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| 07/01/2008 |
Morrison & Foerster Again Named to American Lawyer’s Law Firm A-List
Joins nation’s 20 top-rated firms as measured by pro bono commitment, associate satisfaction, and diversity, as well as revenues
per lawyer
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| 07/01/2008 |
International Tax Lawyer Joseph Fletcher Joins Morrison & Foerster
Fletcher enhances firm’s tax department as expert in cross-border taxation issues; will also advise corporate clients on tax
considerations related to the licensing and sale of intellectual property
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| 06/25/2008 |
Legal 500 2008: By Attorney
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| 06/25/2008 |
Chambers USA 2008: National and Regional
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| 06/25/2008 |
Chambers USA 2008 and Legal 500 United States Recognize A Number of Core Morrison & Foerster Practices
Intellectual Property, Corporate M&A, Capital Markets, Litigation and Financial Services practices receive national recognition
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| 06/24/2008 |
Legal 500 - 2008
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| 06/24/2008 |
Chambers USA 2008: By Attorney
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| 06/24/2008 |
Morrison & Foerster Adds National Group of Accomplished IP Litigators
Alexander J. Hadjis, Kristin L. Yohannan, and Rudy Y. Kim join the firm's Washington, D.C. and Palo Alto offices
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| 06/19/2008 |
Parents to Receive $1 Million in Damages for Death Involving Head Start School Bus
Parents allege that failure to comply with federal regulations and California law caused child's death
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| 06/18/2008 |
Morrison & Foerster LLP Secures Settlement for Autistic Children
Settlement Stops the Unlawful Segregation of Students with Autism from the Public School Grounds
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| 06/18/2008 |
Morrison & Foerster Attorney Honored on "Winning" List
James P. Bennett recognized by The National Law Journal for significant case victories
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| 06/18/2008 |
Morrison & Foerster Wins Privacy and Data Security Award
Chambers USA Awards For Excellence – 2008
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| 06/17/2008 |
Prominent Copyright Lawyer Jacqueline C. Charlesworth Joins Morrison & Foerster
Charlesworth enhances firm’s Litigation Department as stakes in copyright lawsuits increase; will also strengthen the Technology
Transactions Group with her music industry and licensing expertise
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| 06/16/2008 |
Morrison & Foerster Names Chet Kerr Managing Partner in New York
Kerr follows successful five-year run by Karen Hagberg who led steady growth of NY office;
Kerr to remain engaged in active litigation practice and identify priorities for continued office expansion
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| 06/05/2008 |
Morrison & Foerster Attorney Seth Galanter Named Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year
D.C. Bar honors Seth Galanter's years of work on behalf of the less fortunate and disadvantaged
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| 06/04/2008 |
IP Litigator and Transactional Attorney Mark Ungerman Joins Morrison & Foerster’s Washington, D.C. Office
An electrical engineer and former patent examiner, Mr. Ungerman adds depth and 20 years’ experience to firm’s deep national
IP practice; expert in complex electronic, communications and computer technologies
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| 06/02/2008 |
Two Morrison & Foerster Attorneys Named to "50 Most Influential Minority Lawyers" List
Drew S. Days, III and Arturo J. González Honored by National Law Journal
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| 05/22/2008 |
Morrison & Foerster Represents Purchaser in US$730 Million Philippines Mining Company Acquisition
Acquisition follows a growing trend in mineral resource companies listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
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| 05/14/2008 |
Morrison & Foerster Attorneys Randall Fons and Brian Hoffman Among Winners of Burton Award for Excellence in Legal Writing
Pair recognized for article analyzing landscape of attorney-client privilege in government investigations
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| 05/12/2008 |
IP Law & Business Names Tokyo Partner to its "Top 50 Under 45" List
Louise Stoupe Honored as a Top IP Lawyer
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| 05/07/2008 |
Morrison & Foerster Adds Prominent Intellectual Property Attorney Yukihiro Terazawa to its Tokyo Office
Handles transactional and litigation matters, further strengthening the firm’s 100+ Tokyo presence
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| 05/06/2008 |
Morrison & Foerster Takes Up ABA/EPA “Law Office Climate Challenge,” a Call to Firms to Be Better at Being Green
Climate Challenge complements firm’s long-standing community service contributions, comes on the heels of its new Cleantech
practice
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| 05/06/2008 |
Morrison & Foerster Adds Five Attorneys to Bankruptcy and Restructuring Practice in New York
Partners Brett Miller and Lorenzo Marinuzzi bring strong credentials representing creditors’ committees in high-profile Chapter
11 cases
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| 05/01/2008 |
Morrison & Foerster Hires Nadia Jones as Firm’s First Professional Development and Diversity Manager
A former litigator, Ms. Jones will enhance the firm’s efforts to develop and advance attorneys of color and other minority
attorneys
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| 04/21/2008 |
Morrison & Foerster Provides Key Legal Advice for Award-winning Environmental Impact Report for New City Center in San Ramon,
Calif.
Firm played key role in ensuring that long-awaited "city within a city" will be green-friendly and CEQA-compliant; Morrison
& Foerster LUEL team helps to reduce municipality's "carbon footprint"
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| 04/15/2008 |
Morrison & Foerster Wins Third Business Victory Before the Supreme Court of the United States This Term
9-0 ruling rejects Illinois’s attempt to tax out-of-state billion dollar capital transaction by nondomiciliary corporation
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| 04/11/2008 |
Morrison & Foerster Advises on Collaboration to Develop Water Efficient Maize for Africa ("WEMA")
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| 04/09/2008 |
More Mojo for mofomojo
The Webby Awards recognizes mofomojo recruiting site
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| 04/04/2008 |
Morrison & Foerster Receives IFLR Americas Awards
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| 04/03/2008 |
Morrison & Foerster Names Susan Klein New Chief Marketing Officer
Veteran financial services marketer held senior marketing posts at Citibank, Morgan Stanley, MasterCard
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| 04/01/2008 |
Prominent Employment Trial Lawyer Karen Kubin Joins Morrison & Foerster
One of California’s leading wage-and-hour class action and employment litigators joins the San Francisco office
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| 03/31/2008 |
Morrison & Foerster Wins U.S. Supreme Court Federal Arbitration Act Case
Ruling limits judicial reexamination of commercial arbitration awards
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| 03/12/2008 |
Morrison & Foerster Advises BHK on AIM Listing
First Korean Company to list on AIM and the first Pharma/Life Science Issue of 2008
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| 02/20/2008 |
Morrison & Foerster Wins Major Federal Preemption Case in the Supreme Court of the United States
Ruling frees carriers from patchwork of inconsistent state regulation
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| 02/08/2008 |
Morrison & Foerster Adds Capital Markets Partner to New York Office
Chiahua Pan Brings More Than 20 Years of Experience to the Firm
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| 01/30/2008 |
High Profile FTC Trial Lawyer Sean P. Gates Joins Morrison & Foerster’s Antitrust Practice in Los Angeles
Former Deputy Assistant Director at the Federal Trade Commission litigated several high-profile antitrust cases
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| 01/28/2008 |
Morrison & Foerster Privacy Group Grows in Strength
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| 01/25/2008 |
Opportunity Knocks for Bank of Opportunity
Bank of America Corporation raises $12.9 billion in tandem securities offerings
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| 01/22/2008 |
Morrison & Foerster Argues Significant State Tax Case Before Supreme Court of the United States
Fourth oral argument in a business case by a Morrison & Foerster attorney since the start of the October 2007 Term
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| 01/15/2008 |
Morrison & Foerster Brings Suit Alleging Debt Consolidation Service Defrauded California Residents
Promising relief from credit card debt, operation duped couple into paying thousands of dollars and giving bank account access
– which only brought deeper poverty and homelessness; Morrison & Foerster believes other vulnerable Californians might have
been taken in
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| 01/15/2008 |
Morrison & Foerster Settles Precedent-Setting RLUIPA Case for Westchester Day School
Village of Mamaroneck, NY to pay Jewish day school $4.75 million in damages and make zoning changes to allow Jewish day school
to expand and renovate facilities, ending nearly 5 ½-year litigation; tentative settlement follows Second Circuit ruling in
2007 that village “substantially burdened” school’s religious exercise
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| 01/08/2008 |
Morrison & Foerster Elevates 24 to the Partnership
2008 partner class chosen from 10 offices and 10 key practice areas
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| 01/08/2008 |
Prominent Life Sciences and Medical Device Corporate Lawyer Stephen Thau Joins Morrison & Foerster
Resident in Palo Alto, Mr. Thau becomes co-chair of firm’s Life Sciences Group
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| 12/06/2007 |
Prominent Tax Attorney Gary W. Maeder Joins Morrison & Foerster in Los Angeles
Brings more than 30 years of expertise to the firm's west coast Tax practice
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| 11/28/2007 |
Morrison & Foerster Wins Jury Verdict for JDSU and Three Former Executives in Securities Fraud Class Action
Trial victory in securities class action; partners James Bennett, Jordan Eth, and Terri Garland led trial team for JDSU
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| 11/14/2007 |
National Association of Women Judges Honors Morrison & Foerster with Florence K. Murray Award
Firm cited for its long commitment to the advancement of women in the legal profession
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| 11/14/2007 |
Morrison & Foerster Advises Oxford Immunotec on $40 million Financing Round
Deal is largest financing round for 2 years for a European diagnostics company
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| 11/14/2007 |
Morrison & Foerster Advises Maelor plc on Exclusive Licensing Agreement with Helsinn Healthcare SA
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| 11/07/2007 |
Morrison & Foerster Trainee Programme Prospers
First trainee from the London office qualifies as the programme and office expands
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| 10/30/2007 |
Helping Handbook Published to Advise Southern California Residents in Coping with Aftermath of Wildfires
Morrison & Foerster makes book available in hard copy and online, written to help those affected get a leg up on recovery
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| 10/23/2007 |
San Diego Office Update: The San Diego office remains closed due to the fires.
Updates will be posted here. Our voice mail and email systems remain functional. You may also contact our Orange County office
at 949-251-7500.
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| 10/19/2007 |
Morrison & Foerster Brings Suit against Phony “Legal Aid” Operation Preying on California Seniors and the Disabled in Distress
Action targets bogus “Legal Center” for scamming California’s most vulnerable residents with deceptive advertising and sham
services; case brought on behalf of legitimate legal aid groups as well as victims of fake clinic; attorneys believe con could
be widespread in California due to lack of enforcement
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| 10/18/2007 |
Two Prominent Attorneys Join Morrison & Foerster’s Tokyo Office
Experienced team adds to firm’s powerful corporate practice in Japan
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| 10/15/2007 |
Governor Schwarzenegger Signs Legislation Resolving Valenzuela v. O’Connell Exit Exam Lawsuit
New law, result of the lawsuit’s settlement, provides for two years of remediation classes and important new resources to
help students pass the exit exam after high school
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| 10/10/2007 |
Morrison & Foerster Represents Kingsoft in US$100 Million Hong Kong IPO
Initial public offering on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
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| 10/09/2007 |
Morrison & Foerster Writes Definitive Guide to Global Employee Privacy Law
Scope of the text underlines the firm's pre-eminence in cross-border issues relating to HR and privacy matters
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| 10/08/2007 |
Morrison & Foerster Moves to Tokyo’s Shin-Marunouchi Building
Expanded new Japan headquarters at one of Tokyo’s most prestigious office towers
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| 10/08/2007 |
Morrison & Foerster Selected as One of America’s Most Innovative Companies in Annual InformationWeek 500 Ranking
Law firm one of only two among InformationWeek’s top 250 tapped for prestigious designation
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| 10/03/2007 |
Morrison & Foerster Files Suit on Behalf of Foster Parents Over Unfair Compensation for Care of Abused and Neglected Children
in California
The case alleges that California accepted federal funding but failed to cover foster parents’ costs, as required by law, resulting
in a steep decline in number of licensed foster homes and further reducing chances of adoption
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| 10/01/2007 |
Anna Pinedo of Morrison & Foerster LLP Named One of “The 100 Most Influential Hispanics” by Hispanic Business Magazine
Recognized for her contribution to the world of securities and derivatives
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| 10/01/2007 |
8-K Forum: Climate Change
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| 10/01/2007 |
Corporate Social Responsibility and Fiduciary Duties in Public and Private Companies
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| 09/20/2007 |
Ninety-nine MoFo Lawyers Named in Best Lawyers in America 2008 Directory
12 considered a Best Lawyer in America for 10 years or more; another 9, for 20 years or more
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| 09/19/2007 |
James J. Brosnahan to Receive the American Inns of Court 2007 Lewis F. Powell, Jr. Award
Recognized for his ‘exemplary service in the areas of legal excellence, professionalism, and ethics’
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| 09/19/2007 |
Morrison & Foerster Earns 100-Percent Score on Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index
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| 09/13/2007 |
Two Morrison & Foerster Partners Named Top Washington Lawyers by Washington Business Journal
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| 09/05/2007 |
Shirley M. Hufstedler to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award
Morrison & Foerster attorney to be recognized for leadership and commitment to public service
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| 08/16/2007 |
Morrison & Foerster LLP Named 2007 Working Mother and Flex-Time Lawyers 'Best Law Firm for Women'
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| 08/15/2007 |
Morrison & Foerster LLP Named 2007 Working Mother and Flex-Time Lawyers ‘Best Law Firm for Women’
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| 08/08/2007 |
Morrison & Foerster Advises ReNeuron Group plc on U.S. Stem Cell Acquisition
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| 08/07/2007 |
Lawrence Gerschwer, Former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Joins Morrison & Foerster’s Securities
Litigation, Enforcement and White Collar Practice
Experienced federal prosecutor worked in Securities and Commodities Fraud and Public Corruption Units
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| 08/07/2007 |
Federal Judge in Idaho Orders Treatment for Transgender Inmate
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| 08/02/2007 |
Morrison & Foerster Adds Top Private Equity Lawyer Eric McCrath
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| 07/23/2007 |
Class Action Filed Challenging Government’s Mistreatment of Returning Veterans Suffering From Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Veterans’ Civil Rights Case, first of its kind, includes Department of Veterans Affairs and U.S. Attorney General Gonzales
as defendants
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| 07/16/2007 |
Morrison & Foerster Advises GW Pharmaceutical on Global Cannabinoid Research Collaboration
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| 07/13/2007 |
Morrison & Foerster Advises Intercell on Worldwide Vaccines Deal
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| 07/10/2007 |
Michael Frank Joins Morrison & Foerster's Executive Compensation Practice
Leading advisor on executive compensation and related aspects of domestic and cross-border mergers, acquisitions, and spin-offs
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| 07/05/2007 |
Morrison & Foerster Strengthens its China Legal Services with the Addition of a Seven Attorney Team to its Tokyo Office
Team, led by Shingo Hisata, brings expertise in China-related transactions
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| 07/03/2007 |
European Technology Transactions Group Receives Recognition at The Lawyer Awards 2007
Work with National Policing Improvement Agency and Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs Highlighted.
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| 07/01/2007 |
Morrison & Foerster Awarded Place on Catalist
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| 06/04/2007 |
Anna Pinedo of Morrison & Foerster LLP Wins 2007 Burton Award for Legal Achievement
Article titled “Next Generation Hybrid Securities” honored
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| 05/31/2007 |
Morrison & Foerster Launches Privacy Library
Firm offers free online global privacy resource
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| 05/22/2007 |
Patent Win for EchoStar Communications – Rare Finding of Patent Invalidity in Eastern District of Texas
Morrison & Foerster successfully defends EchoStar in suit over origins of DVR technology.
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| 05/07/2007 |
Structured Products Magazine Again Names Morrison & Foerster Law Firm of the Year for Its Leading Role in the Market
Firm lauded for its technical expertise and ability to create new structures
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| 05/04/2007 |
Morrison & Foerster Wins Acquittal for Healthcare Executive Charged in Federal Anti-Kickback Case
Adam Hoffinger leads trial team on behalf of former sales director of EMD Serono
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| 05/02/2007 |
Pooley & Oliver Joining Morrison & Foerster
Group brings successful trial record in complex patent technology and trade secret cases.
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| 04/26/2007 |
Settlement in Case Alleging Official Cover-Up of Prison Gang Attack on Inmate: Former Acting Warden Comes Forward as Whistleblower
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| 04/20/2007 |
Motonori Araki, a Leading Practitioner in Japan’s Industrial Sector, Joins the Firm's Tokyo Office
Morrison & Foerster Adds a Partner to its Business Department in Tokyo
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| 04/05/2007 |
Morrison & Foerster Advises on Pipeline Boosting Life Science Deals
Further deals this year reflect the industry trend
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| 04/05/2007 |
Morrison & Foerster Advises African Lakes in Sale of African Online Limited
Complex hostile takeover culminates in disposal of principal operating subsidiary
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| 04/03/2007 |
Steven Kaufmann Named New Global Chair of Litigation
To lead 490-attorney Litigation Department; Wesley Overson to head San Francisco Litigation Group
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| 03/28/2007 |
Morrison & Foerster Wins Two National Legal Marketing Association Awards
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| 03/15/2007 |
Morrison & Foerster Elects 21 New Partners
New partners in the United States, Europe and Asia reflect depth of expertise in key markets
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| 03/14/2007 |
Judge Dismisses Charges Against Former Hewlett Packard Chairman Patricia Dunn
Morrison & Foerster's James Brosnahan, lead counsel for the former Hewlett-Packard Chairman, calls it "the right result"
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| 03/12/2007 |
Harold McElhinny Inducted Into American College of Trial Lawyers
Becomes ninth Morrison & Foerster partner to be named a fellow of the College
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| 03/09/2007 |
Morrison & Foerster Advises on £300 Million Outsourcing Deal to Transform UK Visa Application Process
Contract will also help implement the capture of biometric details for visa applicants
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| 03/07/2007 |
Morrison & Foerster Secures Ninth Circuit Win for City of Oakland in Free Speech Case
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| 03/07/2007 |
Craig Etlin Honored with 2007 CLAY Award
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| 02/23/2007 |
Morrison & Foerster Represents China Huiyuan in US$300 million IPO
China's leading fruit and vegetable juice producer lists on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
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| 02/20/2007 |
Morrison & Foerster Advises Acambis Plc €30 Million Partnership Agreement with sanofi pasteur
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| 02/20/2007 |
Morrison & Foerster Advises GW on $273 Million Strategic Alliance with Otsuka
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| 02/20/2007 |
Morrison & Foerster Advises ReNeuron Group plc on £5.5 Million Placing
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| 02/15/2007 |
Morrison & Foerster Advises Police on Tube Radio Project
Project to Enable Police Radios on the London Underground
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| 02/08/2007 |
Morrison & Foerster Expands Bankruptcy and Restructuring Practice
Leading Business and Insolvency Attorneys Gary Lee and Karen Ostad Join Firm in New York
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| 02/07/2007 |
Morrison & Foerster’s Corporate Finance Practice Advised on $150 Billion in Securities and M&A Transactions in 2006
Firm recognized for cross-border eminence, earns Number 1 ranking in Bloomberg M&A Legal Advisory Tables for Japanese deals;
technology most active deal sector with 40 transactions, followed by life sciences, telecom-communications, consumer products,
real estate, financial services
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| 02/01/2007 |
Morrison & Foerster Expands Private Equity and Capital Markets Practice in Hong Kong
Firm adds two new partners to Corporate Group
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| 01/29/2007 |
Technology Partner Chris Coulter Joins Morrison & Foerster London
Specialises in information technology and intellectual property law
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| 01/26/2007 |
Morrison & Foerster Expands Structured Products and Derivatives Practice
Firm adds leading partners in London
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| 01/23/2007 |
American Lawyer Media’s Law Technology News Awards Morrison & Foerster LLP
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| 01/22/2007 |
Morrison & Foerster Advises Skandia on $200m IT Outsourcing
Convergence of onshore and offshore marks a wider trend towards global delivery models
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| 01/17/2007 |
The Morrison & Foerster Foundation Announces Special Million Dollar Grant For Children and At Risk Youth
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| 01/16/2007 |
Michael Agoglia Appointed Managing Partner of Morrison & Foerster’s San Francisco Office
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| 01/10/2007 |
Supreme Court Ruling in MedImmune v. Genentech Upsets Fundamental Assumptions About Reliability of Patent Licenses, According to Morrison & Foerster Attorney
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| 01/09/2007 |
Morrison & Foerster Named to HRC Foundation's 2007 "Best Places to Work" List
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| 01/08/2007 |
Morrison & Foerster Before the Supreme Court of the United States
Partner Beth S. Brinkmann argues in dispute over Guam Organic Act
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| 12/20/2006 |
Adam Hoffinger Featured in New Larry King Publication
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| 12/05/2006 |
BTI Names Morrison & Foerster to Its Client Service 30 List
List honors law firms chosen by clients as representing "the epitome of superior client service"
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| 11/29/2006 |
Three Morrison & Foerster Attorneys Honored with Angel Award
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| 11/27/2006 |
Morrison & Foerster Adds Securities Partner in Tokyo
Andrew W. Winden, a leading securities practitioner in Japan, joins the firm’s Tokyo Office
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| 11/02/2006 |
Morrison & Foerster Foundation Donates $100,000 in Scholarships and Financial Assistance to University of Colorado and Denver
University in Honor of Stephen S. Dunham
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| 10/16/2006 |
Morrison & Foerster Represents Sino Biopharmaceutical in US$620 Million Coal-to-Olefin JV Project
Formation of a joint venture in the PRC
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| 10/12/2006 |
Morrison & Foerster Wins Summary Judgment for Community Publisher
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| 10/06/2006 |
Morrison & Foerster Advises on Three Life Sciences Fundraisings
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| 10/06/2006 |
Morrison & Foerster's M&A Triple
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| 10/05/2006 |
Historic Settlement on Eve of Trial in Fresno Civil Rights Case
Morrison & Foerster Negotiates $1.6 Million Settlement in Civil Rights Case Against City of Fresno and Fresno Police Officer
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| 09/14/2006 |
Morrison & Foerster Names Rony Gerrits Managing Partner of the Brussels Office
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| 09/12/2006 |
Morrison & Foerster Names Anna Erickson White Managing Partner for Operations
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| 09/12/2006 |
Morrison & Foerster's Venture Intellectual Property Group Makes its Mark as a "Very Important Practice" for Evaluating IP
Assets
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| 09/08/2006 |
Capital Markets Lawyer Rachel Coan Joins Morrison & Foerster
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| 09/07/2006 |
Morrison & Foerster's New York Office Adds Team of Four Prominent Litigators Led by Veteran Trial Attorney Dennis Orr
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| 08/16/2006 |
Morrison & Foerster Further Expands Tokyo Litigation Team with Addition of Two Partners
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| 08/16/2006 |
Morrison & Foerster Names Gregory Koltun Managing Partner of the Los Angeles Office
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| 08/11/2006 |
Leading Information Technology and Outsourcing Attorneys Join Morrison & Foerster's China Practice
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| 08/01/2006 |
Morrison & Foerster Assists Upstate New York Flood Victims by Producing Helping Handbook
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| 07/31/2006 |
Morrison & Foerster's Global Corporate Finance Practice Posts Strong Second Quarter Results with More Than $28 Billion in
Securities and M&A Transactions
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| 07/24/2006 |
Morrison & Foerster Expands Outsourcing and Technology Group in London
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| 07/24/2006 |
Morrison & Foerster Wins Prop 64 Test Case in California Supreme Court
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| 07/12/2006 |
Morrison & Foerster Names Haren Bhatt as New Chief Financial Officer
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| 07/05/2006 |
Jonathan Kahn Joins Firm’s New York Office
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