Mayer Brown has lured a large capital markets team from Morrison & Foerster, including five partners, three counsel and a number of associates.

One of the team leaders, Anna Pinedo, will serve as a co-leader of Mayer Brown’s capital markets practice, focusing on securities and derivatives. She represents issuers, investment banks and investors in financing transactions, including public offerings and private placements of equity and debt securities, as well as structured notes and other products.