Mr. Ma, a partner of Morrison & Foerster LLP worldwide partnership and based in the firm’s Hong Kong office, is qualified as a Senior Lawyer in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Mr. Ma’s diverse practice includes advising on China-related securities offerings, venture capital, joint ventures and other forms of direct investment in China, non-performing loans, licensing, real estate development and financing, banking and project financings, and the resolution of commercial disputes and international arbitrations.

Mr. Ma has extensive knowledge of the legal and practical commercial aspects of the foreign investment regulatory approval process in China, land ownership and transfers, and foreign exchange complications of doing business in China. He has advised on such matters in his role as PRC counsel on some major international securities offerings. He also represents China-related enterprises, particularly emerging technology and new media companies, in connection with venture capital financing and other financing activities. Mr. Ma has also represented major Chinese enterprises in international loan transactions and advised foreign parties in joint ventures, project finance and BOT transactions in China. He also has extensive experience on litigation and arbitrations relevant to China, including several cases handled at CIETAC.

Mr. Ma received his Bachelor of Laws degree and his Master of Laws degree from Beijing University in 1984 and 1987, respectively. Mr. Ma was admitted to the Chinese bar in 1988, and was designated a Senior Lawyer by the Ministry of Justice in 1989 (the youngest person in China to hold such a rank). In June 1993, he was one of the first group of lawyers designated by the PRC Ministry of Justice and the China Securities Regulatory Commission as qualified to advise on PRC securities law.