In the newly released 2025 edition of Legal 500 Asia Pacific, Squire Patton Boggs has been recommended in 19 practice areas. There were 46 lawyers achieving recognition for their expertise, two of whom were named in the Hall of Fame, a further five noted as leading individuals, with two lawyers named as a Next Generation Partner.
In the 2025 guide, Squire Patton Boggs was noted for the first time as a firm to watch for energy, recommended for its expertise working on major energy projects across the APAC region, advising clients on all legal aspects relating to the structuring, financing, construction, and operation of energy projects, throughout its entire lifecycle. The firm’s expertise in international arbitration was also recognised, with clients praising the team for being “exceptionally intelligent and strategic thinkers” and the “best team to have when fighting a case.”
In Australia, clients also praised the firm’s disputes team, noting that they are “sophisticated lawyers, adept at dealing with complexity” and “very responsive,” while the labour and employment team is “collaborative, knowledgeable, and highly personable.” The firm was highlighted for its capability in the IT and telecoms sector, with its “strong track record of success in high-stakes cases” and its “client focus, breadth of knowledge, and scope of practice” making the firm “a standout in the industry.”
In Tokyo, the Corporate practice was commended for its “excellent advice not only for legal issues but also in business negotiations” and its “flexibility as well as communication in Japanese and English,” while the Financial Services team was noted for its strong aviation finance offering in Tokyo, regularly advising Japanese leasing companies, banks, investors, and airlines on cross-border lease finance transactions.
Recommended Practices
Australia
- Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution – arbitration
- Dispute resolution – litigation
- Energy (transactions and regulatory)
- Infrastructure projects and construction
- IT and telecoms
- Labour and employment
- Natural resources (transactions and regulatory)
- Real estate
Japan
- Banking and finance: International firms and joint ventures
- Corporate and M&A: International firms and joint ventures
- Dispute resolution: International firms and joint ventures
Singapore
- Banking and finance: foreign firms
- Data protection and cyber security: foreign firms
- Energy: foreign firms: Firm to Watch
- International arbitration
- Labour and Employment: foreign firms
- Projects: foreign firms
- Shipping: foreign firms
Hall of Fame
- Ken Kurosu – Corporate and M&A: International firms and joint ventures, Japan
- Barry Stimpson – Shipping: foreign firms, Singapore
Leading Individuals
- Rika Beppu – Corporate and M&A: International firms and joint ventures, Gaiben, Japan
- Hazel Brewer – Transport: Shipping, Australia
- Mörk Murdock – Corporate and M&A: International firms and joint ventures: Gaiben, Japan
- Kate Sherrard – Shipping: foreign firms, Singapore
- James Tsang – Private Client and Family, Hong Kong
Next Generation Partners
- Joel Cockerell - Shipping: foreign firms, Singapore
- Ruaridh Guy – Shipping, Hong Kong