Jointly led by the ‘exceptional’ Maurice Hoo and Edwin Luk, the team at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius leverages its regional network, regularly collaborating with its Shanghai and Beijing offices to assist a varied client roster of global corporations, sovereign wealth funds, and emerging companies. The group boasts strength across a number of industries, including energy, life sciences, and fintech. Hoo is known for his vast expertise in advising strategic and private equity investors on restructurings, divestments, and cross-border M&A, while Luk exhibits deep knowledge of securities regulations.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Definitely it's the calibre of the people in the firm and the confidence they give to clients.’

  • ‘Maurice Hoo and Colin Au are exceptional professionals who are always responsive, insightful and comprehensive in providing advice and solutions.’

  • 'Diverse, great, strong, diligent, focused and supporting in every way.'

Key clients

  • Sequoia Capital
  • GIC
  • Silk Road Fund
  • NIO Capital
  • Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation
  • J.S. Held
  • TAIT Towers
  • Warburg Pincus
  • Boehringer Ingelheim

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Maurice Hoo, Edwin Luk, Ning Zhang, Alex Wang

Other key lawyers

Colin Au