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Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP Offices
BEIJING KERRY CENTRE SOUTH TOWER, SUITE 823, 8TH FL
NO 1 GUANGHUA ROAD, CHAOYANG DISTRICT
BEIJING 100020
China
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP > The Legal 500 Rankings
China > Labour and employment: foreign firms Tier 1
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP handles a high number of mandates for clients in relation to mergers and acquisitions, restructuring, and contractual drafting, as well as advising on hiring, termination, and workforce reductions. The firm is also recommended for its assistance for multinational companies in navigating Chinese data protection laws and regulations, the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and the PRC’s own anti-corruption laws. The team is led by the highly experienced Lesli Ligorner, an expert in collective bargaining matters and employment mobility and immigration. Also central to the practice are terminations and non-compete clauses specialist Todd Liao and associate Yuting Zhu. Hong Kong based Charles Mo supports the team. Qian Nie departed the firm in 2022.Practice head(s):
Lesli Ligorner
Other key lawyers:
Testimonials
‘Lesli Ligorner and Yuting Zhu provide exceptional employment advice for China, and facilitate great service for other parts of APAC. Quick to respond with commercial and pragmatic advice. ’
‘The Labour and Employment team are excellent – responsive, able to explain complex legal requirements in a clear and concise way, and (more importantly) provide practical solutions. ’
‘Lesli Ligorner is my go-to with any China employment matter. She has a great team around her, including Yuting Zhu, both of whom I trust implicitly. ’
Key clients
JP Morgan Chase
Gilead Corporation
Endeavor
Autonomic
American Greetings
Bristol Myers Squibb
Comcast
Foreign Correspondents’ Club of China
Work highlights
China > Corporate and M&A: foreign firms Tier 3
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP‘s China M&A team routinely works alongside the firm’s capital markets, regulatory, labour, litigation and antitrust groups on major transactions. The M&A practice also fields sector experts in life sciences, energy, technology, retail and fintech, as well as financial services, healthcare, automotive and transportation. Splitting his time between Beijing and Hong Kong, Ning Zhang regularly advises on mega-value M&A deals, while Alex Wang assists with a range of corporate transactions. Maurice Hoo leads the corporate, M&A and private equity practice in Hong Kong, where Edwin Luk is global co-leader of the firm’s corporate and securities group.Practice head(s):
Ning Zhang; Alex Wang; Maurice Hoo; Edwin Luk
Other key lawyers:
Connie Cheung
Key clients
Sequoia Capital
GIC
Silk Road Fund
NIO Capital
Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation
J.S. Held
TAIT Towers
Warburg Pincus
Boehringer Ingelheim
China > Life sciences and healthcare: foreign firms Tier 3
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP is recommended for guiding clients through research, development, and regulatory approval. The firm is also strong in financing work, as well as structuring licensing and collaboration agreements in innovative areas such as cancer treatment. Todd Liao is the key name to note in Shanghai, with a strong record in acting for biotechnology and medical device companies from both the US and the PRC. Employment practice head Lesli Ligorner, also based in Shanghai, provides key input to the life sciences practice by offering misconduct and corruption investigations capability. Hong Kong based lawyers Maurice Hoo and Ning Zhang support.Practice head(s):
Todd Liao; Lesli Ligorner; Ning Zhang; Maurice Hoo
Testimonials
Key clients
Gilead Corp.
GIC
CMG-SDIC Capital
Frontage Holdings Corp.
Synaptic Medical Ltd.
IDG Capital
Hillhouse Capital
Matrix China
Sequoia Capital
Lake Bleu
B Capital
AffaMed Therapeutics
Merck
China Everbright
Eight Roads Fund
Shanghai Duoning
UIB Heathcare
Work highlights
China > Private equity: foreign firms Tier 3
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP acts for some of the most sophisticated PE entities globally, including Warburg Pincus, Permira, Sequoia Capital and Hillhouse, with Ning Zhang being a trusted advisor to these clients from Beijing. The practice is experienced across the spectrum of transactions, including buyouts, add-ons and co-investments, dispositions and other exits. Maurice Hoo spearheads the offering from Hong Kong, bringing more than three decades of PE experience and is particularly strong in the TMT sector.Practice head(s):
Ning Zhang; Maurice Hoo
Other key lawyers:
Key clients
Sequoia Capital
Warburg Pincus
GIC
Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation
Meten International Education Group
China Distance Education
Silk Road Fund
Lake Bleu Capital
Bank of China International
Work highlights
China > Regulatory/compliance: foreign firms Tier 3
The regulatory compliance and anti-corruption team at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP is sought out for its expertise in investigations, especially in cases of alleged employee or third-party malfeasance. Other work handled by the team includes creating compliance programs, reviewing internal policies and procedures, and conducting employee-related due diligence. The team is co-led in Shanghai by Lesli Ligorner and Todd Liao, as well as Charles Mo, who resides in Hong Kong. Ligorner is an expert in employment, and assists with corporate investigations and anti-corruption compliance. Investment, finance, and corporate transactions fall within the scope of Liao’s practice, while Mo is experienced in dispute resolution, investigations of listed companies, and white collar crime.Practice head(s):
Lesli Ligorner; Todd Liao; Charles Mo
Other key lawyers:
Magaret Luo; Bill Huang
Work highlights
China > TMT: foreign firms Tier 3
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP advises private equity funds and foreign clients on their China-centric ventures. Maurice Hoo steers the corporate and PE practice in Hong Kong, guiding multinationals through cross-border mergers, restructurings, and investments. Edwin Luk, co-leader of the firm’s capital markets and public companies practice, offers insights on securities regulation and a spectrum of corporate matters. Ning Zhang heads the corporate and PE team in the Beijing office, managing cross-border transactions for both private and public companies.Practice head(s):
Maurice Hoo; Edwin Luk; Shaobin Zhu
Key clients
Sequoia Capital
Warburg Pincus
China Distance Education
Kaidi LLC and Changzhou Kaidi Electrical Co., Ltd.
Guangdong Dongtai Metal Goods Co., Ltd.
Eileen Grays, LLC
Shanghai Xiaoi Robot Technology
Hong Kong Beida Jade Bird Display Limited
LandGlass Technology Co., Ltd.
Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation
Work highlights
- Represented longstanding client Sequoia Capital China Advisors Limited (Sequoia Capital) in connection with its US$500 million financing and investment in Amber Global Limited.
China > Intellectual property: foreign firms Tier 4
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP‘s broad expertise covers IP prosecution, litigation and Section 337 investigations before the US’ International Trade Commission. The department’s combined sectoral experience encompasses life sciences, energy, manufacturing, finance, retail, consumer goods and tech – the latter is an area of particular expertise for practice co-heads Shaobin Zhu, who offers extensive experience in disputes between Chinese and US companies; and Yalei Sun, a regular advisor to clients seeking enforcement of their Chinese patents.Practice head(s):
Shaobin Zhu; Yalei Sun
Other key lawyers:
Jensen Xu
Testimonials
‘High-skilled personnel who work closely together.’
‘Zhu Shaobin has rich professional knowledge and practical experience handling IP rights.’
‘Jensen Xu has extensive experience in trademark application and brand protection, anti-counterfeiting investigations and domain name disputes.’
‘Shaobin Zhu participated in the AI exhibition forum held by our association in Shenzhen, showing very professional legal practice experience.’
Key clients
Boviet Solar Technology Co., Ltd./Ningbo Boway Alloy Material Co., Ltd.
Hong Kong Beida Jade Bird Display Limited
Shenzhen Sonoff Technology Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Xiaoi Robot Technology
LandGlass Technology Co., Ltd.
Tencent Holdings Ltd.
SZ DJI Technology Co., Ltd.
OnePlus Technology (Shenzhen), Ltd.
Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp. Ltd.
Amperex Technology Limited
Work highlights
- Represented Boviet Solar Technology, Boviet Renewable Power, Boviet Solar USA and Ningbo Boway Alloy Material in a patent infringement case before the US District Court for the Northern District of California.
- Advising Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp on various IP matters.
- Advising Tencent on numerous US patent prosecutions.
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP > Firm Profile
The firm: From the firm’s *30 offices in North America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, Morgan Lewis attorneys provide comprehensive litigation, corporate, finance, restructuring, employment and benefits, and intellectual property services in all major industries. The team encompasses more than 2,000 legal professionals, including lawyers, patent agents, employee benefits advisers, regulatory scientists, and other specialists who work with clients ranging from established, global Fortune 100 companies to enterprising start-ups.
Greater China: Morgan Lewis’ capabilities in Greater China have been carefully shaped to meet the complex needs of the most sophisticated clients. The firm’s lawyers – almost all of whom are native Chinese with extensive practical experience operating in China – have worked for many years both on behalf of and even inside global companies, advising on structuring and overseeing transactions and operations in the US, Latin America and Europe, as well as in China and other parts of Asia. The firm also increasingly applies a globally-grounded set of disciplines to assist leading state-owned, as well as emerging privately owned Chinese companies whose businesses are expanding into the United States, Europe, and other parts of Asia (including Central Asia and Russia).
*Its Beijing and Shanghai offices operate as representative offices of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP. In Hong Kong, Morgan Lewis operates through Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, which is a separate Hong Kong general partnership registered with The Law Society of Hong Kong as a registered foreign law firm operating in Association with Luk & Partners.
Areas of practice: The Beijing office is a key location for Morgan Lewis clients in Asia. The firm’s lawyers in China specialise in FCPA investigations and training, government regulatory approvals, compliance, and investigations in front of different government agencies. As China continues to grow in prominence as a world economic powerhouse, the firm’s lawyers in Beijing will leverage their market knowledge with the Morgan Lewis global network to create a significant business advantage for clients doing business in China and in the region.
With a focus on inbound mergers and acquisitions, investments, and general corporate and regulatory matters in China, the firm advises Chinese companies on outbound expansion into the United States, Europe, and Japan. Sectors include life sciences and healthcare, food and drugs, media and technology (including Internet, cloud, and mobile industries), consumer goods, financial services (including banking, the burgeoning ‘non-banking financial institutions’, private equity, and investment management), and energy and infrastructure.
Main Contacts
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Antitrust investigation and litigation |