Morrison & Foerster Alumni News - Winter 2020

F I R M W I D E M I L E S T O N E S P R O B O N O R E C O G N I T I O N S • National Law Journal names MoFo to its Pro Bono Hot List for dedicating 78,000+ hours to pro bono. • The San Francisco Bay Area Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights gives MoFo its Martin Luther King Jr. Award for civil rights advocacy for those detained in U.S. Border Patrol Detention Centers. • Jim Brosnahan receives the ABA’s John H. Pickering Achievement Award for lifelong achievement. • Arturo González receives the ABA’s 2019 Pro Bono Publico Award. • London office wins LawWorks “Best Pro Bono Contribution by a Medium Firm” for our work with Z2K (Zacchaeus Trust 2000). • MoFo elects 12 lawyers to the firm’s partnership. • MoFo opens a full-service Boston office and adds a Latin America Desk. • MoFo celebrates 40 years in Washington, D.C., and 20 years in San Diego. • MoFo recognized as One of the Most Innovative Law Firms in Asia-Pacific Financial Times Innovative Lawyers report. • MoFo recognized as Am Law A-List “the best of the best” by The American Lawyer . • MoFo recruits more than 40 new lateral partners. • MoFo Foundation donates approximately $3.3 million to charity. MOFO 2019 YEAR IN REVIEW 21 | MoForever Winter 2020