Maurice Hoo

Partner

Hong Kong Phone +852.3551.8551 Fax +852.3006.4346

Suites 1902-09, 19th Floor//Edinburgh Tower, The Landmark//15 Queen’s Road Central//Hong Kong

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), Chambers Greater China Region (2022, 2023)

Recognized, Mergers & Acquisitions: International Firms, China (Highly Recommended), Leaders League and Décideurs (2021)

Recognized, Mergers & Acquisitions: Private Equity: International Firms, China (Valuable Practice), Leaders League and Décideurs (2021)

Ranked, Private Equity: Buyouts & Venture Capital Investment (International Firms), China, Chambers Asia-Pacific (2008–2021)

The A-List, China Business Law Journal (2020)

Recommended, Private Equity: Foreign Firms, The Legal 500 Asia Pacific: China (2023)

Recommended, TMT: Foreign Firms, The Legal 500 Asia Pacific: China (2023)

Recommended, Corporate and M&A: Foreign Firms, China, The Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2019–2021)

Recommended, Private Equity: Foreign Firms, China, The Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2020, 2021)

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 (2018–2021)

Recognized, M&A/Private Equity, IFLR1000 (2011–2012, 2014–2016)

Recognized, Leading Lawyer in Hong Kong, Asialaw Leading Lawyers (2012–2013)

Highly Regarded, IFLR1000 Financial and Corporate (2019–2022)

Admissions

California
Registered Foreign Lawyer in Hong Kong

Education

Harvard Law School, 1990, J.D.
Boston University, 1987, B.S., Business Administration, summa cum laude

Sectors

Services

Regions

Events

6/29/2021 - Q&A: Operational Issues for Tech Companies in Hong Kong

5/29/2020 - Hong Kong Banks Fight COVID-19 With Tech: Is Regulation Up To The Challenge?

5/2/2017 - 2017 Technology May-rathon: From VIE to SAFE – tech investments into and from China

News

1/13/2023 - Chambers Greater China Region 2023 Guide Recognizes Morgan Lewis Practices and Lawyers

11/29/2022 - Morgan Lewis Practices and Lawyers Recognized in Inaugural Legal 500 China Guide

11/26/2021 - Morgan Lewis Again Earns Top Pro Bono Accolades from Hong Kong Law Society

11/10/2021 - Hong Kong IPOS: Winner by Default, AVCJ

6/4/2021 - Challenging the ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Attitude Around LGBTQ+ Issues in Asia

1/6/2021 - Three Morgan Lewis Partners Named to China Business Law Journal 2020 A-List

12/16/2020 - Morgan Lewis Earns High Rankings in 2021 Chambers Asia-Pacific Guide

12/10/2019 - Morgan Lewis Earns High Rankings in 2020 Edition of Chambers Asia-Pacific

4/24/2018 - How Morgan Lewis Grew Into a Powerhouse on Its Own Terms, The American Lawyer

3/22/2018 - Hong Kong Office Managing Partner Reflects on Firm’s Substantial Growth in Asia

8/3/2017 - Morgan Lewis Gains Approval from Law Society to Operate in Hong Kong

2/13/2017 - Morgan Lewis Expands in China by Adding Lawyers in Hong Kong, Beijing, and Shanghai

Publications

2/26/2020 - Overview of Medical Device Regulation in China

12/21/2018 - A Few of Their Favorite Things

Issue 10 | January - May 2018 - Morgan Lewis Asia Chronicle