Morrison & Foerster LLP

Imagine lawyers who are as interested in what you do as you are. Who understand the value of your new technology or new product or new transaction. Who are prepared to work with you to create it, protect it and maximize your opportunity to derive value from it. Who’ll help you to bring it to fruition, or finance it, or bring it to market, or sell it. And, who are prepared to zealously defend it – in or out of court. Imagine lawyers with imagination.

We are Morrison & Foerster — a global firm of exceptional credentials. With more than 1,000 lawyers in 16 offices in key technology and financial centers in the United States, Europe and Asia, our clients include some of the largest financial institutions, investment banks, and Fortune 100, technology and life science companies. We’ve been included on The American Lawyer’s A-List for nine straight years, and Chambers Global named MoFo its 2013 USA Law Firm of the Year. Our lawyers are committed to achieving innovative and business-minded results for our clients, while preserving the differences that make us stronger.

PRO BONO

Morrison & Foerster is a pro bono leader. The firm galvanized the 1991 gathering of law firm leaders that led to the Law Firm Pro Bono Challenge®, the bedrock of pro bono today. One of the first law firms to create a full-time pro bono counsel position, MoFo dedicates extraordinary resources to help attorneys contribute their best through pro bono work.

Lawyers in Morrison & Foerster offices worldwide live out this proud pro bono tradition every day. Our work runs the gamut, from class action representation that benefits thousands to individual advocacy for people who otherwise would be shut out from access to justice. We staff legal service clinics and counsel hundreds of nonprofit organizations on legal needs from corporate formation to patent claims.

In all these matters, we are guided by the principle of according equal dignity and applying equal rigor to our pro bono endeavors.

SUSTAINABILITY

Terms like “carbon footprint,” “climate change” and “sustainability” get a lot of use these days; overnight expects abound. Perhaps it is the result of our rich technology background. And perhaps our geography is partly responsible. But the fact is that we are now, and have been since long before it was fashionable, a leader in clean technology. We advise clients on legislative and regulatory developments, investment trends, and corporate sustainability.

As a firm, we actually practice what we preach. We are inveterate recyclers and purchasers of recycled materials, careful consumers of energy, and partners in several important programs designed to promote sustainability. These include the ABA-EPA Law Office Climate Challenge and several voluntary EPA programs, such as the GreenPower Partnership, the EnergyStar Challenge and the WasteWise program.