HONG KONG, May 6, 2008 – Morrison & Foerster LLP, a leading international law firm, announced today that private equity partner, Thomas Chou, will be relocating to the firm’s Hong Kong office.  The move reinforces Morrison & Foerster’s commitment to Greater China and our internationally ranked private equity practice in Hong Kong. 

Mr. Chou’s practice focuses on advising clients with respect to private equity and cross-border mergers and acquisitions in China.  His clients include leading private equity investors, and multinational, middle market and emerging growth companies in the internet, media, consumer, communications, semiconductor, healthcare and manufacturing industries.  Prior to moving to Hong Kong, Mr. Chou was a resident partner in the Shanghai office of Morrison & Foerster, where he worked closely with private equity and emerging growth company clients in China.

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