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Morrison Foerster advised StackAI, a no-code platform that enterprises use to build, test, and deploy AI agents, on its acquisition by Asana (NYSE: ASAN)(LTSE: ASAN), the operating system for human-agent teams. StackAI connects workflows, data, and actions across enterprise systems such as ERP, CRM and ITSM, to automate operational processes like customer support, IT service requests, compliance workflows, and broader cross-functional business operations.Bringing StackAI and Asana together pairs cross-system execution with the platform where teams already plan and run their work alongside the context, ownership, and history of every project. AI Teammates serve as the bridge, pulling context from the Work Graph® into StackAI workflows and sending resulting actions and data back into Asana. The MoFo team was led by corporate partners Murray Indick, Scott Behar and Bradley Kondracki and associates Kelly Kan and Kimberly Valladares with technology transactions partner Aaron Rubin, executive compensation partner Joshua Lerner, tax partner Richard Nugent, national security partner Charles Capito, employment + labor partner Michael Schulman and data, cyber + privacy partner Boris Segalis.Read <a href="https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260528515345/en/Asana-Acquires-StackAI-Adding-Cross-System-Execution-for-Human-Agent-Teams" target="_blank">Asana’s press release</a>.

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Murray Indick is a corporate partner in the Emerging Companies + Venture Capital Group.Murray represents fast-growing innovative businesses, catering to a diverse range of clients that span from visionary entrepreneurs to well‑established companies in later stages of development. With almost forty years of experience in corporate law, investment funds, and related fields, Murray has garnered extensive expertise through private practice as well as his roles as partner and general counsel to Blum Capital Partners (1997 – 2004) and partner and general counsel to Prides Capital Partners (2004 – 2010). Throughout his tenure with these firms, which collectively raised and deployed approximately $6 billion, Murray successfully made strategic investments across the globe.In recognition of his exceptional client service, Murray was honored as one of only twelve attorneys from the Bay Area named to BTI Consulting Group’s prestigious list of “Client Service All-Stars” in 2015. Notably, he has also been consistently recognized by Chambers USA and Legal 500 as a leading national lawyer in the field of Startups and Emerging Companies. Legal 500 US has also acknowledged Murray’s exceptional capabilities in M&A/Corporate work since 2017.Murray’s transactional experience encompasses a broad spectrum of corporate matters, including venture financings, acquisitions, mergers, fund formation, PIPE investments, corporate restructurings, corporate governance, and compliance programs. His clients, regardless of their size, rely on his ability to provide practical, innovative, and insightful advice to navigate legal challenges and pivotal transactions successfully.A substantial portion of Murray’s practice is dedicated to the formation of investment funds, with a particular focus on venture capital funds. He consistently provides transactional and advisory services to these funds, often serving as their trusted outside general counsel.Murray routinely collaborates closely with senior management teams and board of directors of various businesses. He brings valuable expertise to the table, having previously served on corporate boards of esteemed public companies. He also actively contributes his insights as a board member to start-up companies and private businesses, leveraging his extensive experience in this capacity.In 2014, Murray took on the role of outside counsel for the Los Angeles Clippers, supporting the team during the transitional period after the NBA suspended their owner, Donald Sterling. His expertise played a crucial role in facilitating the smooth transition to new ownership. Murray attained his Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree with honors, magna cum laude, in 1984 from Georgetown University Law Center and his undergraduate degree in 1981 from the University of Pennsylvania, where he studied history and English and graduated magna cum laude. Following law school, Murray clerked for Judge Walter E. Black, Jr., in the U.S. District Court in Baltimore, Maryland.

Murray Indick

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Scott Behar is a partner in Morrison Foerster’s Mergers & Acquisitions Group, focusing on complex transactions in the technology sector. Scott advises public and private companies on a wide range of strategic transactions, including mergers, stock and asset acquisitions, carve-outs, and divestitures. He has a proven track record of negotiating and completing over 100 M&A transactions, totaling more than $35 billion in aggregate value. Scott has represented venture-backed companies in transactions with many of the most common publicly traded and private equity technology acquirers, and also has extensive experience advising serial acquirers in their acquisition strategies. His practice spans a broad range of technology subsectors, including notable work in: <ul><li>Interactive Entertainment & Gaming </li><li>Enterprise software & cloud infrastructure </li><li>Data Analytics, AI & Big Data </li><li>SaaS & E-Commerce </li><li>Fintech </li></ul>Scott has significant cross-border experience, involving target companies in the UK, Canada, Australia, Sweden, Israel, Brazil, Finland, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Ireland and Hungary, among others. Prior to joining Morrison Foerster, Scott was an M&A partner at a large Bay Area-based law firm, where his practice also focused on technology transactions.

Scott Behar

Brad Kondracki is a corporate partner in the San Francisco office.Mr. Kondracki's practice focuses on representing emerging growth companies throughout their life cycle from formation to exit in a broad range of corporate and securities law matters, including venture capital financings, corporate formation and structuring, mergers and acquisitions and corporate governance. In this capacity, he often serves in the role of outside general counsel to his private company clients. Mr. Kondracki also has significant experience advising venture capital firms and other institutional investors on financings and other strategic investments and transactions.In addition, Mr. Kondracki counsels public companies on general corporate and securities law matters, including public company disclosure requirements and SEC compliance.

Bradley Kondracki

Kelly Kan is a corporate associate in the Los Angeles office of Morrison Foerster.Kelly advises on complex corporate transactions including mergers and acquisitions and private equity matters, and she also counsels on corporate governance.Prior to joining Morrison Foerster, Kelly was an associate at another major law firm, where she practiced securities and corporate law.Kelly earned her J.D. from Peter A. Allard School of Law, University of British Columbia. She earned her Bachelor of Commerce from the Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia.She also volunteers her time as a mentor with the Girl E-Mentorship Program.Kelly holds oral fluency in Cantonese and is conversational in Mandarin.

Kelly Kan

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Kimberly is a corporate associate in Morrison Foerster’s San Francisco office.Kimberly holds a J.D. from University of California Berkeley, School of Law, where she held leadership positions for the Berkeley Business Law Journal, Berkeley Law’s Startup Law Initiative, Death Penalty Clinic, La Alianza Law Student Association, and Pilipinx American Law Society. Kimberly has a longstanding commitment to pro bono work and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.Prior to joining the firm, Kimberly was a Keith Wetmore 1L Diversity Fellow and completed a secondment at a leading technology company. Prior to law school, Kimberly was an SEO Law Fellow in the San Francisco office.Kimberly received her B.A. summa cum laude from the University of California, Riverside.

Kimberly Valladares

Aaron is the co-chair of the Interactive + Digital Media Group and former chair of the firm’s Technology Transactions Group. He advises clients on a wide range of complex transactions involving intellectual property and technology, including structuring and negotiating strategic licensing, development, collaboration, procurement, and distribution arrangements.Aaron’s practice focuses on advising both established and emerging companies in data- and technology-intensive sectors, with a particular emphasis on AI and interactive and digital media (including social platforms, AR/VR, gaming, and streaming). He also regularly works with clients in autonomous vehicles, Healthtech, Fintech, Adtech, and broader software and consumer technology markets. His work often sits at the intersection of product, data, IP, and commercial relationships, particularly in connection with AI-driven and platform-based business models and emerging technologies.He also maintains an active practice counseling companies on branding and marketing, trademark licensing, and content-related transactions, as well as the intellectual property aspects of mergers, acquisitions, asset spinoffs, and private equity investments.He has represented leading technology companies such as OpenAI, Meta, ElevenLabs, Visa, Autodesk, General Motors, Honda, and Rivian, among others.Aaron has been recognized by numerous publications for his work on market-defining technology transactions and is currently ranked by Chambers USA for “Technology Transactions.”Aaron also serves as co-editor of Socially Aware, the firm’s award-winning newsletter and blog devoted to the law and business of social platforms, and regularly publishes on various IP and technology-related topics. He is a sought-after speaker on new and emerging areas of law and is a frequent presenter and panelist at conferences and legal services programs.In addition to his active practice, Aaron regularly provides pro bono assistance to various nonprofit and charitable organizations such as Common Sense Media and the Starlight Children’s Foundation. He is a member of the board of directors of California Lawyers for the Arts.While in law school at the University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, Aaron served as executive editor of the California Law Review and was elected to the Order of the Coif. Following law school, Aaron served as a law clerk to the Honorable William H. Orrick and the Honorable Martin J. Jenkins, both United States District Judges for the Northern District of California.

Aaron P. Rubin

Josh Lerner is a partner in the Executive Compensation + Benefits Group based in the New York office of Morrison Foerster.Josh advises clients on all matters involving the compensation of senior executives, including employment, change in control, equity compensation, and severance arrangements.He counsels public and private companies on executive compensation issues in a range of corporate transactions, restructurings, and financings. He has experience designing, drafting, and negotiating employment agreements and administering equity incentive plans and awards. He also works regularly with public companies on compensation-related disclosures and corporate governance matters, including Securities Exchange Act of 1934 reports. Josh earned his J.D. from Columbia Law School where he was a senior articles editor of the Columbia Business Law Review.<h4>Representative Matters</h4><ul><li>Snow Software, a technology intelligence platform, on its acquisition by Flexera Software, a data-oriented SaaS solution company.</li><li>U.S. Silica Holdings, a global industrial minerals and logistics leader, in its $1.85 billion sale to entities affiliated with Apollo Global Management.</li><li>Rivian Automotive in the formation of an equally controlled and owned joint venture with Volkswagen Group to create next generation software-defined vehicle (SDV) platforms to be used in both companies’ future electric vehicles.</li><li>Palladium Equity Partners, in the $695 million sale of its majority interest in Trachte, a leading provider of highly engineered protection and control buildings with mission critical applications, to nVent Electric plc, a leading global provider of electrical connection and protection solutions.</li><li>The rock band KISS and its co-founders Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley in the sale of substantially all rights related to KISS to Pophouse Entertainment.</li><li>McGrath RentCorp, leading provider of temporary and permanent space solutions, in its $3.8 billion acquisition by WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp., a leader in innovative temporary space solutions.</li><li>Astellas Pharma in its acquisition of Propella Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company that combines medicinal chemistry with lymphatic targeting to create new oncology drugs.</li><li>SoftBank in connection with its $375 million acquisition of Berkshire Grey, a robotic automation company that went public via a SPAC merger in 2021.</li></ul><ul><li>Grant Thornton, one of America’s largest audit, tax, and advisory firms, in the sale of its Public Sector Advisory practice to Guidehouse, a portfolio company of Veritas Capital and leading global provider of consulting services to the public sector and commercial markets.</li><li>MTY Food Group, a leading franchisor in the North American restaurant industry, in its $200 million acquisition of BBQ Holdings, a franchisor and operator of fast casual dining.</li><li>Odevo AB, a Swedish company and a portfolio company of private equity client Fidelio Capital, in connection with its acquisition of KW Property Management & Consulting, LLC, a Florida-based company that provides property management services to homeowner associations, condominium boards, cooperative boards and townhome communities. </li><li>Tinicum and its portfolio company TSL Engineered Products in the sale of Advantek, a leading provider of highly engineered carrier tape and associated protective packaging products, to Cornell Capital.</li></ul>

Joshua Lerner

Richard Nugent is a partner in the firm’s New York office and chair of its Tax practice.Richard has over 25 years of experience advising on the tax aspects of complex transactions including public and private M&A, spin-offs, joint ventures, internal restructurings, and financings and capital markets transactions. He also advises debtors and creditors within and outside of bankruptcy.Richard has been recognized in Chambers USA, where he is praised as “an extremely knowledgeable and dedicated attorney” and “well-versed in communicating complex issues.” The Legal 500 describes Richard as having a “deep understanding of the business, including product supply, marketing, and distribution” which clients describe as “priceless when representing us in deal matters.” Prior to joining Morrison Foerster, Richard was a tax partner at another international law firm in New York. He serves on the Executive Committee of the New York State Bar Association Tax Section and is a member of the Tax Forum. A sought-after speaker, Richard frequently presents on tax topics for Practising Law Institute programs.Richard holds an LL.M. with distinction from Georgetown University, a J.D. with honors from Rutgers School of Law – Newark, and a B.A., summa cum laude, from Saint Peter’s University. He also served as a law clerk to Judge Richard F. Suhrheinrich of the U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit and Judge Robert P. Ruwe of the U.S. Tax Court.<h4>Representative Experience</h4><ul><li>Represented Centuri Holdings and parent company Southwest Gas Holdings in $238 million public offering of common stock</li><li>Represented Paine Schwartz Partners, a global leader in sustainable food chain investing, in its investment in Chex Finer Foods, a value-added specialty food distributor</li><li>Represented the board of Continental Disc Corporation, a portfolio company of Tinicum, in connection to its sale to Baker Hughes, an energy technology company</li><li>Represented Hooter’s Inc. and Hoot Owl Restaurants, L.L.C. in the acquisition of over 100 restaurants from Hooters of America LLC, which filed for Chapter 11 protection on March 31st in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court</li><li>Represented Centuri Holdings and parent company Southwest Gas Holdings in $353 million IPO and concurrent private placement</li><li>Represented C2 Capital Partners in its investment in Stella & Chewy’s, a leading North American pet food manufacturer</li></ul>

Richard Nugent

Chair of the Tax Practice

Charles Capito is a partner in both Morrison Foerster’s National Security and Government Contracts + Public Procurement practices.In the National Security space, he has significant experience counseling clients on the complex and evolving considerations related to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). Charles frequently helps investors and U.S. businesses through every aspect of the CFIUS process, from understanding and allocating CFIUS risk on the front end, to presenting cases before the Committee, to negotiating appropriate mitigation measures, and ultimately to implementing and complying with mitigation agreements after the fact. Charles’ experience includes securing clearances for some of the largest and most sensitive cases reviewed by CFIUS, as well as dozens of more discreet transactions and investments.Charles regularly advises clients on critical regulatory regimes in the national security space. Whether in the context of specific transactions or day-to-day counseling, clients rely on Charles to help them comply with and operate under U.S. export controls, in particular, the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR). These regimes, especially the EAR, are undergoing noteworthy and complex changes, and now play key roles in other legal regimes like CFIUS. In addition, government contractors with access to classified information and their investors go to Charles to understand their obligations under the National Industrial Security Program (NISP) and, in particular, the sensitive issues presented by foreign ownership, control, or influence (FOCI) in this space.Companies operating in today’s national security space are wise to take a holistic view of the legal environment incorporating not only their legal obligations today, but also the wider geopolitical landscape to plan for the future. Charles speaks and writes regularly on these and other topics in the national security space, and has been recognized by legal publications like Chambers USA and Best Lawyers for his expertise in these areas.Charles is also a seasoned Government Contracts practitioner, assisting government contractors with a wide variety of compliance and litigation issues. This includes the numerous national security issues government contractors face when they are subject to FOCI, manufacture or export defense articles under the ITAR or sensitive dual-use technology under EAR, or are required to understand and comply with recent compliance regimes like Section 889 of the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act. Charles also has years of experience on pre- and post-award bid protests before the Government Accountability Office and the Court of Federal Claims, and contracts claims and disputes before the boards of contract appeals, and other judicial and administrative tribunals.  Additionally, he counsels clients on prime- and subcontractor disputes, small business issues, compliance with federal procurement regulations, and government contracts mergers and acquisitions.Charles graduated from Washington & Lee University School of Law, where he served as senior articles editor of the Washington & Lee Law Review. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Duke University.

Charles Capito

Michael Schulman is a partner in the firm’s Global Employment and Labor Group and co-head of the firm’s Washington, D.C. Litigation Department.Michael regularly advises clients in connection with important workforce-related matters, including hiring and negotiating employment agreements for senior executives, sensitive executive separations, internal workplace investigations, employment claims and disputes, and employment issues arising in the context of mergers, acquisitions, bankruptcies and other corporate transactions. Michael is known for using a pragmatic, efficient, and results-oriented approach, focused on achieving his clients’ desired business outcomes.Michael regularly guides clients through complex workforce issues, including, for instance allegations of workplace misconduct; restrictive covenant drafting, enforcement, and strategic evaluation; worker classification and wage-and-hour compliance practices; and the unique issues that arise in a unionized workplace. Michael’s experience covers a broad range of employment and labor laws at the federal, state, and local level, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the National Labor Relations Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, the Defend Trade Secrets Act, and corresponding state and local laws.Michael has unique experience addressing labor and employment matters that arise in connection with corporate transactions, particularly for private equity firms. Michael has represented clients in over 2,000 transactions, including many large-scale multinational mergers, acquisitions, and asset carve-outs. He regularly conducts acquisition-related labor and employment due diligence and advises clients on the employment and workforce integration or separation implications of mergers, acquisitions, sales, and financings.In the litigation context, Michael represents employers in U.S. federal and state court litigation, administrative agency proceedings, and arbitrations arising out of alleged labor and employment law violations. Michael defends employers against actions brought by government agencies, such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Department of Labor, as well as actions initiated by current and former employees. He also prosecutes suits against former employees and their new employers for breach of restrictive covenants.

Michael Schulman

Boris Segalis is a partner in Morrison Foerster’s Cyber, Data + Privacy Group. He advises companies at the intersection of data, technology, and regulation, helping them navigate complex legal frameworks while building and scaling data-driven products and services.As a leading privacy and cybersecurity lawyer, Boris’s practice is focused on issues where the law is evolving and the answers are not always clear. He works with clients to apply existing regulatory regimes to new technologies and business models, particularly in areas such as AI, data monetization, digital platforms, and emerging financial technologies. His work spans strategic product counseling, corporate transactions, and high-stakes regulatory matters, including representing companies in investigations by the Federal Trade Commission, state attorneys general, and global regulators.Clients rely on Boris for compliance advice and for practical guidance on how to operate in uncertain environments, whether designing new products, assessing regulatory risk, or responding to government scrutiny. He regularly advises on U.S. and global privacy and cybersecurity laws, including U.S. federal financial privacy laws, state privacy regimes, emerging AI requirements, and foreign privacy and cybersecurity regimes frameworks.He represents a broad range of companies, from high-growth startups to global public companies, across industries including technology, AI, financial services and Fintech, crypto, life sciences, consumer platforms, AdTech, and media.Boris has been recognized for seven consecutive years by Chambers USA in Privacy & Data Security and is also ranked by Chambers Global in Privacy & Data Security – USA. He is recognized by The Legal 500 as a leading lawyer in cyber law (including data privacy and data protection) and was previously named to Crain’s New York Business’s 40 Under 40.Boris holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Georgia Tech and a J.D. from New York University School of Law. He is a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US) and has served as co-chair of the New York City KnowledgeNet chapter of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), as well as on the IAPP Research Board. He graduated from Riga Simon Dubnow Jewish Secondary School in Riga, Latvia, in 1991.

Boris Segalis

Eddy Zheng is an associate in the San Francisco office of Morrison Foerster and a member of the firm’s Technology Transactions Group.Before joining Morrison & Foerster’s Technology Transactions Group, Eddy was a summer associate in the San Francisco office during his 2L summer. During his 1L summer, Eddy worked as a Legal Intern for The Justice Collaborative, where he researched optimal federal, state, and local policy responses to eviction, unemployment, and no-knock warrants.Eddy earned his J.D. from Harvard Law School, where he served as the Article Line Editor and Digest Content Editor for the Journal of Law and Technology (JOLT). He was the Co-President and Delegation & Social Co-Chair of the Harvard Asia Law Society. He also served as the Director of Membership Engagement for first generation college students at Harvard.He received his B.S., cum laude, in Biology from Brandeis University, where he received the Commitment to Service Gold Medal for his volunteer work with Habitat for Humanity, Boston’s Children’s Hospital, and the Education for Students by Students club. Prior to law school, Eddy worked as an Associate Medical Research Scientist at WorldCare Clinical in Boston where he worked on clinical trials with radiologists at the Massachusetts General Hospital.

Eddy Zheng

Eric Ahern is an associate in Morrison Foerster’s San Francisco office and a member of the firm’s Technology Transactions Group.Eric’s practice focuses on transactions involving a broad range of intellectual property and emerging technologies. He advises clients on novel issues arising from technology development, commercialization, and deployment, including IP licensing and M&A transactions. He also brings experience in cryptocurrency and privacy matters from his prior work with technology-focused law practices.Prior to joining Morrison Foerster as an associate, Eric was a summer associate in the Technology Transactions Group.While in law school, Eric participated in the Samuelson Law, Technology & Public Policy Clinic, where he focused on issues related to copyright and generative AI. He also served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Rudolph Contreras of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and later developed FitzCalc.org, a legal tool that calculates attorney fees under the Fitzpatrick Matrix.Eric received his J.D., with a certificate in law and technology, from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law, where he received the Prosser Prize in copyright law and the American Jurisprudence Award in the law and governance of AI. He served as the podcast editor for the Berkeley Technology Law Journal. He earned his B.A., with distinction in general honors, from the University of California, Berkeley.

Eric Ahern

Lindsay is an associate in the Technology Transactions Group of Morrison Foerster.Prior to joining the firm as an Associate, Lindsay was a Summer Associate in the Technology Transactions Group.Lindsay earned her J.D., magna cum laude, from New York University School of Law, where she was elected to the Order of the Coif. While at law school, she was a Staff Editor of the Journal of Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law and a board member of the Social Enterprise & Startup Law Group. She was also a clinical student in the Technology Law and Policy Clinic, where she focused on matters involving digital art.Before law school, Lindsay worked as a paralegal specializing in private equity transactions at a global law firm. She also has experience working on emerging companies and venture capital matters.Lindsay also holds a B.A. from Johns Hopkins University.

Lindsay Harris

Arton Falahati is an associate in the San Francisco office of Morrison Foerster and member of the firm’s Executive Compensation + Benefits practice.Prior to joining the firm, Arton was a Legal Intern for a Fortune 500 consumer products company, an investor-owned utility company, as well as a webcasting and virtual event technology company. Arton earned his J.D. from the University of California, Davis School of Law, where he served as Staff Editor for the Business Law Journal and Research Editor for the Social Justice Law Review. He also served as the Vice President of the Middle Eastern North African South Asian Law Students Association. He also holds a Master of Education from University of Maryland, College Park, and a B.A., magna cum laude, from San Jose State University.

Arton Falahati

Kristie Espiritu is a tax associate in the San Diego office of Morrison Foerster.Kristie’s experience spans a wide range of transactional, structuring, and advisory tax matters affecting domestic businesses. She regularly advises clients on their tax issues in the areas of joint ventures, partnerships, real estate investment trusts, renewable energy, mergers and acquisitions, and tax- exempt organizations.Kristie is an adjunct professor at USD School of Law, where she teaches classes on partnership tax.

Kristie Espiritu

Monika Weisman is an associate in Morrison Foerster’s National Security Practice Group and based in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office.Monika’s practice focuses on regulatory compliance, investigations, and enforcement matters primarily related to anti-money laundering (AML) and economic sanctions, with an emphasis on the financial services sector. She counsels clients on a complex array of regulations issued by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), and state and federal banking and securities supervisors.Prior to joining Morrison Foerster, Monika was an associate in the Washington, D.C. office of a prominent international law firm, where her work involved responding to federal agency enforcement actions, submitting licensing requests and voluntary self-disclosures, and helping clients develop, implement, and enhance effective compliance programs. She also provided strategic counseling and crisis management services to clients facing congressional scrutiny.In 2022, Monika was selected by the German Marshall Fund of the United States to attend the Young Professionals Summit at the Brussels Forum in recognition of her commitment to transatlantic security and economic cooperation.Monika received a J.D. and an M.A. in international relations from the University of Chicago. While in law school, Monika gained varied experience as an intern at the Human Rights and Special Prosecutions Section of the U.S. Department of Justice and the Criminal Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York; as a law clerk at the University of Chicago Law School’s International Human Rights Clinic; as a research assistant to Tom Ginsburg, professor of international law and political science; and as a volunteer with the Stahili Foundation and the International Refugee Assistance Project.As a first-generation student and former Sponsors for Educational Opportunity Law Fellow, Monika is passionate about efforts to diversify the legal profession. She maintains an active pro bono practice and recently represented a U.S. citizen wrongfully detained in Russia.

Monika Weisman

Danielle Rich is an associate in the Employment + Labor Group of Morrison Foerster’s Washington, D.C. office.Danielle advises and defends companies that are dealing with a wide range of employment issues. A primary focus of Danielle’s practice is conducting labor and employment due diligence in connection with corporate transactions, and negotiating and drafting various employment, separation, and restrictive covenant agreements. Danielle routinely assists clients in a variety of employment matters, including employee performance management, wage-and-hour compliance, high-stakes terminations and reductions in force, discrimination and harassment policies and risk mitigation, and compliance with the prevailing wage laws.Danielle has represented employers before the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and in other federal and state courts and agencies. She has successfully defended clients with claims of discrimination, defamation, retaliation, breach of contract, harassment, wrongful termination, and wage-and-hour violations.Prior to joining the firm, Danielle was an associate at an international AmLaw 100 law firm. While in law school, she worked as a judicial intern for the Honorable David A. Tapp in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims and served as a senior articles editor for the Public Contract Law Journal.

Danielle Rich

Katherine Wang is an associate in the Data, Cyber + Privacy Group of Morrison Foerster’s Boston office.Katherine’s practice focuses on privacy and data security compliance and enforcement. She advises clients on emerging U.S. local, state, and federal laws, state and federal regulatory investigations, and privacy litigation. She also assists with data breach response and advises on privacy risks in connection with mergers, acquisitions, and other strategic transactions.Before joining Morrison Foerster, Katherine externed in the Privacy Unit of the California Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General, where she assisted with California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) investigations, and in the Technology and Civil Liberties Program of the ACLU of Northern California. She was a member of the Samuelson Law, Technology & Public Policy Clinic and served as co-president of Privacy Law at Berkeley and senior online content editor of the Berkeley Technology Law Journal. She also worked as a teaching assistant for four courses relating to artificial intelligence, ethics, and strategic planning at Haas School of Business.Katherine received her J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law with a Law and Technology Certificate. She is a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US) and Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM). Katherine received her B.A. in philosophy, magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, from Wellesley College, where she conducted research on the intersection of law and emerging technologies at MIT Sloan School of Management.She currently serves on the Young Lawyers Advisory Panel for the American Bar Association’s Privacy and Information Committee within the Antitrust Section and on the Junior Board of the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project.