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Morrison Foerster has been shortlisted for ten awards at The Legal 500 China Awards 2025. The series is set to recognize the leading firms and lawyers together with the younger rising talent who are part of China’s extensive and complex legal market, with the awards being based on The Legal 500’s independent research.The categories in which Morrison Foerster has been shortlisted include:<ul><li>Data Protection: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year</li><li>Fintech: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year</li><li>Life Sciences and Healthcare: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year</li><li>Regulatory: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year</li><li>TMT: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year</li><li>Deal of the Year – Private Equity: Foreign Firms</li></ul>Additionally, the following MoFo lawyers have been shortlisted in their respective categories:<ul><li>Marcia Ellis, Leading Lawyer of the Year: Foreign Firms</li><li>Paul McKenzie, Data Protection: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the Year</li><li>Derik Rao, Regulatory: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the Year</li><li>Chuan Sun, Data Protection: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the Year</li></ul>With offices in Shanghai and Hong Kong, Morrison Foerster has a strong presence in China, handling major matters in the region for more than 40 years. We were among the first U.S. law firms to establish an office in China’s major business centers. We have about 50 U.S.-, Hong Kong-, PRC-, and England and Wales-qualified professionals, who work closely with attorneys throughout the firm to deliver calibrated and sound advice to clients. We counsel a wide variety of clients in China on their most high-profile investments, as well as on finance and regulatory matters. Our clients include many of the world’s largest multinationals, private equity/real estate/venture/credit fund managers, institutional investors, and the most substantial and active institutional companies in the region. We provide legal advice to companies across a broad range of sectors, including technology, life sciences, data center, financial institutions, AI, fintech, digital media, food & agriculture, and semiconductor.To view the full shortlist, please visit <a href="https://www.legal500.com/events/china-awards/shortlist-2025/" target="_blank">The Legal 500’s website</a>.

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Marcia Ellis is a Senior Counsel in our New York office and a Partner in our Hong Kong office. Marcia’s practice focuses on private equity transactions and complex mergers and acquisitions involving companies and other assets located in Asia. Having practiced in Asia for more than a quarter of a century, Marcia is one of the most experienced M&A lawyers active in the Asian market. In the past three years, she has advised clients on deals with a total aggregate value well in excess of US$249.8 billion.​Marcia regularly advises leading investors on M&A transactions, including SoftBank Vision Fund, Alibaba, GLP, Bain Capital, BlackRock, Farallon Capital, Ascendent Capital Partners, Silver Crest Acquisition Corp., PAG, Hillhouse, Hony Capital and Celadon Partners. In addition, she is experienced in representing U.S., UK and Asia based institutional investors in the acquisition, financing and disposition of real estate in China, Hong Kong and elsewhere in Asia, including numerous logistics and internet data center projects, and investment in and acquisition of real estate developers.From 2008 through 2011, she was the Chief Legal Officer for Asia of D. E. Shaw, where she assisted various group entities in making, restructuring, and exiting investments in various countries in Asia, including a number of significant and highly structured investments in China and India.Clients consider Marcia as a "super skilled technical lawyer" who offers "incredible problem-solving skills on all aspects of matters, both legal and commercial". A client said that "Finding a lawyer whose judgement you trust and who knows how far they can push the boundaries is not easy, and Marcia is the best lawyer I've worked with."Marcia is a member of our global board of directors and a member of our global Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Steering Committee. She served as a Global Co-Chair of the firm's Private Equity Practice. In 2022, she spearheaded the launch of MoFo’s annual survey of the ESG and DEI policies and practices of Asia-headquartered PE firms. She has also been named to Law360’s 2022 and 2023 Private Equity Editorial Board and elected as the Co-Chair of AmCham Hong Kong’s Women of Influence Committee. Marcia has been recognized as one of the Women of Influence in Private Markets: Private Equity by Private Equity International in 2024.

Marcia Ellis（艾琳）律师的执业重点是涉及亚洲境内公司和其它资产的私募股权交易和复杂并购。Ellis律师在亚洲执业超过二十五年，是活跃在亚洲市场经验最丰富的并购律师之一。在过去三年间，她为客户完成的交易的合计价值超过2498亿美元。Ellis律师经常为大型投资者提供并购交易法律咨询，这些投资者包括软银愿景基金、阿里巴巴、普洛斯、Bain Capital、贝莱德、Farallon Capital、上达资本、Silver Crest特殊目的收购公司、PAG、高瓴资本、弘毅投资以及Celadon Partners。此外，在代表美国、英国、亚洲机构投资人方面她也富有经验；她代表客户处理收购、融资、处置中国、香港及亚洲其它地区的房地产，其中包括许多物流和互联网数据中心项目，也处理对房地产开发商的投资与收购。从2008至2011年，Ellis律师是德劭集团亚洲区的首席法务官。在德劭集团，她协助各集团实体处理在亚洲多个国家进行的投资、投资重组及投资退出事宜，包括在中国和印度进行的多个重要及高度结构化的投资。客户评价Ellis律师是一位"技巧高超的律师"，她拥有 "极其出色的解决问题的能力，包括法律问题和商业问题 "。一位客户称："找到一位拥有令人信任的判断力，并能尽力突破极限的律师并不容易，而她是我合作过的最好的律师"。Ellis律师是美富律师事务所的全球董事会成员，兼本所全球环境、社会与治理(ESG)指导委员会委员之一。她曾任本所的全球私募股权业务联席主席。在2022年，她率先发起了美富对总部位于亚洲的私募股权公司的环境、社会与治理以及可持续性的政策与实践的年度调查。她还当选《法律360》(Law 360)2022年度和2023年度私募股权业务编辑委员会成员，以及香港美国商会最具影响力女性(WOI)指导委员会联席主席。Ellis律师还荣获Private Equity International评为2024年“私募股权领域：私募市场最具影响力女性”之一。

Marcia Ellis

Senior Counsel (New York) | Partner (Hong Kong)

Paul has more than 30 years’ experience advising leading international companies on complex transactional and other business law matters in China and elsewhere in Asia.He advises Fortune 100 and other global companies pursuing M&A, joint venture, and other corporate transactions, bringing to his work a deep understanding of the regulatory environment in China and a sensitivity to cultural issues in Asia. Paul also helps clients navigate China’s complex and changing regulatory environment, advising on a broad range of issues such as data privacy and security, industry permitting, and anti-corruption compliance. Paul is a member of the firm’s market-leading global data, cyber and privacy group and a recognized expert on China’s emerging data regulatory regime. He works across a broad range of industries, including information technology, real estate, chemicals and energy, and natural resources.Paul is a fluent Mandarin speaker and has written widely on issues related to Chinese law.He serves on the board of directors of The Morrison & Foerster Foundation, the firm’s charitable foundation.

麦保罗（Paul McKenzie）律师在代表领先的国际公司处理中国和其他亚洲地区的复杂交易和其他商业法律事宜方面拥有超过30年的经验。麦保罗律师代表财富100强企业和其他全球公司处理并购、合资和其他公司交易事宜，同时将他对中国监管环境的深入了解，以及对亚洲文化问题的敏锐运用于其中。他还帮助客户应对中国复杂且不断变化的监管环境，并就各类问题（例如数据隐私与网络安全，行业许可和反腐败合规）提供咨询。麦保罗律师还是本所市场领先的全球隐私和数据安全业务组的成员之一，也是中国新兴数据监管制度领域公认的业内专家。麦保罗律师的业务涉及广泛的行业，包括信息技术，房地产，化学品，能源和自然资源。他精通汉语，并针对中国法律的相关问题广泛撰文。麦保罗律师是本所的慈善基金 “美富基金会”的董事会成员。

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饶宇律师的主要执业领域是合规、监管、制裁、出口管制和白领犯罪事宜，以及与《反海外腐败法》（FCPA）和其他反贿赂法相关的调查事宜。饶律师曾为金融、医疗保健、科技、电讯、加密货币等各行业的跨国公司提供法律意见，也曾代表美国、中国、日本及欧洲的企业处理各类FCPA及其他内部调查事宜，其中涉及商业贿赂、欺诈、数据隐私、挪用公款和违反信托义务的事宜。饶律师在代表跨国医药公司和医疗器械公司开展敏感的调查和设计系统性补救方案方面拥有丰富的经验。饶律师曾协助美国和欧洲领先的医疗保健公司、技术公司、投资组合公司和咨询公司处理亚太地区的一些最敏感和最具影响力的调查，包括涉及监管调查、合规监督、主动披露和在美国司法部（DOJ）进行谈判的事宜。 饶律师还协助银行、投资基金以及其他金融机构管理与制裁有关的风险。此外，饶律师曾在各类证券集体诉讼、监管机构调查及平行诉讼中，为多家纽约证券交易所上市公司进行辩护。他还针对美国刑事和民事诉讼（包括证券集体诉讼、监管调查以及与电信欺诈、内幕交易、经济间谍和盗取知识产权有关的刑事诉讼）为中国大陆、香港地区和新加坡的个人客户进行辩护。在加入美富前，饶律师曾任职于加州帕洛阿尔托某领先的国际律师事务所，就职期间，他曾代表多家领先技术公司处理内部调查和商业诉讼事宜。饶律师毕业于华盛顿大学圣路易斯分校，以优等成绩获得法律博士学位。在就读法学院期间，他曾担任密苏里州联邦法官的外派实习生，期间曾草拟多份意见书。在就读法学院前，他曾在一家国际知名会计师事务所担任资深并购顾问。饶律师精通英语及普通话。<h4>具有代表性的项目</h4><h5>内部和政府调查 </h5><ul><li>代表一家位于美国的世界领先医药公司处理与其在中国、韩国以及欧洲、中东和非洲地区的运营相关的内部调查和补救项目。</li><li>代表一家位于美国的《财富500强》医疗保健公司处理与其在中国的运营相关的各项内部调查事宜，其中涉及反贿赂、挪用公款、数据隐私和会计欺诈等问题。</li><li>代表一家领先的中国通讯科技公司处理与其在亚洲、南美州和非洲的运营相关的若干FCPA内部调查事宜；曾受聘参与公司与美国司法部之间的和解磋商。</li><li>代表一家位于美国的世界领先专业服务公司处理与其在中国的运营相关的多项内部反贿赂调查事宜。</li><li>代表一家领先的中国机构投资者处理在美国多个州进行的若干商业欺诈调查事宜，以及在特拉华州衡平法法院进行的案值达数十亿美元的平行民事审讯事宜。</li><li>代表一家在纳斯达克证券交易所上市的欧洲医疗保险公司处理针对其在中国的运营实施的六个月合规补救项目。</li><li>代表一家位于加州的世界领先通讯公司处理多项技术出口管制与数据隐私调查事宜，协助响应美国司法部及大陪审团的多项传召出庭令。</li><li>代表一家领先的美国农业公司处理与其中国子公司有关的若干内部调查事宜以及相关商业欺诈问题。</li><li>代表一家欧洲跨国医疗器械生产商处理FCPA内部调查事宜。</li><li>代表一家位于欧洲的在纳斯达克证券交易所上市的医疗器械公司处理与其在中国的运营有关的若干内部调查和反贿赂补救事宜。</li><li>代表一家领先的美国财富管理公司响应美国司法部根据《商品交易法》进行的若干调查事宜。</li><li>代表一家在纽约交易所上市的中国区块链公司处理若干商业欺诈调查及相关证券集体诉讼事宜，并为客户的董事会和高级管理人员提供关于美国证券法的合规事务培训。</li></ul><h5>制裁和出口管制 </h5><ul><li>代表一家美国尖端技术公司处理内部调查，涉及其在中国的运营违反出口规定的指控。</li><li>代表一家大型中国银行的香港子公司处理各种商业制裁事宜，包括涉及美国针对俄罗斯、中国大陆、香港特别行政区、伊朗和朝鲜的制裁制度事宜。</li><li>代表一家总部位于亚洲的大型跨国电信服务提供商处理出口管制和商业制裁事宜。</li><li>代表一家《财富》500强中国银行处理有关其香港的运营的各种美国制裁相关事宜。</li><li>代表一家大型中国银行的香港子公司建立制裁合规计划，包括制裁监测工具。</li><li>代表一家中国领先保险公司的海外投资部门处理美国针对俄罗斯、中国大陆和香港特别行政区的制裁制度下的各种事宜。</li><li>代表一家在中国拥有广泛运营的欧洲大型银行评估制裁和出口管制风险并建立制裁合规计划。</li><li>代表一家领先的中国主权财富基金处理由美国发起并针对俄罗斯和中国的制裁相关事宜。</li></ul><h5>诉讼和仲裁</h5><ul><li>代表美国一家大型线上零售平台处理在美国仲裁协会（AAA）进行的一系列有关劳动、就业和零工经济纠纷的仲裁事宜。</li><li>代表一家中国资产管理公司及其美国子公司处理在旧金山高等法院进行的股东纠纷诉讼。</li><li>代表一家中国大型保险集团公司及其美国子公司处理在美国特拉华州衡平法院审理的一项金额达40亿美元的商业合同纠纷，在特拉华州最高法院进行的上诉，以及同时在加州多个州法院进行的反欺诈调查事宜。</li><li>代表一家在纽约证券交易所上市的中国区块链公司处理在美国新泽西州地区法院进行的证券集体诉讼，以及同时进行的内部调查。</li><li>代表加拿大一家大型运输集团公司处理在美国伊利诺伊州中区地方法院进行的合同纠纷。</li></ul>

Derik’s practice primarily focuses on compliance, regulatory, sanctions, export control, and white-collar matters, as well as investigations under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and other anti-bribery laws.He has experience advising multinational companies in finance, healthcare, technology, telecommunications, cryptocurrency, and various other industries. Derik represents corporate clients based in the United States, China, Japan, and Europe in various FCPA and other internal investigations, including in matters relating to commercial bribery, fraud, data privacy, embezzlement, and breach of fiduciary duties. He has extensive experience representing multinational pharmaceutical and medical device companies in conducting sensitive investigations and designing systematic remediation programs. Derik has assisted leading healthcare, technology, investment portfolio, and consulting companies based in the United States and Europe in handling some of the most sensitive and impactful investigations in the APAC region, including matters that involve regulatory investigations, compliance monitorships, self-disclosures, and negotiations before the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).Derik also assists banks, investment funds, and other financial institutions in managing sanctions-related risks. Additionally, Derik has advised NYSE-listed companies on their defense in securities class actions, regulatory investigations, and parallel lawsuits. Derik also defends individual clients based in Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Singapore in connection with U.S. criminal and civil lawsuits, including securities class actions, regulatory investigations, and criminal lawsuits involving wire fraud, insider trading, economic espionage, and theft of intellectual property.Prior to joining MoFo, Derik worked at a leading international law firm in Palo Alto, California, where he represented various leading technology companies in internal investigations and commercial litigations. He received his J.D. cum laude from Washington University in St. Louis. While in law school, Derik externed for a federal judge in Missouri and drafted multiple opinions. Before law school, Derik was a senior M&A consultant at a world-leading accounting firm.Derik is fluent in English and Mandarin.<h4>Representative Experience</h4><h5>Internal and Government Investigations</h5><ul><li>A world-leading pharmaceutical company based in the United States in various internal investigations and remediation projects concerning its operations in China, South Korea, and EMEA.</li><li>A Fortune 500 healthcare company based in the United States in various internal investigations concerning its operations in China that involve anti-bribery, embezzlement, data privacy, and accounting fraud issues.</li><li>A leading Chinese communication technology company in certain FCPA internal investigations concerning its operations in Asia, South America, and Africa; engaged in settlement negotiations with DOJ.</li><li>A world-leading professional service firm based in the United States in multiple internal anti-bribery investigations concerning its operations in China.</li><li>A leading Chinese institutional investor in certain business fraud investigations in various states in the United States and a parallel multibillion-dollar civil trial before the Delaware Court of Chancery.</li><li>A Europe-based healthcare company listed on the NASDAQ in a six-month compliance remediation project for its operations in China.</li><li>A world-leading communications company based in California in certain technology export control and data privacy investigations in response to various DOJ and grand jury subpoenas.</li><li>A leading U.S. agricultural company in certain internal investigations concerning its subsidiary in China and related commercial fraud issues.</li><li>A multinational European medical device manufacturer in certain FCPA internal investigations.</li><li>A NASDAQ-listed medical device manufacturer based in Europe in certain internal investigations and anti-bribery remediation matters concerning its operations in China.</li><li>A leading U.S. wealth management company in response to certain DOJ investigations under the Commodity Exchange Act.</li><li>A Chinese blockchain company listed on the New York Stock Exchange in certain commercial fraud investigations and a related securities class action; provided compliance training on U.S. securities laws to the client’s board of directors and senior executives.</li></ul><h5>Sanctions and Export Controls</h5><ul><li>A cutting-edge U.S. technology company in an internal investigation concerning alleged export violations relating to its operations in China.</li><li>A large Chinese bank’s subsidiary in Hong Kong in various commercial sanctions matters, including matters that involve U.S. sanctions regimes relating to Russia, Mainland China, Hong Kong SAR, Iran, and North Korea.</li><li>A large multinational telecommunication service provider headquartered in Asia in export control and commercial sanctions matters.</li><li>A Fortune 500 Chinese bank in various U.S. sanctions-related matters concerning its operations in Hong Kong.</li><li>A large Chinese bank’s subsidiary in Hong Kong in establishing a sanctions compliance program, including sanctions monitoring tools.</li><li>A leading Chinese insurance company’s overseas investment function in handling various matters under the U.S. sanctions regimes relating to Russia, Mainland China, and Hong Kong SAR.</li><li>A large Europe-based bank with extensive operations in China in assessing sanctions and export control risks and establishing a sanctions compliance program.</li><li>A leading Chinese sovereign wealth fund in certain matters concerning U.S.-initiated sanctions against Russia and China.</li></ul><h5>Litigation and Arbitration</h5><ul><li>A major U.S. online retail platform in a series of arbitrations concerning labor/employment and gig economy disputes before the American Arbitration Association (AAA).</li><li>A Chinese asset management firm and its U.S. subsidiaries in certain shareholder dispute lawsuits before the San Francisco Superior Court.</li><li>A major Chinese insurance group company and its U.S. subsidiaries in a US$4 billion contract dispute trial before the Delaware Court of Chancery, the appeal before the Delaware Supreme Court, and parallel anti-fraud investigation matters before various California state courts.</li><li>A Chinese block chain company listed on the New York Stock Exchange in a securities class action before the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, and a parallel internal investigation.</li><li>A major Canadian transportation group company in a contract dispute before the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois.</li></ul>

Derik Rao

Chuan Sun is Managing Partner of the Shanghai office and Co-Managing Partner of the Hong Kong office.Chuan focuses his practice on cross-border M&A transactions; sophisticated technology, media, and telecom (TMT) transactions; and complex IP/commercial matters across Greater China.With more than 20 years of experience in both Asia and the U.S., Chuan regularly advises multinational corporations, state-owned enterprises, private companies, and PE/VC firms in complex cross-border M&A transactions, joint ventures, strategic alliances, and business separation transactions.Chuan has extensive experience in complex corporate-commercial and technology transactions across the Fintech, e-commerce, and broader TMT sectors. His work covers payment technology, eKYC, credit technology, blockchain, e-platform arrangements, R&D, co-development, technology collaborations, and IP licensing. He also advises on strategic outsourcing, manufacturing, distribution, supply, and franchising arrangements across various industries.Chuan regularly counsels clients on cutting-edge technology and IP regulatory matters, including Fintech, data privacy, cybersecurity, data localization, cross-border data transfers, cloud computing, telecommunications, telematics, and third-party payment services.Prior to joining MoFo, he worked in the Hong Kong office of a Magic Circle firm and the Chicago office of another leading international firm.Chuan co-authored the Hong Kong & mainland China chapters of Getting the Deal Through – Telecoms and Media, 2014, 2015 & 2016; the Hong Kong & mainland China chapters of Getting the Deal Through: Market Intelligence – Telecoms and Media, 2015; and the Hong Kong chapter of Sourcing World 2nd Edition 2015.Chuan is fluent in Mandarin and English.“Chuan Sun has a wealth of knowledge on his clients’ existing products and services offerings and a good understanding of what terms they are or are not willing to accept. This helps tremendously with contract negotiations.”“Chuan Sun has extensive experience in the technology space. Many other competitor firms in the technology space are not really pure IT lawyers, as they are more focus on privacy and trade marks or other related fields, as opposed to technology contracts such as SAP or Microsoft software license agreements. A normal general commercial lawyer would not be able to identify the same issues or raise the right questions, as they are not equipped with the technology know-how of the products and services, their benefits, and general industry standard terms and trending patterns in the market.” Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2020Chuan’s recent blockchain experience includes:<ul><li>Leading Global, China-Headquartered Fintech Company. Advise the company in connection with its first provision of blockchain and Real World Asset solutions in the fintech industry to a leading Chinese securities company for the latter’s first launch of structured product tokens, enabling secure, transparent, tamper-proof transactions for fixed-income and principal-protected tokenized products linked to US equity ETFs.</li><li>Leading Global, China-Headquartered Fintech Company. Advise the company in connection with the international expansion of its various business operations that are based on cutting-edge technologies, including blockchain and crypto, into multiple jurisdictions. </li></ul>

孙川律师的执业领域集中在大中华区的跨境并购交易，复杂的技术、媒体和电信(TMT)交易以及复杂的知识产权/商务事宜。孙律师在亚洲和美国有20多年工作经验，他经常代理跨国公司、国有企业、私人企业和私募股权/风险投资机构处理复杂的跨境并购交易、合资、战略联盟和业务拆分等交易。孙律师在战略性的公司商务和技术交易方面也拥有极为丰富的经验，包括外包、制造、分销、供应与特许经营安排，以及跨行业知识产权许可安排等。他在TMT和知识产权监管方面的经验包括电信、电子商务、互联网、网络安全、数据隐私、云计算以及车联网。在加入美富前，孙律师在一家 “魔法圈”律所(Magic Circle)的香港办事处和另一家领先的国际律所的芝加哥办事处工作。孙律师与他人合著了2014，2015和2016版《让交易推进下去––电信与媒体》(Getting the Deal Through – Telecoms and Media)中的香港和中国大陆章节，2015年版《让交易推进下去：市场情报––电信与媒体》(Getting the Deal Through: Market Intelligence – Telecoms and Media)中的香港和中国大陆章节，以及2015年《采购世界》第二版(Sourcing World 2nd Edition)的香港章节。2018年《亚太法律500强》指出“孙川律师十分高效、负责和实际。他非常擅长处理IT协议，包括软件许可和IT采购合同的相关事宜。他也十分善于处理跨境TMT交易。”孙律师精通普通话和英语。