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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.

February 23, 2021 - MoFo Life, MoFo Diversity
Partner Spotlight: Mark Whitaker
Mark Whitaker is co-chair of the firm’s global IP Litigation Practice and cross-disciplinary Intellectual Property Group. Mark’s clients benefit from his more than 30 years of experience crafting litigation strategies in high-stakes patent and trade secret litigation. He is a U.S. Navy veteran, serving
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February 17, 2021 - MoFo Pro Bono
MoFo Represents Disability Rights Connecticut in Lawsuit Alleging Cruel and Unusual Punishment of Prisoners with Mental Illness
Earlier this month, a Morrison & Foerster pro bono team led by New York IP Litigation partner Kyle Mooney and New York IP Litigation associates Eric Lin and Neal Burstyn, filed a federal lawsuit against the Connecticut Department of Correction (DOC) for the alleged
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February 03, 2021 - MoFo Pro Bono
The Gender Divide: When Legal Standards Are Not “Standard”
The inequality of men and women under the Constitution has been a hot-button issue for decades, and doesn’t appear to be going away fast enough. Shifting legal standards have made defining, reporting, and prosecuting gender discrimination or sexual misconduct even more problematic. This gender
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January 22, 2021 - MoFo Pro Bono
In a Year Like No Other, MoFo Made a Difference
In what was a generally disheartening year for the world at large, Morrison & Foerster nevertheless managed to change many lives for the better through pro bono legal services. Here are some highlights. MAJOR COURTROOM WINS Before the COVID-19 pandemic hit the United States,
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December 10, 2020 - MoFo Pro Bono
Thurgood Marshall Pro Bono Award Presented to Rising Star Chanwoo Park
MoFo is pleased to congratulate litigation associate Chanwoo Park on receiving the prestigious Thurgood Marshall Award for Exceptional Pro Bono Service in the Rising Star category from the Federal Bar Council , recognizing his tremendous dedication to achieving justice for his pro bono clients.
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December 08, 2020 - MoFo Women
MoFo Women Spotlight: Kristina Ehle and Julia Schwalm
Editors’ Note: MoFo’s Women’s Strategy Committee (WSC) comprises both male and female partners and associates who strive to foster women attorneys’ development and professional success. During a recent program hosted by the WSC, Berlin-based litigation associate Dr. Theresa Oehm interviewed managing partner of our Berlin
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December 07, 2020 - MoFo Life, MoFo Diversity
Power, Politics, and Perspective: The View’s Ana Navarro on Being a Republican and a Latina
A Republican strategist respected on both sides of the aisle for her straight talk and wit, Ana Navarro was the perfect guest to round out MoFo’s three-part “Power, Politics, & Perspective” speaker series. The focus of the series was on how our personal identities
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December 04, 2020 - MoFo Diversity
Power, Politics, and Perspective: United Shades of America Host W. Kamau Bell Shares His Thoughts on the Issues that Divide Us
How does the way we are raised, our physical appearance, and our social surroundings affect our perspective on other cultures and identities? This is the sort of question that host and stand-up comedian W. Kamau Bell hopes to answer on his Emmy Award-winning CNN
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December 02, 2020 - MoFo Life, MoFo Diversity
Power, Politics, and Perspective: Inclusive America Co-Founder Mark Hanis on Creating a Government as Diverse as the People
As a lead-up to the 2020 presidential election, MoFo welcomed co-founder of Inclusive America and research fellow with Stanford University’s Center for Human Rights and International Justice Mark Hanis to a virtual discussion hosted by the firm’s Diversity Strategy Committee. This panel was the
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December 01, 2020 - MoFo Life, MoFo Diversity, MoFo Pro Bono
MoFo Vets Affinity Group Panel Discussion: Working at MoFo While Serving Our Country
The MoFo Veterans Affinity Group and Diversity Strategy Committee recently co-hosted its first quarterly discussion with partner Stacey Sprenkel , associate Matt Blum , and National Security Analyst Reema Shocair Ali, moderated by litigation law clerk Dave Allman. Washington, D.C. partner and chair of
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Welcome to the Mofo+ Blog

Partner Spotlight: Mark Whitaker

MoFo Represents Disability Rights Connecticut in Lawsuit Alleging Cruel and Unusual Punishment of Prisoners with Mental Illness

The Gender Divide: When Legal Standards Are Not “Standard”

In a Year Like No Other, MoFo Made a Difference

Thurgood Marshall Pro Bono Award Presented to Rising Star Chanwoo Park

MoFo Women Spotlight: Kristina Ehle and Julia Schwalm

Power, Politics, and Perspective: The View’s Ana Navarro on Being a Republican and a Latina

Power, Politics, and Perspective: United Shades of America Host W. Kamau Bell Shares His Thoughts on the Issues that Divide Us

Power, Politics, and Perspective: Inclusive America Co-Founder Mark Hanis on Creating a Government as Diverse as the People

MoFo Vets Affinity Group Panel Discussion: Working at MoFo While Serving Our Country