Morrison Foerster partners Brian R. Michael and Purvi G. Patel have been named to the Los Angeles Business Journal’s list of Top 100 Lawyers for 2025. The annual list highlights attorneys in the Los Angeles legal community for their legal achievements, community involvement, and impact on the profession.
Brian is a partner in MoFo’s Investigations + White-Collar Defense Group who also chairs the firm’s Global Ethics + Compliance practice. He draws on his more than two decades of high-profile experience as an in-house leader, in private practice, and as a federal prosecutor in the Southern District of New York and the Central District of California to represent individuals and entities in complex, high-stakes, white-collar criminal cases, internal investigations, securities and regulatory enforcement matters, complex litigation, and trials. Brian’s practice also focuses on providing crisis management and compliance counseling on a range of sensitive issues, including anti-corruption, cybersecurity, fintech, trade sanctions, and workplace conduct matters.
Among Brian’s previous accolades, the Los Angeles Business Journal named him to its 2024 list of Leaders of Influence: Litigators & Trial Attorneys and its 2023 list of Top 100 Lawyers.
Purvi recently completed her tenure as the managing partner of MoFo’s Los Angeles office, where she distinguished herself as a strategic leader and a dynamic force across multiple practice areas. With a unique practice at the intersection of privacy, consumer products and services, and emerging technologies, Purvi has carved out a distinctive niche that spans our Consumer Litigation, Class Actions, and Privacy + Data Security Groups.
With deep experience in complex class actions and privacy matters nationwide, Purvi has consistently delivered exceptional results for our clients. Her ability to navigate multifaceted legal challenges with precision and foresight has made her a trusted advisor to clients operating in highly regulated and rapidly evolving markets.
Purvi’s leadership extends far beyond her client-facing practice. As the firm’s hiring partner for the Los Angeles office from 2015 to 2023, she was instrumental in shaping the firm’s talent strategy, cultivating an inclusive culture, and mentoring the next generation of legal leaders. Her efforts have had a lasting impact on both the firm’s growth and its inclusivity initiatives.
This is the second year in a row Purvi has been named to the Los Angeles Business Journal’s Top 100 Lawyers list. In addition, The Legal 500 US has recommended her for Media, Technology and Telecoms: Advertising and Marketing and Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action Defense.
This year’s award winners were honored at an in-person awards dinner on April 17, and all honorees are showcased in the April 21 edition of the Los Angeles Business Journal.
