About Us

Recognized as one of the top 15 firms on its 2020 A-List based on a combination of factors, both financial and cultural. Ranked among the top 10 firms on its 2020 Diversity Scorecard. This is the 10th year in a row that MoFo has earned a top 10 spot and the 19th year in a row that we have been among the top 15.

Named to the 2020 Best Places to Work List, an exclusive ranking of the Massachusetts companies that have built outstanding work environments for their people.

Year to year, Morrison & Foerster receives significant recognition in Chambers & Partners’ various guides including Global, USA, Asia-Pacific, Europe, UK, Latin America, and FinTech Legal. In 2020, the firm received over 120 practice area rankings and nearly 200 individual recognitions. Of note, 18 practices were ranked Band 1, highlighting the firm’s experience in areas such as Corporate/M&A; Dispute Resolution; Government Contracts; Intellectual Property; Outsourcing; Privacy & Data Security; Real Estate; and Technology, Media and Telecoms (TMT).

Named the Japan International Law Advisers of the Year by Chambers Asia-Pacific, marking the eighth year since the award was created in 2011 that the firm has received the honor.

Named Firm of the Year in six practice areas, including corporate compliance; fintech & blockchain; M&A (inbound & domestic); private equity & venture capital; real estate & REIT; and technology & telecom.

Achieved “Mansfield Certification Plus” for the third year in a row as a result of successfully reaching at least 30 percent women, communities of color, and LGBTQ+ lawyer representation in a notable number of current leadership roles and committees. The firm is one of only 25 to have received Certification Plus for three consecutive years.

Named Best International Firm for Diversity as part of its 2020 Americas Women in Business Law Awards. The honor recognizes everything around diversity that is outside of women-only issues (for example, race, LGBTQ+, disability, and social mobility).

Named to its list of top 30 investigations practices in 2019. The assessment identifies leading firms from around the world best situated to handle sophisticated cross-border government-led and internal investigations.

Honored with a 100 percent rating on the 2020 Corporate Equality Index, marking the 17th year of inclusion as one of the best places to work for LGBTQ+ equality.

Ranked in Banking and Finance; Capital Markets; Corporate and M&A; Financial Services Regulatory; Investment Funds; and Restructuring and Insolvency.

The leading career platform for young legal professionals in Germany awarded the firm with the Innovation Award in recognition of the office’s innovative and holistic wellbeing program.

Named Practice Group of the Year for Real Estate in 2019. Law360 has also named several lawyers to its MVP of the Year and Rising Stars series over the years.

Ranked among the top three “601+ lawyers” firms for attorneys of color in its 2020 Diversity Snapshot. Additionally, ranked second in the list of biggest firms with the most diverse equity partners.

Underscoring the wide range of talent at MoFo, Legal 500 has recognized the firm with nearly 100 practice area rankings and over 250 individual recognitions in its various regional guides in 2020. As of this year, 18 lawyers were named to the publication’s Hall of Fame, honoring those who have received constant praise from their clients for continued excellence.

Named to the 2019 Appellate Hot List in recognition of outstanding achievements before the U.S. Supreme Court, federal circuit courts, and state courts.

Named Law Firm of the Year for Technology Law (2021); Information Technology (2012–15; 2017–2018; 2020) and Litigation – Banking and Finance (2019).

Ranked the #1 law firm in Northern California, and for the 10th consecutive year has been named a top 25 law firm in Vault Law 100’s overall law firm rankings.

Awarded the Gold Standard Certification for meeting objective benchmarks pertaining to the number of women among equity partners and firm leadership and in the ranks of their most highly compensated partners. In 2020, we were one of 12 firms to achieve a special Ten-Year certificate highlighting our continued commitment to women in law.

Recognized as one of the Best Law Firms for Women for the 11th time, including every year since 2014. We are one of the law firms that has been recognized 10 times or more, which, as of 2019, earned us a designation on the Hall of Fame list.

Included in its annual Top Firms for Gender Equity & Family Friendliness Report, specifically recognized as a Top Firm for Diverse Partnership due to the firm’s strong level of representation of women and women of color at the partnership level.