The Legal 500 US, one of the leading independent legal referral guides relied on by general counsel, recently bestowed top honors on numerous Morrison & Foerster practice areas and attorneys in its 2009 rankings of the best law firms and practitioners.

The Legal 500 US has named 34 of our practice areas and 72 of our attorneys in its 2009 rankings: http://www.legal500.com/firms/50701-morrison-foerster/offices/52135-san-francisco.

Of particular note are Tier 1 rankings in Bank Lending: West Coast, Patent Licensing, Product Liability: Aerospace and Aviation, Product Liability: Consumer Products, Data Protection and Privacy, Technology Transactions, and Real Estate: Northern California (Transactions and Finance). We have also been ranked for the first time for our work in International Trade Commission Litigation and Venture Capital Fund Formation.