Morrison & Foerster LLP, USA, California

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Morrison & Foerster LLP is a full-service, international firm with more than 1,000 lawyers across the U.S., Europe and Asia. Our clients include the world’s largest and most innovative companies in the technology, financial services, life sciences, cleantech, consumer products, retail and energy sectors. Our collaborative culture, which ensures we match the right lawyers to every matter, distinguishes us and provides our clients with a decided advantage. In the latest “Best Law Firms” report by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers, we ranked as the number one firm in California based on the number of top-tier practices. Among our many market-leading practices are the following:

■ Bankruptcy and Restructuring: We have particular expertise in the restructuring of financial institutions, cross-border insolvencies, creditors’ committee representation and insolvencies involving important IP assets.
■ Corporate: We represent some of the world’s iconic brands in their M&A, public and private offerings, strategic alliances, joint ventures and venture financing transactions.
■ Capital Markets: We are pioneers in developing synthetic products, hybrid securities, structured notes and derivatives.
■ Energy and Environment: We have deep regional and global expertise in the transactional and regulatory issues in these highly dynamic fields.
■ Financial Services Regulatory: We have an exceptional breadth and depth of financial services regulatory expertise.
■ Project Finance: We are experts in every aspect of project development and finance.
■ Intellectual Property: We are one of world’s elite IP firms, with over 350 IP lawyers providing a full range of services in patent, trademark, trade secrets and copyright matters.
■ Litigation: Our firm includes some of the U.S.’s leading practitioners in securities, IP, antitrust, products liability, class action defense, unfair competition, international arbitration, employment and financial services.
■ Real Estate: We advise major lenders, investors, developers, private equity and pension funds, and REITs in connection with financing, acquisition, development, investment, ownership, leasing, construction, management and restructuring.
■ Tax: We have the U.S.’s leading state and local tax practice and a highly-skilled employee benefits and executive compensation group, and advise on local and federal tax issues.

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