John Moore
Greater China Region Guide 2024
Band 4 : Capital Markets: Equity (International Firms)
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Band 4
About
Provided by John Moore
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.
Expert in these Jurisdictions
New York and Washington
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.
Awards
Hall of Fame for Capital Markets (Equity) in Hong Kong
Legal 500 Asia Pacific
2024
Highly Regarded Lawyer for Capital Markets: Equity in Hong Kong
IFLR1000 Asia-Pacific
2023
Highly Regarded Lawyer for Capital Markets: Equity
Chambers Greater China Region
2023
Chambers Review
Greater China Region
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
Provided by Chambers
"John is a very detailed and sophisticated lawyer, one we can trust and rely on."
"His ability to address complex issues in a commercial manner has proven invaluable in helping us complete transactions under tight timetables. He is extremely hands-on and offers creative solutions when faced with difficult issues."
"John is a very detailed and sophisticated lawyer, one we can trust and rely on."
"His ability to address complex issues in a commercial manner has proven invaluable in helping us complete transactions under tight timetables. He is extremely hands-on and offers creative solutions when faced with difficult issues."