Morrison & Foerster has earned nine practice area rankings and 10 individual recognitions across the Greater China (including Hong Kong) Region in Chambers Greater China Region 2022. This is in addition to the 29 practice area rankings and 33 individual recognitions Morrison & Foerster recently earned across Japan, Singapore, and India in the Chambers Asia-Pacific 2022 edition.

The firm's China: Technology, Media, Telecoms (TMT) practice has once again been ranked as Band 1 in the 2022 guide. In addition, China practice was highlighted in the following practice areas:

  • China, Capital Markets: Equity (International Firms)
  • China, Corporate Investigations/Anti-Corruption (International Firms)
  • China, Corporate/M&A: The Elite (International Firms)
  • China, Dispute Resolution: Litigation (International Firms)
  • China, Investment Funds: Private Equity (International Firms)
  • China, Life Sciences (International Firms)
  • China, Private Equity: Buyouts & Venture Capital Investment (International Firms)
  • China, Real Estate (International Firms)

In the 2022 guide, the below individuals were awarded Band 1 rankings again:

  • Marcia Ellis, Private Equity: Buyouts & Venture Capital Investment (International Firms), Band 1
  • Gordon Milner, TMT: Information Technology (International Firms), Band 1

The firm's Greater China Region offices received a total of 10 individual recognitions including:

  • Timothy Blakely, Corporate Investigations/Anti-Corruption (International Firms); Dispute Resolution: Litigation (International Firms)
  • Thomas Chou, Corporate/M&A: Hong Kong-Based (International Firms); Private Equity: Buyouts & Venture Capital Investment (International Firms)
  • Marcia Ellis, Corporate/M&A: Hong Kong-Based (International Firms)
  • Ruomu Li, Private Equity: Buyouts & Venture Capital Investment (International Firms)
  • Chuan Sun, TMT: Information Technology (International Firms)
  • Serena Tan, Investment Funds: Private Equity (International Firms)

For nearly 40 years, Morrison & Foerster has been on the ground advising clients about their most important China-related matters. We were among the first U.S. law firms to establish an office in each of China's major business centers. We have more than 50 U.S.-, Hong Kong-, PRC-, and England and Wales-qualified professionals, who work closely with attorneys throughout the firm to deliver calibrated and sound advice to clients.

We counsel a wide variety of clients in China on their high-profile investment, finance, and regulatory matters, including many of the world's largest multinationals and the most substantial and active institutional PRC companies, as well as promising companies in the technology, entertainment, telecommunications, life sciences, energy, clean technology, and renewable energy industries.

To view the complete list of Morrison & Foerster's rankings in the 2022 edition of Chambers Greater China Region, please visit the publication's website.