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The Law Society of Hong Kong has honored Morrison & Foerster with the Bronze Law Firm Award as part of its 2021 Pro Bon

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The Law Society of Hong Kong has honored Morrison & Foerster with the Bronze Law Firm Award as part of its 2021 Pro Bono and Community Work Recognition Programme, which recognizes law firms and individual lawyers in Hong Kong that have demonstrated outstanding commitment to volunteer pro bono and community work. Additionally, six lawyers from the firm’s Hong Kong office received individual recognitions for their contributions to pro bono work, including:<ul><li>Benjamin Chia, Trainee Solicitor – Gold</li><li>Timothy Blakely, Managing Partner – Silver and Improvement Award</li><li>Thomas Chou, Partner – Bronze</li><li>Stephen Birkett, Senior Consultant – Bronze</li><li>Andrew Chin, Associate – Bronze</li><li>Ramya Mahidhara, Associate – Bronze</li></ul>Morrison & Foerster’s Hong Kong lawyers live out the firm’s proud pro bono tradition every day. They contributed their legal skills to a wide array of matters, including impact advice to an international environmental conservation group, assisting with a global survey on how government regulation affects social enterprises, and helping a guest domestic worker pursue a labor claim. You can view more information about our firm’s commitment by visiting our <a href="/culture/pro-bono/">Pro Bono</a> page.The Law Society of Hong Kong Pro Bono and Community Work Recognition Programme was launched in January 2010 with the aim to promote and encourage the Law Society members to actively participate in pro bono and community work. View the full lists of awardees and awarded law firms under the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.hklawsoc.org.hk/en/Serve-the-Public/Recognition-of-members-contribution/Pro-Bono-Events">2021 Programme</a>.

Morrison & Foerster is Honored with Pro Bono and Community Work Recognitions by the Law Society of Hong Kong

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Tim is managing partner of Morrison & Foerster’s Hong Kong office. He is also head of the firm’s Hong Kong Litigation Department. Tim’s practice focuses on government and internal investigations and complex commercial litigation and international arbitration matters.Tim represents companies and individuals in, among other matters:<ul><li>Government investigations</li><li>Regulatory enforcement proceedings</li><li>Internal investigations</li><li>International arbitrations</li><li>Securities class action lawsuits</li><li>Complex dispute-related matters</li><li>Regulatory compliance issues</li></ul>Tim has represented multinational and Chinese clients in various industries, including telecommunications, biotechnology, publishing, pharmaceuticals, and financial services.Tim also is a member of both the firm’s FCPA + Global Anti-Corruption and Global Ethics + Compliance teams. He conducts internal investigations throughout Asia of potential violations of anti-corruption laws, leads pre-acquisition anti-corruption-related due diligence and post-closing remediation, and regularly provides advice, counseling, and training to clients about FCPA and anti-corruption related issues.Tim has deep experience representing companies and individuals in high-stakes contentious matters involving U.S. and Hong Kong law. Before relocating to Hong Kong in 2011, he spent 10 years practicing in New York and California, handling fraud, misrepresentation, breach of contract, securities litigation, investment disputes, commercial arbitration, and enforcement-related matters, from inception through trial. His practice continues to have a strong U.S. nexus, and he regularly advises clients facing disputes and enforcement actions originating in the U.S. and involving U.S. law.As a Hong Kong solicitor, Tim has been instructed by clients in key contentious proceedings and arbitration-related matters before Hong Kong courts, as well in proceedings with Hong Kong regulators and statutory tribunals. He has advised clients in investigations by, inter alia, the Securities & Futures Commission, and in proceedings before the Telecommunications (Competition Provisions) Appeal Board. He regularly acts for clients in Hong Kong-seated, international arbitration proceedings.Chambers Asia-Pacific quotes clients saying that Tim “is incredibly intelligent and always well prepared. He is an excellent interviewer and his depth of knowledge of the subject matter is outstanding” and that he “knows Western practices but also appreciates and understands the peculiarity of Chinese laws and practice.”

Timothy Blakely律师是美富律师事务所香港办事处的管理合伙人，同时也是本所香港诉讼部门的主管。Blakely律师的主要业务为政府和内部调查，以及复杂的商业诉讼和国际仲裁事宜。Blakely律师经常代表公司和个人处理的事宜包括：<ul><li>政府调查</li><li>监管程序</li><li>内部调查</li><li>国际仲裁</li><li>证券集体诉讼</li><li>复杂的争议相关事宜</li></ul>他也就监管合规问题向客户提供法律服务。Blakely律师曾代表电信、生物技术、出版、医药及金融服务等多个行业的跨国及中国客户处理有关事宜。Blakely律师也是本所全球反腐败及合规工作组的成员。他在全亚洲就可能违反各国反腐败法的行为开展内部调查，领导进行收购前关于反腐败的尽职调查工作和交割后的纠正事宜，并经常向客户提供关于美国《反海外腐败法》及反腐败问题的法律服务及培训。Blakely律师在代表公司和个人处理涉及美国和香港法律的高案值争讼事宜方面拥有丰富经验。在2011年移居香港之前，Blakely律师曾在纽约和加州执业十年，处理欺诈、不实陈述、合同违约、证券诉讼、投资争议、商业仲裁及执行的相关事宜，其工作贯穿从初始到案件审判的全过程。目前，Blakely律师的业务仍与美国密切相关，他经常协助客户处理源于美国或涉及美国法律的争议和执法行动。作为一名拥有香港事务资格的律师，Blakely律师曾受客户委托在香港法院处理重要的争讼程序和仲裁相关事宜，以及在香港监管机构和法定特别法庭处理各种程序。他曾就由香港证券及期货事务监察委员会等进行的调查以及在香港电讯（竞争条文）上诉委员会进行的程序向客户提供咨询。他还经常代表客户处理在香港进行的国际仲裁程序。

Timothy Blakely

Managing Partner, Hong Kong

Thomas has devoted more than a quarter century to advising sophisticated and impactful clients to complete complex, market-leading transactions globally, with deep experience in the U.S. and Asia Pacific region. He concentrates his practice on cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and emerging company and venture capital advisory and transactional work. Thomas’ clients include industry-leading emerging growth companies and a broad range of investors who fund them (traditional private equity and venture capital funds, prominent Asian family offices, the corporate/strategic investment arms of large corporates, insurance companies, and sovereign wealth funds). His broad industry coverage includes biopharma, MedTech and digital health; mobile, gaming, and entertainment; material science and semiconductors (equipment and design); Deeptech/AI; Fintech (payments, remittances, and digital assets); PropTech; FoodTech; health and wellness; and consumer products and retail.Clients and outside ranking organizations routinely cite Thomas’ accomplishments:<ul><li>Thomas is “a strong advocate for his client, offering strategic and actionable advice, evaluating and clearly prioritizing the key issues in complex situations and proactively anticipating concerns from counterparties in negotiations."</li><li>“Thomas Chou is excellent in understanding the industry and leads the team in working on the same. He is very responsive and works 24 hours responding to the clients.”</li><li>“Thomas has significant experience handling complex cross–border transactions across the Asia–Pacific region. His counsel is frequently sought by global technology corporations to advise on their investments in the region. He also commands considerable respect from private equity clients.”</li><li>His clients pinpoint his “decades of venture capital experience both in the United States and in Asia,” with one noting: “He is patient, attentive to details and someone who has clearly conquered many battlefields.”</li><li>Thomas is particularly praised for his communications skills, with clients saying, “Any issues we had he would always provide a solution. He is not only interpreting regulations, but he is also commercially savvy.”</li></ul>At MoFo, Thomas is an active member of our Emerging Company + Venture Capital, Private Equity, and M&A practices, all of which are consistently highly ranked in major independent industry league tables and lawyer ranking organizations.Thomas is also a proud member of the board of directors of the Starlight Children’s Foundation.

周至恒（Thomas Chou）律师在公司业务领域非常活跃，重点处理跨境并购（中国境内外）、合资、私募股权和风险资本融资业务。他的客户包括新兴成长型公司，传统以及非传统投资者（私募股权和风险投资基金，家族办公室，公司/公司的战略投资部门，金融机构以及主权财富基金）。他的执业领域主要是技术、媒体和电信、医疗和生命科学以及消费和零售业。客户和外部评级机构都经常称赞周律师的成就：<ul><li>“周律师在处理亚太地区复杂跨境交易方面经验丰富，全球科技公司常因在该地区的投资而寻求其意见，他也广受私募股权客户推崇。”</li><li>“（周律师）资历深厚，精于各种风险投资及私募股权事宜，包括前期与后期的投资及并购，他在科技领域的经验尤其丰富。”</li><li>客户赞赏他“在美国及亚洲均有数十年风险投资经验”，并称其“非常耐心，注重细节，实战经验丰富”。</li><li>周律师的沟通技巧尤其为人所称道，他的客户指出：“不管我们出现任何问题，周律师都能提出解决方案。他不仅能准确把握法律条文，同时极具商业头脑。”</li></ul>周律师是美富亚洲私募股权业务的联席主管，也是新兴公司 + 风险投资业务组和并购业务组的活跃成员。他在上述业务领域均持续受到独立的法律行业排行榜和律师评级机构的高度认可。周律师还是星光儿童基金会的董事会成员。

Thomas Chou

Partner

Stephen has practiced in Hong Kong for over 25 years and specializes in capital markets advisory and transactional matters, regulatory issues, and mergers and acquisitions transactions. His experience includes advising on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Listing Rules, including numerous IPOs, and the Hong Kong Takeovers Code, as well as corporate and securities law and regulations generally. This includes advising clients on SFC licensing issues for intermediaries, non-contentious employment matters, and general commercial transactions.Prior to joining Morrison & Foerster, Stephen served for three years as Senior Director of Corporate Finance with the Securities and Futures Commission in Hong Kong. Before that, he was a partner and Head of Corporate Finance in a leading international firm in Hong Kong. He was a member of the Hong Kong Government Standing Committee on Company Law Reform from 2011 until the end of his six-year tenure.Stephen is a frequent speaker at conferences on Hong Kong securities legal issues and has authored chapters on the Hong Kong Takeovers Code and Listing Rules in the popular “Practitioner’s Guide” series.Stephen is fluent in French and Spanish.

白士文律师在香港的执业时间已超过25年，专门处理资本市场咨询和交易事宜、监管问题以及并购交易。他的经验包括就《香港联交所上市规则》提供法律意见，其中涉及多次首次公开发行、《香港收购守则》以及一般公司及证券法律法规事宜。他曾就中间机构获取证监会牌照事宜、无争议性雇佣事宜以及一般商业交易提供法律意见。在加入美富之前，白律师担任香港证券及期货事务监察委员会（证监会）的高级董事三年。之前亦曾经担任香港一家具领导地位的国际律师事务所的合伙人及企业融资部门主管。白律师从2011年起出任香港公司法改革常务委员会的成员，直至其六年任期期满为止。白律师经常就香港证券的法律问题发表演说，并且曾经撰写广受欢迎的“执业者指引”（Practitioner’s Guide）系列中有关《香港收购守则》及《上巿规则》的章节。白律师精通法语和西班牙语。