Tim Blakely
Greater China Region Guide 2024
Corporate Investigations/Anti-Corruption (International Firms) + 1 more ranking
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About
Provided by Tim Blakely
Practice Areas
Litigation
FCPA + Global Anti-Corruption
Investigations + White Collar Defense
International Arbitration
Securities Enforcement
Securities Litigation
Commercial Litigation + Trial
Global Ethics + Compliance
Career
Tim is managing partner of Morrison & Foerster’s Hong Kong office. He is also head of the firm’s Hong Kong Litigation Department and a partner in the firm’s Securities Litigation, Enforcement, and White-Collar Criminal Defense practice group. His practice focuses on government and internal investigations and complex commercial litigation and international arbitration matters.
Tim represents companies and individuals in government investigations, regulatory proceedings, internal investigations, international arbitrations, securities class action lawsuits, and other complex dispute-related matters. He also advises clients about regulatory compliance issues. He has represented multinational and Chinese clients in various industries, including telecommunications, biotechnology, publishing, pharmaceuticals, and financial services.
Tim also is a member of the firm’s global anti-corruption and compliance team. He conducts internal investigations throughout Asia of potential violations of anti-corruption laws, leads pre-acquisition anti-corruption related due diligence and post-closing remediation, and regularly provides advice, counseling, and training to clients about FCPA and anti-corruption related issues.
Tim has deep experience representing companies and individuals in high-stakes contentious matters involving U.S. and Hong Kong law.
Publications
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Chambers Review
Greater China Region
Tim Blakely provides an adept handling of both external and internal investigations for multinational corporations, with notable experience acting for senior executives. His expertise is highly sought after by listed companies, private equity firms and hedge funds.
Tim Blakely of Morrison Foerster acts for a range of high-profile corporates and investors on a variety of commercial disputes, including shareholder disagreements, recovery actions, copyright infringement claims and real estate disputes.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"He is very thorough. He understands the client's needs, and is able to bridge the gap between different jurisdictions. He always offers solid and wise advice."
"One of the safest pairs of hands in the legal community in Asia. Tim is calm, balanced and very effective. I trust his judgement, 100%."
"Tim is an excellent lawyer with a deep understanding of the law, and offers significant practical advice to our company."
"He is very thorough. He understands the client's needs, and is able to bridge the gap between different jurisdictions. He always offers solid and wise advice."
"One of the safest pairs of hands in the legal community in Asia. Tim is calm, balanced and very effective. I trust his judgement, 100%."
"Tim is an excellent lawyer with a deep understanding of the law, and offers significant practical advice to our company."
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