Proving you can go home again, alumna and New York Times best-selling author Heather Benedict Terrell (aka Marie Benedict) recently visited MoFo’s New York office to discuss her latest novel, The Only Woman in the Room. Hosted by MoFo’s Women’s Strategy Committee and the MoForever Women’s Network, the inspiring discussion presented a wonderful opportunity for ...›
“Reflect, Imagine, Celebrate,” is the theme that MoFo used to mark the 20th anniversary of its San Diego office opening. In honor of the occasion, members of MoFo’s San Diego office welcomed roughly 200 guests, including, alumni, clients, friends, community leaders, and members of the local technology, life sciences, biotech, business and philanthropic communities, for a night of celebration and reflection on October 17, 2019. ...›
On Wednesday, September 11, 2019, the MoForever Alumni Network hosted the MoFo Northern California Alumni Reunion, a special evening for reconnecting with friends and former colleagues of the firm. Over 260 alumni and MoFo lawyers were in attendance at the reunion which took place at the historic San Francisco City Hall. During the reception, attendees ...›
Celebrating sports is a time-honored tradition at Morrison & Foerster (MoFo). So when Louise Stoupe, head of the firm’s Tokyo Litigation Department and co-chair of the firm’s Commercial Litigation & Trial Practice Group, presented the firm with the opportunity to become a major sponsor of the Samoa national rugby team (Manu Samoa) for the 2019 ...›
The American Bar Association honored MoFo veteran trial lawyer Jim Brosnahan with its prestigious John H. Pickering Achievement Award on August 8, 2019 during the organization’s annual meeting in San Francisco. The ABA chose Jim, Senior Of Counsel in MoFo’s Trial and Appellate practices, to receive the award based on his outstanding legal ability, distinguished ...›
The American Bar Association recently honored MoFo veteran trial lawyer Arturo González with its prestigious 2019 Pro Bono Publico Award, for his ongoing commitment to pro bono and public service. Arturo, chair of the firm’s Commercial Litigation & Trial Group, was presented with the award during the organization’s 2019 annual meeting. ...›
MoFo’s newest class of summer Wetmore Fellows were welcomed to the firm with a kickoff event in our New York office on May 17. The annual kickoff is designed to provide each new class of Fellows with an opportunity to get oriented with each other and the returning Fellows, learn more about some of the ...›
On January 31, 2019, MoFo was one of 36 co-founding member law firms in Belgium to officially launch the Legal Diversity & Inclusion Alliance (LDIA), an organization committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace in which everyone benefits from equal treatment and opportunities, the first of its kind specific to law firms in the ...›
The firm’s MoForever Women’s Network hosted its latest event on February 13 at New York’s City Winery, a unique, fully operational winery in the heart of SoHo. This was a wonderful opportunity for current and past generations of MoFo women to reconnect, network, and unwind. ...›
Editors’ Note: This month, in celebration of the pioneers who paved ─ and continue to pave ─ the way for civil rights and equality in America, we are featuring a Q&A miniseries with MoFo attorneys of color to discuss what Black History Month means to them. Mia Akers is an associate in the Litigation Department of Morrison & Foerster’s Los Angeles office. ...›