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2027 Edition
Capital markets : Equity
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Morrison & Foerster
Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

Formed in 1883, Morrison & Foerster (MoFo) is a San Francisco-based international law firm with 1,000 lawyers and 17 offices across the US, Asia and Europe. In Greater China, the firm established its Hong Kong office in 1983 followed by Beijing in 1998 and Shanghai in 2003. 

 

Focusses / specialisms  

MoFo offers its clients US, English and Hong Kong law advice in China-related matters and excels in the debt and equity capital markets, M&A and private equity area. It is also very active in hedge funds, private equity funds and real estate funds. 

 

Key clients  

Key clients of the firm include Kindstar Global Beijing Technology, Flowing Cloud Technology, Haitong International Capital, CLSA, BOC International, Affirma Capital, China Ping An Insurance, Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia, Alibaba Group, GLP and Softbank. 

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Sylvia Cheng
Firm:
Morrison & Foerster
Rating:
Rising star
Practice Area:
Investment funds
Hedge funds
Jurisdiction:
Hong Kong SAR
Thomas Chou
Firm:
Morrison & Foerster
Rating:
Highly regarded
Practice Area:
Private equity
M&A
Jurisdiction:
Hong Kong SAR
Industry Sector:
Consumer goods and services
Financial services
Healthcare
Technology and telecommunications
Bar Admission:
California
Marcia Ellis
Firm:
Morrison & Foerster
Rating:
Highly regarded
Women Leaders
Practice Area:
Private equity
M&A
Jurisdiction:
Hong Kong SAR
Bar Admission:
Hong Kong
New York
Bryan Lam
Firm:
Morrison & Foerster
Rating:
Rising star
Practice Area:
Investment funds
Hedge funds
Jurisdiction:
Hong Kong SAR
Matthew Lau
Firm:
Morrison & Foerster
Rating:
Notable practitioner
Practice Area:
Hedge funds
Jurisdiction:
Hong Kong SAR
Xiaoxi Lin
Firm:
Morrison & Foerster
Rating:
Highly regarded
Practice Area:
M&A
Private equity
Jurisdiction:
Hong Kong SAR
Ferdinand Loo
Firm:
Morrison & Foerster
Rating:
Rising star
Practice Area:
M&A - Foreign
Private equity - Foreign
Jurisdiction:
Hong Kong SAR
Yilong Luo
Firm:
Morrison & Foerster
Rating:
Rising star
Practice Area:
M&A
Jurisdiction:
Hong Kong SAR
Bar Admission:
New York
Hong Kong (registered foreign lawyer)
Chuan Sun
Firm:
Morrison & Foerster
Rating:
Highly regarded
Practice Area:
M&A
Jurisdiction:
Hong Kong SAR
Industry Sector:
Private Equity
Serena Tan
Firm:
Morrison & Foerster
Rating:
Highly regarded
Practice Area:
Private equity funds
Jurisdiction:
Hong Kong SAR
Bar Admission:
New York
Deal Highlights
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Corporate
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This week’s top moves: firms target private capital talent
From Germany to California, we round up key partner moves across private equity, secondaries, finance and venture capital
September 25 2026
Capital Markets
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Mayer Brown lands MoFo veterans
The firm has strengthened its London capital markets bench with two private placement specialists after long stints at Morrison Foerster
Noemi Distefano, September 11 2026
M&A
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This week’s people moves: Ashurst, Fieldfisher, White & Case and more
New hires were made across the corporate, PE, regulatory and finance practices in Abu Dhabi, Brussels, Sydney, Rome, London and the Cayman Islands
Noemi Distefano, January 15 2026
M&A
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Asia’s M&A bucks volume slump with soaring values in 2025
Partners at JunHe, Morrison Foerster and White & Case discuss the forces that shaped dealmaking across China, Japan and Hong Kong this year
Nancy Ping, December 22 2025
M&A
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Morrison Foerster partner: ‘Compensation approached strategically becomes a bridge'
Crescent Moran Chasteen, co-chair of the executive compensation and benefits practice, discusses why executive compensation is more than pay mechanics and how it drives stability and momentum in M&A deals
November 25 2025
Banking
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This week’s people moves: Morrison Foerster, Stephenson Harwood and more
New hires and partner promotions were made across the financial services, corporate, regulatory and transaction practices in London, Riyadh and across the US
Noemi Distefano, October 30 2025
M&A
Japan
Majority-stake PE transactions see increase in Japan
Succession issues, carve-out opportunities and regulatory reforms are creating a deal environment mutually beneficial for both Japanese business owners and PE firms
Jeremy White, August 26 2025
ESG
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Navigating the anti-ESG backlash: antitrust, state attorneys general, and global divergence
From antitrust crackdowns to state-level litigation, ESG practices are under siege
Takahiro Nonaka, August 25 2025
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