Morrison & Foerster LLP

Morrison & Foerster is a global firm with over 1,000 lawyers across 18 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.

A Dispatch from the Water Wars -- The Georgia Front
Zane O. Gresham, Priscillia de Muizon, April 11, 2008
Mark Twain's observation about the relative uses of water and whiskey evidently applies as much in the Southeast as out West. As an epochal drought persists, Florida and Alabama continue to battle with Georgia over who gets the water from Lake Lanier, a federal reservoir that supplies water to...

California Supreme Court Affirms "Continuous Stock Ownership Requirement" for Plaintiffs in Derivative Shareholder Litigation
Beth S. Brinkmann, Marc Hearron, April 11, 2008
The California Supreme Court ruled today in Grosset v. Wenaas, No. S139285 (February 14, 2008), that California law includes a "continuous stock ownership requirement" for plaintiffs in derivative shareholder actions. The Court held that a plaintiff's loss of shareholder status at any...

Countdown to the Elimination of U.S. GAAP Reconciliation Requirements for Foreign Private Issuers
Kristian E. Wiggert, Stephanie Wingader, April 11, 2008
On March 4, 2008, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission's (the "SEC") amendments to current rules and forms that will allow foreign private issuers to file their financial statements without reconciliation to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("U.S....