Morrison Foerster

Mergers + Acquisitions; Capital Markets; Broker-Dealer Compliance + Regulation

Senior Consultant

Stephen has practiced in Hong Kong for over 25 years and specializes in capital markets advisory and transactional matters, regulatory issues, and mergers and acquisitions transactions. His experience includes advising on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Listing Rules, including numerous IPOs, and the Hong Kong Takeovers Code, as well as corporate and securities law and regulations generally. This includes advising clients on SFC licensing issues for intermediaries, non-contentious employment matters, and general commercial transactions.

Prior to joining Morrison & Foerster, Stephen served for three years as Senior Director of Corporate Finance with the Securities and Futures Commission in Hong Kong. Before that, he was a partner and Head of Corporate Finance in a leading international firm in Hong Kong. He was a member of the Hong Kong Government Standing Committee on Company Law Reform from 2011 until the end of his six-year tenure.

Stephen is a frequent speaker at conferences on Hong Kong securities legal issues and has authored chapters on the Hong Kong Takeovers Code and Listing Rules in the popular “Practitioner’s Guide” series.

Stephen is fluent in French and Spanish.

English, French and Spanish

University of Cambridge, B.A.

University of the West of England, C.P.E.

University of the West of England, LSF

University of Cambridge, M.A.