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May 21, 2021 - MoFo Diversity
Diversity in Practice: Responding to the Rise in Anti-Asian Discrimination
As part of MoFo’s effort to commemorate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, our Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer Natalie Kernisant welcomes California Assemblyman David Chiu and MoFo Litigation Partner Bonnie Lau to the podcast to take a hard look at the recent rise in
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May 11, 2021 - MoFo Women, MoFo Community, MoFo Diversity
Partner Spotlight: Janet Xiao
Janet Xiao is a corporate partner in MoFo’s Palo Alto office. Her practice focuses on worldwide patent procurement, patent portfolio management, and strategic planning for life sciences companies. She is the head of firm’s China Life Sciences Group and is among the very few
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March 29, 2021 - MoFo Diversity
Celebrating the Power of Women: Filmmaker Shola Lynch on Shirley Chisholm’s Unlikely Candidacy for President
As part of our celebration of Women’s History Month, MoFo hosted a special presentation with award-winning documentary filmmaker Shola Lynch. San Francisco Litigation Partner Christin Hill introduced Shola, who is best known for the feature documentary Free Angela and All Political Prisoners , a
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March 24, 2021 - MoFo Women, MoFo Diversity
MoFo Women’s Spotlight: Deanne Maynard, Lisa Phelan, and Jina Choi on Going from the U.S. Government to Big Law
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, Washington, D.C.-based litigation associate Vanshika Vij spoke with three MoFo women
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March 17, 2021 - MoFo Women, MoFo Diversity
Faces of MoFo: Jocelyn Greer
Editors’ Note: As part of our ongoing Faces of MoFo series, Jocelyn Greer , an associate in the firm’s Securities Litigation and Investigation + White Collar Defense Practices, discusses her career path and what led her to call MoFo home. When did you first
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March 16, 2021 - MoFo Diversity, MoFo Pro Bono
NAACP LDF Assistant Counsel Cara McClellan on Racially Disproportionate Discipline in Our Schools
MoFo’s Diversity Strategy Committee recently hosted a special panel presentation to round out our celebration of Black History Month, featuring NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund (LDF) Assistant Counsel Cara McClellan. Prior to joining LDF, Cara’s career path included teaching middle school with Teach
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March 11, 2021 - MoFo Women, MoFo Community, MoFo Diversity
MOFO ALUMNA SPOTLIGHT: JUDGE RITA F. LIN
The Honorable Rita F. Lin was appointed by Governor Jerry Brown to serve as a Superior Court Judge for the County of San Francisco, State of California, in 2018. Judge Lin is currently assigned to the criminal courthouse, presiding over felony and misdemeanor criminal
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February 26, 2021 - MoFo Women, MoFo Community, MoFo Diversity
MoFo Alumna Spotlight: Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is a United States District Judge who serves on the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. Jackson’s judicial service began on March 26, 2013, when President Barack Obama signed her commission. The docket of the federal district
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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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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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