Morrison & Foerster Elevates Long-Time Diversity Leader to Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer Share Article Natalie Kernisant (she/her/hers) previously served as Firm’s Global Director of Diversity and Inclusion; new role reaffirms commitment to promoting Firm’s core values. NEW YORK (PRWEB) December 17, 2020 Morrison & Foerster, a leading global law firm, is pleased to announce that Natalie Kernisant has been appointed as the Firm’s Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer. Ms. Kernisant, who has been with Morrison & Foerster for seven years, previously served as the Firm’s Global Director of Diversity and Inclusion (D+I). “Diversity and inclusion have long been core values of our Firm and elevating Natalie into this new role reaffirms our belief in her leadership and our commitment to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion,” said Larren M. Nashelsky, chair of Morrison & Foerster. “Natalie’s appointment is a testament to her standout contributions to the Firm’s D+I initiatives in the past several years. I am confident she will continue to challenge us all to do more, as individuals and as a Firm, and together with our Diversity Strategy Committee, develop new initiatives and goals that will further strengthen D+I within the Firm, the legal industry, and beyond.”