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08/21/2008   Millennials in the Workplace issue discussed on NBC4 with Dan Westman
06/24/2008   Chambers USA 2008
05/20/2008   Maoye International Raises US$343 Million in Hong Kong IPO
05/20/2008   Morrison & Foerster Completes Asia Cement Hong Kong IPO
China-based cement maker raises US$238 million in its IPO debut
05/14/2008   Three Firm Partners Named to "Top Women Litigators" List
05/07/2008   Morrison & Foerster Moves Private Equity Partner to Hong Kong
Private equity partner Thomas Chou to relocate to the firm’s Hong Kong office
04/10/2008   Six Morrison & Foerster Lawyers Named to Top IP Lawyer Lists
The Daily Journal's first-ever listing of California’s Top Intellectual Property Lawyers
04/04/2008   Morrison & Foerster Wins at IFLR Americas Awards
Morrison & Foerster honored with two awards
03/31/2008   Four Morrison & Foerster Litigators Named California Lawyers of the Year
Jim Bennett, Jordan Eth, and Terri Garland honored in Securities, Rachel Krevans honored in Intellectual Property
03/19/2008   How the Eastern District Was Won: Taming Texas' Hotbed of Patent Litigation
The American Lawyer features Morrison & Foerster's Rachel Krevans
03/06/2008   Morrison & Foerster Shortlisted by IFLR for their Americas and Asia Awards
IFLR shortlists Morrison & Foerster for Americas Awards and Asia Awards
03/06/2008   Morrison & Foerster Nominated by Chambers for USA Awards for Excellence 2008
Chambers recognizes two leading practice areas
02/08/2008   Morrison & Foerster Advises DFJ Esprit on Sale of Portfolio Company to AOL
Lawyers from the London office advised DFJ Esprit on the sale of portfolio company Buy.at to AOL
01/04/2008   Double Vision: The American Lawyer Honors Morrison & Foerster’s Litigation Department
Intellectual property litigation and overall litigation practice receive elite honors
11/28/2007   Morrison & Foerster Argues Fifth Case Before Supreme Court of the United States in 2007
Partner Beth S. Brinkmann argues before the U.S. Supreme Court in Rowe v. New Hampshire Motor Transport Ass’n.
11/27/2007   Morrison & Foerster Attorneys Recognized by The Washingtonian
Seven attorneys included on the publication’s 2007 Top Washington Lawyers List
11/09/2007   Double Vision – Chambers Global Awards 2007
Chambers and Partners recognizes MoFo's excellence with two awards
11/08/2007   Morrison & Foerster Attorneys Argue Two Cases Before the Supreme Court of the United States
Attorneys argue two important business cases in the November session
10/27/2007   Jack Auspitz Receives 2007 Raven Award
10/25/2007   China Resources Power Increases Capacity with US$626.4 Million Shares Placement
Morrison & Foerster advises the power giant in its top-up placement of shares
10/22/2007   King of the Hill, Top of the Heap
Mayor Bloomberg proclaims October 23, 2007 as Morrison & Foerster Day in New York City
10/03/2007   Firm Highlighted as a Key Player in the Current Silicon Valley Green Tech Industry
One of just two law firms named in the current Silicon Valley "Great Green Boom"
10/01/2007   Climate Change: A Roundtable Discussion
09/11/2007   DSP Transaction Closes
08/20/2007   New Fast-pass System Launched for SFO Travelers
08/15/2007   Morrison & Foerster Ranks on The American Lawyer's A-List of Top 20 Law Firms
07/26/2007   National Law Journal Names Morrison & Foerster to Its Defense Hot List
List highlights firms that accomplished exemplary, cutting-edge work in civil defense during 2006
06/26/2007   Top Women Litigators: Leaps of Faith
Reprinted with permission from the Daily Journal, © 2007 Daily Journal Corporation. All rights reserved.
06/18/2007   Morrison & Foerster Represents Shanghai Century in US$168 Million Cross-Border Business Combination with Kelun Pharmaceutical
Transaction will be the first cross-border acquisition by an offshore listed company involving a share swap under China’s new M&A regulations
06/15/2007   Morrison & Foerster Ranks Highly in Chambers USA 2007
06/14/2007   Morrison & Foerster Project Finance Deal Closes
05/22/2007   Morrison & Foerster Advises on Largest Wireless Acquisition by Private Equity
Advises Alltel on regulatory aspects of its $27.5 billion acquisition.
02/22/2007   Morrison & Foerster Represents Hitachi in Acquisition
02/13/2007   Morrison & Foerster Attorney Appointed to Board of California Women Lawyers
12/06/2006   Morrison & Foerster Represents Golden Harvest Entertainment in a US$24.2 Million Stake Sale in Malaysia
12/06/2006   Morrison & Foerster Represents Time Share Media in $20 Million Carlyle Backed Financing
12/04/2006   International Patent Licensing Seminar 2007
11/29/2006   Chambers Global Guidebook Ranks Firm Highly
13 of Morrison & Foerster's practice areas and 21 attorneys across 4 continents recommended
10/20/2006   Firm Garners Multiple Rankings in the 2007 Edition of the International Financial Law Review-1000
10/05/2006   Third Year in a Row Local Top Lawyer Awards Include Morrison & Foerster Partners
09/29/2006   Two San Francisco Partners Named to Daily Journal Newspaper's "2006 Top 100 California's Leading Lawyers"
09/08/2006   Eighty-four MoFo Lawyers named in Best Lawyers in America 2007 Directory
08/22/2006   Vault Again Ranks Morrison & Foerster No. 1
08/04/2006   Morrison & Foerster Represents China Resources Power Holdings in HK$555.7 million Acquisition
08/01/2006   Morrison & Foerster's Paul Goldstein Writes Thriller Novel
07/18/2006   Morrison & Foerster Advises on Series D Private Equity Round for Paradigm
07/12/2006   Firm Ranks Fourth in Annual National Patent Litigation Survey
07/11/2006   Morrison & Foerster Ranks Seventh in Inaugural PLC Cross-border Quarterly's Global Intellectual Property Super League
07/05/2006   Morrison & Foerster Ranks Sixth in The American Lawyer's A-List of Top 20 Law Firms
Firm climbs five spots from last year's ranking
07/03/2006   Morrison & Foerster Represents China Hui Yuan in US$222.25 million Share and CB Placement
07/01/2006   Morrison & Foerster Makes Top 10 in European ECM League Tables
06/23/2006   Morrison & Foerster Attorney Anna Pinedo Receives NOW's 2006 Women of Power and Influence Award
06/15/2006   ALB Deals of the Year Awards Japan 2006
06/12/2006   Morrison & Foerster Closes Acquisition for Largest PRC Securities Firm
06/02/2006   Michèle Corash and Rachel Krevans named to list of Top 75 Women Litigators
06/02/2006   Morrison & Foerster Advises Taiwan Co. in $42 million US Registered Offering
05/16/2006   Firm Moves Up Two Spots on Nationwide Diversity Survey
05/11/2006   Structured Products Magazine Names Morrison & Foerster Law Firm of the Year for its Innovative Work
05/10/2006   American Lawyer Ranks Morrison & Foerster No. 22 Among U.S. Firms
05/09/2006   Five Firm Partners Named to "US Lawyer" Top Ten Rankings
05/04/2006   Morrison & Foerster Attorney Pauline Stevens Wins 2006 Burton Award for Legal Achievement
05/02/2006   Firm to Receive Peckham Award for Outstanding Public Interest Litigation
04/28/2006   Morrison & Foerster Represents Dalian Port in US$320 million IPO
04/27/2006   San Francisco Litigation Partner James J. Brosnahan to Receive Honorary Degree from C.S.U.
04/11/2006   Fujitsu Consulting Inc. Acquires Rapidigm, Inc.
04/06/2006   Morrison & Foerster Advises on Mega Merger of Japanese Pharmaceutical Companies
Daiichi Pharmaceutical and Sankyo complete mergers and integration of U.S. operations, creating Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.
03/29/2006   Morrison & Foerster Advises TransMontaigne Inc. on $800M+ Transaction
03/29/2006   Firm's Website Named to “20 Websites Every Director Should Bookmark”
03/24/2006   Mergerstat Ranks Morrison & Foerster Among Top US Legal Advisors
Firm ranks #7 in announced mergers and acquisitions for 2006 YTD
03/20/2006   China Broad Media gets funding from SAIF and WI Harper
03/07/2006   MoFo China Closed US$128M Investment for Warburg Pincus
02/23/2006   Morrison & Foerster Trial Attorney Chuck Patterson Appointed to The National Judicial College Board of Visitors
02/14/2006   Hawaii Agrees to Change Policies for Incarcerated Gay Youths
02/01/2006   Morrison & Foerster Represents Boyd Gaming in $250 Million Public Offering
01/31/2006   Morrison & Foerster Represents Thomson in Acquisition of Canopus
01/31/2006   FinanceAsia Best Japan IPO for 2005 - Jupiter Telecom
01/20/2006   Morrison & Foerster Represents Applied Biosystems Group in Acquisition of Ambion, Inc.
01/20/2006   Will Stern Named Among ATRA "Legal Reform Champions"
01/19/2006   Morrison & Foerster Assists Effector Cell Institute with Transaction
01/19/2006   Morrison & Foerster Helps Avigen In-License Tolperisone
01/11/2006   Morrison & Foerster Reports 16% Revenue Increase
Leads Bay Area firms
01/09/2006   Morrison & Foerster named to FORTUNE Magazine's List of 100 Best Companies to Work For
Third time that MoFo has been named to the list
12/28/2005   Japan's Corporate Power Play May Slow Mergers --- Defensive Moves Get Focus As Market Caters More Toward Shareholders
Wall Street Journal
12/21/2005   Morrison & Foerster Represents Avigen in AAV Gene Therapy Deal with Genzyme
12/20/2005   Anthony M. Radice Appointed Chair of Board of Trustees of Federal Bar Council
12/16/2005   Morrison & Foerster Represents Thomson in Deal to Acquire Canopus
12/13/2005   Morrison & Foerster Victorious in Lawsuit to Protect Landmark Headwaters Agreement; Court Rejects Environmental Challenge to $480 Million Deal Between PALCO and the State and Federal Governments
12/05/2005   Intellectual Property Law Practices Survey
San Jose Business Journal
12/01/2005   Morrison & Foerster Advises Mid-Atlantic Venture on Financing of NexTone Communications
12/01/2005   Morrison & Foerster Represents Johnson Electric in Acquisition of Parlex Corporation
11/23/2005   Morrison & Foerster Represents Puma Unified in Sale
11/22/2005   Morrison & Foerster Wins Landmark Victory for WWII Veteran
11/22/2005   Morrison & Foerster Advises ACCESS in Acquisition of PalmSource
11/18/2005   Long-distance Jumpshots
The Daily Deal
11/15/2005   Land Use Group Drafts Winning Ballot Initiative
11/10/2005   Morrison & Foerster Represents Astellas in Deal with Theravance
11/10/2005   Morrison & Foerster Represents Troika in Asset Sale to Qlogic for $36.5M
11/09/2005   Morrison & Foerster Represents La Jota Vineyard in Sale
10/31/2005   Bigger Players Opt For PIPEs; Private Investment; Public Entity
Corporate Financing Week
10/28/2005   Morrison & Foerster Represents Cecile Co. in Acquisition by Livedoor Co.
10/26/2005   Morrison & Foerster Represents Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. in Acquisition of CommASIC Inc.
10/26/2005   Morrison & Foerster Represented OXIS International, Inc. in its Proposed Acquisition of BioCheck, Inc.
10/19/2005   Morrison & Foerster China Office Represents China Resources Power Holdings in 2.5 Billion Yuan Sale
10/17/2005   Morrison & Foerster/Ito & Mitomi Honored with ILO's Japan Client Choice Award
10/17/2005   Best Lawyers in America Names 52 Morrison & Foerster Attorneys to Prestigious List
10/17/2005   Corporate Governance (A Special Report) ---Five Years Later: Critics felt Regulation FD would choke off the flow of corporate information; Here's why it didn't happen
The Wall Street Journal
10/14/2005   MoFo SF Represents CoTherix in Follow On Offering
10/11/2005   Morrison & Foerster Represents Dynavax Technologies Corporation in Follow-On Offering
10/11/2005   Morrison & Foerster Represents BEA in Acquisition of ConnecTerra
10/11/2005   Morrison & Foerster Assists wtih $150M Closing for Vintage Wine Trust Inc.
10/07/2005   Morrison & Foerster Represents Saba in Merger Negotiations
10/07/2005   Morrison & Foerster Represents Global Cash Access in $224 Million IPO
10/06/2005   Loyola Law School Presents Jim Brosnahan with Its Inaugural Champion of Justice Award
10/06/2005   Steve Toronto Named as One of the Shakers in Asian Legal Business' Hot 100
10/05/2005   Morrison & Foerster Represents Global Cash Access in $224 Million IPO
10/05/2005   Michèle Corash Named One of the "Top 75 Women Litigators" in California
10/05/2005   James Brosnahan Named One of California's Top 100 Most Influential Attorneys
09/28/2005   Morrison & Foerster Advise BioFocus plc on £20.2 Million Share Offer
09/27/2005   Morrison & Foerster Closes Major China Pharmaceutical M&A Transaction
09/20/2005   Vault Ranks Morrison & Foerster # 1 Diversity Nationwide for Fourth Year in a Row
09/19/2005   Five Morrison & Foerster Lawyers Recognized as Top Washington Lawyers by the Washington Business Journal
09/13/2005   Morrison & Foerster Represents JDS Uniphase in Acquisition
09/01/2005   Morrison & Foerster Named to The American Lawyer's A-List
08/24/2005   Deal Drivers: The Comprehensive Review of North American Mergers and Acquisitions for Half Year 2005 Data
07/07/2005   ALB Deals of the Year Awards -- Japan 2005
05/31/2005   San Francisco Partner Jordan Eth Named One of California's "Top 30 Securities Litigators"
05/27/2005   Morrison & Foerster Ranks Highly by Chambers USA
04/11/2005   MoFo Wins Tax Case in California Court of Appeal
04/08/2005   Morrison & Foerster Achieves Five Top-10 Rankings in The American Lawyer's 2005 Corporate Scorecard
04/05/2005   MoFo Assists Kirin with Nuvelo Collaboration
03/30/2005   Securities Fraud Trial Victory
SEC v. Gane (USDC, Southern District of Florida)
03/28/2005   The American Lawyer Honors Morrison & Foerster as "A-List" Firm
03/10/2005   Partner Jack Londen Awarded a 2004 CLAY Award in Civil Rights
03/08/2005   Morrison & Foerster Represents Japanese Bank on Project Finance Magazine’s "Latin American Deal of the Year"
03/02/2005   2005 Barbara Wellbery Memorial Award
02/11/2005   Orange County Bar Association Installs Dean Zipser as President (2/11/2005)
02/10/2005   Morrison & Foerster Closes First Nasdaq IPO Out of China in 2005
01/10/2005   Morrison & Foerster is Among FORTUNE Magazine’s "100 Best Companies to Work For"
01/05/2005   Michael C. Phillips and Donna J. Zenor Nominated to The BTI Client Service All-Star Team
12/31/2004   Morrison & Foerster Represents JE Capital in China Investment
12/31/2004   Morrison & Foerster Represents New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc.
12/31/2004   Morrison & Foerster Represents Acer
12/31/2004   Morrison & Foerster Represents TL Ventures in First China Investment
12/31/2004   Morrison & Foerster Represents CICC with Irico Group Corp's IPO and its Regulation S/Rule 144A Global Offering
12/31/2004   Morrison & Foerster Represents Angang in US$2.2 Billion Acquisition
12/31/2004   Morrison & Foerster Represents CSFB in NPL Acquisition from China Orient
12/01/2004   MoFo Represents Cathay in Largest Taiwan Deal of 2004
12/01/2004   Morrison & Foerster Assists UPS in US$100 Million China Acquisition
12/01/2004   Steve Toronto Wins ALB's Foreign Law Firm Dealmaker of 2004 Award
09/22/2004   Big and Small Reasons Behind Growth in Antitrust
09/01/2004   MoFo Named to The American Lawyer's A-List
08/27/2004   Morrison & Foerster Represents Joyo.com in its Sale to Amazon.com
08/19/2004   Robert D. Raven, September 26, 1923 - August 14, 2004
08/09/2004   Morrison & Foerster's Corporate Practice Announces Q2 Results: $6.3 Billion in Debt/Equity Offerings; $2.4 Billion in
08/04/2004   MoFo Assists Leading Japan Private Equity Firm Advantage Partners in Forming New $415 Million Buyout Fund
07/27/2004   MoFo Assists Millennia in Acquiring 240-acre Sacramento UP Railyard Site
07/16/2004   Morrison & Foerster Assists UBS Investment Bank in KongZhong’s US$100 Million IPO on NASDAQ
07/16/2004   MoFo Assists Newell Rubbermaid with Acquisition in China
07/01/2004   Morrison & Foerster Assists UBS Investment Bank in KongZhong’s US$100 Million IPO on NASDAQ
06/07/2004   Morrison & Foerster Represents Numerous Companies Listing on the Main Board and Growth Enterprise Market of the HKSE
05/26/2004   Derivative Actions and Changing Standards of Director Independence
05/14/2004   Establishing an Employee Technology Use Policy
05/04/2004   Tony West Named to Daily Journal's Top 20 Under 40 List
04/28/2004   MoFo China Assists CDH Investments with Stake in Focus Media
04/24/2004   Robert Raven Receives American Lawyer's Lifetime Achievement in the Law Award
04/15/2004   Morrison & Foerster Acts for Creator Holdings Ltd.
03/22/2004   City of Oakland Defends Constitutionality of Anti-Discrimination Policy
03/11/2004   California Dictionary Project Donates 4,900 Dictionaries to Public School Third Graders in San Francisco
02/27/2004   Morrison & Foerster Advised CITIC Capital Markets Holdings
01/22/2004   MoFo Represents CSFB in Emulex's $450M Private Placement
11/13/2003   Long Relationship Gives Firm an Edge in JDS Uniphase Deal
11/06/2003   Amicus Brief in the Federal Circuit on Willful Patent Infringement and the Attorney-Client Privilege
10/24/2003   Lifetime TV and Break the Cycle Honor MoFo Foundation's Paul