Press Release

Morgan Lewis Role in M&A Deal of the Year Recognized at China Law & Practice Awards 2022

Tuesday, September 13, 2022

BEIJING, HONG KONG, SHANGHAI, September 13, 2022: Morgan Lewis has been named an adviser on the winning M&A Deal of the Year at the China Law & Practice Awards 2022. The firm earned the recognition for its role as Chinese counsel to Silk Road Fund—a sovereign investment fund in China—on its participation in an Energy Infrastructure Group (EIG) led global investor consortium’s acquisition of a 49% stake in Aramco Oil Pipelines Co. from Saudi Arabian Oil Co. for $12.4 billion. EIG is a leading institutional investor to the global energy sector.

The China Law & Practice Awards 2022 identify the biggest and most important commercial legal matters and recognize exceptional achievements from within the region. Winners were announced on September 8 at a ceremony in Beijing.

Our Beijing and Shanghai offices operate as representative offices of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP. In Hong Kong, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius is a separate Hong Kong general partnership registered with The Law Society of Hong Kong. Morgan Lewis Stamford LLC is a Singapore law corporation affiliated with Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP.