Antitrust Law Daily Wrap Up, LAW FIRM NEWS: Leading commercial litigator Steven Kaufman rejoins Morrison & Foerster, (Feb 19, 2014)

Morrison & Foerster announced yesterday that Steven M. Kaufmann, a former chair of the firm’s global litigation practice, has rejoined the firm as a litigation partner in its Financial Services Litigation Practice Group after nearly four years with the Obama Administration. Kaufman is based in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office.

Kaufman has extensive commercial litigation and trial experience, handling disputes in a range of industries including financial services, telecommunications, energy, real estate, logistics and pharmaceuticals. He also has a strong background in class action defense in the financial services, securities, and antitrust areas.

After more than 25 years with Morrison & Foerster, Kaufmann was appointed by President Obama to serve as chief of staff at the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) in 2010. MCC is an independent U.S. government development agency created by Congress in 2004 to reduce poverty through long-term investments in impoverished countries.

Prior to his departure from the firm in 2010, Kaufmann was the chair of Morrison & Foerster’s Litigation Department. He is also a former managing partner and head of litigation in its Denver office, and a former chair of the firm’s Consumer Litigation and Class Action Practice Group. He also maintained an active pro bono practice and won the Colorado Lawyers Committee’s Individual of the Year and Outstanding Sustained Contribution awards.

Brad Lui, managing partner of Morrison & Foerster’s D.C. office said, “Steven is highly respected nationally for his hands-on approach, sound judgment and strategic thinking. His return, coupled with the arrival of DOJ’s lead FCPA lawyer Chuck Duross, illustrates the firm’s commitment to further enhancing our litigation and enforcement capabilities. Both bring tremendous value to our clients as they navigate today’s global business and regulatory climate.”

Kaufmann earned his J.D. from the University of Michigan and his undergraduate degree from Wesleyan University.

Morrison & Foerster LLP is a large, full-service law firm with more than 1,000 lawyers in 17 offices in the United States, Europe, and Asia. The firm was founded in San Francisco in 1883. The firm’s attorneys have experience in a broad range of practice areas, including corporate transactions, financial services and regulation, life sciences law, and intellectual property litigation.

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