About this office:
Opened in April 1998, the firm's Beijing office supports an established and steadily expanding Asia practice. Morrison & Foerster is one of a limited number of U.S. firms officially licensed by the Chinese Ministry of Justice. Prior to the establishment of the Beijing office, Morrison & Foerster had been extensively involved in Chinese legal matters since opening its Hong Kong office in 1983. The firm opened a third office in China August 2003 in Shanghai. The firm's China based offices continue to work closely together to service international clients, with business interests in the People's Republic of China (PRC) as well as to advise on financing, investment and other legal matters for Chinese companies with respect to their international activities.
While our lawyers in Beijing represent a wide range of clients, they have particular expertise in working with technology based PRC companies and investors active in China's technology industries. Our Beijing office has significant experience working on international securities offerings by PRC telecommunications and finance companies and China-direct investment projects. The firm's Beijing based lawyers also handle arbitration and intellectual property matters.
The firm is honored to have been retained as international legal counsel to the Beijing Organizing Committee for the XXIX Olympiad in connection with its activities for the 2008 Summer Games.
Profiles for our lawyers based in Beijing can be found at our website: www.mofo.com.cn. For more information about our Beijing office, please contact Steve Toronto, Managing Partner, at (86-10) 6505-9090 or email at storonto@mofo.com
Areas of Practice: International Financial and Commercial Practice including Venture Capital, Securities, Telecommunications, Technology, Internet, Mergers and Acquisitions, Arbitration and Direct Foreign Investment in China. Firm engaged in American and International Law Practice, but not authorized to appear before PRC Courts or to act as PRC lawyers.
Statement of Practice Summary:
Antitrust and competition, bankruptcy and restructuring, capital markets, cleantech, communications and media, corporate, energy, entertainment, environmental, federal and state and local tax, financial services, financial transactions, government contracts, intellectual property transactions, land use and natural resources, life sciences, patent prosecution, privacy, project finance and development, real estate, technology transactions, and trial and appellate litigation, including complex commercial, class action, intellectual property, securities, white collar defense, financial institutions, products liability and employment litigation.
Year Established: 1883
Languages: English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Shanghainese, French, Spanish and Japanese.
Law Firm Affiliations: LEX MUNDI
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