#BalanceforBetter: Catherine Chapple
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- Catherine Chapple is a litigation associate in MoFo’s Washington, D.C. office. Her practice focuses on advising industry-leading companies in high-stakes matters and complex civil litigation. She represents clients in the aerospace, health care, defense, security, and information technology industries. What does International Women’s Day... ›
#BalanceforBetter: Sylvia Rivera
Sylvia Rivera is a litigation partner in MoFo’s Los Angeles office. Her practice focuses on a diverse range of complex business litigation, with an emphasis on class-action defense and financial services litigation. What advice would you give to the next generation of women who... ›#BalanceforBetter: Yuka Teraguchi
Yuka Teraguchi is a litigation partner in MoFo’s Tokyo office. Her practice focuses on intellectual property litigation and counseling, representing clients in complex technology matters in state and federal courts and before the U.S. International Trade Commission. What does International Women’s Day mean to... ›#BalanceforBetter: Mary Prendergast
Mary Prendergast is a litigation associate in MoFo’s Washington, D.C. office. Her practice focuses on intellectual property and commercial litigation, representing clients in the medical devices, pharmaceuticals, electronics, software, semiconductors, and telecommunications sectors. What does International Women’s Day mean to you? To me, International... ›Black History Month Q&A: Tiffani Figueroa Shares Her Perspective
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... ›MoFo Answers an Urgent Call from the Border, Resulting in an Emotional Reunion
When MoFo general counsel Doug Hendricks and associate Melissa Perez received the call in mid–December to assist a Honduran border detainee named Yeimi, who had been separated from her two daughters for two months, they were eager to help. On February 1, 2019, Yeimi... ›MoFo Joins Legal Diversity & Inclusion Alliance as a Founding Member
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... ›MoForever Women’s Network Hosts “Tasteful” Event
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,... ›Kudos to Suz Mac Cormac on Her Commitment to Addressing Climate Change
From rising temperatures to rising sea levels and the reduction of valuable natural resources, climate change is one of the most critical challenges our planet is facing this century. MoFo joined the effort to address climate change as one of the founding members of... ›Black History Month Q&A: Christin Hill Shares Her Perspective
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... ›