Morrison Foerster named TMT Firm of the Year at The Legal 500 China Awards 2023

Morrison Foerster has been named TMT Firm of the Year at the inaugural The Legal 500 China Awards 2023. The winners were selected on the basis of The Legal 500’s independent research, which “recognizes the leading firms and lawyers, as well as the younger, rising talents, who are part of China’s vast and complex legal market.”

Morrison Foerster was named TMT Firm of the Year due to its involvement in market-shaping technology, media, and telecommunications deals in 2023 and its work assisting leading TMT clients in their complex, cutting-edge regulatory challenges. MoFo’s Tier 1 ranked TMT team, led by Gordon Milner, Chuan Sun, and Paul McKenzie, has nearly two decades of on-the-ground experience at the heart of one of the world’s fastest growing technology markets, catering to a stellar list of industry-leading companies. MoFo has one of the few dedicated operational TMT teams working in China, which keeps the firm’s clients aware of forthcoming policies and rules and assists in developing innovative structures and strategies to enable robust compliance. Additionally, the firm’s TMT team is highly active with corporations that have identified proprietary technology solutions’ development as a strategic priority, as well as strategic investors who view investments in emerging technology companies as a key driver for growth. TMT sector clients also benefit from MoFo’s leading Privacy + Data Security practice, with the firm’s technology expertise enabling the team to assist  general counsel, chief privacy officers, and chief information officers regarding technical and non-technical means to safeguard information. 

In addition to being named TMT Firm of the Year, MoFo was shortlisted in the Life Sciences and Healthcare Law Firm of the Year category. MoFo lawyers were also shortlisted in the following categories:

• Paul McKenzie, Data Protection Lawyer of the Year
• Marcia Ellis, Private Equity Lawyer of the Year
• Chuan Sun, TMT Lawyer of the Year
• Tingting Gao, Data Protection Rising Star of the Year

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 full list of winners, please visit The Legal 500’s website.