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Updated · Morgan Lewis · Sep 11
Lesli Ligorner Wins 2026 Asia Employment Lawyer of the Year Award
Updated
Updated · Morgan Lewis · Sep 11

Lesli Ligorner Wins 2026 Asia Employment Lawyer of the Year Award

1 articles · Updated · Morgan Lewis · Sep 11

Summary

  • Lesli Ligorner, a Morgan Lewis partner, was named Employment Lawyer of the Year at the 2026 Asia Legal Awards announced Friday in Beijing and Tokyo.
  • Law.com International recognized Ligorner for overseeing a series of complex employment-related internal investigations, the work cited as the basis for the honor.
  • More than 25 years into practice, she leads Morgan Lewis's labor and employment practice in mainland China and regularly handles investigations across the Asia-Pacific region.
  • Her broader advisory work spans hiring and termination, discrimination and harassment policies, immigration and global mobility, wage laws, and collective bargaining.

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