Morrison Foerster recognized in Chambers Greater China Region 2024

Morrison Foerster has earned seven practice area rankings and 14 individual recognitions in Chambers Greater China Region 2024. This is in addition to the 29 practice area rankings and 37 individual recognitions across the Asia-Pacific region, including Japan and Singapore, in the Chambers Asia-Pacific 2024 guide.

The firm achieved a new Band 1 ranking in the recently launched Data Protection & Privacy category, while the Technology, Media, Telecoms (TMT) practice was once again ranked as Band 1, reflecting MoFo’s market-leading position in Privacy and Data Security and its status as the foremost global law firm to the technology industry.

In addition, MoFo’s China practice was highlighted in the following practice areas:

• Corporate Investigations/Anti-Corruption (International Firms)

• Corporate/M&A: The Elite (International Firms)

• Investment Funds: Private Equity (International Firms)

• Life Sciences (International Firms)

• Private Equity: Buyouts & Venture Capital Investment (International Firms)

Underscoring MoFo’s depth of talent across China, the firm was awarded five new individual rankings in this year’s edition, receiving a total of 14 individual recognitions.

The below individuals were awarded Band 1 rankings:

• Marcia Ellis, Private Equity: Buyouts & Venture Capital Investment (International Firms)

• Paul McKenzie, TMT: Data Protection & Privacy (International Firms)

• Gordon Milner, TMT: Information Technology (International Firms); TMT: Data Protection & Privacy (International Firms)

Other individual recognitions include:

• 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)

• Matthew Lau, Tax: Hong Kong-based (International Firms)

• Chuan Sun, Information Technology (International Firms); TMT: Data Protection & Privacy (International Firms)

• Serena Tan, Investment Funds: Private Equity (International Firms)

• Chen Zhu, Corporate Investigations/Anti-Corruption (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 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 2024 edition of Chambers Greater China Region, please visit the publication’s website.