Morrison & Foerster will be well-represented in the 2023 editions of Best Lawyers in Japan and Best Lawyers in Singapore, with 38 lawyers receiving 63 individual rankings in Japan and three lawyers receiving six individual rankings in Singapore.
MoFo is named as the 2023 Firm of the Year for Private Equity, Private Funds, and Venture Capital Law in Best Lawyers in Japan. Renowned for sophisticated counseling on complex transactions, both domestically and internationally, our Tokyo-based Private Equity team handles leveraged buyouts, growth equity investments, divestitures, joint ventures, and SPAC transactions. With 110 Private Equity attorneys on our global team, we are well-positioned to serve our international client base in domestic and cross-border deals across the United States, Europe, Asia, and Latin America.
Yemi Tépé is the 2023 Lawyer of the Year for Banking and Finance in Best Lawyers in Singapore. Yemi has over 21 years of experience advising clients on the full spectrum of financings, including domestic and cross-border acquisitions and leveraged finance, public to private takeovers, real estate finance, debt restructuring, margin loans, syndicated lending, and subscription line financing. She has represented clients in their significant transactions in Singapore, Japan, Korea, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, India, Hong Kong, mainland China, the United States, and Europe.
Established in 1983, Best Lawyers is one of the oldest and most widely respected peer review publications in the legal profession. Lawyers are selected based on receiving the highest overall peer feedback. Only one lawyer for each specialty and location is designated as a Lawyer of the Year.
View the complete list of the 2023 rankings in Best Lawyers in Japan and Best Lawyers in Singapore.
