Xiaoxi Lin

Morrison Foerster welcomes Xiaoxi Lin as a partner in its corporate group based in Hong Kong.

Lin brings over 15 years’ experience to the law firm, including private equity and M&A practices with established client relationships in the Greater China, Asia, and US markets.

He joins Morrison Foerster from a major London-headquartered international law firm, where he was a partner in its private equity and US public M&A practices. He previously practised with two major US-based international firms, based in Hong Kong, New York, and Beijing.

Lin has advised private equity and investment fund clients on strategic transactions, including control and leveraged buyouts, growth capital investments, and public takeovers.

He is also an experienced adviser on Asia and US public transactions, including take private, special purpose advisory company ( Spac ), de-Spac, and private investment in public equity ( PIPE ) transactions.

His practice has also seen him work closely on numerous other mandates relating to capital markets, credit and special situations, restructuring/bankruptcy, Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States ( CFIUS ), fund formation, and litigation. He has a particular focus on clients in the technology, data centre and digital infrastructure, renewable energy, and life science sectors.

Lin’s addition continues Morrison Foerster’s strategic growth in Asia and follows the recent additions of Scott Jalowayski in Singapore, and Gregory Salathé and Stephen Decosse in Japan, as well as the promotion of Derik Rao to partnership in Shanghai.

Lin has a bachelor of science in actuarial science from the University of Hong Kong and a juris doctor from Georgetown University Law Center. He speaks Mandarin, Cantonese and Shanghainese. Lin is admitted to practice in New York.