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Maurice is a partner at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP and also a registered foreign lawyer at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius.
Maurice Hoo has more than 25 years of experience advising private equity and venture capital investors, as well as multinationals and strategic investors, in their cross-border mergers, acquisitions, investments, restructurings, and divestments. Maurice is a Registered Foreign Lawyer in Hong Kong and is admitted to practice in California.
With a focus on technology companies that do business in Asia, especially China, Maurice’s deal experience spans a wide range of industries, including education, life sciences and medical devices, environmental protection and renewable energy, food, media and entertainment, mobile technology, and retail.
Since 2008, Maurice has been consistently recognized as one of the top private equity lawyers in China by legal industry publications Chambers Asia-Pacific and IFLR1000. Clients have praised Maurice and his team as “innovative,” “thinks outside the box,” “gives us lots of alternatives,” and “offers high-calibre service.”
Awards and Affiliations
Ranked, Private Equity: Buyouts & Venture Capital Investment (International Firms), China, Chambers Asia-Pacific (2008–2020)
Recommended, Corporate and M&A: Foreign Firms, China, The Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2019)
Recommended, Private Equity/Venture Capital: Foreign Firms, China, The Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2018, 2019)
Recommended, Corporate (including M&A); Private Equity, Hong Kong, The Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2018, 2019)
