</ref> with offices in Abu Dhabi; Beijing; Boston; Brussels; Century City, California; Chicago; Costa Mesa, California; Dallas; Dubai; Frankfurt; Hartford, Connecticut; Hong Kong; Houston; Almaty and [[Astana]], Kazakhstan; London; Los Angeles; Miami; Moscow; New York; Palo Alto (Silicon Valley), California; Paris; Philadelphia; Pittsburgh; Princeton, New Jersey; San Francisco; Shanghai; Singapore; Tokyo; Washington, D.C.; and Wilmington, Delaware.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Our Firm |url=https://www.morganlewis.com/our-firm |access-date=2023-05-10 |website=www.morganlewis.com |language=en}}</ref>


On November 14, 2014, Morgan Lewis's partnership voted to admit 227 partners from [[Bingham McCutchen LLP]] into the firm as partners, scaling Morgan Lewis into one of the largest law firms in the world, with the addition of 750 partners, attorneys, and staff joining Morgan Lewis on November 24, 2014.<ref>"Morgan Lewis Partnership Votes to Admit 227 Partners From Bingham McCutchen" {{cite web |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/morgan-lewis-partnership-votes-admit-192000438.html |title=Morgan Lewis Partnership Votes to Admit 227 Partners from Bingham McCutchen - Yahoo Finance |access-date=2014-11-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129023331/https://finance.yahoo.com/news/morgan-lewis-partnership-votes-admit-192000438.html |archive-date=2014-11-29 }}</ref><ref>[https://blogs.wsj.com/law/2014/11/24/done-deal-most-of-bingham-mccutchen-now-officially-part-of-morgan-lewis/ Smith, Jennifer] "Done Deal: Most of Bingham McCutchen Now Officially Part of Morgan Lewis," ''Wall Street Journal'', November 24, 2014. Retrieved May 29, 2018.</ref>  On March 15, 2015, Morgan Lewis and Singapore’s Stamford Law Corporation announced a combination that created a fully integrated law firm in Singapore. The combination established a business transactions, litigation, and arbitration practice to serve clients with interests in Singapore and across the expanding Asian marketplace.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2015-03-15 |title=Law firm Morgan Lewis opens Singapore office through Stamford deal |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-morganlewis-m-a-singapore-idUSKBN0MB12L20150315 |access-date=2023-05-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Morgan Lewis to Combine with Stamford Law in Singapore to Establish Major Asian Hub |url=https://www.morganlewis.com/news/2015/03/morgan-lewis-to-combine-with-stamford-law-in-singapore-to-establish-major-asian-hubnews |access-date=2023-05-10 |website=www.morganlewis.com |language=en}}</ref>
Currently Morgan Lewis has more than 2000 legal professionals, providing services from locations in Beijing, Boston, Brussels, Century City, Chicago, Costa Mesa/Orange County, Dallas, Dubai, Frankfurt, Hartford, Hong Kong, Houston, Kazakhstan (Almaty/Astana), London, Los Angeles, Miami, Moscow, New York, Palo Alto/Silicon Valley, Paris, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Princeton, San Francisco, Shanghai, Singapore, Tokyo, Washington, D.C., and Wilmington.<ref>"About Us" https://www.morganlewis.com/our-firm/about-us</ref> <ref>"Locations" https://www.morganlewis.com/locations</ref>{{reliable source?|date=January 2017}}


{{as of|2019|3|1}}, Morgan Lewis has 31 offices in the [[United States]], [[Belgium]], [[China]], [[France]], [[Germany]], [[Japan]], [[Kazakhstan]], [[Russia]], [[Hong Kong]], [[Singapore]], the [[United Arab Emirates]], and the [[United Kingdom]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Locations |url=https://www.morganlewis.com/our-firm/locations |access-date=2023-05-10 |website=www.morganlewis.com |language=en}}</ref>
==Mergers & Office Locations==


==Client representation==
On November 14, 2014, Morgan Lewis's partnership voted to admit 227 partners from [[Bingham McCutchen LLP]] as partners in Morgan Lewis. With the addition of these partners, Morgan Lewis was anticipated to be one of the largest law firms in the world.<ref>"Morgan Lewis Partnership Votes to Admit 227 Partners From Bingham McCutchen" https://finance.yahoo.com/news/morgan-lewis-partnership-votes-admit-192000438.html</ref> The partners, other attorneys, and staff joined Morgan Lewis on November 24, 2014.<ref>"Morgan Lewis Welcomes More Than 750 Lawyers, Legal Professionals and Staff from Bingham McCutchen" http://www.morganlewis.com/news/PR_MLwelcomesNewLawyers_24nov2014</ref>{{reliable source?|date=January 2017}}<ref>"Done Deal: Most of Bingham McCutchen Now Officially Part of Morgan Lewis" https://blogs.wsj.com/law/2014/11/24/done-deal-most-of-bingham-mccutchen-now-officially-part-of-morgan-lewis/</ref>
Morgan Lewis & Bockius clients include 75 per cent of all [[Fortune 100]] companies, nearly 300 [[Fortune 500]] companies, 65 Fortune Global 100 companies, and nearly half of all [[Fortune Global 500]] companies. Morgan Lewis has also been named among the top 10 BigLaw firm ranked by [[pro bono]] hours,<ref>[https://abovethelaw.com/2017/08/which-biglaw-firm-is-best-for-pro-bono-2017/ Rubino, Kathryn] Which Biglaw Firm Is Best For Pro Bono? (2017) The pro bono all stars!", ''Above the Law'', August 8, 2017. Retrieved June 4, 2018.</ref> with over 1800 ''pro bono'' clients,<ref name="Legal Intel"/> and 117,000 hours contributed to 2,234 ''pro bono'' matters by firm attorneys in 2018.<ref name="BNA"/>


Notable pro bono clients include John Thompson (1963 – 2017), represented by Michael L. Banks and J. Gordon Cooney Jr., whose execution was stayed in 1999 based on forensic evidence which had been "deliberately hidden" by a former assistant prosecutor; Thompson was finally freed in 2003.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/04/obituaries/john-thompson-cleared-after-14-years-on-death-row-dies-at-55.html Roberts, Sam] "John Thompson, Cleared After 14 Years on Death Row, Dies at 55", ''The New York Times'', October 4, 2017. Retrieved June 4, 2018.</ref> A book based on Thompson's legal misfortunes, ''Killing Time: An 18-year Odyssey from Death Row to Freedom'', by John Hollway and Ronald M. Gauthier, was optioned for a film by [[Touchstone Pictures]] in 2009.<ref>[http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/ben_affleck_and_matt_damon_to_portray_morgan_lewis_lawyers/ Weiss, D.C.] "Ben Affleck and Matt Damon to Portray Morgan Lewis Lawyers", by Debra Cassens Weiss, ''ABA Journal'', American Bar Association, August 25, 2009. Retrieved June 4, 2018.</ref> Attorneys Christina K. Harper and George Cumming waged a successful 11-year pro bono legal battle gained freedom for Kelly Savage, whose sentence for a 1995 murder conviction was commuted in 2017 by California Governor [[Jerry Brown]].<ref>[https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2015/01/serving-life-for-surviving-abuse/384826/ Pishko, Jessica] "Serving Life for Surviving Abuse", ''The Atlantic'', January 26, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2018.</ref><ref>[https://www.morganlewis.com/news/morgan-lewis-secures-victory-for-domestic-abuse-survivor-after-decade-long-fight "Morgan Lewis Secures Victory for Domestic Abuse Survivor After Decade-Long Fight", MorganLewis.com, December 27, 2017. Retrieved June 5, 2018.]</ref><ref>[https://truthout.org/articles/why-is-california-keeping-kelly-savage-in-prison-for-a-crime-she-didn-t-commit/ Law, Victoria] "Why Is California Keeping Kelly Savage in Prison for a Crime She Didn’t Commit?", ''Truthout'', November 29, 2014. Retrieved June 5, 2018.</ref>
On March 15, 2015, Morgan Lewis and Singapore’s Stamford Law Corporation announced a combination that created a fully integrated law firm in Singapore. The combination established a business transactions, litigation, and arbitration practice to serve clients with interests in Singapore and across the expanding Asian marketplace. <ref>"Law firm Morgan Lewis opens Singapore office through Stamford deal" https://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/15/us-morganlewis-m-a-singapore-idUSKBN0MB12L20150315</ref><ref>"Morgan Lewis to Combine with Stamford Law in Singapore to Establish Major Asian Hub" https://www.morganlewis.com/news/morgan-lewis-to-combine-with-stamford-law-in-singapore-to-establish-major-asian-hubnews/</ref>


Represented pro bono by Morgan Lewis & Bockius, with [[Lambda Legal]] and [[Immigration Equality (organization)|Immigration Equality]];<ref name=Greene>{{cite news |last1=Greene |first1=Jenna |title=Pro Bono Hero: How Morgan Lewis partner Manning helped win citizenship for babies of same-sex couples |url=https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/pro-bono-hero-how-morgan-lewis-partner-manning-helped-win-citizenship-babies-2021-05-27/ |work=Reuters |date=27 May 2021 |publisher=Reuters |access-date=20 October 2021}}</ref> in October 2020, the [[United States Department of State]] withdrew its appeal of the verdict in ''Kiviti v. Pompeo'', and declined to appeal ''Mize-Gregg v. Pompeo''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ring |first1=Trudy |title=State Dept. Quits Fight Over Citizenship of Same-Sex Couples' Kids |url=https://www.advocate.com/family/2020/10/27/state-dept-quits-fight-over-citizenship-same-sex-couples-kids |work=advocate.com |date=27 October 2020 |publisher=[[The Advocate (LGBT magazine)|The Advocate]] |access-date=20 October 2021}}</ref> Federal district courts ruled the State Department’s refusal to recognize children born oversees to married same-sex, American citizen couples as U.S. citizens to be unlawful in both cases.<ref name=Greene/><ref>{{cite web |title=Victory! State Department Withdraws Appeal in Cases of Same-Sex Couples' Children Refused Passports|website=www.lambdalegal.org |url=https://www.lambdalegal.org/blog/20201027_victory-state-dept-withdraw-citizenship-same-sex-couples|date=27 October 2020 |publisher=Lambda Legal |access-date=20 October 2021}}</ref> Morgan Lewis partner Susan Baker Manning argued both cases, successfully challenging the State Department's policy of denying children born outside of the U.S. to some American same-sex, married couples birthright citizenship.<ref name=Greene/>
{{as of|2017|9|7}}, Morgan Lewis has 30 offices in the [[United States]], [[Belgium]], [[China]], [[France]], [[Germany]], [[Japan]], [[Kazakhstan]], [[Russia]], [[Hong Kong]], [[Singapore]], the [[United Arab Emirates]], and the [[United Kingdom]].<ref>"Morgan Lewis: Locations" https://www.morganlewis.com/our-firm/locations (last accessed Sept. 7, 2017).</ref>


===US presidents and presidential candidates===
==Representation of US President Donald Trump==
Morgan Lewis has represented several prominent politicians in various venues, including:
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius represents United States President Donald Trump, advising him and the Trump Organization since 2005.


* [[Donald Trump]] — Morgan, Lewis & Bockius represented United States President Donald Trump, advising him and the Trump Organization from 2005 to January 2021.<ref name=mondics/> Critics have accused Morgan Lewis of aiding Trump in using his Presidential office for personal gain.<ref name=mondics>{{cite web |url=http://www.philly.com/philly/business/law/Investment-fund-irked-over-Trump-representation-fires-Morgan-Lewis.html |title=Investment fund, irked over Trump representation, fires Morgan Lewis |work=Philly.com |author=Chris Mondics |date=April 4, 2017 |access-date=May 15, 2017}}</ref> The Wallace Global Fund fired Morgan Lewis over its ties to Trump.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2017/04/01/read_the_wallace_global_fund_s_scathing_letter_firing_trump_s_lawyers.html |title=With Stunning Moral Clarity, Wallace Global Fund Fires Firm That Endorsed Donald Trump's Kleptocracy |work=Slate |author=Dahlia Lithwick |date=April 1, 2017 |access-date=May 15, 2017}}</ref> Morgan Lewis issued a letter in May 2017 stating they had examined Trump's tax returns and found no significant financial connection to Russia.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.latimes.com/politics/washington/la-na-essential-washington-updates-trump-lawyers-push-back-against-russia-1494604065-htmlstory.html |title=Trump lawyers push back against Russia ties in letter  |work=Associated Press |agency=LA Times |date=May 12, 2017 |access-date=May 15, 2017}}</ref> [[Sheri Dillon]], a member of the firm, is Donald Trump's former tax attorney.
Critics have accused Morgan Lewis of aiding Trump in using his Presidential office for personal gain.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.philly.com/philly/business/law/Investment-fund-irked-over-Trump-representation-fires-Morgan-Lewis.html |title=Investment fund, irked over Trump representation, fires Morgan Lewis |work=Philly.com |author=Chris Mondics |date=April 4, 2017 |accessdate=May 15, 2017}}</ref> The Wallace Global Fund fired Morgan Lewis over its ties to Trump.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2017/04/01/read_the_wallace_global_fund_s_scathing_letter_firing_trump_s_lawyers.html |title=With Stunning Moral Clarity, Wallace Global Fund Fires Firm That Endorsed Donald Trump’s Kleptocracy |work=Slate |author=Dahlia Lithwick |date=April 1, 2017 |accessdate=May 15, 2017}}</ref>  


Morgan Lewis partner [[James Hamilton (attorney)|James Hamilton]] was one of three assistant chief counsellors of the [[United States Senate Watergate Committee]] during 1973 - 1974,<ref>[https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=13387786&privcapId=100612&previousCapId=13219881&previousTitle=Ethics%20Resource%20Center ''Bloomberg''] Professional Services Company Overview of BMC PARTNERS LLP", Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved June 4, 2018.</ref> the findings of which prompted the impeachment process against [[Richard Nixon]] that led to Nixon's resignation on August 9, 1974. Hamilton was reported by the [[Washingtonian (magazine)|''Washingtonian'']], in 2016, as the "go-to guy for Democratic nominees in search of a vice-presidential pick;" he [[Democratic Party vice presidential candidate selection, 2016|has vetted running mates]] for:<ref>[https://www.washingtonian.com/2016/06/20/meet-dc-lawyer-helping-hillary-clinton-pick-running-mate/ Freed, Benjamin.] "Meet the DC Lawyer Helping Hillary Clinton Pick a Running Mate", ''Washingtonian'', June 20, 2016. Retrieved June 4, 2018.</ref>
Morgan Lewis issued a letter in May 2017 stating they had examined Trump's tax returns and found no significant financial connection to Russia.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.latimes.com/politics/washington/la-na-essential-washington-updates-trump-lawyers-push-back-against-russia-1494604065-htmlstory.html |title=Trump lawyers push back against Russia ties in letter  |work=Associated Press |agency=LA Times |author= |date=May 12, 2017 |accessdate=May 15, 2017}}</ref>  
* [[Hillary Clinton]], in 2016
* [[Barack Obama]] (with [[Eric Holder]] and [[Caroline Kennedy]]), in 2008
* [[John Kerry]], in 2004
* [[Al Gore]], in 2000.


==Sale of web domain to Major League Baseball==
==Sale of web domain to Major League Baseball==


The law firm was the original holder of the web [[domain name]] [[MLB.com]].  In September 2000, they agreed to transfer the domain name to [[Major League Baseball]].<ref>"Morgan Lewis Pitches Web Address To Major League Baseball" {{cite web |url=http://www.morganlewis.com/pubs/A78B64B1-9A01-4FB2-B4F5CE4D7A7132B1_Publication.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2014-11-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130408050516/http://www.morganlewis.com/pubs/A78B64B1-9A01-4FB2-B4F5CE4D7A7132B1_Publication.pdf |archive-date=2013-04-08 }}</ref> Elected in 2015, [[Major League Baseball]] Commissioner [[Rob Manfred]] is an alumnus of the Morgan, Lewis law firm.<ref>[https://www.morganlewis.com/documents/m/newsletters/global-network/151084_alumni-enewsletter_manfred-page.html Morgan Lewis] "Morgan Lewis Alumni Spotlight — Robert Manfred", Morgan Lewis & Bockius, 2015.</ref>
The law firm was the original holder of the web [[domain name]] [[MLB.com]].  In September 2000 they made an agreement to transfer the domain name to [[Major League Baseball]].<ref>"Morgan Lewis Pitches Web Address To Major League Baseball" http://www.morganlewis.com/pubs/A78B64B1-9A01-4FB2-B4F5CE4D7A7132B1_Publication.pdf</ref> [[Rob Manfred]], the [[Major League Baseball]] Commissioner, is an alumnus of the Morgan, Lewis law firm.<ref>https://www.morganlewis.com/documents/m/newsletters/global-network/151084_alumni-enewsletter_manfred-page.html</ref>


==Awards and honors==
==Awards and honors==
Since 2008, Morgan Lewis has been named annually as among the "Best Places to Work for [[LGBT]] Equality" by the [[Human Rights Campaign]] (HRC).<ref>[https://www.hrc.org/resources/best-places-to-work-2018 HRC] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215113308/https://www.hrc.org/resources/best-places-to-work-2018 |date=2020-02-15 }} "Best Places to Work 2018", Human Rights Campaign, 2018. Retrieved November 14, 2018.</ref>
*2016 Russia Law Firm of the Year by ''Chambers Europe'' guide.<ref name=fortune>{{cite web |url=http://fortune.com/2017/01/11/donald-trumps-morgan-lewis-russia-award/ |title=Donald Trump’s Legal Team Won a ‘Russia Law Firm of The Year’ Award |work=Fortune |author=Mahita Gajanan |date=January 11, 2017 |accessdate=May 15, 2017}}</ref>
 
The firm's Moscow office was recognized by Chambers & Partners’ 2016 ''Chambers Europe'' guide as the "Russia Law Firm of the Year" for excellence in client service, preeminence in the Russian relevant market, notable achievements and wins during 2016, outstanding work, and strategic growth.<ref name=fortune>{{cite web |url=http://fortune.com/2017/01/11/donald-trumps-morgan-lewis-russia-award/ |title=Donald Trump's Legal Team Won a 'Russia Law Firm of The Year' Award |work=Fortune |author=Mahita Gajanan |date=January 11, 2017 |access-date=May 15, 2017}}</ref>
 
In 2016 and 2017, Morgan Lewis was named among "America's Best Corporate Law Firms" by the [[NYSE]] Governance Service and [[FTI Consulting|FTI Consulting, Inc.]]<ref>[http://www.fticonsulting.com/about/newsroom/press-releases/nyse-governance-services-fti-consulting-announce-16th-annual-corporate-law-firms-rankings FTI] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416115922/https://www.fticonsulting.com/about/newsroom/press-releases/nyse-governance-services-fti-consulting-announce-16th-annual-corporate-law-firms-rankings |date=2021-04-16 }} "NYSE Governance Services & FTI Consulting Announce 16th Annual Corporate Law Firms Rankings", ''FTI Consulting'', May 25, 2018. Retrieved June 9, 2018.</ref><ref>[http://www.fticonsulting.com/about/newsroom/press-releases/nyse-governance-services-and-fti-consulting-announce-17th-annual-corporate-law-firms-rankings FTI] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121163443/https://www.fticonsulting.com/about/newsroom/press-releases/nyse-governance-services-and-fti-consulting-announce-17th-annual-corporate-law-firms-rankings |date=2021-01-21 }} "NYSE Governance Services and FTI Consulting Announce 17th Annual Corporate Law Firms Rankings", ''FTI Consulting'', May 16, 2017. Retrieved June 9, 2018.</ref>
 
In 2018, the Justice and Diversity Center (JDC) awarded Morgan Lewis its "Outstanding Law Firm in Public Service Award" for exceptional pro bono of JDC Legal Services and Diversity programs.<ref>[https://www.sfbar.org/newsroom/2018/20180411.aspx SF Bar Assoc.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191205074438/http://www.sfbar.org/newsroom/2018/20180411.aspx |date=2019-12-05 }} "Justice & Diversity Center Honors Outstanding Volunteers" The Bar Association of San Francisco, April 11, 2018. Retrieved June 10, 2018.</ref>
 
In August 2018, Morgan Lewis was named among the 41 law firms to receive the first Mansfield Certifications, awarded for diversity hiring practices.<ref>[https://www.law.com/thelegalintelligencer/2018/08/20/diversity-initiative-names-certified-firms-for-women-minority-leadership-402-25350/ Tribe, Meghan] "Diversity Initiative Names 'Certified' Firms for Women, Minority Leadership . Over 40 law firms can now call themselves 'Mansfield Certified'". August 20, 2018. Retrieved October 20, 2018.</ref>


==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.americanlawyer.com/law-firm-profiles-result?firmname=Morgan+Lewis+%26+Bockius&slreturn=20141014181550 The American Lawyer - Morgan Lewis Firm Profile]
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