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July 14, 2022 - MoFo Diversity
Celebrating Pride with Jeopardy! Champion Amy Schneider
MoFo’s New York Litigation partner Katie Viggiani recently hosted a discussion with Amy Schneider, the first transgender contestant to qualify for the Tournament of Champions, who collected the second highest number of consecutive wins in the show’s history. Since the show, Amy has become
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June 29, 2022 - MoFo Diversity
Celebrating Pride with CURED: The Battle for Equality
In celebration of Pride Month, all MoFo employees were given the opportunity to watch CURED , an award-winning documentary that recounts the battle to remove homosexuality from the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders ( DSM ) in 1973. The
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June 21, 2022 - MoFo Diversity
Morrison Foerster Honored with the Inaugural Outside Counsel Award for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion by Northrop Grumman
By: David A. Churchill, Natalie Kernisant and J. Alex Ward
Morrison Foerster was recognized with the inaugural Outside Counsel Award for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion by Northrop Grumman. The award reflects MoFo’s commitment to creating a culture that respects and celebrates differences, while providing an inclusive environment where everyone’s contributions are valued. Our lawyers
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June 17, 2022 - MoFo Diversity
Diversity in Practice: MoFo Celebrates Pride Month
MoFo has long been a frontrunner in advocating for LGBTQ+ equality. Over the years, MoFo has supported LGBTQ+ causes through countless hours of pro bono work and charitable donations to a variety of nonprofit organizations. Internally, the firm promotes equality through diversity and inclusion
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June 14, 2022 - MoFo Diversity
Partner Spotlight: Joyce Liou
Joyce Liou co-chairs Morrison Foerster’s Trademark Group and is a litigation partner in the firm’s Intellectual Property Group. She engages in a broad intellectual property practice and represents clients from a wide range of fields, including technology, consumer goods, entertainment, pharmaceuticals, food, and agriculture.
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June 13, 2022 - MoFo Diversity
Faces of MoFo: John Tawadrous
By: John Tawadrous
Editors’ Note: As part of our ongoing Faces of MoFo series and in celebration of Pride Month, John Tawadrous , an associate in the firm’s Finance Department, discusses how his experiences affected his desire to practice law and how it served as the foundation
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June 09, 2022 - MoFo Diversity
Celebrating Pride Month 2022
MoFo is proud of our LGBTQ+ lawyers and the contributions that they make to the firm and our communities every month of the year, but each June we take time out to celebrate LGBTQ+ history, culture, and politics with presentations and entertainment sponsored by
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May 27, 2022 - MoFo Diversity
Celebrating AAPI Heritage Month – Edge: Turning Adversity into Advantage with Professor Laura Huang
San Francisco Litigation partner Bonnie Lau recently hosted a webinar with author and award-winning Harvard Business School Professor Laura Huang to discuss her book, Edge: Turning Adversity into Advantage , also MoFo’s theme during the month of May in celebration of AAPI Heritage Month.
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May 11, 2022 - MoFo Diversity
Partner Spotlight: Rudy Y. Kim
Rudy Y. Kim is the chair of Morrison Foerster’s Litigation Department in Palo Alto and a member of the firm’s Diversity Strategy Committee. He has over 20 years of experience representing clients in high-stakes IP and technology related litigation in federal district and appellate
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May 02, 2022 - MoFo Diversity
Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month: Representation in the AAPI Community
Eric Min , an of counsel in the firm’s Finance Department, advises private equity sponsors, major investment banks, and corporations in a variety of complex U.S. and cross-border financing transactions, including leveraged acquisitions, syndicated lending, investment grade lending, asset-based lending, and venture capital financings.
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