Family Law

• Child Custody and Visitation
  LFC is a children’s law office that aims to give children in foster care, youth justice, child custody and other family court proceedings a voice in the decisions that will change their lives.
• Adoption
• Guardianship
  For the firm’s associates and paralegals who dedicated time to cases referred by the Program, ranging from guardianships and tax advice to the trial of a custody case

Criminal Law

• Criminal Defense
  Criminal matters: to comply with requests and orders from EU and EU Member State or UK law enforcement to provide information in relation to a criminal investigation in compliance with applicable local laws, or to take steps to report information we believe is important to law enforcement where so required or advisable under applicable local laws.
• Misdemeanors
  Recognizing the firm for co-counseling a legal challenge to court delays that deny the right to a speedy trial to Bronx defendants who are accused of misdemeanors
• Restraining Order
• Money Laundering
  Conducting fraud, sanctions, credit and anti-money laundering checks, KYC checks (where required by applicable law) and sharing your Personal Information with fraud prevention agencies databases, where required by applicable law.

Business and Corporate Law

• Corporate Law
  Lawyers in Morrison Foerster offices all around the world live out our proud pro bono tradition every day. Their work runs the gamut, from class action representation that benefits thousands to individual advocacy for people who otherwise would be shut out from access to justice. We staff legal service clinics and counsel hundreds of nonprofit organizations and social enterprises on legal needs, from corporate formation to patent claims.
• Mergers and Acquisitions
  (October 29, 2024) – Morrison Foerster, a leading global law firm, is pleased to announce the arrival of H. Thomas Felix, III (Tommy) as a partner in the firm’s Capital Markets Group in the Transactions Department, based in the San Diego office. Felix brings to the firm over a decade of experience advising public and private companies, private equity firms, and investment banks on a multitude of legal matters, including leveraged buyouts, debt and equity offerings, initial public offerings, mergers & acquisitions, liability management transactions, cross-border transactions, securities law compliance issues, and stock exchange requirements.
• Business Disputes
  Alfredo Silva, co-chair of the Social Enterprise and Impact Investing Group and a member of the Pro Bono and ESG Strategy Committees, received the 2023 National Public Service Award from the American Bar Association’s Business Law section.
• Intellectual Property
• Antitrust
  American Bar Association: Linda Arnsbarger received the National Public Service Award and Lisa Phelan was recognized by the Antitrust Law Section’s Women.Connected Committee as a member of the Hall of Fame-inism.

Property Law

• Real Estate Litigation

Health Law

• Personal Injury
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Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning
  Morrison Foerster was honored with the Legal Aid Society of San Mateo’s Guardian of Justice Award for the firm’s profound commitment to justice. MoFo attorneys’ work has included conservatorships for family members who are caring for adults with disabilities; guardianships and adoptions when parents cannot care for their children; restraining orders for domestic violence survivors; estate planning and other assistance to low-income seniors; and help for tenants facing eviction.

Finance Law

• Bankruptcy
  (Bankr. D. Del.) Counsel to the official committee of unsecured creditors of Cloud Peak Energy, one of the largest coal producers and suppliers in the U.S., and certain of its subsidiaries, in its filing for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
• Tax Law
  To comply with legal requirements: We may retain your Personal Information, such as Relationship History, and/or Transaction Information after you delete your Services account, as required by tax law and to comply with bookkeeping requirements. We also may retain your Personal Information to comply with specific local retention requirements imposed on law firms, such as the German Federal Lawyers Act (requiring that client files are maintained for six years following completion of an assignment).