A political life might have seemed a logical path for Brian Matsui, given his parents’ career choice. But the Morrison & Foerster partner and former Supreme Court clerk preferred a different adversarial process.
“My father was a lawyer before he went into elective office,” said Matsui, referring to his late father, U.S. Rep. Robert Matsui (D-Calif.). “That was a strong influence on me. When you are a legislator, you are working with law. But I never had the desire to be an elected official. I’m not sure why—maybe part of it was just growing up in Washington, D.C. I am far more interested in the on-the-ground interpretation of the law, and I like the adversarial process more in the litigation process.”
