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Where will your MoFo Story take you?
Allyship is Action
Inclusive to the Core
Committed to Service
Succeed As One
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Choose MoFo, and you’ll find the legal career you deserve.
Real matters.
Real clients.
Real experiences.
Start here, and the possibilities are endless.
Why MoFo?
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Thrive in an environment that is inclusive to the core, where respect for people, ideas, and differences makes us stronger colleagues and advisors. Enjoy significant responsibility from early on in your career. Join a team that is committed to service, who makes a meaningful impact for our clients, communities, and society. Learn from mentors and peers alike. Exceptional people are hired, developed, and nurtured here.
No matter where you start your MoFo story, the firm supports charting a career path that aligns with your interests and passions. Our collaborative approach to working across borders, practice areas, and industries ensures that we succeed as one firm. While each of our 2,200+ legal and business professionals have unique goals, we are united in our commitment to delivering results that best serve each other, our clients, and our communities.
MoFo was incredibly attractive for several reasons, one of which was the collaborative team culture. That’s something that I valued in my government experience: the sense that everyone is in the boat pulling the oars in the same direction to achieve a good result for the client.
Joe Palmore, Managing Partner Washington, D.C.
Succeed as One
MoFo Values
Get to know who we are, and why there really is a MoFo difference.
Work with the Best...
...and Do Your Best Work.
Morrison Foerster transforms complexity into advantage. With our collective intelligence, we shape powerful legal strategies that move our clients' businesses forward while living our shared values. Our clients include some of the largest financial institutions, Fortune 100 companies, and leading technology and life sciences companies. We represent organizations – whether established for decades or just an entrepreneur’s idea – as they grow, innovate, disrupt, and develop into leading industry players and household names.
At MoFo, you have the opportunity to work with and learn from the best legal minds in the industry. From early on, you’ll get exposure to training, support, and exciting projects where you’ll gain practical skills and make lifelong connections. Here, you’re encouraged to go beyond just embracing ideas to playing an active role in creating new ones.
#1
in Vault Law’s Northern California regional rankings and top 25 in national rankings
21x
on The American Lawyer’s A-List
1,000+
Lawyers across 17 offices in the United States, Asia, and Europe
Many stories. One firm.
An essential part of the MoFo difference is our tradition of service in the public interest. We use our talents in a range of pro bono activities, from staffing legal service clinics, to counseling more than 300 nonprofit organizations, to handling high-impact litigation. Our work focuses on assisting underserved groups and nonprofits that serve low-income people and communities. We approach pro bono work the same as our billable work—with passion, dedication, and an exacting standard of service—simply because that’s who we are.
Many Stories. One Firm.
Read about our values and commitment to service.
Delaney Ho, San Diego Summer Associate
The firm’s commitment to fostering pro bono engagement, including at the summer associate level, is commendable. One of the firm’s pro bono counsel proactively contacted us earlier in the summer, introducing herself and presenting an opportunity to participate in a pro bono immigration clinic. I’m proud to be at a firm that supports its attorneys pursuing pro bono work and utilizes its resources to create a positive societal impact.
View
Our interactive pro bono brochure and learn about the remarkable work our lawyers have undertaken to help make an impact.
Listen
MoFo trial partner Arturo González discusses his extensive experience handling civil rights cases involving police misconduct.
Elite
2024 Chambers Associate pro bono ranking
100
Hours contributed by 60+ summer associates to 70+ pro bono matters as part of our 2024 Summer Associate Program
Attorney hours devoted to pro bono in 2023
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Every Voice is Heard
Morrison Foerster believes that the lawyers who advise and represent our clients should be as diverse as they are. We place a high value on the varied perspectives, backgrounds, and ideas that our lawyers offer when it comes to serving our clients, colleagues, and communities. We’re certain that you’ll find numerous ways to connect with a diverse group of legal professionals through networking events, speaking engagements, affinity groups, community engagement, and pro bono initiatives. Our priority will always be fostering an inclusive workplace where every story matters and every voice is heard.
Natalie Kernisant Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer
“In addition to attracting, developing, and advancing the most talented and diverse group of attorneys, MoFo strives to provide all its professionals the tools necessary to lead in equitable and inclusive ways, both inside and outside of the firm, and we do this because of our unwavering commitment to advancing D+I in the legal industry.”
Ranked first overall among firms with 601+ lawyers in
Law360
's 2022 Diversity
Snapshot. MoFo also tops the list of biggest law firms with the most diverse equity partners.
7th YEAR
in a row achieving Mansfield Rule Certification Plus
100%
rating on the Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index in 2023, marking the 20th year of inclusion as one of the best places to work for LGBTQ+ equality
14th YEAR
in a row as top firm on The American Lawyer's Diversity Scorecard
37%
of lawyers promoted to partner worldwide in the past 6 years have been women
overall among firms with 601+ lawyers in Law360’s 2024 Diversity Snapshot
TOP 5
firm on Seramount’s 50 Best Law Firms for Women & Diversity list
allyship is action
At MoFo, we pair diversity of perspective with a strategic consultative approach to craft the tailored strategies our clients need. We foster trusted partnerships that are defined by winning for our clients when it matters most.
For example, MoFo has formed special task forces to tackle issues of racial injustice, continue to seek new ways to amplify diverse voices, and fostered partnerships with legal partners and nonprofits to help those underserved in our communities and underrepresented in the legal profession. Learn more about how MoFo is putting allyship in action and responding to racial injustice.
Watch
San Francisco Partner Bonnie Lau on Learning to Be Brave
Boston Managing Partner David Ephraim Reminds Us There Are No Excuses
New York Partner Haima Marlier on How We Are Deeply Connected
San Francisco Partner Eric Akira Tate Asks Us to Talk a Little, Listen a Lot
“The things that really made my summer special (not ranked in order): (1) ability to work on many, short diverse substantive matters, (2) ability to work on pro bono matters, (3) ability to improve my writing and research skills, (4) having a good mix of social events/assignments, (5) being able to interact with the other summer associates, (6) being able to interact with attorneys outside the office, (7) getting to know the ins and out of the office (whether through work assignments or through conversations with attorneys), (8) attorneys making the work seem feasible, (9) attorneys being clear about expectations while also being respectful of time, (10) sense of collegiality throughout the office.”
Los Angeles Summer Associate
“The firm is great at helping us make genuine connections, challenge ourselves to succeed, and work on interesting cases and topics.”
New York Summer Associate
“I am impressed with the firm's efforts to integrate us into every transactional group. The free-market system was a great tool for me to try out each group.”
San Francisco Summer Associate
“MoFo is great at communication, making everyone feel welcomed and respected, and retaining attorneys who are not only accomplished professionally but are also genuinely high-quality people personally.”
Washington, D.C. Summer Associate
“The associates and partners are extremely supportive and enjoyable to work with. The firm also did a particularly good job providing an opportunity for summer associates to work on substantive assignments (not just busy work).”
San Diego Summer Associate
As an SEO Fellow, I came in with minimal knowledge of what a big law firm would look like in practice. Each and every one of the attorneys, partners, and administration staff exuded kindness from the minute I walked in on my first day till the minute I left. I am beyond grateful to have summered in such an office that prides themselves in kindness, collaboration, and diversity. This office has given me the autonomy to grow in all areas before starting my first year of law school.”
Palo Alto Summer Associate
“I was able to become close to both the summer class and the people at the firm because everyone was so welcoming. I love how open and transparent everyone was and I think that really helped me have a great experience. I enjoyed how well-thought out the program was, and I appreciate that there was so much effort into making the summer experience great.”
Boston Summer Associate
where will your mofo story take you?
17 cities. 3 continents.
Our Meet MoFo Global Litigation Department Co-Chair video with Christine Wong
AMERICAS
From its deep roots in the Bay Area, MoFo has grown into a leading global law firm.
Our San Francisco and Palo Alto offices serve at the epicenter of the most recent technology revolution. Both offices offer full-service corporate, finance, IP, and litigation capabilities to clients at all stages of development, providing advice in transactions, regulatory programs, and contentious matters. In Los Angeles and San Diego, our lawyers advise a diverse group of private and public companies in cleantech, electronics, entertainment and media, life sciences, medical technology, real estate, and venture and institutional investors, while lawyers in our Denver office focus on public and private financing, licensing, purchasing, and litigation. On the East Coast, our New York office, strategically located for many of our financial services, real estate, and corporate clients, is a global center for business, finance, and media. In D.C., we are home to some of the most powerful and influential players in both government and the private sector, providing regulatory, corporate, litigation, and IP counsel on behalf of financial institutions, investors, entrepreneurs, and Fortune 500 and technology companies. In Boston, we serve a growing and dynamic technology and life sciences market, representing emerging and established companies in global matters involving business, finance, IP, and litigation. In Austin, our lawyers provide companies, including emerging companies, and investors in the technology, life sciences, and healthcare sectors, access to MoFo’s full-service platform and global network, with a focus on IP litigation and transactional matters. Our Miami office serves its clients as a trusted local resource and a key gateway into the Americas and beyond, combining our local bench strength across corporate, real estate, finance, and litigation practices.
Asia
With five offices in Asia—Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, Singapore, and Tokyo—we are one of the preeminent law firms in the region, providing integrated U.S. and local law advice.
Morrison Foerster has an exceptionally strong Asia platform and an expansive reach of 200 attorneys in five offices in key Asian business centers including Tokyo, Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Singapore. This year marks the 40th anniversary of Morrison Foerster’s presence in Asia. In March 1983, we entered the Asia market by opening the Hong Kong office, with the objective to expand our legendary client service and best-in-class legal services to Asia-based clients and multinational clients with business interests in the region. Today, Morrison Foerster is one of the largest and longest standing international law firms in Asia. MoFo Asia continues to consistently deliver exceptional client service while making positive contributions to our communities. We now have over 50 lawyers in our Greater China offices, qualified to advise on the laws of a range of jurisdictions, including the U.S., Hong Kong, the PRC, India, and England & Wales. We have presence for more than 35 years in Japan and have the largest Tokyo presence of any international law firm – over 110 attorneys, including approximately 50 U.S. attorneys, 50 Japanese bengoshi, and 6 attorneys qualified in England & Wales. Our award-winning Singapore office features lawyers with significant experience advising clients on transactions, disputes, and investigations throughout South and Southeast Asia.
europe
Morrison Foerster’s long-established European presence dates back to 1980 when we opened our London office. We collaborate across borders, practice areas, and functions to win together.
From our London office, UK- and U.S.-qualified lawyers work with clients on corporate, disputes, employment, finance, intellectual property, privacy, real estate, securities, taxation, and technology transactions matters. The office’s multijurisdictional litigation, arbitration and mediation practices allow us to resolve even the most complex disputes. Our Berlin office represents clients in M&A transactions, corporate and commercial litigation, antitrust and sector-specific regulation, and tax, labor and employment, and privacy matters, with a particular focus on the technology, media, and telecommunications (TMT) sector, as well as on other industries such as transportation, real estate, private equity, and financial services. Our Brussels-based team, in the de facto capital of the European Union, provides practical and strategic advice on EU antitrust law and works with multinational organizations on their global privacy issues. We assist clients with competition issues and work to obtain approval of mergers and acquisitions at EU-wide and member state levels. MoFo’s lawyers have played a significant role in defending our clients in many European Commission cartel investigations and related damages claims. We also counsel clients on a wide range of issues, including vertical arrangements and antitrust compliance. Lawyers based in our Brussels office are also part of our highly regarded global Privacy and Data Security practice, working on privacy and transborder data protection matters that are critical to the strategic operations and growth of many global companies.
Succeeding as one is what distinguishes us as a firm. Working across offices is the norm and drives incredible value for our clients and our people.
Eric McCrath MoFo Chair
We are champions of progress, delivering meaningful client results, serving our communities, and moving industries forward. Click on each practice group to learn more:
Appellate
Business Restructuring + Insolvency
Capital Markets
Patent Strategy + Prosecution
Commercial Litigation
Emerging Companies + Venture Capital
Project Finance
Financial Transactions
Intellectual Property
Life Sciences
Mergers + Acquisitions
Privacy + Data Security
Real Estate
Securities Litigation, Enforcement + White-Collar Criminal Defense
Tax
Technology Transactions
120+
Practice area rankings and 550+ individual recognitions in various The Legal 500 2023 guides
150+
Practice area rankings, including 30 Band 1 rankings, and 260 individual recognitions in various Chambers and Partners' 2023 guides
IP Firm of the Year
2023
Chambers USA Awards
2024
Law360 California Regional Powerhouse
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