Morrison Foerster has received 54 practice area rankings across the Global-wide, Asia‑Pacific, China, Germany, India, Japan, Singapore, UK, and USA categories, as well as 77 individual recognitions, in the 2023 edition of Chambers Global. These results mark the highest number of practice and individual rankings MoFo has received since the guide’s inception.
The firm received a record number of 10 Band 1 rankings in this year’s edition. MoFo once again, received top tier rankings for Asia-Pacific: TMT; USA: Privacy & Data Security: The Elite; USA: Technology Sector (International & Cross-Border); USA: Projects: Agency Financing; Japan: Corporate/M&A: International; Japan: Dispute Resolution: International; Japan: Intellectual Property: International; and Japan: International & Cross-Border Capabilities (International Firms). Additionally, the firm achieved new Band 1 practice area rankings in the USA: International Trade: Export Control and Economic Sanctions: Highly Regarded and Asia-Pacific: Corporate/M&A: Private Equity categories.
The firm saw an improvement in rankings for the following six areas: Asia-Pacific: Banking & Finance; Asia-Pacific: Corporate/M&A: Private Equity; China: Corporate Investigations/Anti-Corruption (International Firms); Global-wide: Life Sciences; USA: Corporate Crime & Investigations; USA: International Trade: Intellectual Property (Section 337). The firm also secured a new practice area ranking in USA: International Trade: Export Control and Economic Sanctions: Highly Regarded.
Noted for their “exceptional perspective on market trends and precedents” and “deep and sophisticated knowledge,” Morrison Foerster’s lawyers received 12 of the highest individual rankings, a record number for the firm.
- Brian Busey, USA: International Trade: Intellectual Property (Section 337), Senior Statespeople
- Richard Fischer, USA: Privacy & Data Security, Senior Statespeople
- Fuyuo Mitomi, Japan, Capital Markets: Domestic, Senior Statespeople
- Kenneth Siegel, Japan: Corporate/M&A: International, Star Individual
- Miriam Wugmeister, USA: Privacy & Data Security, Band 1
- Charles Duross, USA: FCPA, Band 1
- Daralyn Durie: USA: Intellectual Property: Patent, Band 1
- Akihiro Wani, Japan: Banking & Finance: Domestic Firms: Financial Services Regulation, Band 1; Japan: Capital Markets: Domestic: Securitisation & Derivatives, Senior Statespeople
- Gary Smith, Japan: Corporate/M&A: International, Band 1
- Greg Smith, USA: Projects, Band 1
- Max Olson, Japan: Intellectual Property: International, Band 1
Ranked year after year in Chambers Global, Morrison & Foerster continues to prove itself to be a market-leading firm throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia. Dynamic technology and life sciences companies, large financial institutions, leading consumer product companies, and other industry leaders come to Morrison Foerster’s lawyers for their knowledge, innovation, and business aptitude.
