SAN
FRANCISCO, July 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/
-- Joanna Rosen
Forster has joined Crowell & Moring's San Francisco office as a partner in the
Litigation Group, bringing nearly two decades of experience ranging
from first-chairing government litigation to serving as a trusted
advisor to boards of directors.
Forster's practice will focus on domestic and cross-border
complex commercial litigation matters, as well as advising
technology and e-commerce companies on matters related to internet
platforms, product launches, market campaigns, new vertical lines
of business, and foreign and domestic laws that regulate online
content.
Most recently, Forster served as general counsel and chief
compliance officer for ContextLogic Inc. after serving in the same
role for its subsidiary Wish, an e-commerce platform that connects
buyers with sellers offering products at discounted prices. In
addition to her practice at Crowell, she will continue as outside
counsel to ContextLogic. While in-house, she guided the company
through its sale to Qoo10 for $173
million.
"Joanna's experience as a GC and CCO of a major publicly-traded
international e-commerce platform has given her both a high profile
in the tech community and an understanding of strategic dispute
resolution, investigations, and compliance," said Kent Goss, co-chair of Crowell s Litigation
Group. "She understands what clients are looking for in their
outside counsel, because she has served in that role."
Prior to joining Wish, Forster was a deputy attorney general for
the corporate fraud section at the California
Department of Justice, where she spent five years leading major
investigations and litigation. Before joining the California Attorney General's office, Forster
spent nearly a decade in private practice, where she focused on
antitrust and commercial litigation.
"Joanna's addition to our San
Francisco office buttresses our tech sector credentials,
while serving as the perfect bridge between our litigation and
corporate & transactional groups," said Warrington Parker, managing partner of Crowell's
San Francisco office. "There is a
good reason she has been called a Swiss Army knife style of lawyer:
She can do it all and we are thrilled to welcome her."
Forster received her undergraduate and law degrees from the
University of California, Berkeley. She
was previously a law clerk for the Honorable Consuelo B. Marshall
in the Central District Court of California.
"Having been a firm client, I know firsthand that Crowell &
Moring offers the highest level of client service, but my passion
for this firm goes back even further," said Forster. "I still
recall the first time I encountered Crowell as a young associate in
a large joint defense group. The firm's professionalism, skill, and
attitude has stuck with me, and as I approached the next stage of
my legal career and the opportunity to build a practice drawing on
the significant experience I have gained while serving in the
government and in-house, I knew Crowell was the place for me."
About Crowell & Moring LLP
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an international law firm with operations in the United States, Europe, MENA, and Asia. Drawing on significant government,
business, industry and legal experience, the firm helps clients
capitalize on opportunities and provides creative solutions to
complex litigation and arbitration, regulatory and policy, and
corporate and transactional issues. The firm is consistently
recognized for its commitment to pro bono service as well as its
programs and initiatives to advance diversity, equity, and
inclusion.
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