Morrison Foerster Recognized in Legal 500 US

Morrison Foerster has once again been recognized by The Legal 500 United States as a leading law firm, with the firm achieving 55 practice area rankings and 274 individual recognitions in its new released 2023 edition. The guide ranks and recommends law firms and lawyers in the United States based on The Legal 500’s extensive independent research.

Of the practice area rankings, the firm received six Tier 1 distinctions, adding top-tier rankings in two additional categories in the newly released guide. Morrison Foerster retained their Tier 1 rankings in Cyber Law (including Data Protection and Privacy); Government Contracts; Patents: Licensing; and Product Liability, Mass Tort, and Class Action – Defense: Consumer Products (including Tobacco), while additionally gaining new top-tier rankings in the Real Estate and Construction: Real Estate Finance and Finance: Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance categories.

In total the firm gain ten new practice area rankings in the most recent edition, including:

• Intellectual Property: Patents: Prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings);
• Finance: Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance;
• State Attorneys General;
• International Trade: CFIUS;
• Dispute Resolution: International Litigation;
• Finance: Project Finance: Infrastructure and PPP;
• Finance: Project Finance: Energy and Power;
• Industry Focus: Environment: Transactional;
• Labor and Employment: Labor & Employment Disputes (including collective actions): Defense;
• Intellectual Property: Trademarks: Non-Contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing).

Underscoring the wide range of talent at Morrison Foerster, the firm received 274 individual recognitions from Legal 500. Ten MoFo lawyers were included on the publication’s highest distinction: the “Hall of Fame” list, which honors lawyers who have received constant praises from their clients for continued excellence.

The MoFo lawyers on the 2023 “Hall of Fame” list include:

• Lisa Phelan, Antitrust: Cartel
• Deanne Maynard, Dispute Resolution: Appellate
• Michael Jacobs, Intellectual Property: Patents: Litigation (Full Coverage)
• Michael Ward, Intellectual Property: Patents: Prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings)
• Kristen Mathews, Media, Technology and Telecoms: Cyber Law (including data protection and privacy)
• Miriam Wugmeister, Media, Technology and Telecoms: Cyber Law (including data protection and privacy)
• Vivian Hanson, Media, Technology and Telecoms: Outsourcing
• William Schwartz, Media, Technology and Telecoms: Technology Transactions
• William Schwartz, Media, Technology and Telecoms: Telecoms and Broadcast: Transactions
• Brian Busey, Patents: Litigation (International Trade Commission)

In addition to the “Hall of Fame” distinction, a number of other MoFo lawyers received praise from The Legal 500 with 17 partners labelled as “Leading Lawyers” in their field.

Leading Lawyers:

• Joseph Palmore, Dispute Resolution: Appellate;
• Erin Bosman, Dispute Resolution: Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action - Defense: Consumer Products (Including Tobacco);
• Jordan Eth, Dispute Resolution: Securities Litigation: Defense;
• Jeremy Mandell, Finance: Financial Services Regulation;
• Kevin Mullen, Government: Government Contracts;
• Damien Specht, Government: Government Contracts;
• Joe Gratz, Intellectual Property: Copyright;
• Tessa Schwartz, Intellectual Property: Patents: Licensing;
• William Schwartz, Intellectual Property: Patents: Licensing;
• Daralyn Durie, Intellectual Property: Patents: Litigation (Full Coverage);
• Kenneth Kuwayt, Intellectual Property: Trade Secrets (Litigation and Non-Contentious Matters);
• Murray Indick, M&A / Corporate and Commercial: Venture Capital and Emerging Companies;
• Alex Iftimie, Media, Technology and Telecoms: Cyber Law (including data protection and privacy);
• Julie O’Neill, Media, Technology and Telecoms: Cyber Law (including data protection and privacy);
• Mark Edelstein, Real Estate and Construction: Real Estate Finance;
• Thomas Fileti, Real Estate and Construction: Real Estate Finance;
• David Slotkin, Real Estate and Construction: Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs). 

The firm has also been recognized by The Legal 500 and broader market for our commitment to growing the next generation of talent. Speaking to the material difference they’ve made to their practice, 13 lawyers were recognized as “Next Generation Partners” and six received “Rising Star” rankings.

Next Generation Partners:

• Megan Gerking, Antitrust: Cartel;
• Eliot Adelson, Antitrust: Cartel;
• Julie Park, Dispute Resolution: Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action - Defense: Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices;
• Jennifer Marines, Finance: Restructuring (Including Bankruptcy): Corporate
• Justin Haan, Intellectual Property: Patents: Licensing;
• Omar Pringle, M&A / Corporate and Commercial: Private Equity Buyouts;
• Jim Krenn, M&A / Corporate and Commercial: Venture Capital and Emerging Companies;
• Jeffrey Silberman, Media Technology and Telecoms: Fintech;
• Justin Haan, Media, Technology and Telecoms: Technology Transactions;
• Keith Print, Real Estate and Construction: Real Estate Finance;
• Justin Salon, Real Estate and Construction: Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs);
• Carrie Cohen, Government: State Attorneys General;
• Brandon Van Grack, International Trade: CFIUS.

 Rising Stars:

• Lena Hughes, Dispute Resolution: Appellate
• Andrea Delisi, Dispute Resolution: International Trade
• Yuan Xia, Labor and Employment: Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and Retirement Plans: Transactions
• Evan Minsberg, Media Technology and Telecoms: Fintech
• Tushna Gamadia, Real Estate and Construction: Real Estate Finance
• James Brower, International Trade: CFIUS

To view the complete list of Morrison Foerster’s rankings in the 2023 edition of Legal 500 USA, please visit the publication’s website.