Morrison Foerster Wins Two Awards at the 2024 Asia Legal Awards

Morrison Foerster was recognized with two awards at the 2024 Asia Legal Awards, presented by Law.com International. The Asia Legal Awards celebrate the most complex and outstanding legal work in the region.

Morrison Foerster was awarded:

• TMT Firm of the Year
• Securities Deal of the Year

Morrison Foerster was named TMT Firm of the Year due to its involvement in market-shaping technology, media, and telecommunications deals in 2023 and its work assisting leading TMT clients in their complex, cutting-edge regulatory challenges. The deals include advising Arm Holdings plc (“Arm”) as the issuer in connection with Arm’s IPO, with the Asia TMT and deal teams led by Ken Siegel and Jesse Gillespie, and partners Marcia Ellis and Andrew Meyer handling China-related matters. Additionally, the firm advised Roblox in the structuring and establishment of its joint venture with Tencent (Luobu), the launch and ongoing operations of the Roblox platform, and the management and cultivation of its associated community of creators in China, with the TMT team led by Gordon Milner. Furthermore, Morrison Foerster advised Toshiba Corporation on its US$15 billion take-private transaction by a Japanese consortium led by private equity firm Japan Industrial Partners, with the deal team in Asia led by Ken Siegel and Jeremy White.

MoFo was awarded the Securities Deal of the Year for its role advising Arm in connection with Arm’s IPO on the Nasdaq Global Select Market. With a total deal value of approximately $5.22 billion, this was the largest U.S.-based IPO in 2023. The global MoFo deal team advising Arm on its IPO is led by Washington, D.C. partner and chair of the firm’s Capital Markets practice Justin Salon, Austin Capital Markets partner John Hensley, New York Capital Markets partner John Owen, Tokyo office managing partner Ken Siegel and Capital Markets partner Jesse Gillespie, London Corporate partners Gary Brown and Stuart Alford, and partners Marcia Ellis and Andrew Meyer for China-related matters.

In addition, MoFo was shortlisted in ESG Deal of the Year and Private Equity Deal of the Year categories.

As one of the preeminent law firms in Asia, Morrison Foerster provides integrated local and international law advice. The Tokyo office is one of the largest international firms in Japan, with approximately 50 U.S. attorneys, 50 Japanese bengoshi, and six attorneys qualified in England & Wales, who team with the firm’s global network to advise on Japan’s most significant inbound and outbound transactions, investigations, and disputes. With offices in Beijing, Shanghai, and Hong Kong, Morrison Foerster has a strong presence in China, handling major matters in the region for 40 years. From our hub in Singapore, our partners have many years of collective experience advising clients throughout South and Southeast Asia.

To learn more about the Asia Legal Awards, see the full list of winners.