Great Places to Work, The Secured Lender. July/August 2026 The Secured Lender recognized Morgan Lewis as one of its Great Places to Work, highlighting the firm's collaborative culture, commitment to professional development, and leading asset-based lending practice. The profile noted Morgan Lewis's global platform and finance capabilities, with particular recognition of its asset-based lending practice and lender-focused experience. It also highlighted the firm's investment in its people through professional development, mentorship, well-being initiatives, and community engagement, emphasizing a culture built on collaboration, inclusion, and long-term career growth.

Morgan Lewis honored by Pro Bono Connect with gold award. July 14, 2026 LONDON, July 14, 2026: Pro Bono Connect has once again named Morgan Lewis to the Gold Tier in its Engagement Recognition Awards, recognizing the London office's provision of more than 500 hours of pro bono work in 2026. Morgan Lewis was one of only two firms to receive the gold tier accolade. This is the second year Pro Bono Connect has conferred the award, and the second consecutive year that Morgan Lewis has received the recognition. Pro Bono Connect is a collaborative initiative that brings together barristers and solicitors to jointly support pro bono civil litigation cases across England and Wales. Through a simple, self-operating referral system between participating firms and chambers, the scheme helps ensure that individuals, charities, and community groups that cannot afford legal representation have access to high-quality legal support.

Morgan Lewis featured among 2026 ALM New York Legal Awards honorees. July 14, 2026 NEW YORK, July 14, 2026: The 2026 ALM New York Legal Awards have recognized Morgan Lewis's labor and employment practice and litigation partner Michael Kraut as part of the annual program honoring law firms and lawyers whose dedication, innovation, and leadership have profoundly impacted the legal profession. Morgan Lewis is shortlisted in the Litigation Department of the Year category in labor and employment. Morgan Lewis represents employers in labor and employment disputes across industries, handling matters ranging from single-plaintiff claims to complex class and collective actions, government investigations, arbitrations, and high-stakes trials. The firm's labor and employment litigators advise clients on workplace disputes involving discrimination, wage and hour, restrictive covenants, trade secrets, labor relations, union organizing, collective bargaining, and other employment-related matters before federal and state courts, administrative agencies, and arbitration tribunals. These litigators possess deep industry knowledge in financial services, technology, energy, healthcare, retail, pharmaceuticals, transportation, aviation, and defense, among others. Michael is recognized in the Best Mentors category. The award celebrates those lawyers who take it upon themselves to prepare the next generation of legal talent. Mike's mentees, who number in the hundreds and encompass lawyers within and outside Morgan Lewis, describe his advice as unusually impactful because of his dual emphasis on the practice of law and business of law. For more than 25 years, Michael has represented banks and other financial institutions in defense of large high-risk, high-profile complex securities and commercial class actions and other litigation involving securitization issues and breach of contract, fiduciary duty, and consumer protection claims. View the complete shortlist. Winners will be announced at the September 3 New York Legal Awards in New York City.