Morrison & Foerster LLP is a global firm with over 1,000 lawyers across 17 offices in the US, Europe and Asia. Founded in 1883, the firm remains dedicated to providing our clients, which include some of the largest financial institutions, Fortune 100 companies, and technology and life science companies, with legendary service. Clients rely on us for innovative and business-minded solutions. Our attorneys share high standards, a commitment to excellence and a passion for helping our clients succeed. Our commitment to serving client needs has resulted in enduring relationships and a record of high achievement. We are also among the nation's leaders for our longstanding commitment to pro bono work.

Statement of Practice

Antitrust and competition, bankruptcy and restructuring, capital markets, cleantech, communications and media, corporate, energy, entertainment, environmental, federal and state and local tax, financial services, financial transactions, government contracts, intellectual property transactions, land use and natural resources, life sciences, patent prosecution, privacy, project finance and development, real estate, technology transactions, and trial and appellate litigation, including complex commercial, class action, intellectual property, securities, white collar defense, financial institutions, products liability and employment litigation.

Firm Affiliations

LEX MUNDI

Address

12531 High Bluff Drive
Suite 100
San Diego, CA 92130-2040, (San Diego Co.)

Phone

Phone: 858-720-5100
Facsimile: 858-720-5125

Website

http://www.mofo.com

Firm/Affiliate Offices

(For biographical data on San Francisco, Los Angeles, Sacramento, Walnut Creek, Palo Alto, Irvine and Century City, CA, New York, NY, Washington, DC, Denver, CO, London, England, Brussels, Belgium, Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo, Japan and Beijing and Shanghai, China see professional biographies at each of those cities).

PARTNERS

Anders T. Aannestad (Partner) admitted to bar, 1997, Arizona; 2000, California; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Arizona (B.S., magna cum laude, 1993); University of Arizona College of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 1997). Order of the Coif. Member: State Bar of California; State Bar of Arizona. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patents.Email: Anders T. Aannestad

Eric M. Acker (Partner) admitted to bar, 1988, California; 1990, District of Columbia. Education: University of California at Berkeley (B.S., 1985); University of Michigan (J.D., 1988). Former Federal Prosecutor with Extensive Trial Experience. Member: State Bar of California; The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Eric M. Acker

Erin Bosman (Partner) admitted to bar, 1999, California. Education: University of San Diego (B.A., 1994); University of San Diego School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1999). Order of the Coif. Barrister, J. Clifford Wallace Inn of Court. Recipient, Wiley W. Manuel Award for Pro Bono Legal Services from the State Bar of California, 2004-2005. Judicial Extern, Honorable James F. Stiven, U.S. Magistrate Judge, Southern District of California, 1997. Member: San Diego County Bar Association; State Bar California (Member, Litigation Section); International Aviation Women's Association; Association of Business Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Transportation; Litigation; Aviation Litigation; Patent Litigation.

Peng Chen (Partner) admitted to bar, 1998, New York; 2000, California; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Beijing Normal University (B.S., 1986); John's Hopkin University School of Medicine (Ph.D., 1993); Columbia University (J.D., 1997). Harlan Fiske Scholar. Languages: Mandarin. Practice Areas: Patents.Email: Peng Chen

Steven E. Comer (Partner) admitted to bar, 1991, California. Education: San Diego State University (B.S., 1986); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1991). Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property.Email: Steven E. Comer

Jay de Groot (Partner) admitted to bar, 1983, California. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.B.A., magna cum laude, 1977; J.D., with distinction, 1983). Notre Dame Scholar. Chair, San Diego Corporate Group and Co-Chair, Firmwide Emerging Company and Venture Capital Group. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities; Corporate Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions; Venture Capital.Email: Jay de Groot

David C. Doyle (Partner) admitted to bar, 1976, California. Education: University of California, San Diego (B.A., magna cum laude, 1973); University of California at Los Angeles (J.D., 1976). Clerk to the Hon. Gordon Thompson, Jr., U.S. District Court, Southern District of California, 1976-1978. Assistant U.S. Attorney, Southern District of California, 1978-1980. Co-Chair, Patent Litigation Group. Lead Trial Counsel in Patent Cases pending in Maryland, Delaware, Denver, San Francisco, Sacramento, and San Diego. Lead Appellate Counsel in Cases before the Federal Circuit. Member: San Diego County Bar Association; CONNECT. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Law; Litigation.Email: David C. Doyle

Christopher M. Forrester (Partner) admitted to bar, 1996, California; 1998, District of Columbia. Education: St. Mary's College (B.A., 1993); McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific (J.D., with distinction, 1996); Georgetown University Law Center (LL.M., 2002). Member: The District of Columbia Bar; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Joint Ventures.Email: Christopher M. Forrester

James W. Huston (Partner) admitted to bar, 1984, California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of South Carolina (B.A., 1975); University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., 1984). Best-selling Novelist and Author: Balance of Power, 1998; The Price of Power, 1999; Flash Point, 2000; Fallout, 2001; The Shadows of Power, 2002; Secret Justice, 2003. Member: American Board of Trial Advocates. [Naval Flight Officer in F-14s; TOPGUN Graduate; Reserve Naval Intelligence]. Practice Areas: Litigation; Airports; Transportation.

Richard C. Kim (Partner) admitted to bar, 1995, California; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of California, San Diego (B.S., 1990); University of San Diego School of Law (J.D., 1995). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patents; Computer and Software Patents; Internet Law.

James J. Mullen, III (Partner) admitted to bar, 1998, California; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of California, San Diego (B.A., 1988); University of Texas, Health Science Center, at Houston (Ph.D., 1994); University of California, Hastings College of Law (J.D., 1997). Member: American Bar Association; Licensing Executives Society. Practice Areas: Patents; Intellectual Property; Biotechnology.Email: James J. Mullen, III

Kate H. Murashige (Partner) admitted to bar, 1977, California; 1997, District of Columbia; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Washington University at St. Louis (B.A., Chemistry, 1956); University of California at Los Angeles (Ph.D., Chemistry, 1962); Santa Clara University School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 1977). Recipient, Distinguished Alumni Award, Washington University in St. Louis, 2006. Member, AAAS Committee on Scientific Freedom and Responsibility. Listed as Top Attorney in The Best Lawyers in America 2007. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Protection of Biotechnology and Chemistry.Email: Kate H. Murashige

Sean T. Prosser (Partner) admitted to bar, 1993, California. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1986); New York Law School (J.D., 1992). Former Enforcement Attorney, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Member: San Diego County and American Bar Associations; Association of Securities and Exchange Commission Alumni (ASECA). Practice Areas: Securities Litigation.Email: Sean T. Prosser

Steve Rowles (Partner) admitted to bar, 1986, California. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1982); Boalt Hall School of Law (J.D., Order of the Coif, 1986). Chair, San Diego Corporate Group. Co-Chair, Private Equity and Fund Formation Group. Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Corporate; Securities; Corporate Finance; Venture Capital; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Steve Rowles

Don G. Rushing (Partner) admitted to bar, 1978, Colorado; 1979, California; 1998, Texas. Education: United States Air Force Academy (B.S., 1970); University of Southern California (M.B.A., 1973); University of California School of Law, Los Angeles (J.D., 1978). Master, Louis M. Welsh Chapter, American Inns of Court. Named, One of the Top 12 Corporate Litigation Attorneys, Top Attorneys, San Diego Daily Transcript, 2006; Commercial Litigation and Product Liability Litigation, Best Lawyers in America, 2007 and 2008. Class Action and Mass Tort Litigation, Southern California Super Lawyers, 2007. Listed, Leading Lawyer, Product Liability and Mass Tort Defense, Legal 500 United States, 2007. Member, Board of Advisors, SMU Journal of Air Law and Commerce. President, Board of Directors, Legal Aid Society of San Diego. Member: American Board of Trial Advocates; International Association of Defense Counsel. (Certified as a Civil Trial Advocacy Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Don G. Rushing

Craig A. Schloss (Partner) admitted to bar, 1980, Texas; 1981, California. Education: University of Arizona (B.A., 1977); University of Illinois (J. D., 1980). Member: American Bar Association (Member, Subcommittee on Development of Law under NLRA); Industrial Relations Research Association; San Diego North County Personnel Association; Society for Human Resource Management. Practice Areas: Wrongful Termination Defense; Employment Discrimination; Sexual Harassment; Collective Bargaining; Wage and Hour Law; Unfair Competition; Trade Secrets.Email: Craig A. Schloss

Scott M. Stanton (Partner) admitted to bar, 1993, California. Education: Stanford University (B.A., 1988); University of California, Davis, School of Law (J.D., 1993). Named: Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Top Attorney by His Peers in The Best Lawyers in America, 2007; One of the Top 20 Lawyers Under 40 in California by the Los Angeles Daily Journal. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities.

Taylor L. Stevens (Partner) admitted to bar, 1998, California. Education: University of California, Berkeley (B.A., Economics, with honors, 1993); Santa Clara Leavy School of Business (M.B.A., 1998); Santa Clara University School of Law (J.D., 1998). Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate; Securities.

Mark R. Wicker (Partner) admitted to bar, 1985, California. Education: Stanford University (A.B., with distinction, 1982); Columbia University (J.D., 1985). Member: San Diego County and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Technology Transactions.Email: Mark R. Wicker

M. Andrew Woodmansee (Partner) admitted to bar, 1997, Illinois; 1999, California. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1993); Notre Dame Law School (J.D., 1996). Practice Areas: Patent Litigation; Litigation; Intellectual Property.

Mark C. Zebrowski (Partner) admitted to bar, 1983, California. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.S., 1979); University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, (J.D., 1983). Recognized, One of the Top 13 Corporate Litigation Attorneys, Top Attorneys, San Diego Daily Transcript, 2006. Ranked, One of the Top Business Litigation Lawyers in Southern California by Super Lawyers, 2007. Practice Areas: Litigation; Real Estate.Email: Mark C. Zebrowski

OF COUNSEL

Gregory P. Einhorn (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1995, California; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Delaware (B.A., Biology, cum laude, 1974); Georgetown University (D.D.S., 1978); Johns Hopkins University (Ph.D., 1989); George Washington University (J.D., 1995). Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Biotechnology; Medical Intellectual Property; Pharmaceutical Intellectual Property.

Kimberly Greer (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1996, California. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., cum laude, 1993; J.D., 1995). Member: San Diego County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Securities Litigation; Business Litigation; Complex Litigation.Email: Kimberly Greer