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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 26, 2020 - MoFo Life, MoFo Diversity
A Discussion with Stacey Abrams: The 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment and Where We Are Today
On February 11, in honor of Black History Month, MoFo partners, staff, clients, and friends welcomed Stacey Abrams, former minority leader in the Georgia state legislature and the 2018 Democratic candidate for Georgia governor to our New York office. MoFo’s Diversity Strategy and Black
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February 24, 2020 - MoFo Pro Bono
MoFo Secures Landmark Settlement Advancing California Schoolchildren’s Right to Literacy
In the first civil rights lawsuit ever brought under any state constitution to secure students’ right to achieve literacy, Morrison & Foerster and its co-counsel, Public Counsel , on Feb. 20, 2020, reached a groundbreaking settlement on behalf of schoolchildren across the State of
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February 20, 2020 - MoFo Pro Bono
MoFo Wins Verdict Holding Conditions in Customs & Border Protection Holding Cells Unconstitutional
In a groundbreaking decision, a federal district judge in Arizona granted a permanent injunction requiring a Customs & Border Protection (CBP) facility in Tucson to provide the civil detainees who are held there for more than 48 hours with a bed, blanket, shower, potable
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February 04, 2020 - MoFo Diversity
Faces of MoFo: Tola Adeseye
Editors’ Note: As part of our ongoing Faces of MoFo series, Tola Adeseye, a London associate in our Investigations + White Collar Defense Group, discusses his career path and what led him to call MoFo home. My journey to MoFo started in east London,
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January 30, 2020 - MoFo Pro Bono
Matters That Matter: January Pro Bono Roundup
In this edition of Matters That Matter , we honor the many lawyers who have dedicated their time to important pro bono causes. This month, we highlight a variety of worthy projects, such as tackling questions regarding housing rights for people living with mental
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January 17, 2020 - MoFo Women, MoFo Diversity
Partner Spotlight: Christin Hill
Christin Hill is a partner in MoFo’s San Francisco office and a member of the Securities Litigation, Enforcement, and White-Collar Defense Group. Christin has extensive experience representing clients in securities class actions and other complex civil litigation in both federal and state courts, as
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January 16, 2020 - MoFo Community, MoFo Life
MoFo Singapore Office Gives Back with Day of Service
MoFo is proud to continue its support of Willing Hearts , a Singapore charity that provides 6,500 meals and other services to low-income families, the elderly, and migrant workers in over 40 locations island-wide each day of the year. On Wednesday, January 8, 2020,
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January 15, 2020 - MoFo Women, MoFo Diversity
MoFo Hosts 2019 Women’s Initiative Think Tank
On Thursday, December 5, 2019, MoFo welcomed leading attorneys and diversity professionals from some of the most influential law firms in the United States to the New York office for the 2019 Women’s Initiative Think Tank. The Think Tank, presented by Threshold Advisors and
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January 09, 2020 - MoFo Diversity
Diverse in Practice: Artificial Intelligence + Robotics
MoFo’s Artificial Intelligence + Robotics Group serves a wide range of clients, from startups to technology industry leaders from the Silicon Valley, Europe, Japan and China to global Fortune 100 power players. To deliver the highest level of client service in this rapidly evolving
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January 09, 2020 - MoFo Diversity
Meet MoFo’s AI + Robotics Lawyers: Anna Yuan
Anna Yuan is a corporate associate in MoFo’s San Francisco office. Her practice focuses on patent prosecution, IP due diligence, post-grant proceedings, and patent litigation support. As part of the Diverse in Practice series, we asked Anna about working cross-functionally with the Artificial Intelligence
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