Tech startup lawyers swap law firms with Morrison Foerster hires

Sonic Healthcare

11/12/2024 20:28

By Sara Merken
       Dec 11 (Reuters) - Morrison Foerster said on Wednesday
that it has hired a team of seven lawyers from rival U.S. law
firm Goodwin Procter, including partner Peter Fusco, who will
co-lead its emerging companies and venture capital group. 
    Joining Fusco as partners at the San Francisco-founded
Morrison Foerster are Jae Zhou and Frank Paz. The New York-based
lawyers advise venture funds, startups and other early-stage
technology companies, which can be an attractive client base for
law firms. 
    The group's other co-chairs, Michael Glaser and Jim Krenn,
are based in California. Glaser in a statement said Fusco's
tech-focused team expands its presence in New York's "dynamic
business market." Fusco was not immediately available for
comment.
    Morrison Foerster's website lists more than 100 lawyers in
its emerging companies group. The firm has more than 1,000
attorneys globally.
    At Goodwin, Fusco co-led a team of lawyers that advised Salt
Lake City-based Pathology Watch on its sale to Sydney,
Australia-based Sonic Healthcare in 2023, according to a Goodwin
announcement of its work on the deal. 
    Fusco and other lawyers on the team joined Goodwin as part
of a group hire of technology attorneys from Orrick Herrington &
Sutcliffe in 2021. 
    Another lawyer from that group, William Wilson, joined
Morrison Foerster's technology transactions group from Goodwin
in July. In March, Morrison Foerster had hired five
cybersecurity lawyers from Goodwin, including a practice leader.
    A Goodwin spokesperson said the firm wishes Fusco well. 

 (Reporting by Sara Merken)