Recommended by The Legal 500
Morrison Foerster’s Outstanding
Chambers and The Legal 500
Alexis Amezcua
1/15
Complex Litigation + Advisement/Commercial Litigation + Trial Group 2023
Nationwide | Food & Beverages
Regulatory & Litigation
The team has deep experience in food labeling litigation.
The team demonstrates strength in handling advertising litigation, as well as Proposition 65 disputes, although providing FDA regulatory counsel is also a particular strength.
Chambers USA
The Legal 500 United States
What People Are Saying
Nationwide | Retail
Morrison Foerster bring numerous subject matter attorneys to navigate various issues.
Morrison Foerster's consumer products and retail-focused practice that has the versatility to advise on a full range of issues faced by businesses in the retail sector.
Nationwide | Financial Services Regulation
Consumer Finance (Litigation)
The attorneys are all very experienced and efficient in delivering guidance.
The team seems highly knowledgeable not only in specific banking matters, but has a great capacity to see matters from a corporate and commercial point of view.
Heavily involved in all aspects of consumer lending, undertaking cutting-edge work relating to payment card systems and other matters.
New York | Litigation – General Commercial Highly Regarded
They stay on top of things, they meet deadlines and are excellent writers. Really from a client perspective, they're everything you would want.
Morrison Foerster houses an accomplished group of trial lawyers with broad civil litigation expertise, which includes handling high-value privacy, IP, and product liability disputes. It regularly defends against class actions, including antitrust, securities, and consumer cases.
California | Litigation – General Commercial The Elite
The attorneys at Morrison Foerster are experienced and skilled legal practitioners. They are very well equipped to handle complex and sophisticated matters.
It is considered a go-to resource for mega Silicon Valley players facing challenging litigation, alongside roles acting for major financial institutions, retailers, and manufacturers.
Nationwide | Dispute Resolution
Product Liability, Mass Tort and
Class Action – Defense: Toxic Tort
The state’s Proposition 65 law accounts for much of the workflow, both from a compliance as well as a litigation perspective. Indeed, the firm has over the years secured a number of high-profile successes in enforcement actions brought under the Act, including the only unanimous Proposition 65 decision ever reached by the California Supreme Court.
Nationwide | Dispute Resolution
Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action – Defense: Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices
Leveraging broad-based overarching life sciences prowess, which includes litigation, regulatory, and patents expertise, Morrison Foerster is a popular choice among pharma and medical devices manufacturers, handling work throughout the product lifecycle.
This is an exceptional team that has deep domain experience, is highly strategic and doesn’t ever miss a detail. The team works exceptionally well together and is well balanced in knowledge and capabilities.
Nationwide | Dispute Resolution
Product Liability, Mass Tort and
Class Action – Defense: Consumer Products (Including Tobacco)
Morrison Foerster provides a one-stop-shop service for consumer product manufacturers across the full panoply of their needs throughout the full product lifecycle, from advice on regulatory compliance, product labeling, and litigation risk assessment, to litigation, should the need arise.
Nationwide | Dispute Resolution
Leading Trial Lawyers
Based in the firm’s San Francisco office, Arturo González represents both plaintiffs and defendants in a broad range of litigation, including commercial, class actions and mass torts, patents, and trade secrets.
Nationwide | Dispute Resolution
Financial Services Litigation
Concentrating on consumer litigation in the financial services industry, Morrison Foerster regularly represents banking clients in matters involving checking accounts, credit cards, mortgage transactions, and consumer loans.
The financial services litigation team is integrated with the class actions and mass torts practice to offer a cross-practice resource for clients.
Nationwide | Industry Focus
Environment: Litigation
Under the leadership of William Tarantino, Morrison Foerster’s environmental litigation practice has a strong track record in environmental remediation litigation and related class action lawsuits.
Nationwide | Media, Technology and Telecoms
Advertising and Marketing: Litigation
Morrison Foerster has a nationally focused advertising practice, focusing primarily on the technology, retail, and food and beverage sectors. It handles a range of lawsuits relating to deceptive or false advertising claims, with California’s False Advertising Law, the California Consumers Legal Remedies Act, and the Lanham Act being areas of particular expertise for the firm.
• "Erin Bosman is at the top of the ticket and is one of the finest
attorneys I have ever known. She is an outstanding strategist,
knows the law and has exceptional oral and written
communication skills.”
Erin bosman
Erin Bosman
Tiffany Cheung
Arturo J. González
William Tarantino
Julie Park
Jamie A. Levitt
Mark Zebrowski
• Tiffany Cheung is a skilled lawyer who is adept in handling
consumer class actions. She has significant experience in the
technology sector.
• "She's very easy to work with and very responsive. She makes the
act of translating the law into language people understand very
easy."
• "Tiffany is incredibly knowledgeable about the matters she provides
guidance on. She is practical, knows the law and she gets the facts.
She's also a good cross-examiner and excellent at depositions."
Recognized in Litigation: General Commercial (CA), Chambers
Tiffany Cheung
Recognized as “Leading Lawyer” in Dispute Resolution: Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action – Defense: Consumer Products (Including Tobacco), The Legal 500
• Arturo González is highly sought after by clients in the technology
sector. He has considerable expertise across a range of commercial
disputes, including trade secrets and intellectual property.
• Arturo González is a well-regarded litigator practicing across the
spectrum of commercial mandates, including contractual disputes
and trade secrets matters. He attracts particular praise for his skills
in court.
• "Arturo is a juror whisperer. He has an uncanny ability to read juries
and adjust arguments in way that will carry with them. He's a very
convincing trial lawyer."
Recognized in Litigation: General Commercial (CA) and in Litigation: Trial Lawyers (Nationwide), Chambers
Arturo J. González
• Jamie Levitt has a broad civil disputes practice that includes
representing clients in traditional securities class actions and
post-merger litigation, as well as shareholder disputes arising out
of bankruptcy proceedings.
• "She is a phenomenal trial lawyer, she masters complex subjects
quickly and can jump into court and handle them wonderfully."
Recognized in Litigation: General Commercial (NY), Chambers
Jamie A. Levitt
• Julie Park advises on class actions and mass torts across the
products landscape, while also being able to provide counsel on
regulatory matters.
• "She knows how to translate engineering concepts to plain English
and really shines going between lawyers, lay persons and engineers."
• "Julie has been excellent for us. She's so knowledgeable and
extremely easy to work with."
• "The exceptional Julie Park is quite adept at managing a case and
client role relationships."
Recognized in Product Liability & Mass Torts – Nationwide, Chambers
Julie Park
• William Tarantino of Morrison Foerster leads the firm's
environmental litigation and regulatory practice. He is particularly
knowledgeable on consumer product safety, mass torts, and
hazardous substances.
• "William Tarantino helps us evaluate complex areas of law, is
responsive and has excellent government connections."
• "He has unusually deep expertise and explains things in a way I can
understand."
Recognized in Environment – California, Chambers
William Tarantino
• Mark Zebrowski has a wealth of experience in litigating complicated
commercial disputes in an array of industries.
• "He has a good reputation."
Recognized in Litigation: General Commercial (CA: San Diego), Chambers
Mark Zebrowski
• Dispute Resolution: Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class
Action – Defense: Consumer Products (Including Tobacco)
• Dispute Resolution: Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class
Action – Defense: Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices
• Dispute Resolution: Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class
Action: Toxic Tort Defense
• Dispute Resolution: Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class
Action – Defense: Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices
• Dispute Resolution: Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class
Action: Toxic Tort Defense
• Industry Focus: Environment: Litigation
• Media, Technology and Telecoms: Advertising and Marketing
Erin Bosman
2/15
• Dispute Resolution: Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class
Action – Defense: Consumer Products (Including Tobacco)
• Dispute Resolution: Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class
Action – Defense: Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices
• Dispute Resolution: Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class
Action: Toxic Tort Defense
• Media, Technology and Telecoms: Advertising and Marketing
Tiffany Cheung
3/15
• Dispute Resolution: Financial Services Litigation
• Dispute Resolution: Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action
– Defense: Consumer Products (Including Tobacco)
• Dispute Resolution: Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action
– Defense: Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices
• Dispute Resolution: Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action:
Toxic Tort Defense
• Industry Focus: Environment: Litigation
Grant Esposito
4/15
• Dispute Resolution: Financial Services Litigation
• Dispute Resolution: Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action
– Defense: Consumer Products (Including Tobacco)
• Dispute Resolution: Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action
– Defense: Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices
• Dispute Resolution: Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class
Action: Toxic Tort Defense
• Media, Technology and Telecoms: Advertising and Marketing
David Fioccola
5/15
• Dispute Resolution: Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action
– Defense: Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices
• Dispute Resolution: Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class
Action: Toxic Tort Defense
Jessica Grant
6/16
• Dispute Resolution: Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action
– Defense: Consumer Products (Including Tobacco)
Jessica Kaufman
6/15
• Dispute Resolution: Financial Services Litigation
Michael Miller
7/15
• Dispute Resolution: Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action
– Defense: Consumer Products (Including Tobacco)
• Dispute Resolution: Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class
Action: Toxic Tort Defense
Julie Park
8/15
• Dispute Resolution: Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action
– Defense: Consumer Products (Including Tobacco)
• Dispute Resolution: Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action
– Defense: Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices
• Dispute Resolution: Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class
Action: Toxic Tort Defense
• Media, Technology and Telecoms: Advertising and Marketing
Purvi Patel
9/15
• Dispute Resolution: Financial Services Litigation
Nancy Thomas
10/15
• Dispute Resolution: Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action
– Defense: Consumer Products (Including Tobacco)
• Dispute Resolution: Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action
– Defense: Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices
• Dispute Resolution: Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class
Action: Toxic Tort Defense
• Industry Focus: Environment: Litigation
william Tarantino
11/15
• Dispute Resolution: Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action
– Defense: Consumer Products (Including Tobacco)
• Media, Technology and Telecoms: Advertising and Marketing
Claudia Vetesi
12/15
• Dispute Resolution: Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action
– Defense: Consumer Products (Including Tobacco)
Kate Viggiani
13/15
• Dispute Resolution: Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action
– Defense: Consumer Products (Including Tobacco)
• Dispute Resolution: Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action
– Defense: Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices
• Dispute Resolution: Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class
Action: Toxic Tort Defense
Alexandra Preece Barlow
14/15
• Dispute Resolution: Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class
Action: Toxic Tort Defense
Krista deBoer
15/15
Spotlight Rankings
Ranked in Tier 3 of Dispute Resolution: Leading Trial Lawyers, The Legal 500
Recognized as a “Next Generation Partner” in Dispute Resolution: Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action – Defense: Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices – Nationwide, The Legal 500