Keith Wetmore is the chair of Morrison & Foerster LLP. As chair of the firm, Mr. Wetmore takes the lead in setting policy and providing strategic direction to the firm.
Before becoming chair, Mr. Wetmore was managing partner of the firm's San Francisco office. He also led the firm's 50-lawyer Finance and Infrastructure practice, bringing to his engagements 20 years' experience in debt and lease finance, both domestic and international.
Mr. Wetmore has represented money center banks as agent in syndicated credit facilities, including multi-billion dollar working capital and acquisition financings, as well as smaller transactions, with particular emphasis in the technology and forest products sectors.
While at the University of Michigan Law School, Mr. Wetmore served as Articles Editor for the Michigan Law Review and was elected to the Order of the Coif.