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Morrison Foerster said it advised Collibra on its acquisition of Munich-based AI governance business Trail ML. The firm said the transaction supported Collibra’s AI control plane offering, combining governance capabilities with tools for compliance and enforcing policies while AI agents and other systems operated.
Morrison Foerster said 51 first-year associates joined its U.S. offices on October 1, 2026, representing graduates of 30 law schools. The firm said the incoming class will begin its development program through MoFo Activate, with training designed to support the transition into legal practice and build relationships across offices.
Morrison Foerster said it published a report on the National Association of Attorneys General’s Eastern Region meeting in Philadelphia on September 29–30, 2026. The firm’s report described sessions on collaboration among state and federal officials and reviewed policy and enforcement subjects discussed during the two-day gathering.
Morrison Foerster said it advised biotechnology company ViferaXS on a Series A financing of up to €12 million, including grant funding. The firm said SPRIND and Huma led the financing alongside private investors, supporting the company’s development of treatments for hematological cancers.
Morrison Foerster announced that Forbes had named four of its lawyers to the publication’s 2026 America’s Top Lawyers list. The firm identified the honorees as Val Dahiya, Daralyn Durie, Lisa Phelan and Tessa Schwartz, whose practices included financial regulation, intellectual property, antitrust and technology.
Morrison Foerster announced that it had advised Germany’s Infineon Technologies on the sale of its NOR flash and FRAM memory business to Taiwan’s Winbond Electronics. The firm said the all-cash transaction valued the business at $1.12 billion on a cash-free, debt-free basis.