Morrison Foerster Recognized in Legal 500 US 2025

Morrison Foerster has once again been recognized by The Legal 500 United States as a leading law firm, achieving 57 practice area rankings and 267 individual recognitions the newly released 2025 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 eight Tier 1 distinctions. Morrison Foerster retained its Tier 1 rankings in Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance, Media, Technology, and Telecoms: Cyber Law (including Data Protection and Privacy); Government: Government Contracts; Intellectual Property: Patents: Licensing; Product Liability, Mass Tort, and Class Action – Defense: Consumer Products (including Tobacco); Real Estate and Construction: Real Estate Finance; and Media, Technology and Telecoms: Technology Transactions, while additionally gaining a new top-tier ranking in the Intellectual Property: Copyright category.

In total, the firm gained five new practice area rankings in the most recent edition, including:

• Finance: Capital Markets: Debt Offerings: Advice to Underwriters
• Finance: Commercial lending: Advice to direct lenders/private credit
• Finance: Commercial Lending: Advice to Bank Lenders
• International Trade: National Security
• M&A / Corporate and Commercial: Corporate Governance

Underscoring the wide range of talent at Morrison Foerster, the firm received 267 individual recognitions from The Legal 500. Six MoFo lawyers were included on the publication’s highest distinction: the “Hall of Fame” list, which honors lawyers who have received high marks from their clients for continued excellence.

The MoFo lawyers on the 2025 “Hall of Fame” list include:

• Lisa Phelan, Antitrust: Cartel
• Deanne Maynard, Dispute Resolution: Appellate
• Michael Ward, Intellectual Property: Patents: Prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings)
• 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

In addition to the “Hall of Fame” distinction, several other MoFo lawyers were recognized by The Legal 500 with 25 partners labeled as “Leading Partners” in their field.

Leading Partners:

• Joseph Palmore, Dispute Resolution: Appellate
• Erin Bosman, Dispute Resolution: Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action - Defense: Consumer Products (Including Tobacco)
• Erin Bosman, Dispute Resolution: Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action - Defense: Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices
• Jordan Eth, Dispute Resolution: Securities Litigation: Defense
• Jeremy Mandell, Finance: Financial Services Regulation
• Kevin Mullen, Government: Government Contracts
• Damien Specht, Government: Government Contracts
• Carrie Cohen, Government: State Attorneys General
• Catherine Polizzi, Healthcare: Life Sciences
• 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)
• Catherine Polizzi, Intellectual Property: Patents: Prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings)
• Bryan Wilson, Intellectual Property: Trade Secrets (Litigation and Non-Contentious Matters)
• Kenneth Kuwayti, Intellectual Property: Trade Secrets (Litigation and Non-Contentious Matters)
• John Smith, International Trade: Customs, Export Controls and Economic Sanctions
• Brandon Van Grack, International Trade: National Security
• Patrick Huard, M&A / Corporate and Commercial: Private Equity Buyouts
• Michael Glaser, M&A / Corporate and Commercial: Venture Capital and Emerging Companies
• Murray Indick, M&A / Corporate and Commercial: Venture Capital and Emerging Companies
• Boris Segalis, Media, Technology and Telecoms: Cyber Law (including data protection and privacy)
• Tessa Schwartz, Media, Technology and Telecoms: Technology Transactions
• Mark Edelstein, Real Estate and Construction: Real Estate Finance
• Tom Fileti, Real Estate and Construction: Real Estate Finance

The firm has also been recognized by The Legal 500 and broader market for its commitment to growing the next generation of talent. Speaking to the material difference they’ve made to their practice, MoFo lawyers received 18 "Next Generation Partner” recognitions and four “Rising Star” rankings.

Next Generation Partners:

• Megan Gerking, Antitrust: Cartel
• Joe Folio, Antitrust: Cartel
• Eliot Adelson, Antitrust: Cartel
• Aileen McGrath, Dispute Resolution: Appellate
• Julie Park, Dispute Resolution: Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action - Defense: Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices
• Evan Minsberg, Finance: Financial Services Regulation
• Evan Minsberg, Finance: Fintech
• Jeffrey Silberman, Finance: Fintech
• Justin Haan, Intellectual Property: Patents: Licensing
• Mary Prendergast, Intellectual Property: Patents: Litigation (International Trade Commisssion)
• Anita Choi, Intellectual Property: Patents: Prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings)
• Brandon Van Grack, International Trade: CFIUS
• James Brower, International Trade: CFIUS
• James Brower, International Trade: National Security
• Rachel Fiorill, International Trade: National Security
• Omar Pringle, M&A / Corporate and Commercial: Private Equity Buyouts
• Jim Krenn, M&A / Corporate and Commercial: Venture Capital and Emerging Companies
• Justin Salon, Real Estate and Construction: Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

Rising Stars:

• Emily Beers, Finance: Capital Markets: Debt offerings
• Andrea Delisi, Dispute Resolution: International Trade
• Yuan Xia, Labor and Employment: Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and Retirement Plans: Transactions
• Tushna Gamadia, Real Estate and Construction: Real Estate Finance

To view the complete list of Morrison Foerster’s rankings in the 2025 edition of The Legal 500 USA, please visit the publication’s website.