Morrison Foerster Recognized in The Legal 500 China 2026

Morrison Foerster has received 19 practice area rankings and 76 individual recognitions across its offices in Hong Kong and Shanghai in The Legal 500 China 2026 guide.

The firm received three Tier 1 practice area recognitions, including the following:

• Data Protection: Foreign Firms
• Private Equity: Foreign Firms
• TMT: Foreign Firms

Morrison Foerster saw improved rankings in this year’s edition for China: Regulatory/Compliance: Foreign Firms and Hong Kong: Dispute Resolution: Litigation, both reflecting MoFo’s continued investment and development in China and Hong Kong.

Of the individual recognitions received in the 2026 edition, MoFo lawyers received seven Leading Partner rankings:

• Paul McKenzie – China: Data Protection: Foreign Firms; China: Corporate and M&A: Foreign Firms
• Chuan Sun – China: Data Protection: Foreign Firms; China: TMT: Foreign Firms
• Matthew Lau – Hong Kong: Domestic and International Corporate Tax
• Marcia Ellis – China: Private Equity: Foreign Firms; Hong Kong: Private Equity

Two MoFo lawyers were also recognized as Next Generation Partners:

• Derik Rao – China: Regulatory/Compliance: Foreign Firms
• Xiaoxi Lin – Hong Kong: Private Equity

Additionally, four MoFo lawyers received Leading Associate rankings:

• Tingting Gao – China: Data Protection: Foreign Firms
•  Sarah Wang – China: Life Sciences and Healthcare: Foreign Firms
• Siyu Gao – China: Private equity: foreign firms
• Gigi Yuen – Hong Kong: TMT

The firm also received one Hall of Fame designation. Gordon Milner was named to the Hall of Fame for Hong Kong: TMT.

For more than 40 years, Morrison Foerster has been on the ground advising clients on their most important China-related matters. We were among the first U.S. law firms to establish an office in China’s major business centers. We have about 50 attorneys qualified in the U.S., Hong Kong, PRC, and England & Wales, 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 complete list of Morrison Foerster’s rankings in the 2026 edition of The Legal 500 China, please visit the publication’s website.