MoFo Teams Up with NYU Tandon Future Labs to Support a Thriving NYC Tech Ecosystem

Morrison Foerster is pleased to announce that the firm is the exclusive legal partner to NYU Tandon Future Labs and its network of incubators and accelerators. Peter Fusco, New York partner and co-chair of the Emerging Companies + Venture Capital practice, is a key legal advisor to New York’s startup founders and venture investors and has provided legal guidance to the Future Labs’ network since 2009. Future Labs is a partnership between New York University’s Tandon School of Engineering (NYU Tandon), the City of New York, NYSERDA, and the New York Economic Development Corporation. It seeks to amplify and diversify New York City’s entrepreneurial community by nurturing emerging and high-growth tech companies with educational programming, events, and bespoke support through NYU’s resources and partnerships, like the one with Morrison Foerster.

“I am excited about this new partnership between MoFo and NYU Future Labs,” said Peter Fusco. “From my work with Future Labs and its founders over the last 15 years, I know they will appreciate MoFo’s counsel and experience as a foundational partner in the continued growth of the tech industry in New York. Our team’s experience in guiding tech companies at every stage will turbocharge the development of Future Lab incubators and accelerators. This kind of collaboration also further cements MoFo as a top player in the NYC tech ecosystem.”

As a leading, global law firm, MoFo offers Future Lab companies access to the same legal and strategic counseling as our leading Fortune 100 tech clients. MoFo’s holistic practical advice offers Future Labs early-stage companies best-in-class legal strategies that supports high growth and scale along with regulatory and risk management that takes into consideration their long-term business goals. From venture capital, technology transactions, M&A, and IP, to privacy, regulatory compliance, and complex litigation, MoFo is the go-to firm for established and early-stage tech companies that are developing, using, and investing in cutting-edge innovations for every sector.

“New York City’s tech ecosystem is a hub for innovation, and we are thrilled to have Pete lead our partnership with NYU’s Future Labs,” said Eric McCrath, chair of Morrison Foerster. “Expanding MoFo’s emerging companies and venture capital practice in New York is a strategic priority for us. With MoFo’s global and industry-specific guidance for the Future Labs’ network, the venture space in New York City is about to get even brighter.”

The addition of the Future Labs partnership also complements MoFo’s existing sponsorship of NYU’s Endless Frontier Labs (EFL) at NYU’s Stern School of Business, a program focused on maximizing the potential of massively scalable science and deep technology startups.