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Morrison Foerster

Corporate/M&A

Global Guide 2026 : Asia-Pacific Region

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Morrison Foerster

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Corporate/M&A - Asia-Pacific Region

Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Morrison Foerster has a first-rate team in Tokyo, working in tandem with skilled corporate practitioners across the region. The Singapore and China offices continue to impress, maintaining a high-quality offering advising on M&A transactions throughout the Asia-Pacific region. The firm regularly advises on cross-border work in a number of industry sectors, especially technology, manufacturing and logistics. It additionally represents major funds in the private equity space, acting for both regional and global investors, and is able to offer venture capital capability from the firm's offices in Hong Kong and Mainland China.

Notable practitioners

Ken Siegel is the managing partner of the firm's Tokyo office and head of the firm's Japan M&A practice. Marcia Ellis is a key contact in Hong Kong, while Paul McKenzie and Sun Chuan are key contacts for the firm's Mainland China offices.

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Work Highlights

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  • Morrison Foerster advised SoftBank on numerous matters concerning its expanding partnership with OpenAI.

  • Morrison Foerster acted for The News Lens on a series of transactions, including its merger with Mediagene and de-SPAC with Blue Ocean Acquisition Corporation and listing on NASDAQ.

Strengths

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  • The firm has very strong knowledge of legal issues both in the USA and Japan and offers a practical, problem-solving approach to issues that arise during negotiations.

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  • The firm has deep transactional experience in the region and can speak to trends and market practices with first-hand knowledge. They are highly responsive and consistently available.

    Corporate/M&A respondentGlobal

  • They have done an amazing job threading the needle between parties involved, calmly and logically explaining issues, and helping the parties find a resolution.

    Corporate/M&A respondentGlobal

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