Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement

This statement is published in accordance with Section 54(1) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (the “Act”) on behalf of Morrison & Foerster (UK) LLP (“MoFo London”) for the financial year ending 2023.

Our business

Morrison & Foerster is a global law firm with offices located throughout Asia, Europe, and the United States. With over 1,000 lawyers, we provide legal services to clients globally across a range of business sectors and practices, including technology, life sciences, healthcare, energy, financial services, and litigation. For further information about our firm, please see https://www.mofo.com/about/.

Morrison & Foerster operates in the United Kingdom as MoFo London, a limited liability partnership registered in Delaware, USA (with registered number 4569482 8100 080747141), which is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA number 288135).

Our approach

We recognise our responsibility to understand, identify, and eradicate modern slavery in all forms within our business and our supply chains. We take this responsibility seriously and have a zero-tolerance approach to modern slavery. We expect our attorneys and staff to act with the highest standards of professionalism and integrity, and to promote a workplace free from discrimination or harassment of any kind.

We expect the same high standards and commitment of our suppliers. We are committed to ensuring that no one with whom we do business benefits from or contributes in any way to modern slavery, servitude, compulsory labour or human trafficking.

Our supply chains

MoFo London’s supply chains relate to our business as a law firm.As an office-based business, our primary supply chain involves businesses that support our office operations. This includes leasing, cleaning services, catering services, security, business travel and procurement services. We have no reason to suspect the existence of exploitative practices in relation to modern slavery within these businesses, and we consider the overall risks associated with modern slavery for office operations to be low. We also engage other regulated professional services organisations, such as banks, accountancy practitioners, law firms, barristers, expert witnesses, and consider any risks associated with modern slavery for these organisations to be very low.

Nonetheless, MoFo London has processes in place relating to modern slavery, including some relevant guidance and policies for our attorneys and staff on the firm’s Intranet. We will also seek to ensure that any ongoing contracts or engagements with MoFo London contain contractual provisions ensuring that our business partners comply with all applicable law and regulations, including the Act.

The leadership of the MoFo London office will keep our approach under review to comply with our obligations relating to preventing modern slavery, and to make any changes to policies and procedures as necessary. Our priorities for the next financial year include:

• holding online training on modern slavery for relevant attorneys and staff;
• ensuring that contracts and engagements with new suppliers are on the basis of our pro-forma contracts or otherwise ensure that modern slavery issues are addressed in each such contract or engagement;
• increasing our due diligence efforts performed on both new and existing suppliers in relation to modern slavery; and
• increasing collaboration with other international law firms about responsible business practices.

We will continue to provide advice on how to eradicate modern slavery risks in operations and supply chains to our clients and other organisations with whom we have business relationships.

Corporate responsibility

MoFo London’s Co-Managing Partners and the Risk Committee are responsible for compliance with the Act. They will review our approach and will make any necessary changes to MoFo London’s policies and procedures to ensure compliance with the Act.

Approval

This statement was authorised and approved on 24 January 2024 by MoFo London.