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MoFo Celebrates a Quarter Century in San Diego

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Morrison Foerster’s San Diego office celebrated its 25th anniversary on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. Located in one of the most...

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Morrison Foerster’s San Diego office celebrated its 25th anniversary on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. Located in one of the most dynamic business regions in the United States, our San Diego lawyers counsel a diverse group of private and public companies—spanning cleantech, electronics, entertainment and media, life sciences, medical technology, and real estate—as well as venture and institutional investors.A hub for the firm’s life sciences practice, the office is home to a number of attorneys who hold advanced science degrees, including Ph.D.s. The office boasts a strong team of lawyers supporting clients in litigation, mergers & acquisitions, and patent prosecution matters. MoFo San Diego also has a longstanding commitment to supporting the local community and has provided pro bono services to several organizations, including the San Diego LGBT Community Center, Legal Aid Society of San Diego, Solutions for Change, and Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank.In recognition of the landmark, office managing partner Julie Park said, “Celebrating 25 years of service in San Diego marks a significant milestone for our office. Our team pairs deep knowledge in life sciences with our strength in litigation, transactions, and patent prosecution. Together, we are committed to delivering the highest standards of legal excellence, backed by our firm’s global reach. We are grateful to our clients and community for the trust you have placed in us, and we look forward to building on this legacy in the years ahead.”<a href="/offices#san-diego" target="_self">Learn more</a> about MoFo’s San Diego office and its people.

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Julie Park is the co-chair of Morrison Foerster’s Complex Litigation + Advisement practice group and managing partner of the San Diego office.Julie protects her clients’ products throughout the product life cycle. Drawing on her deep technical and legal experience, she counsels clients on consumer product safety regulation and pharmaceutical and medical device preemption. She manages complex and multijurisdictional litigation both in state and federal court and also guides clients through product recalls.Clients appreciate Julie’s ability to assess both the practical business implications and legal impact of a matter. They also value the way she recommends solutions that meet their objectives.Julie is committed to providing thought leadership for her clients. She is an editor of, and frequent contributor to, MoFo’s <a href="http://classdismissed.mofo.com/" target="_blank">Class Dismissed</a> blog, where she provides insights on class-action and product–related issues affecting companies in the consumer arena. She has been recognized for her writing as a top author in the JD Supra Readers’ Choice Awards, 2016–2019.Julie is also committed to pro bono service and diversity in the legal profession. While at Harvard Law School, she worked at the Harvard Legal Aid Bureau, a nonprofit law firm that provides free legal services. She has continued her pro bono work at MoFo, which has resulted in her being a regular recipient of the Wiley W. Manuel Award from the California State Bar for pro bono contributions. She co-chairs the firm’s Women’s Strategy Committee and has served on the Associates Steering Committee of Athena San Diego, an organization that promotes professional growth for women executives and rising managers in science and technology.Julie brings an industry perspective to her work with MoFo. Before going to law school, she was a medicinal chemist at Pfizer, where she researched cancer drugs.Beyond her impressive legal work, Julie has a life in the arts. She is a professional-level violinist who performs with chamber music groups in the San Diego area and has played with the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra, Cambridge University Chamber Orchestra, and La Jolla Symphony.

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