Former Los Angeles City Councilman, Michael Feuer, Joins Morrison & Foerster

Business Wire, Nov 13, 2001

Business Editors

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 13, 2001

Morrison & Foerster announced today that Michael Feuer has joined the firm as Of Counsel in the Los Angeles litigation department. Previously Mr. Feuer was a councilman in the City of Los Angeles' 5th District where he represented approximately 260,000 constituents and served as Chair of the Budget and Finance Committee. Mr. Feuer was a leader in the areas of gun violence, emergency services, government reform, children's and seniors' issues, the environment and race relations. In his new capacity, Mr. Feuer will draw upon his widespread background of serving the Los Angeles community to build a practice within the litigation department.

Dave Babbe, managing partner of the Los Angeles office, stated: "The addition of Mike is a real coup for our Los Angeles office. With Mike's deep roots in Los Angeles and his positive impact on local communities as a city council member, the clients of Morrison & Foerster will greatly benefit from his talents and previous successes."

Michael Feuer added: "I couldn't have found a more perfect place to transition to from the City of Los Angeles. I am thrilled to join Morrison & Foerster because of their strong presence in Los Angeles and the firm's highly regarded litigation department. I look forward to building a solid litigation practice that will utilize my strengths and contacts as a community leader and my prior legal experience."

Prior to joining the City of Los Angeles in 1995, Mr. Feuer was executive director of Bet Tzedek, a public interest law firm providing free legal services to more than 50,000 elderly, disabled and poor clients. From 1986 to 1994, Mr. Feuer oversaw a 50 person staff, more than 500 volunteers and managed a budget of $2.6 million.

Mr. Feuer also taught at UCLA's law school and began his career as a judicial clerk to former California Supreme Court Justice Joseph Grodin. Mr. Feuer graduated magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, from Harvard College and cum laude from Harvard Law School.

Morrison & Foerster LLP is a leading international law firm with more than 1,000 lawyers in 18 offices worldwide. Its California presence consists of 7 offices, including 135 lawyers in the combined Los Angeles and Century City offices.