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March 21, 2024 - MoFo Women, MoFo Diversity
2024 MoFo Summit for Women In-House Counsel
The MoFo Summit for Women In-House Counsel held in February 2024 in Brooklyn, NY brought together over 200 women leaders in the legal industry for a day filled with substantive panels and breakouts, professional development sessions, networking opportunities, and an inspirational keynote discussion. We
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March 08, 2024 - MoFo Women, MoFo Diversity
Celebrating International Women’s Day 2024
International Women’s Day is a global holiday celebrated annually on March 8 as a focal point in the collective efforts to drive women’s equality. It marks a day to celebrate women’s achievements, raise awareness about discrimination, and work towards creating a more diverse and
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March 04, 2024 - MoFo Diversity
Celebrating Black History Month: A Conversation with Anita Hill
By: Val Dahiya
MoFo continued its celebration of Black History Month by hosting a fireside chat with Washington, D.C. partner Val Dahiya and guest speaker Anita Hill. A Brandeis University Professor of Law, Social Policy & Women’s and Gender Studies and advocate for equality and civil rights,
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February 29, 2024 - MoFo Diversity
MoFo Selects LCLD Fellow and Pathfinders for 2024
By: Tushna Gamadia, Whitney A. Lee and Yuan Xia
Morrison Foerster is pleased to announce our 2024 Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Fellow nominee is New York Transactions partner Tushna Gamadia and our Pathfinder nominees are Whitney Lee, Washington D.C. Litigation associate, and Yuan Xia, Palo Alto Transactions associate. Founded in 2009, the
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February 15, 2024 - MoFo Women, MoFo Diversity
Faces of MoFo: Tiarra Rogers Stein
Editors’ Note: Read about Tiarra Rogers Stein, a San Francisco associate in the firm’s Litigation Department, in the latest installment of our ongoing Faces of MoFo series. Every day when I was dropped off at school growing up, rather than tell me to be
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February 08, 2024 - MoFo Diversity
MoFo Celebrates Black History Month
February is Black History Month, and MoFo is proud to celebrate the many contributions made by members of our Black communities throughout history, while also acknowledging and raising awareness about the deep socio-economic inequities that persist for Black people in the United States today.
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February 07, 2024 - MoFo Diversity
Partner Spotlight: Val Dahiya
By: Val Dahiya
During February, we celebrate Black History Month and honor the many contributions made by members of our Black communities throughout history, while also acknowledging and raising awareness about the deeply inequitable treatment of Black people in the United States. The theme this year is
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January 30, 2024 - MoFo Life, MoFo Diversity
MoFo Celebrates National Mentoring Month: The Important Role of Sponsorship
We continue our celebration of National Mentoring Month by focusing on MoFo’s sponsorship efforts. Sponsorship is a step beyond mentorship, occurring when a partner takes on the responsibility of promoting the career advancement of a high-performing associate (i.e., their protégé). Sponsors leverage their own
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January 09, 2024 - MoFo Life, MoFo Diversity
MoFo Celebrates National Mentoring Month
At MoFo, we understand that effective mentorship is critical to each attorney’s success. That is why we are excited to celebrate National Mentoring Month and the role effective mentorship plays in attorney development. Listen to MoFo partners Kelley Howes and Lily Li as they
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October 30, 2023 - MoFo Diversity
Celebrating Latinx Heritage Month: A Conversation with Monica Ramirez
As part of MoFo’s celebration of Latinx Heritage Month, partner Anthony Ramirez moderated a conversation with Monica Ramirez, activist, author, civil rights attorney, entrepreneur, and public speaker. Monica shared insight into her personal experiences growing up in a migrant farmworker community, which laid the
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