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Michael Ahern

MoFo Wins Asylum For Cameroonian Political Refugee

MoFo recently won asylum for a Cameroonian man after more than 10 years of persistent advocacy through multiple procedural tangles. The firm’s client was persecuted by the ruling party in Cameroon, CPDM, and feared returning to… more

Asylum, Client Services, Human Rights, Immigration, Lack of Jurisdiction

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Alexis Amezcua

From Unlawful Search to Injunctive Relief

On Wednesday, January 16, 2019, federal Magistrate Judge Sallie Kim ordered the Rohnert Park police department to retrain its officers on the proper methods and laws regarding probation searches. This significant ruling stems… more

Injunctive Relief, Probation, Warrantless Searches

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Caitlin Sinclaire Blythe

From Unlawful Search to Injunctive Relief

On Wednesday, January 16, 2019, federal Magistrate Judge Sallie Kim ordered the Rohnert Park police department to retrain its officers on the proper methods and laws regarding probation searches. This significant ruling stems… more

Injunctive Relief, Probation, Warrantless Searches

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Jennifer Brown

MOFO Partners With Oasis Legal Services To Support LGBTQ+ Asylum Seekers

Morrison Foerster is piloting a new project with our longtime pro bono partner, Oasis Legal Services, to draft declarations on behalf of LGBTQ+ asylum seekers. Over the past few years, the firm has collaborated with Oasis by… more

Asylum, Client Services, Immigrants, Legal Project Management, LGBTQ

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Carrie Cohen

Empowering Voices: The Story Of The Afghanistan National Institute Of Music

On April 30, 2024, MoFo partner and global co-chair of the Investigations + White Collar Defense practice group Carrie H. Cohen and associate Sabreena Khalid in MoFo’s Finance Group spoke with Lesley Rosenthal, president of the… more

Afghanistan, Citizenship, Middle East, Music, Pro Bono

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Val Dahiya

Celebrating Black History Month: A Conversation With Anita Hill

MoFo continued its celebration of Black History Month by hosting a fireside chat with Washington, D.C. partner Val Dahiya and guest speaker Anita Hill. A Brandeis University Professor of Law, Social Policy & Women’s and Gender… more

Civil Rights Act, Corporate Culture, Diversity, Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I), Employment Discrimination

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Rachel Dolphin

Critical Support To Drag Artists’ First Amendment Right In Tennessee’s “Drag Ban” Ruling

On June 2, 2023, a federal judge determined that a Tennessee law aimed at restricting drag shows is unconstitutional—a timely initial victory for MoFo, which played an important supporting role in the case, as well as for the… more

Artists, First Amendment, Free Speech, Gender Identity, LGBTQ

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Mark Francis Donovan

MOFOUNDATIONS: Paving The Way To Success

The transition to the role of first-year associate is a significant step in a lawyer’s career. To facilitate this transition, our Attorney Learning & Development Group has developed MoFoundations, a curriculum tailored… more

Business Development, Career Development, Law Firm Associates, Professional Development, Young Lawyers

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Joshua Fattal

MoFo Wins Asylum For Cameroonian Political Refugee

MoFo recently won asylum for a Cameroonian man after more than 10 years of persistent advocacy through multiple procedural tangles. The firm’s client was persecuted by the ruling party in Cameroon, CPDM, and feared returning to… more

Asylum, Client Services, Human Rights, Immigration, Lack of Jurisdiction

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Dorothy Fernandez

MOFO Partners With Oasis Legal Services To Support LGBTQ+ Asylum Seekers

Morrison Foerster is piloting a new project with our longtime pro bono partner, Oasis Legal Services, to draft declarations on behalf of LGBTQ+ asylum seekers. Over the past few years, the firm has collaborated with Oasis by… more

Asylum, Client Services, Immigrants, Legal Project Management, LGBTQ

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Haydn Forrest

MOFO Wins Dismissal For Northeastern Minnesotans For Wilderness

Morrison Foerster secured a significant victory for its pro bono client, Northeastern Minnesotans for Wilderness (NMW), obtaining the dismissal of a mining company’s lawsuit that threatened to undo government efforts to protect… more

Arbitrary and Capricious, Conservation, Department of the Interior, Lease Termination, Mining

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Hanae Charlotte Fujinami

Arguing the Benefits of Marriage Equality in Japan

Morrison & Forester is a founding member of the Lawyers for LGBT Allies Network (LLAN), a Japanese non-profit dedicated to helping the business community understand the issues faced by LGBT and other sexual minorities. As a… more

Japan, LGBTQ, Marriage Equality

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Sheryl Janet George

MoFo Litigators Deliver Anti-Corruption Training to Afghanistan-Based Lawyers Who Defend the Indigent

Parsing through the law on public corruption in the Afghan Penal Code while Afghan public defenders engage me in a legal discussion in a mixture of Dari and halting English is not something I ever imagined I would be doing in… more

Afghanistan, Anti-Corruption, Training, Young Lawyers

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Christopher Gloria

MoFo Provides Legal Support To Ukrainian Refugees In The United States

MoFo is committed to supporting those in need through our pro bono efforts. On July 2, 2024, our Washington, D.C. office demonstrated this commitment by assisting 18 Ukrainian refugees in their quest to stay in the United States… more

Client Services, Humanitarian Assistance, Law Firm Associates, Parole, Pro Bono

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Arturo González

From Unlawful Search to Injunctive Relief

On Wednesday, January 16, 2019, federal Magistrate Judge Sallie Kim ordered the Rohnert Park police department to retrain its officers on the proper methods and laws regarding probation searches. This significant ruling stems… more

Injunctive Relief, Probation, Warrantless Searches

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Hayley Ichilcik

MOFO Assists UK Charity In Criminal Appeal To Overturn Wrongful Conviction And Life Sentence

MoFo recently assisted APPEAL, a UK charity and law practice dedicated to fighting miscarriages of justice, in helping to overturn Andrew Malkinson’s wrongful conviction for rape, for which he spent over 17 years in prison… more

Criminal Appeals, DNA, Evidence, UK, Wrongful Conviction

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Roke Iko

MOFO Wins Dismissal For Northeastern Minnesotans For Wilderness

Morrison Foerster secured a significant victory for its pro bono client, Northeastern Minnesotans for Wilderness (NMW), obtaining the dismissal of a mining company’s lawsuit that threatened to undo government efforts to protect… more

Arbitrary and Capricious, Conservation, Department of the Interior, Lease Termination, Mining

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Michael Jacobs

Case Sparks Advances In Literacy

A MoFo pro bono case settled in early 2020 is proving its value, as children in California are gaining basic literacy skills as a direct result of new funding made possible by the settlement… more

Funding, Pro Bono, Public Schools, Settlement

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Sabreena Khalid

Empowering Voices: The Story Of The Afghanistan National Institute Of Music

On April 30, 2024, MoFo partner and global co-chair of the Investigations + White Collar Defense practice group Carrie H. Cohen and associate Sabreena Khalid in MoFo’s Finance Group spoke with Lesley Rosenthal, president of the… more

Afghanistan, Citizenship, Middle East, Music, Pro Bono

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Kana Kobayashi

Softbank Partnership Brings Rare Victory For Refugee In Japan

Morrison Foerster lawyers successfully helped a pro bono client secure refugee status in Japan. This outcome was the result of a partnership with SoftBank, which suggested in 2021 that the firm join its in-house lawyers in… more

Client Services, Immigration Procedures, Japan, Law Firm Associates, Law Firm Partners

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Jamie Levitt

MoFo Lawyers Lead Pro Bono Advocacy For Reproductive Justice In A Post-Dobbs Era

Morrison Foerster has long championed the advancement of women. The U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization struck down 50 years of precedent that MoFo lawyers, on behalf of our… more

Abortion, Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, Pregnancy, Pro Bono, Reproductive Healthcare Issues

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Victor Lopez

Critical Support To Drag Artists’ First Amendment Right In Tennessee’s “Drag Ban” Ruling

On June 2, 2023, a federal judge determined that a Tennessee law aimed at restricting drag shows is unconstitutional—a timely initial victory for MoFo, which played an important supporting role in the case, as well as for the… more

Artists, First Amendment, Free Speech, Gender Identity, LGBTQ

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Tritia Murata

From Dobbs To Biden v. Nebraska – A Look At The 2022-2-23 SCOTUS Terms

On September 12, 2023, MoFo litigation partner and co-chair of the Employment & Labor Group and the Women’s Strategy Committee, Tritia Murata, along with Jamie Levitt, managing partner of MoFo’s New York office, hosted a panel… more

303 Creative LLC v Elenis, Affirmative Action, Anti-Discrimination Policies, Debt Forgiveness, Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I)

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Jonathan Louis Newmark

MoFo Wins Asylum For Cameroonian Political Refugee

MoFo recently won asylum for a Cameroonian man after more than 10 years of persistent advocacy through multiple procedural tangles. The firm’s client was persecuted by the ruling party in Cameroon, CPDM, and feared returning to… more

Asylum, Client Services, Human Rights, Immigration, Lack of Jurisdiction

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Takahiro Nonaka

Softbank Partnership Brings Rare Victory For Refugee In Japan

Morrison Foerster lawyers successfully helped a pro bono client secure refugee status in Japan. This outcome was the result of a partnership with SoftBank, which suggested in 2021 that the firm join its in-house lawyers in… more

Client Services, Immigration Procedures, Japan, Law Firm Associates, Law Firm Partners

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Krista Nunez

MOFO Wins Dismissal For Northeastern Minnesotans For Wilderness

Morrison Foerster secured a significant victory for its pro bono client, Northeastern Minnesotans for Wilderness (NMW), obtaining the dismissal of a mining company’s lawsuit that threatened to undo government efforts to protect… more

Arbitrary and Capricious, Conservation, Department of the Interior, Lease Termination, Mining

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Erik Olson

Case Sparks Advances In Literacy

A MoFo pro bono case settled in early 2020 is proving its value, as children in California are gaining basic literacy skills as a direct result of new funding made possible by the settlement… more

Funding, Pro Bono, Public Schools, Settlement

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Masumi Oyabu

Softbank Partnership Brings Rare Victory For Refugee In Japan

Morrison Foerster lawyers successfully helped a pro bono client secure refugee status in Japan. This outcome was the result of a partnership with SoftBank, which suggested in 2021 that the firm join its in-house lawyers in… more

Client Services, Immigration Procedures, Japan, Law Firm Associates, Law Firm Partners

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Joseph Palmore

Navigating Justice And Disability: A Conversation With Judge David Tatel

MoFo’s Disability Affinity Network recently hosted a fireside chat in its Boston office, moderated by partner and co-chair of the firm’s Appellate and Supreme Court practice Joe Palmore, with Judge David Tatel. Judge Tatel… more

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Appellate Courts, Civil Rights Act, Decision-Making Process, Disability

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Mary Prendergast

MoFo Wins Asylum For Cameroonian Political Refugee

MoFo recently won asylum for a Cameroonian man after more than 10 years of persistent advocacy through multiple procedural tangles. The firm’s client was persecuted by the ruling party in Cameroon, CPDM, and feared returning to… more

Asylum, Client Services, Human Rights, Immigration, Lack of Jurisdiction

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Harriet Slater

MOFO Assists UK Charity In Criminal Appeal To Overturn Wrongful Conviction And Life Sentence

MoFo recently assisted APPEAL, a UK charity and law practice dedicated to fighting miscarriages of justice, in helping to overturn Andrew Malkinson’s wrongful conviction for rape, for which he spent over 17 years in prison… more

Criminal Appeals, DNA, Evidence, UK, Wrongful Conviction

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Lily Smith

Female College Soccer Player Wins A Penalty Kick

While the match is not final for former college soccer player Noriana Radwan who sued the University of Connecticut for sex discrimination, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, citing an amicus brief filed by Morrison Foerster,… more

Amicus Briefs, Colleges, Scholarships, Sex Discrimination, Student Athletes

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Robin Smith

MOFO Wins Dismissal For Northeastern Minnesotans For Wilderness

Morrison Foerster secured a significant victory for its pro bono client, Northeastern Minnesotans for Wilderness (NMW), obtaining the dismissal of a mining company’s lawsuit that threatened to undo government efforts to protect… more

Arbitrary and Capricious, Conservation, Department of the Interior, Lease Termination, Mining

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Rei Suzuki

Softbank Partnership Brings Rare Victory For Refugee In Japan

Morrison Foerster lawyers successfully helped a pro bono client secure refugee status in Japan. This outcome was the result of a partnership with SoftBank, which suggested in 2021 that the firm join its in-house lawyers in… more

Client Services, Immigration Procedures, Japan, Law Firm Associates, Law Firm Partners

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Roman Swoopes

Case Sparks Advances In Literacy

A MoFo pro bono case settled in early 2020 is proving its value, as children in California are gaining basic literacy skills as a direct result of new funding made possible by the settlement… more

Funding, Pro Bono, Public Schools, Settlement

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Shelby Teeter

Critical Support To Drag Artists’ First Amendment Right In Tennessee’s “Drag Ban” Ruling

On June 2, 2023, a federal judge determined that a Tennessee law aimed at restricting drag shows is unconstitutional—a timely initial victory for MoFo, which played an important supporting role in the case, as well as for the… more

Artists, First Amendment, Free Speech, Gender Identity, LGBTQ

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Katie Viggiani

Critical Support To Drag Artists’ First Amendment Right In Tennessee’s “Drag Ban” Ruling

On June 2, 2023, a federal judge determined that a Tennessee law aimed at restricting drag shows is unconstitutional—a timely initial victory for MoFo, which played an important supporting role in the case, as well as for the… more

Artists, First Amendment, Free Speech, Gender Identity, LGBTQ

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J. Alex Ward

MOFO Wins Dismissal For Northeastern Minnesotans For Wilderness

Morrison Foerster secured a significant victory for its pro bono client, Northeastern Minnesotans for Wilderness (NMW), obtaining the dismissal of a mining company’s lawsuit that threatened to undo government efforts to protect… more

Arbitrary and Capricious, Conservation, Department of the Interior, Lease Termination, Mining

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Rachel Williams

MOFO Partners With Oasis Legal Services To Support LGBTQ+ Asylum Seekers

Morrison Foerster is piloting a new project with our longtime pro bono partner, Oasis Legal Services, to draft declarations on behalf of LGBTQ+ asylum seekers. Over the past few years, the firm has collaborated with Oasis by… more

Asylum, Client Services, Immigrants, Legal Project Management, LGBTQ

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Christine Wong

Female College Soccer Player Wins A Penalty Kick

While the match is not final for former college soccer player Noriana Radwan who sued the University of Connecticut for sex discrimination, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, citing an amicus brief filed by Morrison Foerster,… more

Amicus Briefs, Colleges, Scholarships, Sex Discrimination, Student Athletes

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Hannah Yang

MOFO Wins Dismissal For Northeastern Minnesotans For Wilderness

Morrison Foerster secured a significant victory for its pro bono client, Northeastern Minnesotans for Wilderness (NMW), obtaining the dismissal of a mining company’s lawsuit that threatened to undo government efforts to protect… more

Arbitrary and Capricious, Conservation, Department of the Interior, Lease Termination, Mining

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