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Morrison Foerster Named a Finalist in Four Categories in ALB’s 2024 Hong Kong Law Awards

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Morrison Foerster has been named a finalist in four Law Firm of the Year categories in Asian Legal Business (ALB)’s 2024 Hong Kong Law Awards. 

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Morrison Foerster has been named a finalist in four Law Firm of the Year categories in Asian Legal Business (ALB)’s 2024 Hong Kong Law Awards. The ALB Hong Kong Law Awards pay tribute to the outstanding performance of private practitioners and in-house teams in Hong Kong and around the region.Our nominations include:<ul><li>Diversity & Inclusion Law Firm of the Year</li><li>Regulation and Investigations Law Firm of the Year</li><li>Tax and Trusts Law Firm of the Year</li><li>Technology, Media, and Telecommunications Law Firm of the Year</li></ul>Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) is fundamental to Morrison Foerster (“MoFo”). Our inclusion as a finalist in the Diversity & Inclusion Law Firm of the Year category reflects MoFo’s global commitment to D&I and the work our offices in Asia, especially in Hong Kong, have been doing to lead the way in promoting D&I environments. From partnering with the community to spearheading internal initiatives, MoFo Asia strives to be a model for diversity. For us, D&I is essential to who we are as a firm, and it is something we live day in and day out, not just in one-off programming.MoFo’s Band 1 TMT team, led by partners Gordon Milner and Chuan Sun, has been shortlisted six times as “Technology, Media, and Telecommunications Law Firm of the Year.” The 2024 shortlist also marks our third consecutive year the firm has been highlighted in the “Regulation and Investigations Law Firm of the Year” and “Tax and Trusts Law Firm of the Year” categories. MoFo’s Regulation and Investigations team in Hong Kong is led by Hong Kong managing partner Timothy Blakely and partner Chen Zhu, while our tax practice is headed by partner Matthew Lau.Winners will be announced at an awards ceremony in Hong Kong on September 13. More information about the ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 2023 is available on the ALB’s <a href="https://china.legalbusinessonline.com/law-awards/alb-hong-kong-law-awards-2024?utm_source=ALB+ALL+-+Events&utm_campaign=f8441cbc3a-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_11_04_08_10_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c7f887c850-f8441cbc3a-55532232#IN-HOUSE%20TEAM%20CATEGORIES" target="_blank">website</a>.

Morrison Foerster Named a Finalist in Four Categories in ALB’s 2024 Hong Kong Law Awards

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Gordon is a partner at Morrison & Foerster (International) LLP. Gordon focuses his practice on advising clients about intellectual property, licensing, outsourcing, and technology transactions.He has advised clients in the IT, telecommunications, financial services, manufacturing, and energy and life sciences industries on a wide spectrum of technology-related matters. His practice ranges from major projects, such as the establishment of the entire technology infrastructure for a new national PRC bank, to the creation of a new Singapore-based outsourced design, manufacturing, and logistics system for a global footwear company.Gordon has particular experience in cross-border commercial technology transactions in Asia and has worked with clients on a variety of projects, from traditional technology transfer arrangements to complex collaborative development relationships. He also has substantial experience in providing intellectual property, regulatory, and operational technology law advice to clients in mainland China, Hong Kong, and the Asia-Pacific region.He is a frequent writer and speaker on technology transfer rights, encryption, intellectual property rights, and data privacy, and has delivered lectures to regional governments and industry bodies in Asia. Gordon also has extensive experience with open source software and is an active participant in public debates involving government and major players in the tech industry.Gordon served as vice chair of the Technology Law Committee of the Inter-Pacific Bar Association. He has lived in Hong Kong since 2001 and previously practiced in London. He is registered as a Senior Consultant with the Law Society of Hong Kong.

Gordon Milner律师专注于为客户提供知识产权、许可、外包和技术交易领域的法律咨询服务。Milner律师曾为信息技术、电信、金融、制造、能源和生命科学行业的客户提供过广泛的技术相关事宜的法律服务。他的业务范围包含为中国一家新成立的全国性银行建立全套技术基础设施等重大项目，到为一家全球鞋业公司在新加坡建立一个新的外包设计、制造和物流系统。Milner律师在处理亚洲地区的跨境商业技术交易方面尤为经验丰富，他曾为客户提供从传统的技术转让安排到复杂合作开发关系等一系列项目的咨询服务。他在为中国大陆、香港和其他亚太地区的客户提供关于知识产权、监管和运营技术的法律咨询方面，也拥有丰富的经验。Milner律师经常就技术转让限制、加密、知识产权和数据隐私撰文和发表演讲，并曾为亚洲地区的政府部门和行业团体举办讲座。他在处理开放源代码软件事宜方面同样经验丰富，同时也积极参与涉及政府部门和技术行业主要参与者的公开辩论。Milner律师曾担任泛太平洋律师协会（Inter-Pacific Bar Association）技术法律委员会的副主席。他自2001年迁居香港，此前在伦敦执业。他是香港律师会注册高级顾问。

Gordon Milner

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Chuan focuses his practice on cross-border M&A transactions; sophisticated technology, media, and telecom (TMT) transactions; and complex IP/commercial matters across Greater China.With 20 years of experience in both Asia and the U.S., Chuan regularly advises multinational corporations, state-owned enterprises, private companies, and PE/VC firms in complex cross-border M&A transactions, joint ventures, strategic alliances, and business separation transactions.Chuan also has significant experience in strategic corporate-commercial and technology transactions, including outsourcing, manufacturing, distribution, supply and franchising arrangements, and IP licensing arrangements across multiple industries. His TMT and IP regulatory experience includes telecommunications, e-commerce, internet, cyber security, data privacy, cloud computing, as well as telematics.Prior to joining MoFo, he worked in the Hong Kong office of a Magic Circle firm and the Chicago office of another leading international firm.Chuan co-authored the Hong Kong & mainland China chapters of Getting the Deal Through – Telecoms and Media, 2014, 2015 & 2016; the Hong Kong & mainland China chapters of Getting the Deal Through: Market Intelligence – Telecoms and Media, 2015; and the Hong Kong chapter of Sourcing World 2nd Edition 2015.Chuan is fluent in Mandarin and English.“Chuan Sun has a wealth of knowledge on his clients’ existing products and services offerings and a good understanding of what terms they are or are not willing to accept. This helps tremendously with contract negotiations.”“Chuan Sun has extensive experience in the technology space. Many other competitor firms in the technology space are not really pure IT lawyers, as they are more focus on privacy and trade marks or other related fields, as opposed to technology contracts such as SAP or Microsoft software license agreements. A normal general commercial lawyer would not be able to identify the same issues or raise the right questions, as they are not equipped with the technology know-how of the products and services, their benefits, and general industry standard terms and trending patterns in the market.” Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2020

孙川律师的执业领域集中在大中华区的跨境并购交易，复杂的技术、媒体和电信(TMT)交易以及复杂的知识产权/商务事宜。孙律师在亚洲和美国有19年工作经验，他经常代理跨国公司、国有企业、私人企业和私募股权/风险投资机构处理复杂的跨境并购交易、合资、战略联盟和业务拆分等交易。孙律师在战略性的公司商务和技术交易方面也拥有极为丰富的经验，包括外包、制造、分销、供应与特许经营安排，以及跨行业知识产权许可安排等。他在TMT和知识产权监管方面的经验包括电信、电子商务、互联网、网络安全、数据隐私、云计算以及车联网。在加入美富前，孙律师在一家 “魔法圈”律所(Magic Circle)的香港办事处和另一家领先的国际律所的芝加哥办事处工作。孙律师与他人合著了2014，2015和2016版《让交易推进下去––电信与媒体》(Getting the Deal Through – Telecoms and Media)中的香港和中国大陆章节，2015年版《让交易推进下去：市场情报––电信与媒体》(Getting the Deal Through: Market Intelligence – Telecoms and Media)中的香港和中国大陆章节，以及2015年《采购世界》第二版(Sourcing World 2nd Edition)的香港章节。2018年《亚太法律500强》指出“孙川律师十分高效、负责和实际。他非常擅长处理IT协议，包括软件许可和IT采购合同的相关事宜。他也十分善于处理跨境TMT交易。”孙律师精通普通话和英语。

Chuan Sun

Managing Partner, Shanghai

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

Chen is a partner whose practice focuses on government and internal investigations, cross-border enforcement matters and commercial litigation. He has extensive experience advising on U.S. economic sanctions, anti-money laundering, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), securities and accounting fraud, and related governance and corporate compliance issues. Chen also has extensive experience conducting compliance due diligence and designing compliance programs for clients in connection with private equity portfolio investments, M&A and IPO transactions. He also has experience in U.S.-based civil litigation involving Asia-based defendants. In addition, Chen frequently guides corporate and financial institutions clients through risk management issues associated with state secrecy, data privacy and cross-border data export control.His clients include major state-owned enterprises, multinational corporations and individuals from various industries including banking, pharmaceutical, technology, entertainment, insurance, consumer retail and hospitality, with a particular focus on China, Japan and Southeast Asia.Chen has been recognized as a Future Leader by Who’s Who Legal Investigations 2019 - 2022.Chen is a frequent presenter at legal conferences and client workshops relating to anti-corruption, economic sanctions and white-collar enforcement.Prior to joining Morrison Foerster, he worked in the Hong Kong and New York offices of a leading U.S. law firm. Chen is a native speaker of English and Mandarin. He is a Registered Foreign Lawyer with the Law Society of Hong Kong.

朱晨昊律师的执业重点为政府与内部调查、跨境执法事宜以及商业诉讼。他在针对美国经济制裁、反洗钱、美国《反海外腐败法》（FCPA）、证券和会计欺诈以及相关政府和公司合规问题提供法律意见方面拥有丰富的经验。朱律师在针对私募股权资产组合投资、并购和IPO交易为客户开展合规尽职调查以及设计合规计划方面拥有丰富的经验。他在处理涉及亚洲被告的美国民事诉讼事宜方面也具备经验。此外，朱律师亦经常协助公司和金融机构客户处理与国家机密、数据隐私和跨境数据出口管制有关的风险管理问题。朱律师的客户包括银行、医药、技术、娱乐、保险、消费品零售以及酒店业等多个行业的大型国有企业、跨国公司以及个人，其业务重点是中国、日本和东南亚地区。2019年 - 2020年《法律名人录》和2019年 - 2020年《全球调查评论》均将朱律师评为“公司调查领域的未来领袖律师”。朱律师是美富（国际）律师事务所的合伙人。在加入美富之前，朱律师在一家顶级美国律所的香港和纽约办事处任职。朱律师的母语是英文和中文。他是香港律师会的注册外国律师。

B. Chen Zhu

Matthew’s practice focuses on the structuring of cross‑border M&A transactions and corporate reorganizations, particularly involving the United States, China, Japan, and the rest of the Asia‑Pacific region. He specializes in guiding clients through the intricacies of cross‑border transaction structures and intellectual property management from a tax perspective.Matthew has deep experience advising fund sponsors and institutional investors on tax issues relating to the formation of, and investments in, private equity funds, venture capital funds, real estate funds, and other alternative investment products. He has particular expertise in the U.S. taxation of government‑linked investors such as sovereign wealth funds and central banks.Matthew has represented multinational corporations and funds in transactions across more than 30 jurisdictions covering a wide range of industries, including technology, telecommunications, healthcare, real estate, consumer, media, and energy.Matthew is a Registered Foreign Lawyer with the Law Society of Hong Kong.While at Columbia Law School, Matthew was a three‑year Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar.

刘恩安（Matthew Lau）律师的业务侧重于跨境并购交易和企业重组的结构设计，特别是涉及美国、中国、日本和亚太地区其他国家的交易。他擅长从税务的角度协助客户处理复杂的跨境交易结构和知识产权管理。刘律师在为基金发起人和机构投资者就私募股权基金、风险投资基金、房地产基金和其他另类投资产品的成立和投资相关的税务问题提供法律咨询方面拥有丰富的经验。他尤其擅长处理美国对政府相关投资者（如主权财富基金和中央银行）的征税事宜。刘律师曾代表多家跨国公司和基金在30多个司法管辖区处理交易，涵盖科技、电信、医疗保健、房地产、消费品、媒体和能源等多个行业。刘律师是香港律师会注册外地律师。在美国哥伦比亚大学法学院就读期间，刘律师连续三年获得哈伦•菲斯克•斯通（Harlan Fiske Stone）奖学金。