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Thomas Chou is the Managing Partner of Morrison Foerster’s Los Angeles office, where he advises on cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and private equity and venture capital financings, with a focus on the U.S. and Asia. With more than 25 years of experience, Thomas brings deep cross-border expertise, having practiced in MoFo’s Palo Alto, Shanghai, Hong Kong, and now Los Angeles offices. During his time in Asia, he served as head and co-head of the firm’s Asia Private Equity practice for 15 years.Thomas’ clients include industry-leading emerging growth companies and a broad range of investors who fund them (traditional private equity and venture capital funds, prominent Asian family offices, the corporate/strategic investment arms of large corporates, insurance companies, and sovereign wealth funds). His broad industry coverage includes media, entertainment and gaming; CPG/food and beverage; hard tech; Fintech; biopharma, MedTech, health and wellness.Clients and outside ranking organizations routinely cite Thomas’ accomplishments:<ul><li>Thomas is “a strong advocate for his client, offering strategic and actionable advice, evaluating and clearly prioritizing the key issues in complex situations and proactively anticipating concerns from counterparties in negotiations."</li><li>“Thomas Chou is excellent in understanding the industry and leads the team in working on the same. He is very responsive and works 24 hours responding to the clients.”</li><li>“Thomas has significant experience handling complex cross–border transactions across the Asia–Pacific region. His counsel is frequently sought by global technology corporations to advise on their investments in the region. He also commands considerable respect from private equity clients.”</li><li>His clients pinpoint his “decades of venture capital experience both in the United States and in Asia,” with one noting: “He is patient, attentive to details and someone who has clearly conquered many battlefields.”</li><li>Thomas is particularly praised for his communications skills, with clients saying, “Any issues we had he would always provide a solution. He is not only interpreting regulations, but he is also commercially savvy.”</li></ul>Thomas is on the Board of the Morrison Foerster Foundation and a member of the board of directors of the Starlight Children’s Foundation.

周至恒（Thomas Chou）律师在公司业务领域非常活跃，重点处理跨境并购（中国境内外）、合资、私募股权和风险资本融资业务。他的客户包括新兴成长型公司，传统以及非传统投资者（私募股权和风险投资基金，家族办公室，公司/公司的战略投资部门，金融机构以及主权财富基金）。他的执业领域主要是技术、媒体和电信、医疗和生命科学以及消费和零售业。客户和外部评级机构都经常称赞周律师的成就：<ul><li>“周律师在处理亚太地区复杂跨境交易方面经验丰富，全球科技公司常因在该地区的投资而寻求其意见，他也广受私募股权客户推崇。”</li><li>“（周律师）资历深厚，精于各种风险投资及私募股权事宜，包括前期与后期的投资及并购，他在科技领域的经验尤其丰富。”</li><li>客户赞赏他“在美国及亚洲均有数十年风险投资经验”，并称其“非常耐心，注重细节，实战经验丰富”。</li><li>周律师的沟通技巧尤其为人所称道，他的客户指出：“不管我们出现任何问题，周律师都能提出解决方案。他不仅能准确把握法律条文，同时极具商业头脑。”</li></ul>周律师是美富亚洲私募股权业务的联席主管，也是新兴公司 + 风险投资业务组和并购业务组的活跃成员。他在上述业务领域均持续受到独立的法律行业排行榜和律师评级机构的高度认可。周律师还是星光儿童基金会的董事会成员。

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Christoph Wagner has been advising media and communications companies for more than 25 years on complex transactions and strategic regulatory matters, including market access and the regulation of artificial intelligence (AI).He has advised on the acquisition and divestment of television broadcasters (including ProSiebenSat.1, Sky Deutschland, N24, VOX, TM3, and Das Vierte), major television rights packages (such as the UEFA Champions League, NFL, Bundesliga, and film and series packages), as well as cable network operators (Unitymedia, Tele Columbus, PrimaCom, pepcom) and mobile spectrum transactions (3G and 5G). He has also supported clients in the structuring of joint ventures (e.g., Visoon), a data single sign-on alliance (netID), and continues to advise on the market entry of leading video-on-demand (VoD) providers.Christoph is an Honorary Professor at the University of Potsdam, where he teaches courses on digital platforms and artificial intelligence. He is a frequent speaker on media and communications topics and has published numerous articles and monographs, including on media concentration, digitalization, anti-piracy, cable consolidation, AI, and net neutrality.Christoph heads Morrison Foerster’s global media practice.He has been a notary public based in Berlin since 2000.<h4>Representative Experience</h4><ul><li dir="ltr">Deutsche Bahn on the Data Factory AI project regarding autonomous train control.</li></ul><ul><li>Deutsche Bahn on the conception of an AI-controlled large language model.</li><li>1&1/United Internet on its initiative of funding a European netID foundation together with ProSiebenSat.1 and RTL.</li><li dir="ltr">SoundCloud on the acquisition of AI platform Musiio.</li><li dir="ltr">NFL on all aspects relating to matches and broadcasting rights in Germany.</li></ul><ul dir="ltr"><li>Viacom on the TV and video ad sales marketing joint venture Visoon with Axel Springer.</li><li>Axel Springer SE, the leading German publishing company, on the acquisition of N24 Media GmbH, Germany’s largest independent news TV channel.</li><li dir="ltr">Representation in a number of large media and telecom transactions, including Haim Saban’s acquisition of ProSiebenSat.1; NewsCorp’s acquisition and re-ﬁnancing of Premiere/Sky Deutschland; NewsCorp’s acquisition of the TV stations Vox and Tm3 as well as the TV rights to the UEFA Champions League; STUDIOCANAL’s acquisition of Kinowelt and Tandem; the privatization of the Babelsberg Film Studios; and NBCU’s disposition of TV channel Das Vierte and the subsequent sale to Disney.</li></ul>

Prof. Dr. Christoph Wagner berät Medien- und Kommunikationsunternehmen seit mehr als 25 Jahren bei komplexen Transaktionen und strategischen regulatorischen Fragen z. B. des Marktzugangs und der Regulierung künstlicher Intelligenz.Er betreute den Erwerb und die Veräußerung von TV-Anbietern (ProSiebenSat.1, Sky Deutschland, N24, Vox, TM3, Das Vierte), großen TV-Rechtepaketen (UEFA-Champions League, NFL, Bundesliga, Film- und Serien-Pakete) sowie von Kabelnetzbetreibern (Unitymedia, Tele Columbus, PrimaCom, pepcom) und Mobilfunk-Spektrum (3G, 5G). Er unterstützte Mandanten bei der Strukturierung von Joint Ventures (z. B. „Visoon“), einer Daten-Single-Sign-On-Allianz („netID“) und begleitet den Marktzugang von führenden VoD-Anbietern.Prof. Dr. Christoph Wagner ist Honorarprofessor an der Universität Potsdam und lehrt zu digitalen Plattformen und KI. Er referiert regelmäßig zu Medien- und Kommunikationsthemen und hat zahlreiche Artikel sowie Monographien veröffentlicht, u. a. zu Medienkonzentration, Digitalisierung, Anti-Piraterie, Kabelkonsolidierung, KI und Netzneutralität.Prof. Dr. Christoph Wagner leitet die globale Medienpraxis von Morrison Foerster.Seit 2000 ist er Notar mit Amtssitz in Berlin.<h4 dir="ltr">Referenzen</h4><ul><li>Beratung der Deutschen Bahn beim KI-Projekt Data Factory bzgl. autonomer Zugsteuerung</li><li>Beratung der Deutschen Bahn bei der Konzeption eines KI-gesteuerten Large Language Modells</li><li>Beratung von SoundCloud beim Erwerb der KI-Plattform Musiio</li><li dir="ltr">Beratung der NFL und einzelner NFL-Clubs im Zusammenhang mit den Pflichtspielen in Deutschland</li></ul><ul><li dir="ltr">Beratung von 1&1/United Internet bei der Initiierung und Gründung der „European netID Foundation“ mit ProSiebenSat.1 und RTL</li><li>Beratung von Viacom beim Joint Venture „Visoon“ für TV- und Videovermarktung mit der Axel Springer SE</li></ul><ul dir="ltr"><li>Beratung von Axel Springer beim Erwerb von N24 Media und im Verfahren bezüglich der Zulassungspflicht von Bild.de</li><li>Betreuung diverser Transaktionen im Bereich Medien und Telekommunikation, u. a. beim Erwerb von ProSiebenSat.1 durch Haim Saban, dem Erwerb und der Reﬁnanzierung von Premiere/Sky Deutschland durch NewsCorp., dem Erwerb der Fernsehsender Vox und Tm3 durch NewsCorp. sowie dem Erwerb von Fernsehrechten an der UEFA Champions League, dem Erwerb von Kinowelt und Tandem durch StudioCanal, der Privatisierung der Filmstudios Babelsberg, der Veräußerung des Fernsehsenders „Das Vierte“ durch NBCU und dem anschließenden Verkauf an Disney</li><li dir="ltr">Beratung bei einer Reihe von Transaktionen im Bereich Kabel, u. a. Tele Columbus beim Kauf der Wettbewerber PrimaCom und pepcom sowie im Zusammenhang mit dem Zusammenschluss von Vodafone und Liberty</li></ul>

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Tier 1 for TMT in China

Ranked tier 1 or tier 2 for TMT/Media in Germany every year consecutively since opening office

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Tier 1 for TMT in China

Tier 1 for TMT in China

Ranked tier 1 or tier 2 for TMT/Media in Germany every year consecutively since opening office

TMT Law Firm of the Year 2013–2019

Tier 1 for TMT in China

Tier 1 for TMT in China

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