Morrison Foerster Named Band 1 Firm for Agribusiness by Chambers Global

Morrison Foerster’s Food + Agriculture team, led by partners Michael Ward and Mitchell Presser, has been highlighted as a market leader in the recently released Chambers Global 2024 guide. The firm was ranked in Band 1 for Agribusiness in the latest edition.

Clients told Chambers that MoFo “brings deep expertise, nuance and context to complex matters,” and has “vast knowledge of agriculture, agritech, biotech and climate change, which allows them precise insights on those topics.” Another client concludes: “Their experience is unparalleled, and their cultural approach is really superb.”

With over 80 Ph.D.s and 100 advanced degrees in biology, agronomy, plant molecular biology, AI and machine learning, robotics, chemistry and other related fields, combined with MoFo’s industry leading Private Equity practice focused on Food +Agriculture, Morrison Foerster’s cross-disciplinary team is made up of true industry participants, with core sector knowledge and deep relationships across the food and agriculture ecosystem. The group can leverage these attributes to add meaningful value to its clients. They make it their business to know what is driving deals and innovation to help its clients gain a competitive advantage in the market and have helped shape the national food sector over the past two decades.

MoFo’s Food + Agriculture practice includes more than 130 lawyers and patent agents from across the firm in the United States, Europe, and Asia, as well as strong connections to Latin America. The team works seamlessly across offices and can mobilize instantly wherever their clients do business. They represent leaders and innovators in the food, agriculture, and agtech industries, from disruptive new food startups to Fortune 50 companies and the lenders and investors that finance the industry, on matters related to Private Equity, IP protection, commercial transactions, FDA regulatory compliance, M&A, product liability, false advertising, class actions, IP litigation and more. 

The group is known for providing holistic strategies from farm to table, helping clients navigate the future of food across the supply chain, including climate and conditions for agriculture and aquaculture, the production of food, and consumer health and safety. They bring experience from MoFo’s many leading practice areas and geographies to advise a wide range of food and agriculture leaders and innovators on their most pressing legal challenges and mission critical transactions. The firm is unparalleled in its ability to promote this depth across the full company lifecycle, and is unique, with its technical capabilities that the team offers its clients.

To view the complete list of Morrison Foerster’s rankings in the 2024 edition of Chambers Global, please visit the publication’s website.