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 2023. This is in addition to the 31 practice area rankings and 35 individual recognitions across the Asia-Pacific region, including Japan, Singapore, and India, in the Chambers Asia-Pacific 2023 edition.
The firm's China: Technology, Media, Telecoms (TMT) practice has once again been ranked as Band 1 in the 2023 guide. In addition, MoFo's China practice was highlighted in the following practice areas:
- Capital Markets: Equity (International Firms)
- Corporate Investigations/Anti-Corruption (International Firms)
- Corporate/M&A: The Elite (International Firms)
- Dispute Resolution: Litigation (International Firms)
- Investment Funds: Private Equity (International Firms)
- Life Sciences (International Firms)
- Private Equity: Buyouts & Venture Capital Investment (International Firms)
- Real Estate (International Firms)
Underscoring MoFo's increasing prominence in the China market, the firm was promoted in the Corporate Investigations/Anti-Corruption (International Firms) category in this year's edition.
In the 2023 guide, the below individuals were awarded Band 1 rankings again:
- Marcia Ellis, Private Equity: Buyouts & Venture Capital Investment (International Firms)
- Gordon Milner, TMT: Information Technology (International Firms)
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)
- Sarah Thomas, Dispute Resolution: Arbitration (International Firms)
- Chuan Sun, TMT: Information Technology (International Firms)
- Serena Tan, Investment Funds: Private Equity (International Firms)
With offices in Beijing, Shanghai, and Hong Kong, Morrison Foerster has a strong presence in China, handling major matters in the region for nearly 40 years. 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 startups 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 2023 edition of Chambers Greater China Region, please visit the publication's website.