Morrison Foerster

Overview

Morrison & Foerster LLP (MoFo), founded in 1883 and headquartered in San Francisco, has roughly 1,021 attorneys and maintains about 17-18 offices worldwide. The firm reported $1,410,430,000 in gross revenue for 2024 and ranks 46th by headcount on the NLJ 2025 list, 40th on The American Lawyer Am Law 200 (2025), and 46th on the 2024 Global 200 by revenue. MoFo's practices include mergers and acquisitions, litigation, corporate finance, intellectual property and privacy, life sciences, energy, antitrust, and related specialties. Known for high-caliber work but a collegial, less buttoned-up culture, the firm is notable for strong pro bono commitments and active diversity and inclusion initiatives (with D+I activities counting toward legal service hours).