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Morrison & Foerster LLP; Headquarters: 425 Market Street San Francisco: No. of offices 17 (2019) [1] No. of attorneys 750 - 1000 (2019) [1] Major practice areas: Mergers and acquisitions, litigation and arbitration, corporate finance, corporate restructuring, securities, banking, project finance, energy and infrastructure, antitrust, tax, intellectual property, life sciences
Sally Stanford (née Mabel Janice Busby, [1] and political pseudonym Marsha Owen; May 5, 1903 – February 1, 1982) [2] was an American madam, restaurateur, city council member, and a former mayor of Sausalito, California. [3] From 1940 to 1949, she was madam of a bordello at 1144 Pine Street in the Nob Hill neighborhood of San Francisco, [3 ...
But San Francisco, notwithstanding a population of over 700,000, was often an exception. Prior to 1977 and again from 1980 through 2000, the Board of Supervisors was chosen in at-large elections, with all candidates appearing together on the ballot. The person who received the most votes was elected President of the Board of Supervisors, and ...
Moscone–Milk assassinations. On November 27, 1978, George Moscone, the mayor of San Francisco, and Harvey Milk, a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, were shot and killed inside San Francisco City Hall by former Supervisor Dan White. On the morning of that day, Moscone intended to announce that the Supervisor position from which ...
Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison. Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP was a large law firm based in San Francisco, California, United States. In 2003, the firm was liquidated under Chapter 7 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, after it had lost a substantial amount of money in the dot-com bubble and merger talks with Morgan, Lewis & Bockius had fallen through.
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP. Orrick is an international law firm founded in San Francisco, California. The firm advises on transactions, litigation and regulatory matters for venture-backed companies, public companies, E&I funds, financial institutions and governments. [2]
Alma mater. UCLA. Anthony Hall (born 1942) is a former American elected official. He was a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors from 2000 to 2004. [1] He resigned in 2004 to accept appointment as executive director of the Treasure Island Development Authority, [2] a post he held for only 14 months.
Government of San Francisco. The government of the City and County of San Francisco utilizes the "strong mayor" form of mayoral/council government, composed of the Mayor, Board of Supervisors, several elected officers, and numerous other entities. It is the only consolidated city-county in California, and one of only thirteen charter counties ...