We're proud that our colleagues’ achievements are broadly recognized and that the firm has received such consistent recognition for its achievements in such a wide variety of areas. Just take a look.
The American LawyerIn 2011, we were included in
The American Lawyer's annual A-List, marking the eighth consecutive year that the firm has been ranked. The A-List is AmLaw's effort to "look beyond pure dollars to quantify the qualities that define the 20 most successful law firms in America", by scoring firms on four factors: revenue per lawyer, pro bono commitment, diversity among lawyers, and associate satisfaction. Please click
here to view the A-List.
The American Lawyer
In 2008, our Litigation Department was recognized as one of the top litigation practices in the country in the biennial Litigation Department of the Year survey. Additionally, our IP Litigation practice was one of three finalists honored in the survey.
BTI Consulting
We were named to the BTI Client Service All-Star 30 list in 2010, an annual report compiled by BTI Consulting, a Boston-based research company and management consulting firm. We ranked eighth nationwide on the list, which was based on interviews with hundreds of corporate counsel at Fortune 1000 companies to discover how they define exceptional service and which law firms epitomize this high standard. 2010 marks the fourth year we have made the list.
U.S. News & World Report/Best Lawyers
In the 2011 "Best Law Firms" report published by U.S.News & World Report and Best Lawyers, we ranked in the top 10 law firms nationwide - out of more than 9,500 firms - based on the number of top-tier national rankings we earned. This was the second consecutive year the firm finished in the top 10. Our top-tier national rankings included such cornerstone areas as Antitrust Litigation, Appellate, Banking & Finance, Commercial Litigation, Corporate/M&A, Energy, Financial Services Regulation, Intellectual Property Litigation, Securities/Capital Markets, Securities and White-Collar Litigation, Tax, and Technology. We were also named U.S. Law Firm of the Year for Technology Law and Antitrust Litigation, and rank as a top firm in California, with more top-tier rankings than any other firm in the state.
Chambers Global
Chambers Global recognized 30 of our practice areas in its 2011 guide, including Global rankings in such core areas as Capital Markets, Data Protection, Intellectual Property, Outsourcing, and Technology. To see all of the firm’s Chambers Global 2011 rankings, please click here.
Chambers USA
In 2011, we were ranked among the leading practices nationally and regionally in 42 areas, including the firm's core practice areas: Intellectual Property, Corporate/M&A, Capital Markets, Litigation and Financial Services. For a detailed list of our Chambers USA 2011 practice rankings, please click here.
Chambers Asia
Chambers Asia recommended 26 of our practice areas in its 2012 guide. To see all of our Chambers Asia 2012 rankings, please click here.
Chambers Asia-Pacific Awards
Chambers & Partners honored our Tokyo office with its 2011 Japan International Firm of the Year award, at its annual Asia-Pacific Awards ceremony. The award recognizes our pre-eminence in Japan, and reflects our notable achievements over the past 12 months, including outstanding work, impressive strategic growth, and excellence in client service.
Chambers UK
We were ranked among the leading practices in six areas in its 2012 guide. To see all of our Chambers UK 2012 rankings, please click here.
Legal 500 US
Legal 500 US recommended 44 of our practice areas in its 2011 guide, including our core practice areas: Intellectual Property, Corporate M&A, Capital Markets, Litigation and Financial Services. For a detailed list of all of our Legal 500 US rankings for 2011, please click here.
Legal 500 Asia-Pacific
In 2011, Legal 500 Asia-Pacific recommended 21 of our practice areas across Asia, including Banking and Finance, Capital Markets, Corporate and M&A, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Real Estate and Private Equity/Venture Capital.
Legal 500 UK
In 2011, we were ranked among the leading practices in England in 16 areas, and ranked among the top U.S. law firms in London. To see all of our Legal 500 UK rankings for 2011, please click here.
PLC Which lawyer?
In 2010-2011, we were recognized as one of the top law firms in the U.S. in 19 practice areas; in Japan, for 10 practice areas; in China, for four practice areas; in Hong Kong, for two practice areas; and in England & Wales, for four practice areas. To see all of our 2010-2011 rankings, please click here.
PLC Which lawyer?
In 2010 and 2009, we were included in the "Global 50," the 50 law firms that received the greatest number of recommendations during PLC's research process. The following practices were highlighted as our global areas of excellence: Banking & Finance ("one of the US' innovative finance teams"), Corporate/M&A ("an excellent cross-border US-Asia corporate practice"), Dispute Resolution ("one of a handful of large firms to take cases to court on a regular basis"), Intellectual Property ("home to a number of pioneers who regularly attract big-ticket international work"), and Telecoms, IT and Outsourcing ("recognized as one of the premier international players in the field").
PLC Which lawyer?
In the Cross-border Super League handbooks, we were ranked among the Top 10 Global Life Sciences Law Firms in 2011, the Top 10 Global Environmental Law Firms and the Top 15 Global IP/IT & Telecoms Law Firms in 2009, and among the Top 25 Global Competition Law Firms in 2008, with attorneys across the U.S., China, Hong Kong, Japan and Europe receiving recommendations.
Benchmark Litigation
In 2012, our Litigation practice received national recommendations in the areas of Appellate, General Commercial, Intellectual Property, Product Liability and Securities Litigation.
Best Lawyers in America
For 2012, 137 attorneys from around our domestic offices have been named by their peers to the Best Lawyers in America directory.
Financial Times
In the 2011 edition of the Financial Times U.S. Innovative Lawyers Report, client feedback put MoFo among the FT Law 25 – a list of the most innovative firms in the U.S. The firm also appeared in two of the report’s practice-specific categories: Corporate Law (for our representation of AmericanWest Bancorp) and Litigation (for our pro bono work on behalf of inner-city students in the Los Angeles Unified School District).
Global Finance magazine
Global Finance magazine selected us as the "Best Legal Adviser in Asia" as part of its "World's Best Investment Banks" awards. We won this award two years in a row, in 2007 and 2008.
IFLR1000
In 2012, we were ranked in Capital Markets, Financial Services Regulatory, Private Equity and Project Finance in the U.S., in Banking, Capital Markets, M&A, and Project Finance in Japan, in Capital Markets, Investment Funds, M&A and Private Equity in China, and in EU Competition in Europe.
IFLR magazine
In 2011, we were awarded "Securitisation Team of the Year" at the Americas Awards for our innovative work in the area. Bruce Alan Mann was also honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his contributions to the profession and the exceptional caliber of his securities and M&A work.
IFLR magazine
In 2011, we won the "M&A Deal of the Year" award at the Asia Awards for our work on the Nippon Mining/Nippon Oil deal, one of the largest and most complex M&A transactions in Japanese history.
IP Law & Business
We were ranked #2 "Most Active Patent Litigation Practice" for Total U.S. District Court Cases, and #3 "Most Active Patent Litigation Practice" for both Defendants and Plaintiffs, in IP Law & Business’s bi-annual Patent Litigation Survey in 2008.
M&A Advisor
In 2010, we were awarded "Law Firm of the Year" by M&A Advisor. The award recognized our work on many high-profile deals in 2010, which include working with Intel on a series of strategic acquisitions, and advising Astellas Pharma Inc. on its acquisition of OSI Pharmaceuticals Inc., the first-ever successful unsolicited tender offer by a Japanese company in the U.S.
Managing Intellectual Property
We were ranked Tier 1 for Foreign Firms in Japan, and ranked Tier 2 for the United States in Bio Life Sciences, Patent Prosecution, ITC, and Copyright work, in Managing Intellectual Property's annual World IP Survey in 2010.
National Law Journal
We were included on the National Law Journal's Appellate Hot List 2009, in recognition of our contributions to the most important appeals of the year.
Structured Products magazine
We were named 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2011 Law Firm of the Year: Americas by Structured Products magazine for our innovative capital markets, derivatives and structured products work.