Morrison Foerster Named a Global Leader by Chambers Crisis Management 2024

Morrison Foerster was named a leading firm by Chambers Crisis Management in its 2024 edition, gaining further recognition across the UK, USA, and Global-wide Chambers rankings. Chambers Crisis Management is a comprehensive guide to the leading crisis response and risk advisory professional services providers, and a resource to those seeking to mitigate risk and respond effectively to crises.

MoFo has achieved a new practice area ranking in the Global-wide: Environmental, Social & Governance Risk category. This ranking reflects the pre-eminence of MoFo’s global ESG + Sustainability team, which comprises more than 35 partners from across the firm. This extensive team enables a multi-pronged environmental, social, and governance (ESG) approach for our clients. With decades of practical experience, the team is well-equipped to address every facet of ESG—from climate to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), to human rights, to privacy and cybersecurity. The team offers a deep understanding of the constantly evolving global regulatory framework for ESG and regularly assists clients in assessing compliance risks that are material to them from an ESG perspective, to meet both long-standing and new compliance requirements. Clients have praised MoFo for its “strong ability to provide advice across jurisdictions” and the “expert-level knowledge” of the team. Another client adds, “Morrison Foerster assisted us on complicated matters and has provided us with sound and very helpful guidance.”

Additionally, MoFo continues to be among a small group of firms ranked in the Global, UK and USA categories—and advanced in its ranking in the Global-wide: Crisis Management category. Clients remark upon MoFo’s “deep bench of former high-ranking government officials who understand how to handle complex matters” and praise the team members for their “all hands on deck approach,” noting that the team “goes above and beyond for their clients and are extremely collaborative.” Additionally, MoFo partner Saqib Alam was individually recognized in Band 1 in the UK rankings, with clients praising his “understanding of how legal investigations may play out in both the press and the political arena” and reporting that “Saqib is innovative in his thinking; his understanding of the sector is really good in terms of crises and risks. He is perceptive.”

Morrison Foerster’s Crisis Management practice is a premier destination for clients that need assistance in a crisis, risk management, and prevention. MoFo leverages its deep bench of former U.S. government officials to address government investigations and has developed a crisis response team that transcends traditional practice areas. MoFo’s collaborative structure facilitates the formation of client teams across disciplines, drawing on its attorneys’ expertise in the Investigations, Securities Litigation + White-Collar Defense, Antitrust, Product Liability, Privacy + Data Security, and Appellate practices. The Crisis Management Group excels in leading response teams and working with crisis communications firms, outside experts, and in-house teams. With experience from all perspectives—as regulators, prosecutors, and in-house and outside counsel—the group is adept at anticipating challenges, understanding the key players, crafting responses, and maintaining consistent communication.

You can read more about Morrison Foerster’s Chambers rankings on the publication’s website.