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Morrison Foerster has a long-standing commitment to diversity, inclusion, and pro bono work. MoFo+ shares news and thought leadership from our lawyers and their teams who are proud to contribute to the legal profession and the communities we call home.

April 26, 2023 - MoFo Pro Bono
MoFo Team Unites as One to Win Decade-Long Case Against Human Rights Abuses in Haiti
After a decade-long fight for justice, MoFo recently secured a $15.5 million verdict, including $11 million in punitive damages, for our Haitian clients in the 2017 lawsuit Boniface v. Viliena. The high-profile human rights case holds former Haitian mayor and defendant Jean Morose Viliena
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March 17, 2023 - MoFo Women, MoFo Diversity
Celebrating Women’s History Month: A Conversation with Reshma Saujani
By: Meghan McLean Poon Ph.D.
As part of Morrison Foerster’s ongoing celebration of Women’s History Month, MoFo’s Meghan Poon moderated a conversation with Reshma Saujani, bestselling author, activist, and the founder of Girls Who Code and the Marshall Plan for Moms (now known as MOMS F1RST). Reshma has spent
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March 15, 2023 - MoFo Diversity, MoFo Women
Celebrating International Women’s Day: A Conversation with Shirin Neshat
In celebration of International Women’s Day, MoFo’s Narges Kahvazadeh moderated a discussion with Shirin Neshat, award-winning Iranian American visual artist and filmmaker. During the program, Shirin highlighted some of her pieces while also sharing her story of immigrating to the United States and how
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March 14, 2023 - MoFo Diversity
MoFo’s 21-Day Happiness Challenge
By: Stacey M. Sprenkel
Sponsored by the Mental Health Steering Committee and Women’s Strategy Committee MoFo’s 21-Day Happiness Challenge is designed to help the MoFo community discover more happiness in 2023. Scientific studies show that happiness is associated with a host of benefits, including higher productivity, greater creativity,
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March 13, 2023 - MoFo Diversity
Celebrating Black History Month: A Conversation with Bruce Jackson
By: Eric Akira Tate
As part of MoFo’s celebration of Black History Month, San Francisco partner Eric Tate moderated a fireside chat with Bruce Jackson, Associate General Counsel at Microsoft and author of Never Far from Home. Bruce has spent his career empowering minorities within the corporate world.
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March 10, 2023 - MoFo Diversity
MoFo Selects LCLD Fellow and Pathfinders for 2023
By: Chere C. See and Sheryl Janet George
Founded in 2009, the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) is an organization of more than 400 members, who serve as either general counsel of major corporations or managing partners of the nation’s leading law firms. Morrison Foerster has been a proud member for
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March 08, 2023 - MoFo Women, MoFo Diversity
Celebrating International Women’s Day 2023
By: Brigid DeCoursey Bondoc, Melissa M. Crespo, Shaelyn K. Dawson, Aya Eguchi and Lily Li
International Women’s Day—celebrated on March 8, 2023—is a globally recognized day to honor the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. It is also a day to shine a light on the steps we still need to take to accelerate women’s equality. The
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March 03, 2023 - MoFo Diversity
Faces of MoFo: Sheryl George
By: Sheryl Janet George
Editors’ Note: Read about Sheryl George , an associate in our New York office, in the latest installment of our ongoing Faces of MoFo series. I love what I do. What a privilege to be able to say that; that I genuinely enjoy my
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February 27, 2023 - MoFo Pro Bono
MoFo Miami Lawyers Secure Green Cards for Afghan Refugee Family
By: Giselle Caridad Sardiñas
Miami attorneys Giselle Sardinas and Leonela Vaccaro Padron, two volunteers of one of largest pro bono projects in the firm's recent history , successfully aided an Afghan refugee family of six in obtaining their green cards under the special immigrant visa (SIV) program for
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February 13, 2023 - MoFo Life
MoFo Boot Camp Sets Associates Up for Success
By: Alfredo B. D. Silva, Katie L. Viggiani and Rose S. Lee
Building a strong legal foundation is essential to an attorney’s success. That is why MoFo developed MoFoundations, a tailored learning and development path that provides first-year associates with professional and practice skills, practical knowledge, and opportunities to integrate and engage with the MoFo community.
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