International firm Morrison & Foerster was founded in San Francisco in 1883. Over 135 years later, the firm has expanded to 17 offices across the US, Europe and Asia. In the United States, the firm has offices in Boston, Denver, Los Angeles, New York, Northern Virginia, Palo Alto, San Diego, San Francisco and Washington DC. The firm is active across all financial and corporate practice areas and project development but is best known for its outstanding work in restructuring and insolvency. It also has a strong real estate practice. The firm advises trusts and bank syndicates as administrative agents and arrangers on senior mortgage loans and construction loans for mixed-use developments among other units.