Morrison & Foerster LLP is a large full-service law firm with more than 1,000 lawyers in 15 offices. The firm was founded in San Francisco, USA in 1883, and its largest office is still located there. It was founded by Alexander Francis Morrison, a graduate of UC Hastings College of Law. Its lawyers have experience including real estate, securitization, joint ventures corporate, finance and financial services, life sciences and technology, land use and environmental law, IP litigation, joint ventures, strategic alliances and mergers and acquisitions. Morrison & Foerster was the chief... international counsel for the Beijing Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games of 2008. Morrison & Foerster has an IPO practice for emerging technology firms concentrated in its San Francisco, Palo Alto, San Diego, New York, and Los Angeles offices. IPO work is also being done out of its Asian offices in China and Japan. Morrison & Foerster is consistently ranked on the American Lawyer's A-List. In 2005 the firm was ranked #11, in 2006 #6, in 2007 #16, in 2008 #20, in 2009 #8, and in 2011 #13.
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