Morrison & Foerster, a leading global law firm, is pleased to announce the hiring of four new partners in the San Francisco Bay Area. Three partners – Darío Avram, Patrick D. Huard and Alex S. Kaufman – join Morrison & Foerster’s Private Equity Investments & Buyouts Group, and the fourth partner, Sara L. Terheggen – joins the firm’s Corporate Department.

Messrs. Avram, Huard and Kaufman all come to the firm from Kirkland & Ellis with significant expertise and relationships in the private equity space. Dr. Terheggen joins Morrison & Foerster from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, combining a public company practice, advising on numerous corporate finance transactions, initial public offerings and corporate governance matters, with a fund practice, working with private equity and other funds on fund formation and other transactions. More >>