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Morrison & Foerster

SUITE 3803, BUND CENTRE, NO 222 YAN AN RD EAST, SHANGHAI 200002, CHINA
Washington DC, Walnut Creek, Tokyo, Singapore, Shanghai, San Francisco and 11 more

What we say about the firm's legal practice in China

Corporate & M&A

Within Foreign firms, Morrison & Foerster LLP is a third tier firm,

Morrison & Foerster is noted for its FDI and corporate advisory work, cross-border M&A that combines local regulatory knowledge with industry expertise, and its assistance to Japanese corporations with their strategic M&A activity into China. The team advised Intel Corporation in its $1.4bn acquisition of the Wireless Solutions business unit of German chipmaker Infineon Technologies, Europe’s second-largest semiconductor manufacturer. Beijing office managing partner Paul McKenzie is recommended; also in Beijing Sherry Xiaowei Yin, Shanghai partner Gregory Tan, and Shanghai and Palo Alto-based Charles Comey are notable practitioners.

Intellectual property

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Private equity/venture capital

Within Foreign firms, Morrison & Foerster LLP is a second tier firm,

Morrison & Foerster’s Jun Deng rejoined as Hong Kong of counsel. The practice represented Warburg Pincus in multiple private equity investments. Hong Kong-based Thomas Chou co-chairs the China private equity and venture capital group with Charles Comey, who is based in Palo Alto and Shanghai. Beijing lawyer Sherry Xiaowei Yin is recommended.

Projects and energy

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Real estate

Within Foreign firms, Morrison & Foerster LLP is a second tier firm,

One of Morrison & Foerster’s key clients is Prologis (formerly known as AMB Property). It recently advised on the spin-out and contribution of Prologis’ China assets to the recently launched $1.1bn AMB China Logistics Venture. It also acted for National Semiconductor in the sale of its manufacturing plant in Suzhou, which has an asset sale value of RMB177m. The firm advised Harima Chemicals on the restructuring of contractual arrangements relating to its reorganisation and use of manufacturing facilities in China. Paul McKenzie, office managing partner in Beijing, specialises in corporate transactions and regulatory compliance matters. Also recommended is Shanghai-based Gregory Tan, who was instrumental in the Prologis joint venture.

TMT

Within Foreign firms, Morrison & Foerster LLP is a first tier firm,

Morrison & Foerster’s practice is split between Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong. Gordon Milner in Hong Kong heads the group, while Gregory Tan is the primary contact in Shanghai. It receives regular instructions from high-profile clients such as Dell China and Standard Chartered. It is currently advising Rakuten in relation to its joint venture with Chinese internet service provider Baidu, and is acting for Harbin Pharmaceutical in its asset acquisition of Pfizer’s swine vaccine technology and business in China. Further highlights included an instruction from Kirin relating to its joint venture with China Resources Enterprise.

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Offices in Washington DC, Walnut Creek, Sacramento, Palo Alto, New York, Denver, San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, and McLean

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