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John Moore

John Moore

Greater China Region 2026

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About

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Greater China Region

Practice Areas

Capital Markets, Mergers and Acquisitions, Corporate and Commercial, Private Equity

Career

John is a highly experienced securities lawyer who is US and Hong Kong qualified. He spent a number of years as a senior in-house counsel at Goldman Sachs with primary legal coverage responsibility for its investment banking division in Asia ex-Japan covering the division’s full range of products, notably capital markets transactions including SEC-registered, Rule 144A/Regulation S, and Rule 144 offerings, as well as M&A transactions. He was also a partner in private practice at leading international law firms, more recently working for a US firm where he was co-head of their China Capital Markets practice. He was also a corporate partner with a leading UK firm and head of their US securities and capital markets practice for Asia. He has also practised in New York and Hong Kong with a leading Wall Street law firm.

John served for a number of years as Deputy Chairman of the Listing Committee of the Main Board and the Growth Enterprise Market (GEM) of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

Professional Memberships

John served for several years as Deputy Chairman of the Listing Committee of the Main Board and the Growth Enterprise Market of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Greater China Region

Capital Markets: Equity (International Firms) - China

Band 4
Band 4

Individual Editorial
John Moore is a key adviser on IPOs, top-up placings and secondary block trades for foreign and domestic clients in the banking and financial services sector, most often as sponsors, underwriters or placing agents.

Strengths

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  • John is an excellent partner who takes a very commercial view and is always reachable.

    Capital Markets: Equity (International Firms)Chambers Greater China Region
  • John brings exceptional insight and experience to Hong Kong capital markets, shaped by years of frontline legal advisory work in the region.

    Capital Markets: Equity (International Firms)Chambers Greater China Region
  • John is a very experienced counsel with great insight into US and international laws.

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